Abstract: A composition useful for molding into articles such as food containers, soft drink bottles, cured structural plastics and the like, comprising molding grade linear or unsaturated polyester or polycarbonate having reacted or copolymerized therein the residue of one or a mixture of styrylbenzazole reactants of the formula: ##STR1## wherein A is the residue of a benzene ring of a benzoxazole, benzothiazole or benzionidazole radical; X is --O--, --S-- or --N(R.sup.2)--; Ph is a phenylene radical; and R.sup.1 is halogen or --Y--R.sup.2 in which Y is --O-- or --N(R.sup.2)-- and each R.sup.2 is hydrogen, alkenyl or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl radical.

Abstract: Composition useful for molding into articles such as food containers, beverage bottles, cured structural plastics and the like comprising molding grade linear or unsaturaged polyester or polycarbonate having reacted therewith or copolymerized therein the residue of one or more benzodioxylmethine compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is cyano, carboxy, alkenyloxycarbonyl or an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxycarbonyl, cycloalkoxycarbonyl or aryloxycarbonyl radical;R.sup.2 is one of the groups specified for R.sup.1 or an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, carbamoyl, alkanoyl, cycloalkanoyl, aroyl, alkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl or heterocyclic aryl radical;R.sup.3 is hydrogen or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl radical;R.sup.

Abstract: Novel substituted isoquinoline compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is lower alkyl,R.sub.1 is lower alkylene, 1-3 lower alkyleneoxy groups or lower alkylenethio, andX is one or more substitutents selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, carbalkoxy, carboxy and acyloxy.These novel substituted isoquinolines can be used as dyes, toners or color bodies, and in particular as toners for polyesters.

Abstract: Colored unsaturated polyesters having copolymerized therein lignin and lignin derivatives which condense during polymerization into the polyester chain are disclosed. The lignin moieties are thermally stable at the polymer processing temperature and are nonextractable from the polymer making these colored polyesters suitable for use in bathroom fixtures, boats, certain automotive applications and the like.

Abstract: Composition useful for molding into articles which as food containers, beverage bottles, cured structural plastics and the like comprising molding grade linear or unsaturated polyester or polycarbonate having reacted therewith or copolymerized therein the residue of one or more poly-methine compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein each R.sup.1 is independently selected from cyano, carboxy, alkenyloxycarbonyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl, cycloalkoxoycarbonyl or aryloxycarbonyl radical;each R.sup.2 is independently selected from one of the groups specified for R.sup.1 or an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, carbamoyl, alkanoyl, cycloalkanoyl, aroyl, alkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl or aromatic, heterocyclic radical;each R.sup.3 is independently selected from hydrogen or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl radical;A.sup.1 and A.sup.

Abstract: A composition useful for molding into articles such as food containers, soft drink bottles, cured structural plastics and the like, comprising molding grade linear or unsaturated polyester or polycarbonate having reacted or copolymerized therein a total of from 100 to about 800 ppm, of the residue of one or a mixture of methine reactants of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or aryl radical;A.sup.1 is an unsubstituted or substituted phenylene radical;A.sup.2 is an unsubstituted or substituted 1,4-phenylene radical;R.sup.2 is hydrogen or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl radical;R.sup.3 is cyano or ##STR2## and R.sup.4 is one of the substituents which R.sup.3 can represent or an unsubstituted or substituted carbamoyl, alkanoyl, aroyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, aryl or aromatic heterocyclic radicals.

Abstract: A composition useful for molding into articles such as food containers, soft drink bottles, cured structural plastics and the like, comprising molding or fiber grade linear or unsaturated polyester or polycarbonate having copolymerized therein a total of from 1.0 to about 5,000 ppm, of the residue of one or a mixture of methine reactants of the formula ##STR1## wherein A is an unsubstituted or substituted 2-furanyl, 2-thienyl or 3-thienyl radical;R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl radical; andR.sup.2 is hydrogen or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or aryl radical.The methine residues are present in the polymer as an integral part of the polymer chain and absorb ultraviolet radiation in the range of about 150 to about 390 nm. The residues are non-extractable from the polymer and stable at the conditions at which the polymers are manufactured and processed.

Abstract: A composition useful for molding into articles such as food containers, soft drink bottles, cured structural plastics and the like, comprising molding or fiber grade linear or unsaturated polyester or polycarbonate having copolymerized therein a total of from 1.0 to about 20,000 ppm, of the reactant residue moieties of one or a mixture of colorants of the formula ##STR1## wherein: each R when present as a substituent, is selected from alkyl, aralkyl, cycloaliphatic, aryl, or the like; and Y is hydroxyl, alkoxy, halogen or the like completing a condensable group.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel fiber forming polyester compositions that exhibit improved whiteness by incorporating derivatives of dibenzoisoquinolinediones of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, cycloalkyl, allyl, alkyl, aralkyl, alkoxyalkyl or cycloalkylalkylene;R.sub.1 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio or arylthio;R.sub.2 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, carbalkoxy, carbaryloxy, carbaralkyloxy, carboxy, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, dialkylsulfamoyl, alkylarylsulfamoyl, cycloalkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl, carbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, dialkylcarbamoyl, alkylarylcarbamoyl, cycloalkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, 2-pyrrolidono, acylamido or N-alkylacylamido;R.sub.

Abstract: Condensation polymers including linear polyester, unsaturated polyester, and polycarbonate types, wherein certain 3H-dibenzo-[f,ij] isoquinoline-2,7-dione colorants are copolymerized (condensed) into the polymer to impart a wide range of colors from yellow to blue thereto. These colorants are fast to ultraviolet and visible light, are thermally stable and nonsublimable at the polymer processing (includes preparation) temperatures, and are nonextractable therefrom, rendering the polymers particularly suitable for use as beverage bottles and food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic containers, as well as in producer colored fibers.The colorants have the formula ##STR1## wherein: X is --O--, --S-- or --NH--; --X--R.sub.1 --Z in combination is hydrogen or halogen; R.sub.1 is selected from alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl or the like, and when X is --O-- or --NH--, --R.sub.1 --Z also can be hydrogen; each of R.sub.1, Rhd 2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.

Abstract: Polyester compositions useful in formed articles such as beverage bottles and having condensation reacted therein at least one UV-absorbing compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein X is hydroxyl, carboxy, carbalkoxy, substituted carbalkoxy, or acyloxy; Y is cyano, carbamyl, substituted carbamyl, aryl, acyl, alkylsulfonyl, substituted alkylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl, or substituted phenylsulfonyl; R is selected from -alkylene-O-alkylene-, -alkylene-S-alkylene-, -alkylene-N(-SO.sub.2 alkyl)-alkylene-, straight or branched chain alkylene or such alkylene substituted with an X substituent; and R.sub.1 is hydrogen or 1-3 groups selected from alkyl, alkoxy and halogen.

Abstract: Compositions suitable for molding are produced by examining a (1) polyethylene terephthalate polyester, (2) a low molecular weight polyethylene mold release agent (3) talc as nucleating agent, (4) carbon black, (5) a hindered phenolic antioxidant and (6) other optional ingredients such as reinforcing glass fibers.

Abstract: Compositions comprising polyester or polycarbonate having reacted therein a total of from about 1.0 to about 5,000 parts by weight per million parts by weight of polyester of at least one UV absorbing compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl or the like, X is carbonyl or sulfonyl, R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a substituent, and Y and Z are hydrogen or substituents such as cyano or alkoxycarbonyl, with the provision that at least one of R, R.sup.1, Y, and Z is, or forms part of, or contains one or more reactive groups capable of undergoing a condensation reaction under polyester forming conditions, such that the UV absorbing compound is reacted into the polymer. The compound has a maximum light absorbance within the range of from about 320 nm to about 380 nm, which is nonextractable from the polyester and stable under the polyester processing conditions, for imparting UV screening properties to the polymer.

Abstract: Molding or fiber grade condensation polymer having copolymerized therein a total of from 1.0 to about 5,000 ppm of at least one methine moiety having one or more methine units defined as "the group >C.dbd.C< conjoined with a conjugated aromatic system," said moiety absorbing in the range of from about 350 nm to about 650 nm, and being nonextractable from said polymer and stable under the polymer processing conditions. The moieties preferably have molecular weights of from about 200 to about 600 although lower and higher molecular weights are also operable and are derived from reactants (monomers) having one or more groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl, carboxylic ester, acid halide, amino and the like which condense during condensation or polycondensation to enter the moiety into the polymer chain.

Abstract: Polyester compositions useful in formed articles such as beverage bottles and having condensation reacted therein at least one UV-absorbing compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein: R is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, or alkenyl;R.sup.1 is hydrogen, or alkyl, aryl, or cycloalkyl, all of which may be substituted;R.sup.2 is hydrogen, or alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl, all of which may be substituted;R.sup.3 is hydrogen or 1-3 substituents; andP is cyano or a group such as carbamoyl, aryl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkanoyl or aroyl, all of which groups may be substituted;whereby the polyester composition has maximum light radiation absorbance within the range of from about 320 nm to about 380 nm.

Abstract: The invention relates to melamine group containing compounds which have been found to be effective ultraviolet stabilizers. The invention also relates to ultraviolet degradable organic compositions containing an amount of a melamine group containing compounds to prevent such degradation. These stabilizers are effective in the presence of other additives commonly employed in polymeric compositions including, for example, pigments, colorants, fillers, reinforcing agents and the like. These ultraviolet stabilizers may be incorporated into the organic compositions such as polymers by adding to the polymer melt or dissolved in the polymer dope, coated on the exterior of the shaped or molded article, film or extruded fiber.

Abstract: The invention relates to melamine group containing compounds which have been found to be effective ultraviolet stabilizers. The invention also relates to ultraviolet degradable organic compositions containing an amount of a melamine group containing compounds to prevent such degradation. These stabilizers are effective in the presence of other additives commonly employed in polymeric compositions including, for example, pigments, colorants, fillers, reinforcing agents and the like. These ultraviolet stabilizers may be incorporated into the organic compositions such as polymers by adding to the polymer melt or dissolved in the polymer dope, coated on the exterior of the shaped or molded article, film or extruded fiber.

Abstract: The invention relates to melamine group containing compounds which have been found to be effective ultraviolet stabilizers. The invention also relates to ultraviolet degradable organic compositions containing an amount of a melamine group containing compounds to prevent such degradation. These stabilizers are effective in the presence of other additives commonly employed in polymeric compositions including, for example, pigments, colorants, fillers, reinforcing agents and the like. These ultraviolet stabilizers may be incorporated into the organic compositions such as polymers by adding to the polymer melt or dissolved in the polymer dope, coated on the exterior of the shaped or molded article, film or extruded fiber.

Abstract: Disclosed is copolyester material dyed with at least one azo or anthraquinone type dye, said copolyester material having an inherent viscosity of at least 0.4 and containing in copolymerized form from about 0.3 to about 5.0% by weight of one or more of the stabilizing moieties having the general formula ##STR1## where R and R.sub.1 are each a chemical bond or an alkylene group of 1-6 carbons; R.sub.2 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aryl; R.sub.3 represents 1-5 groups each independently selected from H, Cl, F, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryl or aryloxy; wherein all of the above alkyl and alkylene moieties comprising or being part of the R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 groups contain from 1-8 carbons, and wherein all of the above alkyl, alkylene, aryl and cycloalkyl moieties may be substituted with up to three of a variety of substituents such as halogen, alkyl of 1-8 carbons, alkoxy of 1-8 carbons, aryl, cycloalkyl and CN.