Abstract: Compositions comprising(a) a cationic surfactant which per se acts as a reserving agent in the dyeing of substrates dyeable with anionic dyes, or a mixture of such surfactantsand (b) a cationic surfactant which per se acts as a retarder in the dyeing of polyacrylonitrile with cationic dyes, or a mixture of such surfactantsand which may contain further components, are eminently suitable as reserving agents for substrates dyeable with anionic dyes.

Abstract: A color enhancing agent comprising water, urea and a quaternary ammonium compound of the Formula (1): ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each independently selected from H and C.sub.1-20 -optionally substituted alkyl or alkylene;R.sup.4 is C.sub.1-20 -optionally substituted alkyl or alkylene; andX.sup.- is an anion,provided that the total number of carbon atoms in the compound of Formula (1) is more than 30. The color enhancing agent can be used in pre-treatment compositions for textile materials prior to ink jet printing with a reactive dye and improves color yields.

Abstract: Polyquaternary compounds, a process for the preparation thereof and the use thereof as adjuvants to improve the washing fastness of cellulose fabrics or fibres dyed with direct or reactive dyes.

Abstract: A method of processing a textile material consisting wholly or partly of keratinous fibres, characterised in that the material is treated with an aqueous composition containing at least one compound which possesses one or more ethylenic double bonds activated by two adjacent carbonyl groups. Preferred compounds include fumaric acid or maleic acid, optionally substituted with one or two halo and/or alkyl groups; or a salt, ester or amide of any said acid; or an N-substituted maleimide, optionally substituted with one or two halo and/or alkyl groups.

Abstract: A two part aqueous composition for coloring human hair which forms a gel on mixing of an alkaline aqueous lotion first part having a pH of from about 7 to about 11 containing from about 0.005% by weight to about 5% by weight of at least one primary intermediate and at least one coupler for the formation of oxidation dyes, from about 0.1% to about 5% of a monomeric quaternary ammonium compound having one long chain alkyl substituent, from about 0.5% to about 15% by weight of an amphoteric surfactant and at least 70% by weight water, and an aqueous developer second part having a pH of from about 2 to about 6 containing from about 0.5% by weight to about 40% by weight of a peroxide oxidizer and from about 0.1% by weight to about 20% by weight of a water insoluble anionic polymer which dissolves in the formed gel.

Abstract: An improved pigmented product is obtained by a pigmenting method comprising the steps of:treating a cellulose fiber textile product with a cationic compound; andtreating the thus-treated textile product by immersing it in a aqueous dispersion containing a pigment and an anionic compound.

Abstract: Products (E) obtainable by reaction of condensation products (K) of(a) formaldehyde or a formaldehyde-yielding compound,(b) at least one (C.sub.1-5 -alkyl)-phenol and(c) at least one amine that contains at least two NH-groups that are reactive with formaldehyde,with the proviso that there are employed 1 mole (c) .+-.5 mole % and 1.6 to 2.4 moles of formaldehyde (a) or the corresponding amount of a formaldehyde-yielding compound (a) per mole of (C.sub.1-5 -alkyl)-phenol (b), with(d) alkyleneoxide and optionally styreneoxideand optionally quaternization of the reaction product and/or modification thereof by introduction of at least one anionic group, or mixtures of such products are eminently suitable as dyeing assistants, in particular as levelling agents for the dyeing of hydrophilic cellulosic and/or polyamidic substrates with dyes of high affinity for the substrate.

Abstract: A dyeing method comprising a process of treating a cellulose fiber textile product with cationic compound and another process of treating the thus-treated textile product by immersing it in a dispersion containing thermochromic material and/or photochromic material.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel pasty or solid dye melts which contain, per 1 part of a sparingly water-soluble or water-insoluble dye whose melting point is higher than 150.degree. C., 2 to less than 5 parts of a nonionic surfactant with a melting point of 25.degree.-100.degree. C. and having an HLB value of 13 to 19 or of a cationic surfactant with a melting point of 25.degree.-100.degree. C., or a mixture of said surfactants, to a process for their preparation and to the use of said melts, preferably for dyeing and printing polyester materials, to give level dyeings having a high degree of exhaustion.

Abstract: Process for improving the color yield and the wet fastness properties of dyeings or prints produced with anionic dyes on cellulose fibre material, in which the fibre material is treated before dyeing or during a dyeing with a quaternary ammonium salt of the formula ##STR1## in which R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, X is the group ##STR2## Hal is a halogen atom and Q.sup..crclbar. is the anion of an aromatic sulfonic acid or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkylsulfate ion.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for producing non-skittery and level dyeings on wool with reactive dyes in the presence of an auxiliary combination, which process comprises dyeing wool with an aqueous liquor consisting of at least one reactive dye and an auxiliary combination comprising, as component (a), at least one compound of formula ##STR1## and, as component (b), at least one compound of formula ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently of the other an aliphatic radical of 12 to 24 carbon atoms,Q and Q' are each independently of the other C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, --CH.sub.2 --CO--NH.sub.2, ##STR3## A.sup..crclbar. and A'.sup..crclbar. are an anion, Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, Z'.sub.1 and Z'.sub.2 are each independently of one another hydrogen, SO.sub.3 M or PO.sub.3 M,wherein M is hydrogen, alkali metal or ammonium, t.sub.1 and t.sub.2 are 1 or 0, when t.sub.1 and t.sub.2 are O, Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, Z'.sub.1 and Z'.sub.2 are hydrogen or one of Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, Z'.sub.1 and Z'.sub.

Abstract: By adding boric acid or salts of boric acid before or during the pressure permeation of anionic dyestuff solutions, the filtration flux is substantially increased, resulting in a low-cost process, due to the shorter plant time required.

Abstract: There are disclosed quaternary ammonium salts which are obtainable by reacting basic carbamides containing a quaternizable nitrogen atom with epihalohydrins.These quaternary ammonium salts are particularly suitable for enhancing the color yield and the wet fastness properties of dyeings or printings produced on cellulosic fibre materials with anionic dye, e.g. reactive or direct dyes.

Abstract: Process for producing pattern effects when dyeing or printing textile material in the absence of alkali or reducing agents, which comprises pretreating the textile material with a cationizing agent, drying, applying an oxidizing agent in the form of a pattern, drying and dyeing or printing with reactive, direct, acid, water-soluble sulfur dyes or pigment dyes in the absence of any alkali or reducing agent.

Abstract: Stable aqueous solutions of anionic dyestuffs, preferably reactive dyestuffs, are obtained at very low costs by pressure permeation, if the feed solution for the pressure permeation is prepared by stirring the optionally dried presscake or the suspension of the crude dyestuff in an electrolyte solution.

Abstract: Process for dyeing or printing glass fibers, in particular textile glass fibers in various forms, by dyeing or printing the fiber materials with anionic dyes in the presence of cationic compounds following an acid pretreatment. The cationic compounds may be applied to the fiber material before the actual dyeing or printing process or else be applied together with the dye from the same dyeing liquor or printing paste. Suitable cationic compounds are in particular polyquaternized ammonium compounds. Level dyeings are obtained on the glass fiber materials with good light fastness properties.

Abstract: Salts of ionic dyes with compounds which contain at least one ammonium, cycloammonium or immonium group and at least one aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or carbonyl radical-substituted aromatic group or containing a piperazine or piperidine group or a heteroaromatic group selected from those of the triazine, pyrimidine, quinazoline, quinoxaline, phthalazine or phthalimidine series or which contain at least two carboxylic acid groups, at least one amino groups and at least one carboxylic acid group or at least one sulfonic acid group and one aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, monocyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic group are useful for dyeing synthetic materials, particularly synthetic polyamides in the mass. The obtained dyeings have exceptionally good wet fastness.

Abstract: Process for improving the dyeability of woven or non-woven textiles by treating them with an aqueous dispersion of polyurethanes containing in the macromolecule randomly distributed cationic groups, such as ammonium, in quantity between 15 and 100 milliequivalents for 100 grams of dry polyurethane, said treatment being carried out before dyeing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for after-treatment of anionically dyed natural and synthetic polyamide textile materials by means of polyurethanes containing quaternary ammonium groups.

Abstract: An improvement in a process for preparing a contact lens tinted over at least a portion of its surface, having the steps of forming a tinting solution having a reactive dyestuff and applying the tinting solution to a polymeric hydrogel contact lens material, wherein the improvement comprises adding an effective amount of an ammonium quaternary salt to the tinting solution before the applying step.

Abstract: There are disclosed solid dye formulations which comprise at least one anionic wool dye and optional additional components as well as a mixture of an anionic dispersant and an amphoteric surfactant. Such formulations are distinguished in particular by improved solubility in water.

Abstract: Natural polyamide fibres, in particular wool, are dyed by means of reactive dyes using the exhaust method in the presence of a dyeing assistant consisting of a combination of (a) quaternized ammonium compounds of polyglycol compounds and (b) of acidic esters or salts thereof derived from at least dibasic oxyacids and from polyglycol compounds, both the quaternary ammonium compounds and the acidic esters being derived from an aliphatic amine having 12 to 24 carbon atoms in the aliphatic moiety. The process comprises carrying out the dyeing in the additional presence of (c) a fatty alcohol/polyalkylene glycol ether of the formulaR-O-(alkylene-O.sub.m H (1)in which R is an aliphatic radical having at least 8 carbon atoms, "alkylene" is an ethylene radical or propylene radical and m is 3 to 25.

Abstract: To quench the fluorescence generated by anionic optical brighteners, virtually colourless, water-soluble, cationic compounds are used which contain at least one cationic group per molecule or per repeating structural unit and at least two nitro group-free naphthalene-peridicarboxylic acid imide groups per molecule or at least one such group per repeating structural unit.

Abstract: Diquaternary ammonium salts of the formula ##STR1## wherein A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 are each independently of the other C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkylene,Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2 are each independently of the other --NH-- or --O--,R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each independently alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or alkoxyalkyl, each containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety,Y.sub.1.sup.1.crclbar. is the anion of a strong acid,Z.sub.1 is C.sub.3 -C.sub.24 alkylene which is substituted by hydroxy and may be interrupted by oxygen atoms andn is 1 or 2.are suitable for use as textile finishing agents.

Abstract: Dyed and finished products of cellulose fiber materials superior in fastness properties are obtained without change in color shade by finishing dyed products with a fixing agent or/and a finishing agent capable of bonding with cellulose through a bridge formation, the dyed products being obtained by dyeing cellulose fiber materials with a dye represented by the following formula in the free acid form, ##STR1## wherein A is phenylene or naphthylene, B is alkyl, alkenyl, phenyl, naphthyl or heterocyclic group, Me is metal ion, X is --O-- or ##STR2## Y is alkoxy, phenoxy or amino, Z is sulfo or the like water-solubility-imparting group, m and n are each 0 or an integer of 1 to 3, provided that the sum is 1 to 3, D is phenylene or naphthylene, Q is --SO.sub.2 CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 or --SO.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 L in which L is splittable group by the action of an alkali and R is hydrogen or alkyl.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for dyeing synthetic or natural polyamide fibers with anionic dyestuffs, comprising (i) bringing the polyamide fibers into contact with an aqueous dyeing liquor which contains in addition to one or more dyestuffs a cationic dyeing assistant having affinity for anionic polyamide dyestuffs, and dyeing the polyamide fibers at a temperature of from 60.degree. to 105.degree. C., and (ii) adding an anionic dyeing assistant to the dyeing liquor 15 to 60 minutes after reaching the dyeing temperature, to complete the dye exhaustion. Surface and fibre level dyeings with a good dye penetration are thus obtained.

Abstract: Novel capped polymeric quaternary ammonium compositions formed by reacting ionene type polymers with tertiary amines are useful as microbicides, corrosion inhibitors, debonding agents, flocculants, softeners, plant growth regulators, and demulsifiers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink applying method for obtaining desired sharp patterns while preventing bleeding and an ink composition therefor, in applying a low viscosity liquid to a polymer product such as fabric in the form of droplets according to the ink jet or spray process.As a treating solution there is used a solution incorporating a water-soluble or water-dispersible material which contains --OSO.sub.3 M group or --SO.sub.3 M group as a hydrophilic group in which M is a monovalent metal, ammonium or amine, and a fiber structure is pretreated with a chemical for coagulating the said hydrophilic group, whereby good bleeding preventing effect and deep shading effect even against markedly bleeding fiber structures such as thin fabrics as well as level dyeing effect of colored portions can be attained without impairing the injection characteristic. Sharp patterns equal or superior to conventional prints can be obtained.

Abstract: Novel capped polymeric quaternary ammonium compositions formed by reacting ionene type polymers with tertiary amines are useful as microbicides, corrosion inhibitors, debonding agents, flocculants, softeners, and demulsifiers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preventing the brightening effect of an optical brightening agent on a textile substrate comprising applying on the textile substrate a water-soluble, cationic, optical brightener quencher either before or together with a resin precursor and submitting the treated substrate to a heat treatment. This method imparts an antibrightening effect to goods when they are washed with an optical brightener containing detergent.

Abstract: Textile cellulose material is printed or dyed with reactive dyes with the aid of foam. The foam is applied by applying to the cellulose material a foamed, aqueous preparation which contains in addition to dyes and fixing alkalis(1) a foam-forming agent(2) a homopolymer or copolymer of acrylamide or methacrylamide or preferably a graft polymer which is obtained from an addition product of an alkalene oxide, preferably propylene oxide, on an at least trihydric aliphatic alcohol, e.g. glycerol, and acrylamide of methacrylamide, and(3) a betainelike quaternary ammonium salt which is obtainable by condensation of(A) a sulfonated asymmetric succinic acid diester which has as ester groups a halohydrin group and an etherified polyalkylene glycol group, with(B) a tertiary amine-substituted N-alkylamide of ethylenically unsaturated aliphatic monocarboxylic or dicarboxylic acid.The cellulose material thus treated is then subjected to a heat treatment, for example steaming, to fix the dye.

Abstract: Cationic cellulose graft copolymers obtained by the graft polymerization of a cellulose substrate and a cationic monomer are useful as textile treatment agents, especially as dye enchancers. As pretreatment agents, they improve dye yield, dye levelness and dye fastness properties and as after-treatment agents, they improve dye fastness and crock resistance properties.

Abstract: An assistant combination for use as textile finishing agent, especially in a process for aftertreating wool dyeings, which comprises(1) a diquaternary ammonium salt of formula ##STR1## wherein Q is a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon radical of 2 to 12 carbon atoms which may be interrupted in the chain by oxygen atoms and is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy.R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently of the other an aliphatic radical of 6 to 24 carbon atoms,R.sub.3 to R.sub.6 are independently of the other lower alkyl, hydroxy-lower alkyl or lower alkoxy-lower alkyl,X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are each oxygen or --NH--,Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 are each independently of the other C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkylene, andY.sup..crclbar.

Abstract: A new and useful indigo-dyeable polyester is disclosed, and process for making same, for which a suitable polyester has had applied to its surface an amount of a suitable indigo dye retaining compound effective to provide said polyester with indigo fastness properties similar to cotton. The new indigo dyeable polyester may be employed in the manufacture of a staple material blended with cotton in predetermined amounts depending on the end use desired, e.g., 50:50 by weight for cotton denims (e.g., jeans). Preferable indigo dye retaining compounds comprise monomers dioleylamine and dicocoamine. Other suitable indigo dye retaining monomers are disclosed, inter alia, having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl or alkenyl of about 10-18 carbons; R.sub.2 is alkyl, alkylaryl, or alkenyl of about 8-18 carbons, R--CH.sub.2 --NO.sub.2, R--CH.dbd.NH, where R is alkyl or alkenyl from one to eighteen carbons; and R.sub.3 is hydrogen or alkyl from one to about twelve carbons.

Abstract: To quench the fluorescence produced by anionic fluorescent brighteners use is made of virtually colorless, water-soluble cationic or amphoteric compounds which contain in the molecule at least one ammonium group, at least two aryl, arylene, hetaryl and/or hetarylene groups and at least one nitro group.

Abstract: Stabilized staining solutions containing dyestuffs and stabilizers, which contain dimethylammonium sulfate as a stabilizer.

Abstract: A dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound falling within the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different straight chain alkyl radicals C.sub.n H.sub.2n+1 wherein n is predominantly at least 12, and particularly where n equals predominantly 12-16, unexpectedly prevents Ext. D & C Violet No. 2 dye from staining skin while providing better deposition of the Ext. D & C Violet No. 2 onto human hair and wool to decrease or eliminate hair and wool yellowing. These fatty radicals R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are generally derived from coconut oil, lauric acid, myristic acid, or palmitic acid and An.sup.- is any anion, particularly the halogen ions and particularly the chloride ion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving the color fastness of a dyed product which comprises treating a dyed product which has been dyed with a reactive dye with a copolymer of an N-substituted secondary allylamine derivative represented by the following general formula:CH.sub.2 .dbd.CH--CH.sub.2 --HN--R.HXwherein R represents a hydrocarbon group or a substituted hydrocarbon group and HX represents an inorganic or organic acid, and allylamine, diallylamine or dimethyldiallylammonium chloride.The dyed product treated according to the method of the present invention satisfies the following requirements on performances: (1) a sufficient maintenance to fastness to chlorine, (2) a satisfactory resistance to acid hydrolysis, (3) freeness from the color change due to the treatment, (4) freeness from the decrease in fastness to light and (5) high fastnesses to water and washing.

Abstract: An aromatic polyamide fiber containing a large amount of a surfactant, sufficient to enable it to be dyed a deep shade. The high surfactant level enables the fiber to be stabilized, at low temperatures, against progressive laundry shrinkage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a storage stable aqueous formulation of anionic dyes, which process comprises treating the aqueous dye solution and/or dispersion with a polymeric anion exchanger, simultaneously and/or subsequently subjecting the resin-bonded dye to a mechanical wet grinding, in the presence of a nonionic dispersant, and adding to the resultant aqueous dispersion the assistants customarily present in the liquid dye formulations.The process makes it possible to precipitate anionic dyes in virtually quantitative yield from aqueous solution and to prepare storage-stable dye dispersions.

Abstract: Aftertreatment of textile fibres which have been optically brightened or dyed or printed with certain direct dyes, or with basic or sulphur dyes, increases wet-fastness properties. The aftertreatment agent is a polymeric, polybasic amino compound, which is applied under alkaline conditions.

Abstract: Processes for dyeing, print-dyeing and differentially dyeing smooth-dry cellulose containing fabric are disclosed. Cellulose containing fabric is treated with a solution of crosslinking agent and a reactive additive which can be either polyethylene glycol or choline quaternary. The resultant fabric can then be dyed with a cellulosic dye. Print-dyeing is accomplished by selective application of a choline quaternary to a fabric padded crosslinking agent or by printing with a combination of crosslinking agent and choline quaternary on an untreated cellulosic fabric. These treatments are then followed by curing and dyeing. Differential dyeing is accomplished by first treating separate yarns with different solutions containing crosslinking agent with and without choline quaternary, drying, knitting, curing and dyeing the knitted fabric.

Abstract: The treatment of cellulosic fibre materials before or after dyeing or printing with direct or reactive dyestuffs is carried out with aqueous liquors which contain quaternized polyethers which are obtained by condensation of N-2-hydroxyalkylamines of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, independently of each other, denote hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl radical andR denotes a C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 -alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or aryl radical or one of the hydroxyalkyl groups ##STR2## with the proviso that the amount of N-2-hydroxyalkylamines in which R stands for a hydroxyalkyl group accounts for no more than 20 percent by weight of the hydroxyalkylamines used,if desired by co-condensation with polyols of the formulaA(OH).sub.n IIin whichA denotes a 2-, 3- or 4-valent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic radical andn is a number from 2 to 4,and subsequent quaternization.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for dyeing a textile substrate comprising wool fibres, which process comprises bringing the substrate into contact with an aqueous dyebath containing an acid dyestuff or a mixture of acid dyestuffs having(a) a build-up power on wool of from 90 to 98% at pH 4.5; together with(b) a migrating ability on wool of from 25 to 40%, at pH 4.5;(a) and (b) being determined under specific conditions, in the presence of a levelling agent which is the alkoxylation product of an amine substituted by a fatty saturated or unsaturated residue, the aqueous dyebath containing a mixture of acid dyestuffs when the substrate is a wool/synthetic polyamide fibre blend.These dyestuffs give level, fast and reproducible dyeings of a high quality.

Abstract: A cationic compound of the formula [I] below is used for improving the dyeing properties of a textile material by treating therewith the textile material before or after dyeing with an anionic dye. ##STR1## wherein A is a group of the formula [II]: ##STR2## wherein p and q are an integer of 1 to 8, n is an integer of 0 to 2, X is halogen, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are (C1-4) alkyl, OH-- or cyano-substituent-having (C1-4) alkyl or (C1-4) alkenyl, and Q.sub.1, Q.sub.2 and Q.sub.3 are: ##STR3## in which Y is halogen.

Abstract: Dyeings on hydroxy group- or nitrogen-containing fibres are improved by aftertreatment, simultaneously or sequentially, with (A) a polymeric reaction product of an amine with cyanamide, dicyandiamide, quanidine or bisguanidine and (B) a quaternary polyalkylene polyamine. A synergistic effect between (A) and (B) is observed.

Abstract: Textile materials of natural polyamides or nylons, dyed with a dye containing acid groups, are after-treated with a dilute aqueous solution of a cationic condensate which is obtained by reaction of (a) piperazine or a derivative of piperazine with (b) a bifunctional crosslinking agent, such as an epihalohydrin, in a molar ratio of from 1:0.5 to 1:1.1, and quaternization of the condensate with benzyl chloride, from 0.15 to 1.0 mole of benzyl chloride being employed per equivalent of nitrogen in the component (a) during the quaternization. This after-treatment improves the wetfastness of the dye.

Abstract: Undyed or dyed wool with an antifelting finish is produced by a method in which the wool is chlorinated at a pH of less than 4 and then an aqueous solution of a quaternary product is applied onto the wool, this product being obtained by condensation of(a) piperazine and piperazine derivatives with(b) crosslinking agents, such as epichlorohydrin and ethylene chloride, in a molar ratio of from 1:0.9 to 1:1, and quaternization of the condensate with benzyl chloride, for 0.15 to 1.0 mole of benzyl chloride being employed per equivalent of nitrogen in component (a) in the quaternization.To produce dyed wool with an antifelting finish, dyeing is carried out after the wool has been chlorinated.

Abstract: Novel quaternary alkoxyalkylammonium compounds of the formula 1 ##STR1## in which R denotes C.sub.8 -C.sub.20 --, preferably C.sub.12 -C.sub.18 --, alkyl or C.sub.8 -C.sub.20 --, preferably C.sub.12 -C.sub.18 --, alkenyl, R.sub.1, R'.sub.1 and R".sub.1, which can be identical or different, denote methyl, ethyl or benzyl and at least one of the radicals R.sub.1, R'.sub.1 and R".sub.1 denotes a group of the formula --(C.sub.S H.sub.2S O).sub.x H,R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, which can be identical or different, denote methyl, ethyl or benzyl,a denotes 0 or 1, b denotes 0 or 1, of which either a or b has to be=1, m denotes 0 or 1, n denotes 2 or 3, p denotes 1, 2 or 3, S denotes 2 or 3, x denotes 1, 2, 3 or 4, and A denotes a halide, methosulfate, ethosulfate or methophosphate ion. These compounds are used as retarders and leveling agents in the dyeing of polyacrylonitrile and acid-modified polyester fibers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dyeing assistant comprising at least(A) a sulfonated condensation product of a hydroxyaryl compound and formaldehyde or a sulfonated N-arylmelamine derivative, and(B) a quaternary ammonium compound which contains at least one basic nitrogen atom to which are attached at least one polyglycol ether chain and at least one aliphatic radical of 10 to 22 carbon atoms, said polyglycol ether chain containing at least one grouping of the formula ##STR1## preferably a grouping of the formula ##STR2## wherein one of Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 is hydrogen and the other is the phenyl radical, and optionally(C) a siloxane/oxyalkylene copolymer and/or(D) a polar solvent.This dyeing assistant is used in particular for dyeing or printing synthetic polyamide fibre material with anionic dyes.