Title of Invention

AN AZODYE AND A PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION

Abstract 1. An azodye of formula wherein R1 is bromine or cyano, R2 is hydrogen, R3 is cyanoethyl and R4 is cyanoethyl.
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The present invention relates to an azodye, and a process for its preparation and to its use in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic or synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials.
Azo dyes and their use in the dyeing of semi-synthetic or synthetic hydrophobic
fibre materials are known. It has been shown, however, that such dyes do not.
always fully satisfy the highest demands, especially in respect of high
temperature light fastness and/or colour strength. There is therefore a need for
new dyes that yield tinctorially strong dyeings or prints having high temperature
light fastness and that exhibit good all round fastness properties.
It has now been found, surprisingly, that the dyes according to the invention meet the criteria given above to a considerable degree.
The present invention accordingly relates to dyes of formula

R1, is hydrogen, bromine, chlorine, cyano, R2 is hydrogen, methyl, acetylamino, R3 is ethyl unsubstituted or substituted by cyano or by acyloxy, R4 is ethyl unsubstituted or substituted by cyano or by acyloxy.
R1 is preferably bromine or cyano.
R2 is preferably hydrogen or acetylamino. R2 is more especially hydrogen.
R3 is preferably cyanoethyl.
R4 is preferably cyanoethyl.




The present invention relates also to the process for the preparation of the dyes of formula (1) according to the invention
The dyes are prepared, for example, as follows: a compound of formula

is diazotised in accordance with a customary procedure and then coupled to a coupling component of formula
(51),
R1. R2, R3 and R4 being as defined above.
The diazotisation of the compound of formula (50) is carried out in a manner known perse, for example with sodium nitrite in an acidic, e.g. hydrochloric-acid-containing or sulfuric-acid-

containing, aqueous medium. The diazotisation may, however, also be carried out using other diazotisation agents, e.g. with nitrosylsulfuric acid. In the diazotisation, an additional acid may be present in the reaction medium, e.g. phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, acetic acid, propionic acid or hydrochloric acid or a mixture of such acids, e.g. a mixture of propionic acid and acetic acid. The diazotisation is advantageously carried out at temperatures of from -10 to 30°C, for example from -10°C to room temperature.
The coupling of the diazotised compound of formula (50) to the coupling component of formula (51) is likewise effected in known manner, for example in an acidic, aqueous or aqueous-organic medium, advantageously at temperatures of from -10 to 30°C, especially below 10°C. Examples of acids used are hydrochloric acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid.
The compounds of formula (50) are known or can be prepared in a manner known perse. The coupling components of formula (51) are known or can be prepared in a manner known per se.
The dyes according to the invention can be used in the dyeing and printing of semi-synthetic and, especially, synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials, more especially textile materials. Textile materials composed of blends that contain such semi-synthetic and/or synthetic hydrophobic textile materials can likewise be dyed or printed using the dyes according to the invention.
Semi-synthetic textile materials that come into consideration are especially cellulose secondary acetate and cellulose triacetate.
Synthetic hydrophobic textile materials consist especially of linear, aromatic polyesters, for example those of terephthalic acid and glycols, especially ethylene glycol, or condensation products of terephthalic acid and 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane; of polycarbonates, e.g. those of a.a-dimethyl-4,4-dihydroxy-diphenylmethane and phosgene, and of fibres based on polyvinyl chloride and on polyamide.
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The application of the dyes according to the invention to the textile materials is effected in accordance with known dyeing procedures. For example, polyester fibre materials are dyed in the exhaust process from an aqueous dispersion in the presence of customary anionic or

non-ionic dispersants and optionally customary swelling agents (carriers) at temperatures of from 80 to 140°C. Cellulose secondary acetate is dyed preferably at about from 65 to 85°C and cellulose triacetate at temperatures of up to 115°C.
The dyes according to the invention will not stain wool and cotton present at the same time in the dyebath or will stain such materials only slightly (very good reservation), so that they can also be used satisfactorily in the dyeing of polyester/wool and polyester/cellulose fibre blend fabrics.
The dyes according to the invention are suitable for dyeing in accordance with the thermosol process, in the exhaust and continuous process and for printing processes. The exhaust process is preferred. The liquor ratio is dependent upon the nature of the apparatus, the substrate and the form of make-up. It may, however, be selected within a wide range, e.g. from 1:4 to 1:100, but is preferably from 1:6 to 1:25.
The said textile material can be in a variety of processing forms, e.g. in the form of fibres, yarns or non-wovens and in the form of woven fabrics or knitted fabrics.
It is advantageous to convert the dyes according to the invention into a dye preparation prior to use. For this purpose, the dyes are ground so that their particle size is on average from 0.1 to 10 microns. The grinding can be carried out in the presence of dispersants. For example, the dried dye is ground with a dispersant or is kneaded in paste form with a dispersant and then dried in vacuo or by atomisation. The preparations so obtained can be used, after the addition of water, to prepare printing pastes and dyebaths.
For printing, the customary thickeners will be used, e.g. modified or unmodified natural products, for example alginates, British gum, gum arable, crystal gum, locust bean flour, tragacanth. carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, starch or synthetic products, for example polyacrylamides, polyacrylic acid or copolymers thereof, or polyvinyl alcohols.
The dyes according to the invention impart to the mentioned materials, especially to polyester material, level colour shades having very good in-use fastness properties, such as, especially, good fastness to light, more especially very good high temperature light fastness, fastness to thermofixing, to pleating, to chlorine and to wetting, such as fastness to water.

perspiration and washing; the finished dyeings are also distinguished by good fastness to rubbing.
The dyes according to the invention can also be used satisfactorily in the preparation of
mixed shades together with other dyes.
The dyes according to the invention can be used especially as a suitable component in a trichromatic dyeing or printing technique.
The dyes according to the invention are also very suitable for dyeing hydrophobic textile material from supercritical CP2.
The present invention relates also to the above-mentioned use of the dyes according to the invention as well as to a process for the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic or synthetic hydrophobic fibre material, especially textile material, which process comprises applying the dyes according to the invention to the said material or incorporating them into the material. The said hydrophobic fibre material is preferably textile polyester material. Further substrates that can be treated by the process according to the invention and preferred process conditions can be found above in the detailed description of the use of the dyes according to the invention.
The invention relates also to the hydrophobic fibre material, especially polyester textile material, dyed or printed by the said process.
The dyes according to the invention are also suitable for modern reproduction processes, e.g. thermotransfer printing.

Accordingly the present invention provides an azodye of formula

wherein R1 is bromine or cyano, R2 is hydrogen Ra is cyanoetkyl. and R4 is. cyanoethyl.
The following Examples serve to illustrate the invention. In the Examples, unless otherwise indicated, parts are parts by weight and percentages are percent by weight. The temperatures are given in degrees Celsius. The relationship between parts by weight and parts by volume is the same as that between grams and cubic centimeters.
Example 1:
A. In a laboratory reaction apparatus, I03.0g of 2-amino-5-nitrobenzene
trifluoride are dissolved in 625 ml of methanol at room temperature. 95.9g of
bromine in 250 ml of

methanol are then added dropwise to the resulting solution in the course of 2 hours and the
reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for a further 24 hours.
The pH value is then adjusted to 7-8 with 64 ml of a 30% aqueous NaOH solution; the
mixture is diluted with 600 ml of water and the precipitated product is filtered off with suction,
washed with water and dried in vacuo at 60°C.
126.4 g of the compound of formula
(50a)
are obtained.
B. In a laboratory reaction apparatus, 57.0 g of the compound of formula (50a) are stirred
into 100 g of 97% sulfuric acid in the course of 30 minutes at a temperature of 20-30°C and
then cooled to 0°C. 65,0 g of a 40% nitrosylsulfuric acid solution are then added to the
reaction mass in the course of 30 minutes at a temperature of from 0 to 5°'C and stirred with
a slight nitrite excess for 5 hours. When the reaction is complete, the nitrite excess is
eliminated by stirring for 15 minutes with sulfamic acid.
C. 39.8 g of N,N-bis(2-cyanoethyl)aniline are dissolved in 500 g of 80% acetic acid for 1 hour
at elevated temperature. The solution is then cooled to 5°C by the addition of 50 g of ice.
The diazotisation mass prepared under B. is then added to the resulting reaction mixture in
the course of 15 minutes at a temperature of from 0 to 5°C. The resulting rise in temperature
is corrected by the addition of about 200 g of ice.
When the addition is complete, the reaction mixture is stirred for a further 3 hours.
The resulting azo dye is then precipitated with water, filtered off, washed repeatedly with
water and dried.


which dyes polyester a brilliant orange shade, are obtained.
D. 20.4 g of the dye of formula (106) and 300 ml of 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone are introduced into a laboratory reaction apparatus and stirred at room temperature for 22 hours. The temperature is then raised to 40°C and the mixture is stirred for a further 2 hours. 3.6 g of CuCN are added to the resulting solution at room temperature. The mixture is stirred for 4 hours, then 45 ml of water are added dropwise and the mixture is stirred for a further 30 minutes. The precipitated dye is then filtered off with suction, washed neutral with water, a 15% aqueous NH3 solution and again with water and dried. 16.0 g of the dye of formula

which dyes polyester a brilliant red shade, are obtained.
Examples 2-20
The following dyes listed in Table 1 can be prepared analogously to the processes described
in Example 1:




WE CLAIM:
1. An azodye of fonnula

wherein R1 is bromine or cyano, R2 is hydrogen, R3 is cyanoethyl and R4 is cyanoethyl.
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2. The process for the preparation of an azodye of formula (1) according to
claim 1 wherein compound of formula
(50)
is diazotised in an acidic aqueous medium at temperatures of from -10 to 30°C and then coupled to a coupling component of formula


in an acidic, aqueous or aqueous-organic medium at temperatures of from -10 to 30°C.
3. A semi-synthetic or synthetic hydrophobic fibre material dyed or printed with an azodye of formula (1) according to claim 1.


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783-mas-2000-form 1.pdf

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Patent Number 203569
Indian Patent Application Number 783/MAS/2000
PG Journal Number 09/2007
Publication Date 02-Mar-2007
Grant Date 30-Nov-2006
Date of Filing 19-Sep-2000
Name of Patentee CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS HOLDING INC
Applicant Address KLYBECKSTRASSE 141, 4057 BASEL,
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 ROMEO DREIER STEINENBUHL 200, 4232 FEHREN,
2 ALFONS ARQUINT IM RANKHOF 6, 4058 BASEL,
3 URS LAUK ALFRED-STREBELWEG 15, 8047 ZURICH,
4 WILHELM 14, RUE D' ALTKIRCH, 68220 KNOERINGUE,
PCT International Classification Number C09B 29/42
PCT International Application Number N/A
PCT International Filing date
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 99810836.9 1999-09-20 EUROPEAN UNION