Metal-free monoazo and disazo compounds having a 1-hydroxy-5,6-, 7- or 8- substituted 1,3,5-triazinylamino-3- or 4 sulfonic acid coupling component radical and 1:1 copper complexes

Claim 1

A metal-free compound of the formula ##STR60## or a 1:1 copper complex of a metallizable metal-free compound of said formula or an internal or external salt of a metal-free compound of said formula or of a 1:1 copper complex of a metallizable metal-free compound of said formula, wherein each Q is independently linear or branched C 2-6 alkylene; linear or branched C 2-6 alkylene interrupted by --O--, --S-- or --NR 4 --; linear or branched C 3-6 alkylene monosubstituted or disubstituted by hydroxy or --*NHCO--CH 2 --, wherein the * denotes the atom attached to the --NR 4 -- radical, each R 1 is independently hydrogen, halo, nitro, C 1-4 -alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, (C 1-4 alkyl)carbonylamino, --SO 2 NR 3 R 4 , --CONR 4 --C 6 H 5 or benzamido, R 2 is hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, nitro, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, (C 1-4 alkyl)carbonylamino or --NHCONR 3 R 4 , X is --NR 5 R 6 or --N.sup.⊕ R 7 R 8 R 9 An.sup.⊖, wherein each of R 5 and R 6 is independently hydrogen; C 1-6 alkyl; C 2-6 alkyl monosubstituted by hydroxy or cyano; phenyl; phenyl substituted by 1 to 3 substituents selected from chloro, C 1-4 alkyl and C 1-4 alkoxy; phenyl(C 1-4 alkyl); phenyl(C 1-4 alkyl) the phenyl group of which is substituted by 1 to 3 substituents selected from chloro, C 1-4 alkyl and C 1-4 -alkoxy; C 5-6 cycloalkyl or C 5-6 -cycloalkyl substituted by 1 to 3 C 1-4 alkyl groups, or --NR 5 R 6 is an unsubstituted 5- or 6-membered saturated or unsaturated ring containing a total of 1 to 3 hetero atoms or a 5- or 6-membered saturated or unsaturated ring containing a total of 1 to 3 hetero atoms which ring is substituted by 1 to 3 substituents selected from C 1-4 alkyl, C 2-4 alkyl monosubstituted by hydroxy and C 2-4 -alkyl monosubstituted by amino, each of R 7 and R 8 is independently C 1-6 alkyl; C 2-6 alkyl monosubstituted by hydroxy or cyano; phenyl; phenyl substituted by 1 to 3 substituents selected from chloro, C 1-4 alkyl and C 1-4 -alkoxy; phenyl(C 1-4 alkyl); phenyl(C 1-4 alkyl) the phenyl group of which is substituted by 1 to 3 substituents selected from chloro, C 1-4 alkyl and C 1-4 -alkoxy; C 5-6 cycloalkyl or C 5-6 -cycloalkyl substituted by 1 to 3 C 1-4 alkyl groups, or --N.sup.⊕ R 7 R 8 -- is an unsubstituted 5- or 6-membered saturated or unsaturated ring containing a total of 1 to 3 hetero atoms or a 5- or 6-membered saturated or unsaturated ring containing a total of 1 to 3 hetero atoms which ring is substituted by 1 to 3 substituents selected from C 1-4 alkyl, C 2-4 alkyl monosubstituted by hydroxy and C 2-4 -alkyl monosubstituted by amino, R 9 is C 1-4 alkyl or benzyl, or --N.sup.⊕ R 7 R 8 R 9 is pyridinium or pyridinium monosubstituted or disubstituted by methyl, and An.sup.⊖ is a non-chromophoric anion, and n is 0 or 1, wherein each R 3 is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or C 1-4 alkyl monosubstituted by hydroxy, halo, cyano or C 1-4 alkoxy, and each R 4 is independently hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl, where each halo is independently fluoro, chloro or bromo, with the provisos that (i) each hydroxy substituent of each hydroxy-substituted alkyl group and linear or branched alkylene radical attached to a nitrogen atom is in other than the 1-position, (ii) each alkoxy substituent of each alkoxy-substituted alkyl group attached to a nitrogen atom is in other than the 1-position, and (iii) the hydroxy groups of each linear or branched alkylene radical disubstituted by hydroxy are attached to different carbon atoms.