Chromogenic quinazolines

Claim 1

A pressure-sensitive or heat-sensitive recording sheet material which contains in its color reactive system, as color former, a quinazoline of the formula ##STR52## wherein Z is hydrogen, R 1 , --OR 1 ', --SR 1 ' or --NR 2 R 3 ; R 1 ' but not R 1 is halo-C 2 -C 6 -alkyl or each of R 1 ' and R 1 is C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, cyano-C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, lower alkoxy-C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, halophenyl, nitrophenyl, cyanophenyl, lower alkylphenyl, lower alkoxyphenyl, lower alkoxycarbonylphenyl, lower alkylcarbonyllphenyl, diphenyl, halodiphenyl, nitrodiphenyl, cyanodiphenyl, lower alkyldiphenyl, lower alkoxydiphenyl, lower alkoxycarbonyldiphenyl, lower alkylcarbonyldiphenyl, naphthyl, halonaphthyl, nitronaphthyl, cyanonaphthyl, lower alkylnaphthyl, lower alkoxynaphthyl, lower alkoxycarbonylnaphthyl, lower alkylcarbonylnaphthyl, benzyl, halobenzyl, nitrobenzyl, cyanobenzyl, lower alkylbenzyl, lower alkoxybenzyl, lower alkoxycarbonylbenzyl, lower alkylcarbonylbenzyl, phenylethyl, halophenylethyl, nitrophenylethyl, cyanophenylethyl, lower alkylphenylethyl, loweer alkoxyphenylethyl, lower alkoxy carbonylphenylethyl, lower alkylcarbonylphenylethyl, thienyl, halothienyl, cyanothienyl, nitrothienyl, lower alkylthienyl, lower alkoxythienyl, lower alkoxycarbonylthienyl, furyl, halofuryl, cyanofuryl, nitrofuryl, lower alkylfuryl, lower alkoxyfuryl, lower alkoxycarbonylfuryl, pyrrolyl, halopyrrolyl, cyanopyrrolyl, nitropyrrolyl, lower alkylpyrrolyl, lower alkoxypyrrolyl, lower alkoxycarbonylpyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, halopyrazolyl, cyanopyrazolyl, nitropyrazolyl, lower alkylpyrazolyl, lower alkoxypyrazolyl, lower alkoxycarbionylpyrazolyl, imidazolyl, haloimidazolyl, cyanoimidazolyl, nitroimidazolyl, lower alkylimidazolyl, lower alkoxyimidazolyl, lower alkoxycarbonylimidazolyl, pyridyl, halopyridyl, cyanopyridyl, nitropyridyl, lower alkylpyridyl, lower alkoxypyridyl or lower alkoxycarbonylpyridyl; R 2 is formyl, lower alkylcarbonyl, lower alkylsulfonyl, benzoyl or phenylsulfonyl or each of R 2 , R 3 , X 1 and X 2 independently is hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, halo-C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, hydroxy-C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, cyano-C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, lower alkoxy-C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, halophenyl, nitrophenyl, cyanophenyl, lower alkylphenyl, lower alkoxyphenyl, lower alkoxycarbonylphenyl, benzyl, halobenzyl, nitrobenzyl, cyanobenzyl, lower alkylbenzyl, lower alkoxybenzyl, lower alkoxycarbonylbenzyl, or --NR 2 R 3 and --NX 1 X 2 independently is pyrrolidino, piperidino, pipecolino, morpholino, thiomorpholino or piperazino; X 3 is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy; and ring A is unsubstituted or substituted by cyano, nitro, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or lower alkoxycarbonyl.