Abstract: An azo dye represented by the following formula (I): wherein, in formula (I), R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, an acyl group, a cyano group, an acylamino group, an aliphatic oxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an aliphatic sulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an aliphatic oxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, a sulfo group, a carboxyl group, a carbamoylamino group, a sulfamoylamino group, or an aliphatic- or aromatic-sulfonylamino group, wherein R1 and R2 and/or R3 and R4 may be combined with each other to form a five- or six-membered aromatic ring or non-aromatic ring; X represents a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, wherein n is 0 when X is a nitrogen atom and n is 1 when X is a carbon atom; A, B, C, and D each represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, provided that at least one of A, B, C and D represents a nitrogen atom; Y represents a substituent; and

Abstract: An azo dye represented by the following formula (I): wherein, in formula (I), R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, an acyl group, a cyano group, an acylamino group, an aliphatic oxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an aliphatic sulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an aliphatic oxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, a sulfo group, a carboxyl group, a carbamoylamino group, a sulfamoylamino group, or an aliphatic- or aromatic-sulfonylamino group, wherein R1 and R2 and/or R3 and R4 may be combined with each other to form a five- or six-membered aromatic ring or non-aromatic ring; X represents a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, wherein n is 0 when X is a nitrogen atom and n is 1 when X is a carbon atom; A, B, C, and D each represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, provided that at least one of A, B, C and D represents a nitrogen atom; Y represents a substituent; and

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair dye composition containing a dissociative azo dye which has high dyeing power, is capable of imparting a vivid color to the hair firmly, has excellent fastness to light, shampooing, sweat, friction, and heat, and fades less with the passage of time because the dye is stable against an alkali agent or an oxidizing agent and does not decompose during hair dyeing; and a hair dyeing method using the hair dye composition.

Abstract: A hair dye composition containing an azo dye represented by any one of the formulas (1) to (5): [wherein R1, R2a, and R2b each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, A and A? each represents an aromatic heterocyclic residue (having a free valence at carbon atom thereof) and these groups have, in the structure thereof, none of a carboxy group, a sulfo group, and a quaternary ammonium group]; [R represents a coupler component, X1 to X4 represent atoms coupled together with the carbon atom sandwiched between X1 and X4 to form a 5-membered heteroaromatic ring, V1 and V2 each represents a substituent, and a1 and a2 each stands for from 0 to 3]; and [R3 represents a hydroxy group, an alkylsulfonylamino group, an arylsulfonylamino group, or —CH(R4)(R5) (R4 and R5 each representing a substituent having a Hammett's constant ? of 0.2 or greater and less than 1.

Abstract: Provided is a hair dye composition containing a dissociative direct dye (1): (wherein Ar represents an aromatic group or heterocyclic aromatic group which may have a substituent, Ar? represents an aromatic group which may be substituted by an alkyl group or an electron drawing group, or a specific heterocyclic aromatic group, and W represents an electron drawing group); or salt thereof.

Abstract: A hair dye composition containing an azo dye (1) or a salt thereof, (wherein R1 to R4 represents H, aliphatic hydrocarbon group, aryl group, halogen atom, acyl group, cyano group, acylamino group, or the like, wherein R1 and R2, and/or R3 and R4 may be coupled to form a 5- or 6-membered ring; X represents C or N, with the proviso that when X represents C, n stands for 1, and when X represents N, n stands for 0; A1, A2, A3 and A4 each represents N or represents C substituted by Y or having H, with the proviso that at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 is a nitrogen atom; and Y represents a substituent with the proviso that m stands for an integer from 0 to 3).

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (I): Formula (I) wherein Z1 is atoms necessary for forming an aromatic ring; Z2 is atoms necessary for forming an aromatic hetero ring; V1 and V2 each are a substituent, and at least one of V1 and V2 is a hydroxyl, primary- or secondary- or tertiary-amino, acylamino, or sulfonamido group; r is 1 to 4; s is 1 to 4; the ring formed by Z1 or Z2 may have a substituent other than V1 or V2; M1 is a counter ion; m1 is the number necessary for neutralizing charge; and X1 and X2 each are a carbon or hetero atom, and at least one of X1 and X2 is a hetero atom.

Abstract: A hair dye composition containing an azo dye (1) or a salt thereof, (wherein R1 to R4 represents H, aliphatic hydrocarbon group, aryl group, halogen atom, acyl group, cyano group, acylamino group, or the like, wherein R1 and R2, and/or R3 and R4 may be coupled to form a 5- or 6-membered ring; X represents C or N, with the proviso that when X represents C, n stands for 1, and when X represents N, n stands for 0; A1, A2, A3 and A4 each represents N or represents C substituted by Y or having H, with the proviso that at least one of A1, A2, A3 and A4 is a nitrogen atom; and Y represents a substituent with the proviso that m stands for an integer from 0 to 3).

Abstract: Provided is a hair dye composition containing a dissociative direct dye (1): (wherein Ar represents an aromatic group or heterocyclic aromatic group which may have a substituent, Ar? represents an aromatic group which may be substituted by an alkyl group or an electron drawing group, or a specific heterocyclic aromatic group, and W represents an electron drawing group); or salt thereof.

Abstract: A hair dye composition containing an azo dye (1) or a salt thereof: wherein R represents a coupler moiety, R1 and R3 each independently represent —SO3M, —SO2NR4R5 or a hydrogen atom, R2, R4 and R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and M represents a hydrogen atom, metal atom or ammonium, with a proviso that R1 and R3 are not hydrogen atoms at the same time.

Abstract: A hair dye composition containing an azo dye (1) or a salt thereof wherein R represents a coupler moiety, R1 and R3 each independently represent —SO3M, —SO2NR4R5 or a hydrogen atom, R2, R4 and R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and M represents a hydrogen atom, metal atom or ammonium, with a proviso that R1 and R3 are not hydrogen atoms at the same time.

Abstract: An azo dye represented by formula (I): A-N?N—B??formula (I) wherein, A represents a group having a substituent required for inducing an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction with a nitrogen atom of a reduced azo group as a nucleophilic species when the azo group is reductively decomposed, the group forming a compound containing the nitrogen atom in a ring structure, and B represents an aromatic or hetero ring which is bound to the azo group through a carbon atom.

Abstract: A method of increasing speed of a silver halide color photosensitive material. The photosensitive material has, on a support, a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and a nonsensitive layer. The method comprises adding, to the emulsion layer or the nonsensitive layer, a compound represented by formula (M) or (C): in the formula (M), R1 represents H or a substituent, Z represents a group of non-metallic atoms required to form a 5-membered azole ring containing 2 to 4 nitrogen atoms, and X represents H or a substituent, and in the formula (C), Za represents —NH— or —CH(R3)—, Zb and Zc represent —C(R4)? or —N?, R1, R2 and R3 represent an electron attractive group having a Hammett constant ?p of 0.2 to 1.0, R4 represents H or substituent, and X represents H or a substituent.

Abstract: An azo dye represented by the following formula (I): wherein, in formula (I), R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, an acyl group, a cyano group, an acylamino group, an aliphatic oxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an aliphatic sulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an aliphatic oxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, a sulfo group, a carboxyl group, a carbamoylamino group, a sulfamoylamino group, or an aliphatic- or aromatic-sulfonylamino group, wherein R1 and R2 and/or R3 and R4 may be combined with each other to form a five- or six-membered aromatic ring or non-aromatic ring; X represents a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, wherein n is 0 when X is a nitrogen atom and n is 1 when X is a carbon atom; A, B, C, and D each represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, provided that at least one of A, B, C and D represents a nitrogen atom; Y represents a substituent; and

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (I): Formula (I) wherein Z1 and Z2 each are atoms necessary for forming an aromatic ring; V1 and V2 each are a substituent W1 or W2; when at least one V1 is W1, at least one V2 is W2, or when at least one V1 is W2, at least one V2 is W1; r is 1 to 4; s is 1 to 4; M1 is a counter ion; m1 is the number necessary for neutralizing charge; W1 is a hydroxyl, primary- or secondary- or tertiary-amino, acylamino, or sulfonamido group; W2 is a nitro, cyano, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, alkyl- or aryl-sulfonyl, carbamoyl, sulfamoyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heterocyclic, sulfo, carboxyl, heterocyclic oxy, ammonio, alkyl- or aryl-sulfinyl, alkyl- or aryl-sulfonyl, acyl, or aryl- or heterocyclic-azo group; and the aromatic ring may have a substituent other than V1 and V2.

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (I): Formula (I) wherein Z1 and Z2 each are atoms necessary for forming an aromatic ring; V1 and V2 each are a substituent W1 or W2; when at least one V1 is W1, at least one V2 is W2, or when at least one V1 is W2, at least one V2 is W1; r is 1 to 4; s is 1 to 4; M1 is a counter ion; m1 is the number necessary for neutralizing charge; W1 is a hydroxyl, primary- or secondary- or tertiary-amino, acylamino, or sulfonamido group; W2 is a nitro, cyano, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, alkyl- or aryl-sulfonyl, carbamoyl, sulfamoyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heterocyclic, sulfo, carboxyl, heterocyclic oxy, ammonio, alkyl- or aryl-sulfinyl, alkyl- or aryl-sulfonyl, acyl, or aryl- or heterocyclic-azo group; and the aromatic ring may have a substituent other than V1 and V2.

Abstract: A method of increasing speed of a silver halide color photosensitive material. The photosensitive material has, on a support, a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and a nonsensitive layer. The method comprises adding, to the emulsion layer or the nonsensitive layer, a compound represented by formula (M) or (C): in the formula (M), R1 represents H or a substituent, Z represents a group of non-metallic atoms required to form a 5-membered azole ring containing 2 to 4 nitrogen atoms, and X represents H or a substituent, and in the formula (C), Za represents —NH— or —CH(R3)—, Zb and Zc represent —C(R4)? or —N?, R1, R2 and R3 represent an electron attractive group having a Hammett constant ?p of 0.2 to 1.0, R4 represents H or substituent, and X represents H or a substituent.

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (I): Formula (I) wherein Z1 is atoms necessary for forming an aromatic ring; Z2 is atoms necessary for forming an aromatic hetero ring; V1 and V2 each are a substituent, and at least one of V1 and V2 is a hydroxyl, primary- or secondary- or tertiary-amino, acylamino, or sulfonamido group; r is 1 to 4; s is 1 to 4; the ring formed by Z1 or Z2 may have a substituent other than V1 or V2; M1 is a counter ion; m1 is the number necessary for neutralizing charge; and X1 and X2 each are a carbon or hetero atom, and at least one of X1 and X2 is a hetero atom.

Abstract: A heat-developable color light-sensitive material containing light-sensitive silver halide grains, a binder, at least one compound of formula (I), and at least one dye-providing compound of formula (II), on a support, wherein at least one of layers containing the light-sensitive silver halide grains contains the binder, the compound of formula (I), and the dye-providing compound of formula (II) and, wherein the heat-developable color light-sensitive material contains no compound that participates in a coupling reaction with an oxidized product of the compound of formula (I): Formula (I) wherein Z represents a carbamoyl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, sulfonyl, or sulfamoyl group; and Q1 represents a group of atoms necessary to form an unsaturated ring; Formula (II) wherein DYE represents a dye or dye precursor group; Y represents a specific group; X represents a simple bond or a connecting group; p denotes 1 or more, and q denotes 1 or 2.

Abstract: A color-developing agent of the formula (1-1): wherein X represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and Z represents a carbamoyl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, or aryloxycarbonyl group. An azo dye of the formula (2-1): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and A represents a group of atoms necessary to form the azo dye by the compound of formula (2-1). A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing any of the color-developing agent and the azo dye in at least one photographic constitutional layer.