Crystalline azopyrazolone acid dye

Claim 2

Crystalline, azopyrazolone acid dye of the formula wherein R is H or CH 3 , x is 1 or 2, y and z are each 0 or 1, the sum of y and z is 1 and M is ammonium, lithium, sodium or potassium cation, said crystalline dye being characterized by the absence of absorption in the 6.0 micron region of its infrared scan.

Claim 3

Dye of claim 1 of the formula ##STR6##

Claim 4

Dye of claim 1 of the formula ##STR7##

Claim 5

Process for preparing the crystalline, azopyrazolone acid dye of the formula ##STR8## wherein R is H or CH 3 , x is 1 or 2, y and z are each 0 or 1, the sum of y and z is 1 and M is ammonium, lithium, sodium or potassium cation, said crystalline dye being characterized by the absence of absorption in the 6.0 micron region of its infrared scan, which process consists of heating the dye which, in enol form, is of the formula ##STR9## wherein R, x, y and z are as defined above and M' is a cation, said dye being characterized by absorption in the 6.0 micron region of its infrared scan (using a mineral oil dispersant), in an aqueous liquid medium, at a pH above 10.0, at a temperature of 35° C. to the boiling point of the aqueous liquid medium, in the presence of at least two equivalents of the cation M per equivalent of dye, with 0-1 equivalent of M being provided by M'.

Claim 6

Process for preparing the crystalline, azopyrazolone acid dye of the formula ##STR8## wherein R is H or CH 3 , x is 1 or 2, y and z are each 0 or 1, the sum of y and z is 1 and M is ammonium, lithium, sodium or potassium cation, said crystalline dye being characterized by the absence of absorption in the 6.0 micron region of its infrared scan, which process consists of heating the dye which, in enol form, is of the formula ##STR9## wherein R, x, y and z are as defined above and M' is a cation, said dye being characterized by absorption in the 6.0 micron region of its infrared scan (using a mineral oil dispersant), in an aqueous liquid medium, at a pH above 10.0, at a temperature of 35° C. to the boiling point of the aqueous liquid medium, in the presence of at least two equivalents of the cation M per equivalent of dye, with 0-1 equivalent of M being provided by M'.

Claim 7

Process of claim 4 wherein the pH is at least 10.5 and the temperature is 50°-60° C.

Claim 8

Process of claim 4 wherein M is Na cation.

Claim 9

Process of claim 4 wherein the aqueous liquid medium contains up to 10 grams per 100 cc of medium of a salting out agent.

Claim 10

Process of claim 7 wherein the agent is sodium chloride.

Claim 11

Process of claim 4 wherein the aqueous liquid medium contains up to 50 weight percent of a water-soluble alcohol.

Claim 12

Process of claim 9 wherein the alcohol is methanol.

Claim 13

Process of claim 4 wherein the dye being prepared is of the formula ##STR10##

Claim 14

Process of claim 4 wherein the dye being prepared is of the formula ##STR11##