Abstract: A water-soluble compound of Formula (1) which is useful for coloring e.g. cellulosic materials, animal furs and animal skins such as leather. ##STR1## wherein: A is optionally substituted phenylene or naphthylene;X is a cellulose-reactive group;p is greater than or equal to 1;T.sup.1 and T.sup.2 are each independently selected from H, CN, CO.sub.2 R.sup.2, CONR.sup.2 R.sup.3, COR.sup.2, alkyl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or a heterocyclic radical, which are unsubstituted or substituted;Z is a divalent linking group containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms;n is from 2 to 6;R.sup.1 is H or sulpho; andR.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each independently H or C.sub.1-6 -alkyl;and salts thereof.

Abstract: Triphenodioxazine reactive dyes, useful for dyeing cellulosic fibers, of the formula: ##STR1## wherein each of T.sup.1 and T.sup.2, independently, represents H, Cl, Br, F, SO.sub.3 H or an optionally substituted alkyl or aryl radical;R.sup.1 represents H or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon or heterocyclic radical;R.sup.2 represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical;A represents C.sub.1-4 -alkyl, C.sub.1-4 -alkoxy, Cl, COOH or SO.sub.3 H, andn has a value of 0 or 1,the nature of the substituents being such that the dyes contain at least two SO.sub.3 H groups and at least two fibre-reactive groups.

Abstract: Triphenodioxazine reactive dyes containing at least one fiber-reactive group, the dye, in the free acid form, having the formula: ##STR1## wherein each of T.sup.1 and T.sup.2, independently, represents H, Cl, Br, F, SO.sub.3 H or an optionally substituted alkyl or aryl radical;each of A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 represents alkyl, alkoxy, Cl, Br, COOH, SO.sub.3 H or optionally substituted sulphamoyl;n has a value of 0, 1 or 2;m has a value of 1 or 2;R.sup.1 represents H or a group of the formula: ##STR2## wherein Z represents a fiber-reactive group;each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, independently, represents H or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical;B represents an optionally substituted divalent hydrocarbon radical; andD represents a group of the formula ##STR3## wherein R.sup.4 represents H, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical free from fiber-reactive residues or an acyl radical;R.sup.5 represents H or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical;R.sup.

Abstract: A disperse monoazo dye of the formula: ##STR1## wherein each of R and R.sup.3 represents a lower alkyl radical, R.sup.1 represents a lower alkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenyl radical andR.sup.2 represents a C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkyl radical carrying a hydroxy or acyloxy substituent.

Abstract: Water-soluble monoazo dyes for nylon having the formula: ##STR1## wherein ring A may optionally be substituted by halogen, trifluoromethyl, alkoxy, acylamino or alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R represents hydrogen or unbranched alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, alkyl or hydroxyalkyl, X represents unbranched alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl, halogen, nitro, trifluoromethyl, sulpho, vinylsulphonyl, hydroxyethylsulphonyl, sulphatoethylsulphonyl, --SO.sub.2 NHR.sup.2, wherein R.sup.2 represents hydrogen or alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or --COOR.sup.3 wherein R.sup.3 represents hydrogen, alkyl having from 1 to 7 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl or aryl, and n represents an integer of from 0 to 3.The dyes are suitable for application to polyamide textile materials. They give a high degree of thermal stability and fastness to wet treatments and to light.

Abstract: Differential-dyeing nylon fibres are dyed or printed with a mixture of compatible dyes selected from spcified classes of yellow, orange, red and blue disulphonated or monosulphonated/monocarboxylated monoazo, disazo and anthraquinone dyes.

Abstract: A water-soluble azo dye having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein A represents the residue of a diazo component of the benzene or naphthalene series; E represents the residue of a coupling component of the arylamine, naphthol, phenol, 5-pyrazolone, 5-aminopyrazole or acylacetarylamide series; X represents .dbd.N--, .dbd.C--Cl or .dbd.C--CN; Y represents chlorine or bromine, Q.sup.1 represents --O--, --S-- or --NR.sup.4 -- in which R.sup.4 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl; Q.sup.2 represents a direct link, --O--, --S--, --CO--, --SO.sub.2 --, --SO.sub.2 NH--, --NHSO.sub.2 --, --CONH--, --NHCO--, --COO--, --OCO--, --OSO.sub.2 -- or --NR.sup.5 -- in which R.sup.5 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl; R.sup.1 represents an arylene radical; R.sup.2 represents an optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or aryl radical such that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together contain from 14 to 18 carbon atoms; R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl and n is a whole number having a value from 1 to 3.