Thiazolylazoaniline dyes for use in thermal dye sublimation transfer

Claim 2

Dye-donor element for use according to thermal dye sublimation transfer, said dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer containing a thiazolylazoaniline dye, characterized in that said thiazolylazoaniline dye contains on the 4-position of the thiazolyl ring a substituent selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, aryloxy, mercapto, thioalkyl, thiocycloalkyl and thioaryl.

Claim 3

Dye-donor element according to claim 1, wherein said thiazolylazoaniline dye according to the following formula (I) wherein X represents CN or R 4 -C=A; Y represents any substituent; Z represents O or S; n represents 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, the Y substituents being the same or different when n is greater than 1; A represents O, N--R 5 , CR 6 R 7 ; R 1 and R 2 each independently represent hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or R 1 and R 2 together represent the atoms necessary for completing a heterocyclic nucleus or substituted heterocyclic nucleus, or R 1 and/or R 2 together with Y represent the atoms necessary for completing a fused-on heterocyclic nucleus or substituted fused-on heterocyclic nucleus; R 3 represents hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl; R 4 represents hydrogen or an electron withdrawing group; R 5 represents H, CN, NR 8 R 9 , OR 8 , OCOR 8 , OCOOR 8 , OCONR 8 R 9 , OSO 2 R 8 , OPO(OR 8 )(OR 9 ); R 6 and R 7 independently represent an electron withdrawing group; R 8 and R 9 independently represent hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl or R 8 and R 9 together represent the atoms necessary for completing a heterocyclic nucleus or substituted heterocyclic nucleus.

Claim 4

Dye-donor element according to claim 2, wherein Z represents O and R 3 represents methyl.

Claim 5

Dye-donor element according to claim 3, wherein X represents CN or CHO or CH═C(CN) 2 or C(CN)═C(CN) 2 or CH═N-OCH 3 or CH═N-OH, n is O and R 1 and R 2 both represent alkyl.

Claim 6

Dye-donor element according claim 1, wherein the dye layer contains copoly-styrene-acrylonitrile as binder.

Claim 7

Dye-donor element according to claim 1, wherein said dye donor element is of magenta or cyan hue.

Claim 8

Dye-donor element according to claim 1, wherein said dye donor element is of black hue.

Claim 9

Dye-donor element according to claim 7, wherein said dye layer contains at least one of said magenta thiazolylazoaniline dyes and further contains a cyan indoaniline dye, a yellow dicyanovinylaniline dye and a yellow bis(N,N-dialkylaniline)azo dye.

Claim 10

Dyed receiving element comprising a support provided with a dye image receiving layer containing dyes in imagewise distribution, formed by thermal dye sublimation transfer using a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer containing a thiazolylazoaniline dye, characterized in that said thiazolylazoaniline dye contains or, the 4-position of the thiazolyl ring a substituent selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, aryloxy, mercapto, thioalkyl, thiocycloalkyl and thioaryl.

Claim 11

Dyed receiving element comprising a support provided with a dye image receiving layer containing dyes in imagewise distribution, formed by thermal dye sublimation transfer using a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer containing a thiazolylazoaniline dye, characterized in that said thiazolylazoaniline dye contains or, the 4-position of the thiazolyl ring a substituent selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, aryloxy, mercapto, thioalkyl, thiocycloalkyl and thioaryl.

Claim 12

Dyed receiving element comprising a support provided with a dye receiving layer containing dyes in image wise distribution, formed by thermal dye sublimation transfer using a dye-donor element comprising a thiazolylazoaniline dye according to the following formula (I) ##STR13## wherein X represents CN or R 4 -C=A; Y represents any substituent; Z represents O or S; n represents 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, the Y substituents being the same or different when n i s greater than 1; A represents O, N--R 5 , CR 6 R 7 ; R 1 and R 2 each independently represent hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or R 1 and R 2 together represent the atoms necessary for completing a heterocyclic nucleus or substituted heterocyclic nucleus, or R 1 and/or R 2 together with Y represent the atoms necessary for completing a fused-on heterocyclic nucleus or substituted fused-on heterocyclic nucleus; R 3 represents hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl; R 4 represents hydrogen or an electron withdrawing group; R 5 represents H, CN, NR 8 R 9 , OR 8 , OCOR 8 , OCOOR 8 , OCONRBR 9 , OSO 2 R 8 , OPO(OR 8 )(OR 9 ); R 6 and R 7 independently represent an electron withdrawing group; R 8 and R 9 independently represent hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl or R 8 and R 9 together represent the atoms necessary for completing a heterocyclic nucleus or substituted heterocyclic nucleus.

Claim 13

Dyed receiving element comprising a support provided with a dye receiving layer containing dyes in image wise distribution, formed by thermal dye sublimation transfer using a dye-donor element comprising a thiazolylazoaniline dye according to the following formula (I) ##STR13## wherein X represents CN or R 4 -C=A; Y represents any substituent; Z represents O or S; n represents 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, the Y substituents being the same or different when n i s greater than 1; A represents O, N--R 5 , CR 6 R 7 ; R 1 and R 2 each independently represent hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or R 1 and R 2 together represent the atoms necessary for completing a heterocyclic nucleus or substituted heterocyclic nucleus, or R 1 and/or R 2 together with Y represent the atoms necessary for completing a fused-on heterocyclic nucleus or substituted fused-on heterocyclic nucleus; R 3 represents hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl; R 4 represents hydrogen or an electron withdrawing group; R 5 represents H, CN, NR 8 R 9 , OR 8 , OCOR 8 , OCOOR 8 , OCONRBR 9 , OSO 2 R 8 , OPO(OR 8 )(OR 9 ); R 6 and R 7 independently represent an electron withdrawing group; R 8 and R 9 independently represent hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl or R 8 and R 9 together represent the atoms necessary for completing a heterocyclic nucleus or substituted heterocyclic nucleus.