Abstract: 2,4-Dichloro-3-alkyl-6-nitrophenol, which is a precursor of 2,4-dichloro-3-alkyl-6-aminophenol useful for the production of a cyan coupler to be used with a sensitive material in the field of a photography in color, is industrially advantageously produced by (a) nitration of 2,4,5-trichloro-3-alkylbenzene, followed by hydrolysis of the resulting 2,4,5-trichloro-3-alkyl-6-nitrobenzene, or (b) hydrolysis of 2,4,5-trichloro-3-alkylbenzene-6-sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, followed by nitration of the resulting 2,4-dichloro-3-alkylphenol-6-sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, the starting material usable for these processes being 4-alkylbenzenesulfonic acid or a salt thereof, which is easily available.

Abstract: A monoazo compound of the following formula, ##STR1## wherein X is a hydrogen or halogen atom, or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, C.sub.1-4 alkylsulfonyl, C.sub.1-4 alkylcarbonyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxycarbonyl, nitro, cyano or trifluoromethyl group, Y is a hydrogen or chlorine atom or a methyl or acylamino group, and Z is a hydrogen or chlorine atom or a methyl, methoxy or ethoxy group, which is useful for dyeing or printing hydrophobic fibers with superior level dyeing and build-up properties to give dyed products of a brilliant color superior in fastness properties.

Abstract: A yellow dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer and having good characteristics for ink formation, and a thermal transfer sheet made using the yellow dye-element, having adequate sublimatability or vaporizability, good coloring, with a high printing density on receiving papers, and high storage stability and light stability of printing image, and employable as a yellow color among the three primary colors are provided. The above yellow color-element comprises a yellow dye dispersed or dissolved in a polymeric binder, which is represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group of C.sub.1 -C.sub.12, an allyl group or a crotyl group; X is hydrogen, halogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 lower alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 lower alkoxy group; Y is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, phenyl, tolyl, or phenoxy group; and A is --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O--, or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --.

Abstract: A monoazo pyridone compound of the following formula, ##STR1## wherein X is a member selected from hydrogen, halogeno, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aralkoxycarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, carbamoyl, sulfamoyl or cyano, and R is alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl or anilino, with the provisos that X is a member selected from those defined above except for hydrogen, chloro, methyl and methoxy when R is ethyl, and X is a member selected from those defined above except for alkyl when R is iso-butyl, which is stable under dyeing conditions, and useful for dyeing hydrophobic fiber materials to give dyed products of a deep, fast and brilliant color of greenish yellow to orange.

Abstract: A compound of the formula, ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is methyl or ethyl, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each C.sub.5 -- or C.sub.6 --alkyl, and Z is chlorine for use as a blue disperse dye of hydrophobic fibers, either alone or as a mixed dye in combination with anthraquinone; the compound combines low cost relative to anthraquinone with superior stability in the dye bath and excellent dyeability; mixed dyes retain anthraquinone-imparted brilliance of color, have good color fastness, dyeability and reproducibility characteristics, and maintain low cost.

Abstract: A monoazo compound of the formula, ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group; Z is hydrogen atom, halogen atom, alkyl group, acylamino group, benzoylamino group or alkylsulfonylamino group; R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently are hydrogen atom or alkyl group, provided that R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 cannot simultaneously be hydrogen atoms; and R.sub.5 is hydrogen atom, alkyl group, substituted alkyl group, alkenyl group, cycloalkyl group, aralkyl group or phenyl group.

Abstract: A disperse dye of the formula, ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group having 5 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is an alkyl group having 5 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano-ethyl group, R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl, amino or phenyl group, and Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 represent independently a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a thiocyanate group or an alkylsulfonyl group, provided that both Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 are not hydrogen at the same time and Y.sub.1 is located at the 4- or 5-position, which is useful for dyeing hydrophobic fibers in brilliant red to violet shade with good fastnesses.