Monoazo compounds derived from 2-hydroxymethyl-amino benzoic acids and 2,6-dihydroxypyridines

Claim 1

A disperse monoazo dyestuff free from sulphonic acid groups having the formula ##SPC8## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, phenyl, phenyl lower alkyl linked to the pyridone ring through said lower alkyl, lower alkoxy lower alkyl, cyano lower alkyl, phenoxy lower alkyl, lower alkoxy carbonyl lower alkyl and N:N-di(lower alkyl) carbamoyl; Y is selected from the group consisting of cyano, hydrogen, lower alkyl, carbamoyl, N-lower alkyl carbamoyl, N:N-di(lower alkyl) carbamoyl, lower alkyl sulphonyl, phenylsulphonyl, sulphamoyl, N-lower alkyl sulphamoyl, N:N-di(lower alkyl) sulphamoyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl, lower alkylcarbonyl, benzoyl, bromine, chlorine and lower alkylamino lower alkyl; and Z is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, lower alkoxy lower alkyl, hydroxy lower alkyl, lower alkylcarbonyloxy lower alkyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl lower alkyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl lower alkyl linked to the pyridone ring through said lower alkyl, chloro lower alkyl, phenoxy lower alkyl, phenylthio lower alkyl, cyano lower alkyl, cyano lower alkoxy lower alkyl, benzyl carbonyloxy lower alkyl, phenoxy carbonyloxy lower alkyl, lower alkylcarbonyl lower alkyl, benzoyl lower alkyl, phenylsulphonyl lower alkyl, benzoylamino lower alkyl, phenyl, tolyl, anisyl, chlorophenyl, amino, N-lower alkylamino, N:N-di(lower alkyl) amino, anilino, toluidino, benzylamino and cyclohexylamino.