Reduced styryl dyes

Claim 1

A N-hydrocarbyl substituted dihydroheterocyclic amine selected from the group consisting of D--(CH=CH).sub.n A and D--(CH=CH).sub.n CH=CAA' wherein n is an integer from 1-3 inclusive, D is: ##EQU1## A and A' are independently: ##SPC4## and A and A' when taken together with the carbon to which attached are: ##SPC5## R is hydrocarbyl; Q' is =CR'R', S, O, Se or =NR'; Q 2 is O, S, Se, =NH, or =NR; Z is hydrogen or taken together with an adjacent Z, the group of two may be either benzo- or naphtho- with or without an auxochromic substituent; Y is H, Cl, F, Br, alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, OH, OR 2 , SR 5 or NR 3 R 4; Z' is H, Cl, F, Br, alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, --OR 5 or --NR 2 5; Z" is H, Cl, F, Br, alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms or --OR 5 ; or Z' and adjacent Z" taken together can be benzo- or naphto- with or without auxochromic substituents; R' is H, alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms; phenyl or benzyl; R 2 is alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms; R 5 is methyl or ethyl; R 3 and R 4 are independently hydrocarbyl or halohydrocarbyl or taken together with an adjacent Z" each can be independently 1,2-ethylene, 1,3-propylene or 1,2-phenylene or in conjunction with each other can form a 5-6 member ring including not more than 1 oxygen or one additional nitrogen.