Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a curable dichroic dye and a curable liquid crystal compound, which are used to prepare an optical component that is vertically oriented to give a narrow viewing angle, to form an optical component, and an optical component comprising an optical component layer prepared using the same. There is provided a composition for forming an optical component comprising 0.1-90 parts by weight of a dichroic dye and 10-98.85 parts by weight of a curable liquid crystal compound, and there is also provided an optical component comprising an optical component layer in which a curable liquid crystal compound and a curable dichroic dye are vertically oriented.

Abstract: Dicationic azo dyes of the formula (I), which are suitable for colouring keratin fibers, in particular human hair, and are in part themselves still not described in the prior art are provided. In colourations, particularly brilliant and luminous red shades are obtained. Agents for dyeing and optionally simultaneously lightening keratin fibers and methods for dyeing and optionally simultaneously lightening keratinic fibers also are provided.

Abstract: The present invention is directed towards polymerizable dichroic azo dyes comprising azo-chromophores having at least one standard mesogenic ring system attached to said chromophores and at least one polymerizable group leading to dyes having sufficient solubilty and a very high order parameter.

Abstract: The present invention is directed towards polymerizable dichromophoric dichroic azo dyes comprising azo-chromophores to which polymerizable groups are attached leading to dyes having sufficient solubility in combination with high coloring power and high order parameter.

Abstract: The present invention has for an object agents for coloring keratin fibers and containing at least one indolylthiazoliumazo dye of general formula (I)

Abstract: An azo compound and tautomer thereof represented by the following formula (1) or the formula (2): wherein R1, R2, R5, R7, R8, R10, R11, R14, R16, R17, R18, and R19 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group, alkylsulfonyl group, arylsulfonyl group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, cyano group, acyl group, carbamoyl group, amino group, nitro group, or halogen atom; R3, R4, R6, R9, R12, R13, R15, and R20 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, or aryl group; R1 and R2, R2 and R3, R3 and R4, R6 and R7, R7 and R8, R8 and R9, R10 and R11, R11 and R12, R12 and R13, R15 and R16, R16 and R17, R17 and R18, R18 and R19, and R19 and R20 may join to each other to form a ring structure, and A? represents a counter anion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a family of dark quenchers, termed Black Hole Quenchers (“BHQs”), that are efficient quenchers of excited state energy but which are themselves substantially non-fluorescent. Also provided are methods of using the BHQs, probes incorporating the BHQs and methods of using the probes.

Abstract: The cationic dyes of formula (1) specified in claim 1 are suitable especially for colouring keratin-containing fibres, more especially for colouring hair.

Abstract: The cationic or basic aminobenzothiazole dyes disclosed herein are particularly suitable for dyeing paper.Paper is dyed with these dyes in blue or violet shades of good fastness properties.

Abstract: Colorants and compositions useful as a fugitive or permanent colorant for a variety of substrates, or as intermediates for their manufacture, and having one or more improved properties of enhanced aqueous washability, compatibility with and non-extractibility from thermoplastic resins, or reactivity with resins having reactive functionality, said composition having the formula C(Z).sub.

Abstract: The present invention provides primary hydroxyl enhanced colorants having markedly improved reactivities in e.g., polyurethane foams for imparting permanent coloring thereto, the colorants having the formulaC--(Z).sub.1-4are provided wherein C is an azo, methine, or azamethine chromogen and Z is a poly(oxyalkylene) moiety comprised of (1) at least two (A) units independently selected from those of the formulae--CH.sub.2 CH(O--T)CH.sub.2 O-- or --CH.sub.2 CH(O--T)CH.sub.2 O--Tand (2) from none to about 200 (B) units of the formula (--RO--) wherein R is straight or branched chain hydrocarbon of 2-4 carbons, T is a moiety of the formula--CH.sub.2 CH(R.sub.1)--O--(RO).sub.0-40 --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OHwherein R.sub.1 is selected from unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, aryl, alkenyloxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl or aryloxyalkyl, and wherein the A units comprise at least 0.5 percent of the total A+B units.

Abstract: There is described a process for the preparation of highly concentrated aqueous solutions of specific cationic azo dyes. The solutions are prepared by diazotising a diazo component in a solution which contains sulfuric acid, coupling the diazotised component to a coupling component, treating the resultant azo dye with a bicarbonate, and converting the dye bicarbonate with an organic acid into the dye salt of said acid.

Abstract: Methine-azo compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which A is the complement to a heterocyclic 5- or 6-membered ring which has a quaternized N atom as a ring member, which can contain further hetero atoms and which can be substituted and/or fused with carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings,R is hydrogen, cyano or C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 -alkylene which is bonded to an N atom of ring A to form a 5- or 6-membered ring,B is substituted or unsubstituted phenylene or naphthylene,X.sup..crclbar.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel 1,2,3-thiadiazole-axo compounds of formula ##STR1## wherein R is unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or alkenyl,R.sub.1 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or alkenyl,R.sub.2 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or phenyl, orR.sub.1 and R.sub.2, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, are a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring which may contain one or two additional hetero atoms as ring members and/or may be substituted, or R.sub.1 together with R.sub.3 ortho to the amino group form a partially hydrogenated, unsubstituted or substituted 5-or 6-membered heterocyclic ring which may contain an additional N or O atom as ring member,R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each independently of the other hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkanoylamino or halogen,R.sub.5 is hydrogen or together with R.sub.4 in ortho-position forms the member which completes a fused benzene ring,R.sub.7 is hydrogen, optionally substituted phenyl or alkyl, andX.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel cationic isothiazolazo compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylR.sub.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sub.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or by phenyl which is in turn unsubstituted or substituted by methyl, methoxy and/or halogen,R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are each independently of the other hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylR.sub.7 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or phenyl,Y is the direct bond or the group ##STR2## wherein R.sub.4 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 are each hydrogen and, if Y is the direct bond, they are each independently of the other hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, andX.sup..crclbar. is an anion. These compounds can be used as dyes for dyeing or printing in particular polyacrylonitrile materials in blue shades.

Abstract: New inclusion compound, intercalation compounds or solid solutions which are the nickel salts or nickel complexes of a compound which, in one of its tauteromeric structures, corresponds to the formula ##STR1## which contain at least one other included compound, except for one composition of matter which consists of 45 to 82% by weight of azobarbituric acid/nickel 1:1 complex, 3 to 15% by weight of benzene-sulphonamide, 5 to 20% by weight of nickel acetate and 10 to 20% by weight of water and the use of these materials as pigments are disclosed.