Abstract: A highly crosslinked polysiloxane dye comprising at least 10 Si atoms, including at least one moiety of the formula (I) whose open Si-bonds each are linked to an oxygen atom and open O-bond is linked to a silicon atom in the rest of the polysiloxane, and wherein T is a direct bond or an organic spacer group such as C1-C18alkylene, C2-C12alkenylene, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene, —C5-C10arylene-(C1-C10alkylene)- each of which may be end-capped towards the linkage to Dye by CO, COO, NR1, CONR1, NR1CONR1, CS, CSS, CSNR1, NR1CSNR1, O, S, SO, SO2, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene; or T is C3-C18alkylene interrupted, and optionally end-capped towards the linkage to Dye, by CO, COO, NR1, CONR1, NR1CONR1, CS, CSS, CSNR1, NR1CSNR1, O, S, SO, —SO2—, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene; or is CO; (CH2CH2—O)1-5; COO; N(R1); CON(R1); O; S; SO; SO2; R1 is hydrogen; unsubstituted or substituted, straight-chain or branched, monocyclic or polycyclic, interrupted or uninterrupted C1-C14alkyl; C2-C14alkenyl; C6-C10aryl; C

Abstract: A highly crosslinked polysiloxane dye comprising at least 10 Si atoms, including at least one moiety of the formula (I) whose open Si-bonds each are linked to an oxygen atom and open O-bond is linked to a silicon atom in the rest of the polysiloxane, and wherein T is a direct bond or an organic spacer group such as C1-C18alkylene, C2-C12alkenylene, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene, —C5-C10arylene-(C1-C10alkylene)- each of which may be end-capped towards the linkage to Dye by CO, COO, NR1, CONR1, NR1CONR1, CS, CSS, CSNR1, NR1CSNR1, O, S, SO, SO2, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene; or T is C3-C18alkylene interrupted, and optionally end-capped towards the linkage to Dye, by CO, COO, NR1, CONR1, NR1CONR1, CS, CSS, CSNR1, NR1CSNR1, O, S, SO, —SO2—, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene; or is CO; (CH2CH2—O)1-5; COO; N(R1); CON(R1); O; S; SO; SO2; R1 is hydrogen; unsubstituted or substituted, straight-chain or branched, monocyclic or polycyclic, interrupted or uninterrupted C1-C14alkyl; C2-C14alkenyl; C6-C10aryl; C

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for dyeing of keratin-containing fibers comprising treating the fibers with at least one functionalized particle comprising on the surface an organic chromophore which is bound via a bridge member, wherein the particles are based on SiO2, Al2O3 or mixtures thereof, and the functionalized particles carry a positive charge.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of furopyrroles of general formula (I), comprising (a) heating a compound of the formula (II) under microwave irradiation optionally in the presence of an inert solvent, wherein A1 and A2 are C1-C18alkyl, C2-C18alkenyl, C2-C18alkynyl, C5-C8cycloalkyl, C5-C8cycloalkenyl, aryl or heteroaryl, A3 is hydrogen, C1-C18alkyl, cyanomethyl, Ar3, —CR30R31—(CH2)m—Ar3 or Y—R32, wherein R30 and R31 independently of each other stand for hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl, or phenyl which can be substitute up to three times with C1-C4alkyl, Ar3 stands for aryl, C5-C8 cloalkyl, C5-C8cycloalkenyl or heteroaryl, which can be substituted one to three times with C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8alkoxy, halogen or phenyl, which can be substituted with C1-C8alkyl or C1-C8alkoxy one to three times, and m stands for 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, R is C1-C18alkyl, in particular C1-C4alkyl, aryl, in particular phenyl, or aralkyl, in particular benzyl, which can be substituted one to three times with C1-C8alkyl, C1