Abstract: A reactive dye compound comprising: (a) at least one chromophore moiety (b) at last one SO2C2H4 group which is attached to the chromophore moiety either direcly via the sulphur atom of the SO2C2H4 group or a linking group L; characterized in that at least one SO2C2H4 group is substituted on its terminal carbon atom with at least one Y group wherein Y is —A(CO)R* wherein A is selected from O or S and wherin R′ contains at least one terminal nucleophilic group, such as OH, NH2, SH, COOH, N, NHR1 and NR1R2 wherein R1 and R2 may be the same of different and may be selected from C1-C4 alkyl; and salts therof. Also claimed is a process of manufacture of the compounds herein and products obtainable by the process.