Mixed complexes of methine dyes

Claim 1

Mixed complexes of methine dyes of the formula ##STR23## wherein M 1 represents zinc, cadmium, lead or manganese, M 2 represents cobalt, copper of nickel, R represents an organic radical selected from the group consisting of cyano, carbamoyl, methylcarbamoyl, phenylcarbamoyl, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, phenoxycarbonyl, 2-benzimidazolyl, methyl, phenyl, 2-benzthiazolyl, or 2-benzoxazolyl, Z 1 represents an oxygen, a sulphur atom or an imino group, X 1 and Y 1 represent hydrogen, halogen atoms, alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylsulphonyl or alkylcarbamoyl groups of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, nitro, or carbamoyl, or the radicals X 1 and Y 1 form a fused benzene ring, X represents a hydrogen atom, Y represents a halogen atom and Z represents a nitro group or a group of the formula R 1 Y 2 --, wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl or cycloalkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, naphthyl, phenyl, p-chlorophenyl, and Y 2 represents an oxygen or a sulphur atom, m is 0 to 4, n is 0 to 4, p is 0 to 3, and the sum of m+n+p must be 4, and wherein the atomic ratio of M 1 :M 2 is between 5:95 and 95:5 prepared by metallizing an isoindolinone of the formula ##STR24## wherein R, X, Y, Z, X 1 , Y 1 , Z 1 , m, n and p are as defined above, with a mixture which consists of 5-95 molar percent of a salt selected from the group consisting of a formate, acetate or stearate of zinc, cadmium, lead or manganese and of 95-5 molar percent of a salt of cobalt, copper or nickel.