Abstract: The azo dyes of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl, R.sub.2 is a group of the formula, --CN, --CON(R.sub.8)R.sub.9, --COR.sub.10, --COOR.sub.11, --SO.sub.2 R.sub.12 or --CONHNHR.sub.13, R.sub.3 is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkanoylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkoxy or phenoxy, R.sub.4 is substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl, R.sub.5 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sub.6 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sub.7 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sub.8, R.sub.9 and R.sub.13, independently of one another, are hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, phenyl or naphthyl, R.sub.10, R.sub.11 and R.sub.12 are substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, phenyl or naphthyl, X is an oxygen atom or a group of the formula --CH(R.sub.14)-- in which R.sub.14 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: The described novel pyridine derivatives are those of the general formula I ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl, phenyl substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, NO.sub.2 and/or CF.sub.3, or benzyl substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, NO.sub.2 and/or CF.sub.3,R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently of one another are each hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, halogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy,R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 independently of one another are each hydrogen, halogen, CF.sub.3, NO.sub.2, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, phenyl, or phenyl substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, halogen, NO.sub.2 and/or CF.sub.3,U and V independently of one another are each C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, or alkyl substituted by halogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, or together form one of the following alkylene bridges: ##STR2## R.sub.a is hydrogen, C.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel useful reactive dyes of the formula I ##STR1## in which: F is a radical selected from the group consisting of metal-free or metal-containing monoazo or disazo dyes containing at least one --SO.sub.3 H group, anthraquinone dyes, sulfophthalocyanine dyes, formazan dyes, phenazine dyes, oxanine dyes and nitroaryl dyes,R is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with --COOH or --SO.sub.3 H, cyanoethyl, or hydroxyethyl, X is fluorine, chlorine, bromine, --SO.sub.3 H, phenylsulfonyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylsulfonyl,P is 1 or 2 andA is a radical of the formula ##STR2## in which: the groups designated "alk" are independently of each other straight or branched polymethylene radicals having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, andZ is .beta.-halogenoethyl, vinyl, .beta.-sulfatoethyl, .beta.-thiosulfatoethyl or .beta.acetoxyethyl.