Abstract: The compounds of the general formula I ##STR1## where X is fluorine, chlorine, bromine, SO.sub.2 E or unsubstituted or substituted hydroxyl or mercapto, E is alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl, chlorine or unsubstituted or substituted hydroxyl or amino, Y is cyano, nitro, alkanoyl, aroyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, carboxyl, a carboxylic ester group or unsubstituted or substituted carbamyl, T is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, a radical which can be introduced by electrophilic substitution or a radical of the formula --CH.dbd.B, in which B is a radical of a methylene-active compound or of an amine, and K is a radical of a coupling component, are very useful for dyeing synthetic fibers or plastics.

Abstract: Azo dyes having the formula ##STR1## wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification and are useful for dyeing or printing textile materials.

Abstract: The compounds of the general formula ##STR1## where X is fluorine, chlorine, bromine, SO.sub.2 E or unsubstituted or substituted hydroxyl or mercapto, E is alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl, chlorine or unsubstituted or substituted hydroxyl or amino, Y is cyano, nitro, alkanoyl, aroyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, carboxyl, a carboxylic ester group or unsubstituted or substituted carbamyl, T is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, a radical which can be introduced by electrophilic substitution or a radical of the formula --CH.dbd.B, in which B is a radical of a methylene-active compound or of an amine, and K is a radical of a coupling component, are very useful for dyeing synthetic fibers or plastics.

Abstract: Thiopheneazo dye I which are chiefly useful as disperse dyes for dyeing textile material, in particular polyesters, have the formula ##STR1## where the substituents are as defined in the description.

Abstract: Quaternized azo dyes whose diazo components are derived from a five-membered nitrogen-containing aromatic aminoheterocycle and whose coupling components are derived from the aniline series are prepared by reacting to corresponding neutral dye-bases with an alkylating agent in .gamma.-butyrolactone as inert diluent.

Abstract: Acetalized azo dyes are prepared by diazotizing an amine, coupling with a hydroxyalkyl-containing coupling component and subsequently reacting with a vinyl ether in a process which comprises carrying out the coupling reaction in a two-phase reaction mixture comprising water and an aromatic hydrocarbon, subsequently separating off the aqueous phase and reacting the azo dye, which is present in the organic phase, without intermediate isolation, with a vinyl ether in the presence of a polybasic carboxylic acid as catalyst.

Abstract: Thiopheneazo dyes of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl, phenylazo, phenylsulfonyl, formyl or the radical ##STR2## where R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are independently of the other cyano or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl,R.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, phenyl, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together are the radical (CH.sub.2).sub.3 --CO, which may be substituted by 1 or 2 methyl groups and whose carbonyl group is bonded to the thiophene ring in the ortho position relative to the sulfur atom,R.sup.3 is cyano or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl,R.sup.4 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, cyclohexyl, phenoxy-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, or substituted or unsubstituted thienyl,R.sup.5 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -alkyl whose alkyl chain is interrupted by 1 or 2 oxygen atoms, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy andR.sup.6 is cyanoethyl, phenylethyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.

Abstract: Azo dyes of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 independently denote hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy,R.sup.4 denotes C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl andR.sup.5 denotes C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 -alkyl which is substituted by hydroxy and may be interrupted by 1, 2 or 3 oxygen atoms,provided that the total number of carbon atoms in the radicals R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 is at least 5,mineral oils containing one or more of said novel dyes and the use of said dyes for marking mineral oils.

Abstract: Benzisothiazole-azo dyes useful for dyeing synthetic fiber materials have the formula ##STR1## where X is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, cyano or nitro and K is a radical of the formula ##STR2## where R.sup.1 is substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 -alkenyl or C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl,R.sup.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl,R.sup.3 is hydrogen or methyl andR.sup.4 is hydrogen, cyano, carbamoyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl.

Abstract: Phenoneazo dyes of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or substituted phenyl,R.sup.2 is cyano, carbamoyl or acetyl,R.sup.3 is substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 -alkyl which is interrupted by from 1 to 3 oxygen atoms and may be substituted, andR.sup.4 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl,are useful for thermal transfer processes and for dyeing or printing synthetic fabrics.

Abstract: Thiopheneazo dyes of the formula ##STR1## where X is cyano or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl,Y is halogen, hydroxyl, mercapto, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylthio, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkylthio, substituted or unsubstituted phenylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylsulfonyl or substituted or unsubstituted phenylsulfonyl,Z is nitro, cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkanoyl, benzoyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl or a radical of the formula --CH.dbd.CB.sup.1 B.sup.2 or --CH.dbd.N--B.sup.3, in which B.sup.1 and B.sup.2 independently of the other are cyano, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxycarbonyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkenyloxycarbonyl or one of B.sup.1 and B.sup.2 is cyano and the other is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, benzoyl, phenylsulfonyl or carbamoyl and B.sup.3 is hydroxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: Thiazoleazo dyes of the formula ##STR1## where X is nitrogen or a radical C--R.sup.5, R.sup.5 being cyano, halogen, alkoxycarbonyl or thiocyanato, R.sup.1 is cyano, chlorine, unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted thienyl, unsubstituted or substituted pyridyl or unsubstituted or substituted alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl or alkylsulfonyl, R.sup.2 is unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, furyl, unsubstituted or substituted thienyl or pyridyl and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 independently of one another are each unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, together with the nitrogen atom which links them, form a heterocyclic radical, are used for dyeing textile fibers having good wet fastness and color build-up.

Abstract: Dye mixtures useful for dyeing or printing synthetic fabrics contain at least one azo dye whose diazo component is 2-amino-3,5-dicyano-4-methylthiophene and whose coupling component comes from the 2-amino-4-thienylthiazole series and also at least one azo dye whose diazo component is 2-amino-3,5-dicyano-4-methylthiophene, 2-amino-3-alkoxycarbonyl-5-cyano-4-methylthiophene or 2-amino-5-alkoxycarbonyl-3-cyano-4-methylthiophene and whose coupling component comes from the 3-cyano-4-methyl-2,6-diaminopyridine series, and/or at least one azo dye whose diazo component is a 2,6-dicyano-4-alkylaniline and whose coupling component comes from the m-phenylenediamine series.

Abstract: Polyazo dyes useful for dyeing leather in the free form or as copper, chromium, iron, cobalt or nickel complexes have the formula ##STR1## where m is 0, 1 or 2, n is 0 or 1, p is from 1 to 2, q is from 0 to 1, and R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, X, Y and the ring A are each as defined, and may be prepared from aniline derivatives of the formula ##STR2## where m is 0, 1, or 2, n is 0 or 1, and X, R.sup.1, R.sub.2 and R.sup.3 are each as defined.

Abstract: Basic dyes of the formulaChr.sup..sym.[FeCl.sub.4 ].sup..crclbar.where Chr.sup.a is a dye cation are useful for dyeing acrylonitrile polymers or acid-modified polyesters.

Abstract: Pyridoneazo dyes of the formula ##STR1## where L is C.sub.2 - or C.sub.3 -alkylene, R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl and n is 1, 2 or 3, are useful for dyeing polyester fabrics.

Abstract: Navy and black dye mixtures contain one or more thiopheneazo dyes whose diazo component comes from the 2-aminothiophene series and whose coupling component comes from the aniline series and one or more dyes F whose absorption maximum is at a wavelength of from 390 to 520 nm, the proportion of the thiopheneazo dyes being from 60 to 99% by weight, based on the total weight of the thiopheneazo dyes and the dyes F in the mixture.

Abstract: Thiazole-azo dyes of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, which may be interrupted by oxygen atoms, phenyl, halogen, cyano or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl,R.sup.2 is formyl, cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl or a radical of the formula --CH.dbd.CX.sup.1 X.sup.2, where X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 independently of each other are cyano or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl,R.sup.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, which may be interrupted by oxygen atoms or substituted by phenyl or phenoxy, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, furyl, thienyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthienyl or pyridyl, andR.sup.4 and R.sup.5 independently of each other are C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, which may be interrupted by oxygen atoms and/or substituted,with the proviso that in at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 the alkyl chain is interrupted by oxygen atoms, are useful for dyeing textile fibers.

Abstract: Thien-3-ylazo dyes of the formula: ##STR1## where X is cyano, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkanoyl, substituted or unsubstituted benzoyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or the radical COOR.sup.1 or CONR.sup.1 R.sup.2 where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are identical or different and each is independently of each other substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 -alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or together with the nitrogen atom linking them a 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic radical, and R.sup.2 may additionally be hydrogen, Y is hydrogen, cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkanoyl, substituted or unsubstituted benzoyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or the radical COOR.sup.1 or CONR.sup.1 R.sup.2 where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each as defined above, Z is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: Concentrated solutions of cationic dyes are prepared by treating the cationic dyes, which contain as the counterions the anions customarily present during their preparation, with alkali metal salts of monocarboxylic acids and with or without complexing agents in an aqueous glycol ether medium, and separating off the organic phase, which contains the dyes in the form of their monocarboxylic acid salts.