Polymeric triarylmethane dyes

Claim 2

A polymeric aminotriarylmethane dye having a polyester, polycarbonate, polyethyleneimine or polyurethane backbone, said dye comprising repeating units selected from the group consisting of ##STR37## wherein R, R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , X, a, and b are as defined below, and said dye having at least one arylamino unit of the general formula: ##STR38## wherein a and b are independently zero or an integer of 1 to 3; X is oxygen or sulfur; Y is oxygen or --NH--; R is a divalent organic group selected from (1) aliphatic groups having 2 to 12 carbon atoms and up to 2 non-contiguous catenary groups selected from --O--, --S--, and --NR 1 --, in which R 1 is a lower alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms, (2) cycloaliphatic groups having 5 12 carbon atoms, and (3) arylene groups having 6 to 12 carbon atoms; c, d, and e are independently zero or one, with the provisos that when e is zero, then a is zero, and when c is zero or Y is oxygen, then X is oxygen; R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 are independently hydrogen, and auxochromic group, a bathochromic group or R 2 and R 3 or R 4 and R 5 together are a benzo group; Ar 1 and Ar 2 are independently aromatic groups having one or two 5- or 6-atom rings with conjugated unsaturation, the 5-atom rings having four carbon atoms and one of oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen or three carbon atoms, one nitrogen, and one of oxygen or sulfur in the 1,3-position or nitrogen in the 1,2- or 1,3-position, the 6-atom rings having six carbon atoms or five carbon atoms and one nitrogen, or four carbon atoms and two nitrogens in the 1,2-1,3-, or 1,4-position or three carbon atoms and three nitrogens in the 1,3,5-position; and W is a divalent group selected from the group consisting of a coordinate bond, --O--, --S--, ##STR39## hydrogen or lower alkyl group having one to four atoms and R 7 and R 8 are independently hydrogen or a lower alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms; f is zero or one; and Z⊖ is an anion.

Claim 3

A polymeric or copolymeric aminotriarylmethane dye having a polyester, polycarbonate, or polyurethane backbone, said dye comprising repeating units selected from the group consisting of ##STR40## wherein R, R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , X, a, and b are as defined below, and said dye having 0.1 to 100 mol percent of arylamino units of the general formula: ##STR41## wherein a and b are independently zero or an integer of 1 to 3; X is oxygen or sulfur; Y is oxygen or --NH--; R is a divalent organic group selected from (1) aliphatic groups having 2 to 12 carbon atoms and up to 2 non-contiguous catenary groups selected from --O--, --S--, and --NR 1 --, in which R 1 is a lower alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms, (2) cycloaliphatic groups having 5 to 12 carbon atoms, and (3) arylene groups having 6 to 12 carbon atoms; c and d are independently zero or one, with the proviso that when c is zero or Y is oxygen, then X is oxygen; R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 are independently hydrogen, an auxochromic group, a bathochromic group or R 2 and R 3 or R 4 and R 5 together are a benzo group; Ar 1 and Ar 2 are independently aromatic groups having one or two 5- or 6-atom rings with conjugated unsaturation, the 5-atom rings having four carbon atoms and one of oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen or three carbon atoms, one nitrogen, and one of oxygen or sulfur in the 1,3-position or nitrogen in the 1,2- or 1,3-position, the 6-atom rings having six carbon atoms or five carbon atoms and one nitrogen, or four carbon atoms and two nitrogens in the 1,2-1,3-, or 1,4-position or three carbon atoms and three nitrogens in the 1,3,5-position; and W is a divalent group selected from the group consisting of a coordinate bond, --O--, --S--, ##STR42## in which R 6 is hydrogen or lower alkyl group having one to four atoms and R 7 and R 8 are independently hydrogen or a lower alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms; f is zero or one; Z⊖ is an anion, and 99.9 to 0.0 mol percent of units of a non-arylamino unit-containing polyester or polyurethane having the general formula: ##STR43## in which R 9 is an alkylene group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms or polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene or polyoxybutylene having a molecular weight up to 3000 and X, Y, R, c, and d are the same as defined above.

Claim 4

A polymeric or copolymeric aminotriarylmethane dye having a polyester, polycarbonate, or polyurethane backbone, said dye comprising repeating units selected from the group consisting of ##STR40## wherein R, R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , X, a, and b are as defined below, and said dye having 0.1 to 100 mol percent of arylamino units of the general formula: ##STR41## wherein a and b are independently zero or an integer of 1 to 3; X is oxygen or sulfur; Y is oxygen or --NH--; R is a divalent organic group selected from (1) aliphatic groups having 2 to 12 carbon atoms and up to 2 non-contiguous catenary groups selected from --O--, --S--, and --NR 1 --, in which R 1 is a lower alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms, (2) cycloaliphatic groups having 5 to 12 carbon atoms, and (3) arylene groups having 6 to 12 carbon atoms; c and d are independently zero or one, with the proviso that when c is zero or Y is oxygen, then X is oxygen; R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 are independently hydrogen, an auxochromic group, a bathochromic group or R 2 and R 3 or R 4 and R 5 together are a benzo group; Ar 1 and Ar 2 are independently aromatic groups having one or two 5- or 6-atom rings with conjugated unsaturation, the 5-atom rings having four carbon atoms and one of oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen or three carbon atoms, one nitrogen, and one of oxygen or sulfur in the 1,3-position or nitrogen in the 1,2- or 1,3-position, the 6-atom rings having six carbon atoms or five carbon atoms and one nitrogen, or four carbon atoms and two nitrogens in the 1,2-1,3-, or 1,4-position or three carbon atoms and three nitrogens in the 1,3,5-position; and W is a divalent group selected from the group consisting of a coordinate bond, --O--, --S--, ##STR42## in which R 6 is hydrogen or lower alkyl group having one to four atoms and R 7 and R 8 are independently hydrogen or a lower alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms; f is zero or one; Z⊖ is an anion, and 99.9 to 0.0 mol percent of units of a non-arylamino unit-containing polyester or polyurethane having the general formula: ##STR43## in which R 9 is an alkylene group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms or polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene or polyoxybutylene having a molecular weight up to 3000 and X, Y, R, c, and d are the same as defined above.

Claim 5

The polymeric dye according to claim 1 wherein R contains one catenary --O--, --S--, or ##STR44## group.

Claim 6

The polymeric dye according to claim 1 wherein when R 2 and R 3 or R 4 and R 5 is a benzo group which is substituted by auxochromic or bathochromic groups.

Claim 7

The polymeric dye according to claim 1 wherein Ar 1 and Ar 2 are substituted by at least one auxochromic or bathochromic group.

Claim 8

The polymeric dye according to claim 1 having at least one unit of the general formula: ##STR45##

Claim 9

The polymeric dye according to claim 1 having at least one unit of the general formula: ##STR46##

Claim 10

The polymeric dye according to claim 1 having at least one unit of the general formula: ##STR47##

Claim 11

The polymeric dye according to claim 1 having at least one unit of the general formula: ##STR48##

Claim 12

The polymeric dye according to claim 1 having at least one unit of the general formula: ##STR49##

Claim 13

The polymeric dye according to claim 2 having at least one unit of the general formula: ##STR50##

Claim 14

The polymeric dye according to claim 2 having at least one unit of the general formula: ##STR51##

Claim 15

Resins comprising in the range of 0.001 to 10 weight percent of the polymeric dye according to claim 1.

Claim 16

The polymeric aminotriarylmethane dye according to claim 1 wherein f is zero and Ar 1 and Ar 2 are 6-atom aromatic rings containing only carbon atoms.