Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a mixture comprising at least two structurally different diketopyrrolopyrrole pigments of formula (1) wherein A1 and A2 are each independently of the other an aromatic or heteroaromatic radical, by reacting a succinic acid ester with at least one unsubstituted or substituted aromatic or heteroaromatic nitrile, which process comprises carrying out the reaction in the presence of at least one compound of formula (2) wherein A is an aromatic or heteroaromatic radical, R3 is hydrogen, halogen, methyl, methoxy, —CF3 or —CN, R4 is a linear or, from C3 upwards, optionally branched C1-C30alkyl, C6-C10aryl or C6-C24aralkyl radical, X is —S—, -0-, —CR5R5?—, —COO—, —CONR5—, —SO—, SO2—, —SO2NR5— or —NR5— and R5 and R5? are each independently of the other hydrogen or a linear or, from C3 upwards, optionally branched C1-C30alkyl, C6-C10aryl or C6-C24aralkyl radical, to the use of such a mixture in the colouring of organic material and in cosmetics, and also

Abstract: The present invention relates to azo dyes of formula (1) which are soluble in organic solvents, wherein R1 is —CN, —COOR5, —CONR6R7 or a heterocyclic ring, R2 is unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted aryl, —CF3, —COOR5, —CONR6R7 or —COR5, R3 is hydrogen, —SO3M, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylcarbonyl, —NO2 or halogen, R4 is substituted aryl, substituted heteroaryl or an aryl-N?N-aryl radical, wherein one or both of the aryl radicals in aryl-N?N-aryl is/are unsubstituted or substituted, or a radical heteroaryl-N?N-heteroaryl, wherein one or both of the heteroaryl radicals in heteroaryl-N?N-heteroaryl is/are unsubstituted or substituted, R5 is hydrogen, alkyl or unsubstituted or substituted aryl, R6 is hydrogen, alkyl or unsubstituted or substituted aryl, R7 is hydrogen, alkyl or unsubstituted or substituted aryl, M+ is a cation, n is a number 1, 2 or 3 and m is a number 1, 2 or 3, to a process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in the production of coloured plastics or polym

Abstract: The present invention relates to a proces for producing colored oxide layers on aluminum or on aluminum alloys by dyeing in an aqueous dye bath, rinsing with water and sealing, wherein there is used for the dyeing at least one dye of the general formula wherein m is a value from 1 to 8, especially from 1 to 4, n is a value from 0 to 7, especially from 1 to 4, the sum of m and n being less than or equal to 8, A is the radical of a chromophore of the 1-aminoanthraquinone, anthraquinone, anthrapyrimidine, azo, azomethine, benzodifuranone, quinacridone, quinacridonequinone, quinophthalone, diketopyrrolopyrrole, dioxazine, flavanthrone, indanthrone, indigo, isoindoline, isoindolinone, isoviolanthrone, perinone, perylene, phthalocyanine, pyranthrone or thioindigo series, B is a hydrogen atom, a branched or straight-chain C1-8alkyl, C2-8alkenyl or C2-8alkynyl radical, an aryl radical, an N—, O— or S-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, or a C1-8alkyl-arylene, aryl-C1-8alkylene or aryl-L-arylene radi

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical recording medium comprising a substrate, a recording layer and a reflecting layer, wherein the recording layer comprises a compound of formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V) or a tautomer or a salt thereof. For the precise definitions of the substituents, reference is made to the description. Recording and playback are carried out especially at a wavelength of from 350 to 500 nm, for example using a blue laser. The recording and playback quality is excellent and allows high storage density. Also claimed are optical recording media for recording or playing back at from 380 to 440 nm that comprise a compound having an absorption maximum in the wave range from 300 to 400 nm and a compound of formula (IX).

Abstract: Benzofuran-2-ones, compositions comprising benzofuranones, processes for preparing them, and their use as colorants for high or low molecular mass organic material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one oxonol dye and at least one metal complex of formula (I-1) or (I-2), to recording media comprising the compositions and to use of the compositions in the production of optical recording media, colour filters and printing inks, wherein the substituents are as defined in the description. Use of the metal complexes of formula (I) results, surprisingly, in a comparatively weak tendency of the oxonol dyes to aggregate in the solid state so that the absorption curve remains advantageously narrow even in the solid state, as a result of which recording media having high reflectivity as well as high sensitivity and good playback characteristics in the desired spectral range are made available.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of mass-colouring synthetic materials based on terpolymers of acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene, which comprises using at least one dye of formula (1) wherein R1 is hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio or arylthio, R2 is hydrogen, a carboxylic acid group or a carboxylic acid ester group, R3 is hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, a carboxylic acid group or a carboxylic acid ester group, and W is a radical of formulae (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), wherein R4, R8 and R11 are each independently of the others hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio or arylthio, R5, R7 and R10 are each independently of the others hydrogen, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, a carboxylic acid group or a carboxylic acid ester group, R6 and R9 are each independently of the other cyano, —CONR12R13 or —SO2R14, wherein R12 and R13 are each independently of the other hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl and R14 is C1-C4alkyl, and X is —NH—, —O&mda

Abstract: The invention relates to novel soluble pigment precursors possessing not only higher thermal stability but also improved solubility characteristics and to a process for mass colouration of high temperature polymers that utilizes these novel soluble pigment precursors.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel soluble pigment precursors possessing not only higher thermal stability but also improved solubility characteristics and to a process for mass coloration of high temperature polymers that utilizes these novel soluble pigment precursors.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel soluble pigment precursors possessing not only higher thermal stability but also improved solubility characteristics and to a process for mass coloration of high temperature polymers that utilizes these novel soluble pigment precursors. The pigment precursors of the invention are essentially of the formula A(B)x  (I) where x is an integer from 1 to 8, A is the radical of a chromophore of the quinacridone, anthraquinone, perylene, indigo, quinophthalone, indanthrone, isoindolinone, isoindoline, dioxazine, azo, phthalocyanine or diketopyrrolopyrrole series, this radical being linked with xB groups via one or more heteroatoms, these heteroatoms being selected from the group consisting of N, O and S and forming part of the radical A, and B is hydrogen or a group of the formula although at least one B group is not hydrogen and when x is from 2 to 8 the B groups may be identical or different.

Abstract: Preparation of perylene-3,4-dicarboxylic acid anhydrides of the general formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 can each be independently of one another hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkoxy, phenyl, phenyloxy or phenylthio, where phenyl can in each case be mono- or polysubstituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.14 cycloalkyl and/or C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkoxy; --NR.sup.5.sub.2 or --OR.sup.5, wherein R.sup.5 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, or one of the pairs R.sup.1 /R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 /R.sup.4 each in 6,7- or 1,12-position is a bridge having the bridge atoms or bridge atom groups --O--, --S--, S.dbd.O, SO.sub.2 or --NR.sup.6, wherein R.sup.6 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.14 cycloalkyl, by treating a perylene-3,4-dicarboximide of formula II ##STR2## (a) in a first step with a base and, (b) in a second step, reacting the resultant anion with an alkylation agent R.sup.

Abstract: Preparation of perylene-3,4-dicarboxylic acid anhydrides of the general formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 can each be independently of one another hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.14 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkoxy, phenyl, phenyloxy or phenylthio, where phenyl can in each case be mono- or polysubstituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.14 cycloalkyl and/or C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkoxy; --NR.sup.5.sub.2 or --OR.sup.5, wherein R.sup.5 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, or one of the pairs R.sup.1 /R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 /R.sup.4 each in 6,7- or 1,12-position is a bridge having the bridge atoms or bridge atom groups --O--, --S--, S.dbd.O, SO.sub.2 or --NR.sup.6, wherein R.sup.6 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.14 cycloalkyl, by treating a perylene-3,4-dicarboximide of formula II ##STR2## (a) in a first step with a base and, (b) in a second step, reacting the resultant anion with an alkylation agent R.sup.

Abstract: Reacting the industrially readily available perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (3) with specific primary amines in the presence of water gives perylene-3,4-dicarboxylic bisimides (2). Their hydrolysis affords the perylene-3,4-dicarboxylic anhydride on a preparative scale, and this anhydride is reacted with any primary amines to give likewise the corresponding imides 2. Condensation of the anhydride with diamines results in novel types of dyes, namely perylene-3,4-dicarboxamidines which have very good fastness properties. Also claimed are specific perylene-3,4-dicarboxylic diesters, perylene-3,4-dicarboxylic ester amides, perylene-3,4-dicarboxamidines and perylene-3,4-dicarbonyl derivatives, processes for preparing these compounds and their use.