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Water-insoluble sulphur dyes, their preparation and use
Assignee: Clariant Produkte Deutschland GmbH
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Filing: 1993-11-01
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Granted: 1994-11-29
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Expires: 2013-11-01
Abstract
Abstract The water-insoluble sulphur dyes of the general formula I ##STR1## in which F is a dye chromophore of, for example, C.I. Sulphur Black 1 and R 1 to R 4 and n are as defined in Claim 1, are suitable in particular for producing recording fluids.
Inventors
- 👤 Wolfgang Bauer
- 👤 Willi Steckelberg
- 👤 Josef Ritter
- 👤 Wilhelm Mauelshagen
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-23 19:42
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/16; C09D11/17; C09B; C09B49/00; C09B69/00; C09B69/02; C09B69/04; C09D11/30; C09D11/32; C09D11/328
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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Water-insoluble sulphur dyes comprising the general formula I ##STR34## in which F is the dye chromophore of C.I. Sulphur Black 1, Sulphur Black 2, Sulphur Black 5, Sulphur Black 6, Sulphur Black 7, Sulphur Black 10, Sulphur Black 11 or Sulphur Black 12; n is from about 1 to about 6; X is nitrogen or phosphorus; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , independently of one another, are hydrogen, with the restriction that not all are simultaneously hydrogen; (C 1 -C 30 )-alkyl; (C 1 -C 14 )-alkoxyethyl; (C 1 -C 14 )-alkoxypropyl; oxyethyl of the general formula (CH 2 --CH 2 --O) 32 R 5 , R 5 being hydrogen (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl and m being 1 to 5; (C 5 -C 12 )-cycloalkyl; phenyl or naphthyl each of which is unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted by (C 1 -C 14 )-alkyl, (C 1 -C 14 )-alkoxy (C 1 -C 14 )-alkoxycarbonyl or halogen; (C 6 -C 12 )-aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )-alkyl, it being possible for the radicals mentioned to be additionally substituted by hydroxyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy or primary, secondary or tertiary amino groups and for the radicals R 1 and R 2 together with X to form a 5- or 6-membered ring system which is substituted or unsubstituted or contains further heteroatoms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
225 words
Water-insoluble sulphur dyes comprising the general formula I ##STR34## in which F is the dye chromophore of C.I. Sulphur Black 1, Sulphur Black 2, Sulphur Black 5, Sulphur Black 6, Sulphur Black 7, Sulphur Black 10, Sulphur Black 11 or Sulphur Black 12; n is from about 1 to about 6; X is nitrogen or phosphorus; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , independently of one another, are hydrogen, with the restriction that not all are simultaneously hydrogen; (C 1 -C 30 )-alkyl; (C 1 -C 14 )-alkoxyethyl; (C 1 -C 14 )-alkoxypropyl; oxyethyl of the general formula (CH 2 --CH 2 --O) 32 R 5 , R 5 being hydrogen (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl and m being 1 to 5; (C 5 -C 12 )-cycloalkyl; phenyl or naphthyl each of which is unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted by (C 1 -C 14 )-alkyl, (C 1 -C 14 )-alkoxy (C 1 -C 14 )-alkoxycarbonyl or halogen; (C 6 -C 12 )-aryl-(C 1 -C 6 )-alkyl, it being possible for the radicals mentioned to be additionally substituted by hydroxyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy or primary, secondary or tertiary amino groups and for the radicals R 1 and R 2 together with X to form a 5- or 6-membered ring system which is substituted or unsubstituted or contains further heteroatoms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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Water-insoluble sulphur dyes according to claim 1, wherein F represents the dye chromophore of C.I. Sulphur Black 1 or Sulphur Black 11.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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Water-insoluble sulphur dyes according to claim 1, wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 independently from one another are a straight-chain or branched alkyl having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
Water-insoluble sulphur dyes according to claim 1 wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 independently from one another and are selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, dodecyl, tetradecyl, hexadecyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl, fluorine, chlorine and bromine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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Water-insoluble sulphur dyes according to claim 1 wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 independently from one another and are selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted pyridine and substituted or unsubstituted piperidine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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Process for preparing water-insoluble sulphur dyes of claim 1 comprising reacting sulphur dyes of the general formula II ##STR35## in which F and n are as defined in claim 1 and M represents an alkali metal cation, with an oxidizing agent to give dyes of the general formula III ##STR36## and reacting these dyes with one or more salts of the general formula IV ##STR37## in which X and R 1 to R 4 are defined as stated in claim 1 and Y.sup.⊖ is the anion of a weak or strong acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
Process according to claim 6, wherein the sulphur dye is oxidized in its pigment or leuco form.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
Process according to claim 6, wherein M.sup.⊕ is Na.sup.⊕ or Y.sup.⊖ is chlorine or both M.sup.⊕ is Na.sup.⊕ and Y.sup.⊖ is chlorine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
Process according to claim 6, wherein the oxidizing agent used is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, sodium perborate, chlorine, bromine, iodine, sodium hypochlorite, sodium chlorite, sodium bromate and nitric acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
Process according to claim 6 wherein the oxidation is carried out with hydrogen peroxide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
Process according to claim 6 wherein the oxidation is carried out in the presence of metal ions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A recording fluid comprising a sulphur dye of claim 1, in an organic solution.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The recording fluid according to claim 12, wherein said recording fluid contains about 0.5 to about 20% by weight, of a sulphur dye of the general formula I.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The recording fluid according to claim 12, wherein said recording fluid contains about 0.5 to about 15% by weight, of a sulphur dye of the general formula I.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The recording fluid according to claim 12, wherein said recording fluid contains about 99.5 to about 80% by weight of an organic solvent or solvent mixture.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The recording fluid according to claim 13, wherein said recording fluid contains about 99.5 to about 85% by weight of an organic solvent or solvent mixture.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The recording fluid according to claim 12, wherein said recording fluid is an ink jet ink.
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