Azo compounds having a β-alkynyloxy carbonylalkyl group on the coupling component radical

Claim 2

A compound of the formula ##STR14## wherein D is a diazo component radical of the benzene, pyrazole, thiophene, thiazole, isothiazole or thiadiazole series, K is 1,4-phenylene, substituted 1,4-phenylene or 1,4-naphthylene, R 1 is hydrogen; C 1-4 alkyl; C 1-4 alkyl monosubstituted by chloro, bromo, vinylsulfonyl, hydroxy, cyano, C 1-2 alkoxy, phenyl, acetyl, phenoxy, formyloxy, (C 1-3 alkyl)carbonyloxy, benzoyloxy, (C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonyl, (C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonyloxy, (C 1-2 alkyl)carbamoyl, di-(C 1-2 alkyl)carbamoyl or ##STR15## C 3-4 alkyl substituted by hydroxy and one further substituent selected from the group consisting of chloro, C 1-4 alkoxy, hydroxy, phenoxy and benzyloxy; C 2-4 alkenyl; C 3-4 chloroalkenyl or C 3-4 bromoalkenyl, with the proviso that R 1 must be hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl when K is 1,4-naphthylene, wherein U 1 , U 2 and U 3 are as defined below, R 2 is straight or branched chain C 1-4 alkylene or --CH 2 CH 2 --O--CH 2 CH 2 --, Each of U 1 and U 2 is independently hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl or U 1 and U 2 taken together and with the carbon atom to which they are joined form a cyclohexyl ring, and U 3 is hydrogen or ##STR16## wherein U 1 and U 2 are as defined above, and U 4 is hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or (C 1-4 alkyl)carbonyl, with the proviso that when U 1 and U 2 taken together and with the carbon atom to which they are joined form a cyclohexyl ring, any --C.tbd.C--U 3 group attached to the carbon atom to which said U 1 and U 2 are joined must be --C.tbd.C--H, with the proviso that the molecule is free of acetal groups.

Claim 3

A compound according to claim 1 having the formula ##STR17## wherein D' is phenyl; substituted phenyl having 1 to 4 substituents each of which is independently chloro, bromo, iodo, nitro (maximum of two), cyano (maximum of two), methyl (maximum of two), trifluoromethyl (maximum of two), methoxy (maximum of two), C 1-2 alkylsulfonyl (maximum of two), formyl (maximum of one), sulfamoyl (maximum of one), (C 1-2 alkyl)carbonyl (maximum of one), (C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonyl (maximum of one), benzoyl (maximum of one), phenyl(C 1-2 alkyl)carbonyl (maximum of one), phenoxycarbonyl (maximum of one), phenylsulfonyl (maximum of one), benzylsulfonyl (maximum of one), tolylsulfonyl (maximum of one), thiocyano (maximum of one), C 1-2 alkylsulfamoyl (maximum of one), di-(C 1-2 alkyl)sulfamoyl (maximum of one), (C 1-2 alkoxy)C 2-4 alkylsulfamoyl (maximum of one), (C 1-2 alkoxy)(C 2-4 alkyl)carbamoyl (maximum of one), phenylsulfamoyl (maximum of one), N-C 1-2 alkyl-N-phenylsulfamoyl (maximum of one), carbamoyl (maximum of one), (C 1-2 alkyl)carbamoyl (maximum of one), di(C 1-2 alkyl)carbamoyl (maximum of one), N-C 1-2 alkyl-N-phenylcarbamoyl (maximum of one), phenylcarbamoyl (maximum of one), phenyl (maximum of one), (C 1-2 alkyl)carbonylamino (maximum of one), phenylazo or substituted phenylazo having 1 to 3 substituents each of which is independently chloro, bromo, methyl (maximum of two), C 1-2 alkoxy (maximum of two), cyano (maximum of two) or nitro (maximum of two) (maximum number of phenylazo and substituted phenylazo together is one); thienyl; substituted thienyl having 1 to 3 substituents each of which is independently chloro (maximum of two), bromo (maximum of two), nitro (maximum of two), cyano (maximum of two), methyl (maximum of two), phenyl (maximum of one), (C 1-2 alkyl)carbonyl (maximum of one) or (C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonyl (maximum of one); thiadiazolyl; thiadiazolyl monosubstituted by phenyl, C 1-2 alkylthio or C 1-2 alkoxy; thiazolyl; substituted thiazolyl having 1 or 2 substituents each of which is independently chloro, bromo, nitro, cyano, methyl (maximum of one), thiocyano (maximum of one), sulfamoyl (maximum of one), C 1-2 alkylsulfamoyl (maximum of one), di-(C 1-2 alkyl)sulfamoyl (maximum of one), phenylsulfamoyl (maximum of one), N-C 1-2 alkyl-N-phenylsulfamoyl (maximum of one) or C 1-2 alkylsulfonyl (maximum of one); isothiazolyl; substituted isothiazolyl having 1 or 2 substituents each of which is independently chloro, bromo, nitro, cyano, methyl (maximum of one), thiocyano (maximum of one), sulfamoyl (maximum of one), C 1-2 alkylsulfamoyl (maximum of one), di-(C 1-2 alkyl)sulfamoyl (maximum of one), phenylsulfamoyl (maximum of one), N-C 1-2 -alkyl-N-phenylsulfamoyl (maximum of one) or C 1-2 -alkylsulfonyl (maximum of one); or ##STR18## wherein d is hydrogen, C 1-2 alkyl, cyanoethyl, phenyl, chlorophenyl, bromophenyl or tolyl, e is C 1-2 alkyl, C 1-2 alkoxy, C 1-2 alkylthio, cyanomethyl, phenyl, (C 1-4 alkoxy)carbonyl, carbamoyl, (C 1-2 alkyl)carbamoyl, di(C 1-2 alkyl)carbamoyl or N-C 1-2 alkyl-N-phenylcarbamoyl, and f is cyano or (C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonyl, K'is ##STR19## or 1,4-naphthylene, wherein R 5 is hydrogen; chloro; bromo; C 1-2 alkyl; C 1-2 alkoxy; C 2-4 alkoxy monosubstituted by chloro, bromo, hydroxy, cyano, C 1-2 alkoxy, (C 1-2 alkoxy)ethoxy or phenyl; or benzyloxy, and R 6 is hydrogen, chloro, bromo, cyano, C 1-2 alkyl, C 1-2 alkoxy, formamido, (C 1-4 alkyl)carbonylamino, (C 1-4 chloroalkyl)carbonylamino, (C 1-4 bromoalkyl)carbonylamino, (C 1-2 alkoxy)(C 1-4 alkyl)carbonylamino, (C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonyl(C 1-2 alkyl)carbonylamino, phenoxy(C 1-2 alkyl)carbonylamino, (substituted phenoxy) (C 1-2 alkyl)carbonylamino, phenyl(C 1-2 alkyl)carbonylamino, (substituted phenyl)(C 1-2 alkyl)carbonylamino, (C 1-4 alkoxy)carbonylamino, (C 1-2 alkoxy)(C 2-3 alkoxy)carbonylamino, phenyl(C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonylamino, (substituted phenyl) (C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonylamino, (C 1-4 alkoxy)carbonyl(C 1-3 alkyl)aminocarbonylamino, benzamido, (substituted phenyl)carbonylamino, phenoxycarbonylamino, (substituted phenoxy)carbonylamino or C 1-2 alkylsulfonylamino, wherein each substituted phenyl and substituted phenoxy moiety is substituted by 1 or 2 substituents each of which is independently chloro, bromo, iodo, C 1-2 alkyl or C 1-2 alkoxy (maximum of one C 1-2 alkoxy), R 1 is hydrogen; C 1-4 alkyl; C 1-4 alkyl monosubstituted by chloro, bromo, vinylsulfonyl, hydroxy, cyano, C 1-2 alkoxy, phenyl, acetyl, phenoxy, formyloxy, (C 1-3 alkyl)carbonyloxy, benzoyloxy, (C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonyl, (C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonyloxy, (C 1-2 alkyl)carbamoyl, di-(C 1-2 alkyl)carbamoyl or ##STR20## C 3-4 alkyl substituted by hydroxy and one further substituent selected from the group consisting of chloro, C 1-4 alkoxy, hydroxy, phenoxy and benzyloxy; C 2-4 alkenyl; C 3-4 chloroalkenyl or C 3-4 bromoalkenyl, with the proviso that R 1 must be hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl when K' is 1,4-naphthylene, wherein U 1 , U 2 and U 3 are as defined below, R 2 is straight or branched chain C 1-4 alkylene or --CH 2 CH 2 --O--CH 2 CH 2 --, each of U 1 and U 2 is independently hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl or U 1 and U 2 taken together and with the carbon atom to which they are joined form a cyclohexyl ring, and U 3 is hydrogen or ##STR21## wherein U 1 and U 2 are as defined above, and U 4 is hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or (C 1-4 alkyl)carbonyl, with the proviso that when U 1 and U 2 taken together and with the carbon atom to which they are joined form a cyclohexyl ring, any --C.tbd.C--U 3 group attached to the carbon atom to which said U 1 and U 2 are joined must be --C.tbd.C--H, with the proviso that the molecule is free of acetal groups.

Claim 4

A compound according to claim 2 wherein D' is phenyl; substituted phenyl having 1 to 3 substituents each of which is independently chloro (maximum of two), bromo (maximum of two), iodo (maximum of two), nitro (maximum of two), cyano (maximum of two), methyl (maximum of two), trifluoromethyl (maximum of two), methoxy (maximum of two), C 1-2 alkylsulfonyl (maximum of one), phenylsulfonyl (maximum of one), tolylsulfonyl (maximum of one), sulfamoyl (maximum of one), C 1-2 alkylsulfamoyl (maximum of one), di-(C 1-2 alkyl)sulfamoyl (maximum of one), phenylsulfamoyl (maximum of one), N-C 1-2 alkyl-N-phenylsulfamoyl (maximum of one), thiocyano (maximum of one), phenylazo or substituted phenylazo having 1 to 3 substituents each of which is independently chloro (maximum of two), bromo (maximum of two), methyl (maximum of two), methoxy (maximum of two), cyano (maximum of one) or nitro (maximum of one) (maximum number of phenylazo and substituted phenylazo together is one); thienyl; substituted thienyl having 1 to 3 substituents each of which is independently chloro (maximum of two), bromo (maximum of two), nitro (maximum of two), cyano (maximum of two), methyl (maximum of two), phenyl (maximum of one), (C 1-2 alkyl)carbonyl (maximum of one) or (C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonyl (maximum of one); thiazolyl; substituted thiazolyl having 1 or 2 substituents each of which is independently chloro, bromo, nitro, cyano, methyl or C 1-2 alkylsulfonyl (maximum of one of each); isothiazolyl or substituted isothiazolyl having 1 or 2 substituents each of which is independently chloro, bromo, nitro, cyano, methyl or C 1-2 alkylsulfonyl (maximum of one of each).

Claim 5

A compound according to claim 2 wherein D' is substituted phenyl having 1 to 3 substituents each of which is independently chloro, bromo, iodo, nitro (maximum of two), cyano (maximum of two), methyl (maximum of two), trifluoromethyl (maximum of two), methoxy (maximum of two), C 1-2 alkylsulfonyl (maximum of two), formyl (maximum of one), thiocyano (maximum of one), (C 1-2 alkyl)carbonyl (maximum of one), (C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonyl (maximum of one), benzoyl (maximum of one), benzylcarbonyl (maximum of one), phenoxycarbonyl (maximum of one), phenylsulfonyl (maximum of one), tolylsulfonyl (maximum of one), sulfamoyl (maximum of one), C 1-2 alkylsulfamoyl (maximum of one), di-(C 1-2 alkyl)sulfamoyl (maximum of one), (C 1-2 alkoxy)C 2-4 alkylsulfamoyl (maximum of one), (C 1-2 alkoxy)(C 2-4 alkyl)carbamoyl (maximum of one), N-C 1-2 alkyl-N-phenylsulfamoyl (maximum of one), carbamoyl (maximum of one), (C 1-2 alkyl)carbamoyl (maximum of one), di-(C 1-2 alkyl)carbonyl (maximum of one), N-C 1-2 alkyl-N-phenylcarbamoyl (maximum of one), phenylcarbamoyl (maximum of one), acetamido (maximum of one), phenylazo or substituted phenylazo having 1 to 3 substituents each of which is independently chloro, bromo, methyl (maximum of two), C 1-2 alkoxy (maximum of two), cyano (maximum of two) or nitro (maximum of two) (maximum number of phenylazo and substituted phenylazo together is one); thienyl; substituted thienyl having 1 to 3 substituents each of which is independently chloro (maximum of two), bromo (maximum of two), nitro (maximum of two), cyano (maximum of two), methyl (maximum of two), (C 1-2 alkyl)carbonyl (maximum of one) or (C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonyl (maximum of one); thiadiazolyl; phenylthiadiazolyl; substituted thiazolyl having 1 or 2 substituents each of which is independently chloro, bromo, nitro, cyano, methyl (maximum of one), thiocyano (maximum of one), sulfamoyl (maximum of one) or C 1-2 alkylsulfonyl (maximum of one); or substituted isothiazolyl having 1 or 2 substituents each of which is independently chloro, bromo, nitro, cyano, methyl (maximum of one), thiocyano (maximum of one), sulfamoyl (maximum of one) or C 1-2 alkylsulfonyl (maximum of one), R 5 is hydrogen, chloro, bromo, C 1-2 alkyl, C 1-2 alkoxy or C 2-4 alkoxy monosubstituted by chloro, bromo, C 1-2 alkoxy or phenyl, and R 6 is hydrogen, chloro, bromo, cyano, C 1-2 alkyl, C 1-2 alkoxy, formamido or (C 1-3 alkyl)carbonylamino.

Claim 6

A compound according to claim 2 wherein D' is phenyl or substituted phenyl having 1 to 3 substituents each of which is independently chloro (maximum of two), bromo (maximum of two), iodo (maximum of two), nitro (maximum of two), cyano (maximum of two), C 1-2 alkylsulfonyl (maximum of one) or phenylazo (maximum of one).

Claim 7

A compound according to claim 2 wherein R 5 is hydrogen, C 1-2 alkyl or C 1-2 alkoxy, and R 6 is hydrogen, chloro, bromo, C 1-2 alkyl, C 1-2 alkoxy, formamido, (C 1-4 alkyl)carbonylamino, (C 1-4 chloroalkyl)carbonylamino, (C 1-4 bromoalkyl)carbonylamino, (C 1-2 alkoxy) (C 1-4 alkyl)carbonylamino, phenoxy(C 1-2 alkyl)carbonylamino, phenyl(C 1-2 alkyl)carbonylamino, (C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonyl(C 1-2 alkyl)carbonylamino, (C 1-4 alkoxy)carbonylamino, (C 1-2 alkoxy) (C 2-3 alkoxy)carbonylamino, phenyl(C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonylamino, (C 1-4 alkoxy)carbonyl(C 1-3 alkyl)aminocarbonylamino, benzamido, C 1-2 alkylsulfonylamino or phenoxycarbonylamino.

Claim 8

A compound according to claim 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen, chloro, bromo, C 1-2 alkyl, C 1-2 alkoxy, formamido, (C 1-4 alkyl)carbonylamino, (C 1-4 chloroalkyl)carbonylamino, (C 1-4 bromoalkyl)carbonylamino, (C 1-2 alkoxy) (C 1-4 alkyl)carbonylamino, phenoxy(C 1-2 alkyl)carbonylamino, phenyl(C 1-2 alkyl)carbonylamino, (C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonyl(C 1-2 alkyl)carbonylamino, (C 1-4 alkoxy)carbonylamino, (C 1-2 alkoxy) (C 2-3 alkoxy)carbonylamino, (C 1-4 alkoxy)carbonyl(C 1-3 alkyl)aminocarbonylamino, benzamido or C 1-2 alkylsulfonylamino.

Claim 9

A compound according to claim 7 wherein R 5 is hydrogen or C 1-2 alkoxy, and R 6 is hydrogen, chloro, bromo, C 1-2 alkyl, C 1-2 alkoxy or (C 1-2 alkyl)carbonylamino.

Claim 10

A compound according to claim 8 wherein R 2 is C 2-4 alkylene, and R 6 is hydrogen, methyl or acetamido.

Claim 11

A compound according to claim 8 wherein R 1 is hydrogen or ethyl.

Claim 12

A compound according to claim 2 wherein R 1 is hydrogen; C 1-4 alkyl; C 1-4 alkyl monosubstituted by hydroxy, cyano, C 1-2 alkoxy, formyloxy, (C 1-3 alkyl)carbonyloxy, benzoyloxy, (C 1-2 alkoxy)carbonyloxy or ##STR22## or C 3-4 alkyl substituted by hydroxy and one further substituent selected from the group consisting of chloro, C 1-2 alkoxy, hydroxy, phenoxy and benzyloxy, with the proviso that R 1 must be hydrogen or ethyl when K' is 1,4-naphthylene.

Claim 13

A compound according to claim 11 wherein R 2 is straight chain C 2-4 alkylene, --CH(CH 3 )--CH 2 --, --CH 2 --CH(CH 3 )-- or --CH 2 CH 2 --O--CH 2 CH 2 --.

Claim 14

A compound according to claim 11 wherein each of U 1 and U 2 is independently hydrogen or methyl, and U 3 is hydrogen, (C 1-2 alkoxy)methyl, 1-(C 1-2 alkoxy)ethyl, acetoxymethyl or 1-acetoxyethyl.

Claim 15

The compound according to claim 13, having the formula ##STR23##

Claim 16

The compound according to claim 13 having the formula ##STR24##