Abstract: Compounds of formula (1) wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, nitro, cyano, amino, carboxy, carboxylic ester, sulfo, sulfonic ester, carboxylic amide, sulfonic amide, alkylthio, arylthio, alkoxy or aryloxy, R?1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, nitro, cyano, amino, carboxy, carboxylic ester, sulfo, sulfonic ester, carboxylic amide, sulfonic amide, alkylthio, arylthio, alkoxy or aryloxy, X is —O—, —S—, —NH— or —N(alkyl)—, X? is —O—, —S—, —NH— or —N(alkyl)—, Y is hydrogen or carboxylic ester, Y? is hydrogen or carboxylic ester, Z is ?C— or ?N—, Z? is ?C— or ?N—, x is 0 or 1, when Z is ?N—, then x is 0, y is 0 or 1, when Z? is ?N—, then y is 0, A is a conjugated linking bridge of the formula wherein n is 0, 1, 2 or 3, m is 0, 1, 2 or 3, B is a phenyl ring, T is ?C(R3)— or ?N—, wherein R3 is hydrogen, C1-C12alkyl or CN, W is a heterocyclic, or linear or polycondensed aromatic group which is unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkylthio or amino, G is —CH? or —N?, and R2 i

Abstract: Compounds of formula (1) wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, nitro, cyano, amino, carboxy, carboxylic ester, sulfo, sulfonic ester, carboxylic amide, sulfonic amide, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio or arylthio, X is —O—, —S—, —NH— or —N(alkyl)-, Y is hydrogen or carboxylic ester, Z is ?C— or ?N—, T is ?C— or ?N—, R2 is hydrogen, alkyl or CN, n is 0 or 1, when Z is ?N— then n is 0, m is 0 or 1, when T is ?N— then m is 0, A is a heterocyclic or linear or polycondensed aromatic group which is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy alkyl, halogen, nitro, cyano, amino, acylamino, carboxylic ester, sulfonic ester, carboxylic amide, sulfonic amide, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio or phenyl, or A together with T and R2 can form an allycyclic or heterocyclic ring, their preparation and their use in the production of coloured plastics or polymeric colour particles.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, nitro, cyano, amino, carboxy, carboxylic ester, sulfo, sulfonic ester, carboxylic amide, sulfonic amide, alkylthio, arylthio, alkoxy or aryloxy, R?1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, nitro, cyano, amino, carboxy, carboxylic ester, sulfo, sulfonic ester, carboxylic amide, sulfonic amide, alkylthio, arylthio, alkoxy or aryloxy, X is —O—, —S—, —NH— or —N(alkyl)-, X? is —O—, —S—, —NH— or —N(alkyl)-, Y is hydrogen or carboxylic ester, Y? is hydrogen or carboxylic ester, Z is ?C— or ?N—, Z? is ?C— or ?N—, x is 0 or 1, when Z is ?N—, then x is 0, y is 0 or 1, when Z? is ?N—, then y is 0, A is a conjugated linking bridge of the formulae (II), (III), (IV), (V), or (VI), wherein n is 0, 1, 2 or 3, m is 0, 1, 2 or 3, B is a phenyl ring, T is ?C(R3)— or ?N—, wherein R3 is hydrogen, C1-C12alkyl or CN, W is a heterocyclic, or linear or polycondensed aromatic group which is unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkylthio or amino, G i

Abstract: The invention relates to novel liquid crystal displays comprising a broad backlight emission around 530 nm and a green colour filter containing a phthalocyanine colorant, most adequately tetrahydroxy- or tetraalkoxy-substituted but lacking solubilizing groups.