Abstract: A new yellow pigment excellent in both brightness and coloring power is provided. It has been found that dimerization of a specific quinophthalone skeleton gives more selective absorption and transmittance. Furthermore, the dimerization method was also studied, and it has been found that excessive reddish tone can be suppressed by cleaving the conjugate using a methylene chain as a spacer instead of simply employing a direct bond. In addition, dispersibility has been improved by polyhalogenation and introduction of an imide structure. Furthermore, a coloring agent containing the quinophthalone compound and a coloring composition containing the coloring agent are provided.

Abstract: A new yellow pigment excellent in both brightness and coloring power is provided. It has been found that dimerization of a specific quinophthalone skeleton gives more selective absorption and transmittance. Furthermore, the dimerization method was also studied, and it has been found that excessive reddish tone can be suppressed by cleaving the conjugate using a methylene chain as a spacer instead of simply employing a direct bond. In addition, dispersibility has been improved by polyhalogenation and introduction of an imide structure. Furthermore, a coloring agent containing the quinophthalone compound and a coloring composition containing the coloring agent are provided.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel yellow pigment having excellent brightness and coloring power. The object is achieved by providing a quinophthalone compound represented by the following Formula (1): (in Formula (1), X1 to X16 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, Y is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, and Z is a lower alkylene group). Furthermore, a coloring agent containing a quinophthalone compound represented by Formula (1) and a coloring composition containing the coloring agent are provided.