Abstract: The use of compounds of the general formula I where A is ?N— or ?CH—; X when A is ?N— is methyl or a radical of the formula IIa or when A is ?CH— is an R radical; Y is an R radical or a radical of the formula IIb with either X being a radical of the formula IIa or Y being a radical of the formula IIb; R is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, —SO3H, —SO3?Me+, —SO3?N+R1R2R3R4, —SO2NR1R2, —CH2NR1R2, —CH2R5, —COOH, —COO?N+R1R2R3R4, —COOR6 or —COR6; R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen; C1-C22-alkyl or C2-C22-alkenyl whose carbon chain may in either case be interrupted by one or more —O—, —S—, —NR7—, —CO— or —SO2? moieties and/or which may be substituted by one or more of hydroxyl, halogen, aryl, C1-C4-alkoxy and acetyl; C3-C8-cycloalkyl whose carbon skeleton may be interrupted by one or more —O—, —S—, —NR7— or —CO— moieties and/or which may be substituted by one or more of hydroxyl, halogen, aryl, C1-C4-alkoxy and acetyl; hydroabietyl, abietyl or aryl; R1 and R2 or R1, R2 and R3 may combi

Abstract: Quinophthalone derivatives have the general formula I where R1, R2, R3 and R5 are independently hydrogen, halogen or C1-C4-alkyl; R4 is —SO3H, —SO3+N+R6R7R8R9, —SO2NR6R7, —CH2NR6R7, —CH2R10, —COOH, —COO?N+R6R7R8R9, —COOR11, —COR11, —NO2 or C1-C4-alkyl; R6, R7, R8 and R9 are independently hydrogen; C1-C22-alkyl or C2-C22-alkenyl whose carbon chains may be interrupted by one or more moieties selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —NR12—, —CO— and —SO2— and/or which may each be mono- or polysubstituted by hydroxyl, halogen, aryl, C1-C4-alkoxy and/or acetyl; C3-C8-cycloalkyl whose carbon skeleton may be interrupted by one or more moieties selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —NR12— and —CO— and/or which may be mono- or polysubstituted by hydroxyl, halogen, aryl, C1-C4-alkoxy and/or acetyl; dehydroabietyl or aryl; R6 and R7 or R6, R7 and R8 are together a 5- to 7-membered cyclic radical which includes the nitrogen atom and may include further heteroatoms; R10 is R11 is alkyl R6; R12 is