Patent ID: 6025486
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: C09B,C09D

Abstract:
A compound which is effective for ink-jet printing, selected from the group consisting of compounds of Formula (1) and salts thereof: ##STR10## in which: M is a metal or hydrogen;Pc is a phthalocyanine nucleus;each R.sup.1 independently is H or optionally substituted alkyl, aryl or aralkyl;each L.sup.1 independently is a divalent optionally substituted alkylene, optionally substituted aralkylene or optionally sulphonated arylene group;Z is an optionally substituted piperazinyl group;q is 1 or 2;x is from 1.5 to 3.0;y is from 1.0 to 2.5; and(x+y) is from 2 to 5.