REACTIVE DYES

Abstract: A water-soluble reactive dye of the formula: D¹ - Z¹ - NR¹ - T - NR² - Z² - D² (1) wherein each of D¹ and D², independently, represents the radical of a water-soluble chromophoric compound, each of Z¹ and Z², independently, represents a triazine or pyrimidine residue carrying an atom or group imparting fibre-reactivity to the dye, R¹ represents an optionally substituted alkyl radical, R² represents hydrogen or an optionally substituted alkyl radical, and T represents a 1,3- or 1,4-phenylene radical which may carry one or more substituents selected from halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, acylamino, nitro and carboxy.

Description: This invention relates to reactive dyes, to their preparation and to their application to textile substrates. Reactive dyes having the general structure: wherein D represents the radical of a sulphonated monoazo compound, R and R¹ can be hydrogen or lower alkyl and X can be an optionally substituted phenylene radical are already known and have been described in DE-A-2001960, DE-A-2001961 and GB-A-2065159. According to the present invention, there are provided water-soluble reactive dyes of the formula: wherein A represents a radical of the benzene or naphthalene series; one of U and V is -SO₃H the other being H; X represents Cl, Br, F, SO₃H or a quaternary ammonium group; R¹ represents an optionally substituted alkyl radical; each of R² and R³, independently, represents hydrogen or an optionally substituted alkyl radical; and T represents a 1,3- or 1,4-phenylene radical which may carry one or more substituents selected from halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, acylamino, nitro and carboxy. Particularly useful dyes are obtained when A is a sulphonated phenyl or naphthyl radical, especially a radical containing a sulpho group in ortho position to the azo link. Thus, valuable structures represented by A include: Preferably X is Cl. Optionally substituted alkyl radicals which may be represented by R¹ , R² and R³ include C 1-8 preferably C 1-4 , alkyl radicals which may carry substituents selected from halogen, hydroxy, cyano, carboxy, carbamoyl, alkoxy, acyl, acyloxy, alkoxycarbonyl and optionally substituted phenyl. Those dyes of the invention in which X is chlorine, bromine or fluorine may be prepared by reacting a 1,3- or 1,4-phenylene diamine of the formula: wherein R¹ and R² are as defined above and the aromatic ring may be substituted by halogen, alkyl, alkoxy acylamino, nitro or carboxy, with two moles of a triazine compound of try formula: wherein A, U, V and R³ are as defined above and X¹ is Cl, Br or F. This process can conveniently be carried out by stirring the reactants in an aqueous medium, optionally in the presence of a water-soluble organic solvent, at a temperature of from 20-60°C, and preferably maintaining the pH at from 5-8 by adding an acid-binding agent to neutralise the hydrogen halide formed during the reaction. Suitable acid-binding agents are alkali metal hydroxides, carbonates and bicarbonates. As examples of diamines of Formula (4) there may be mentioned the N-methyl, N-ethyl, N-benzyl, N,N'-dimethyl and N,N'-diethyl derivatives of 1,3- and 1,4-phenylene diamines. Compounds of Formula (5) may be obtained, for example, by reacting cyanuric chloride at 0-20°C in an aqueous medium, with water soluble dyestuff compounds of the formula: wherein A R³ U and V are as defined above. Dyes of the invention in which X is chlorine, bromine or fluorine may also be prepared by reacting a diamine of Formula (4) with two moles of cyanuric halide followed by a dyestuff compound of Formula (6). Dyes of the invention in which X is a sulpho or quaternary ammonium group may be obtained by reacting dyes in which X is Cl, Br or F with an alkali metal hydrogen sulphite or an appropriate tertiary amine or pyridine compound. Such a reaction is normally carried out in aqueous medium at 30° to 100°C The reactions leading to the formation of the dyes of the invention may be performed using conditions that have been fully described in the prior art for such reactions. Similarly, the dyes may be isolated by known methods, for example spray drying or precipitation and filtration. As in the case of other dyes containing sulphonic acid groups, it is often convenient to isolate and use the dyes in the form of their water-soluble salts, particularly their alkali metal (especially sodium) or ammonium salts. It is to be understood that the invention relates to both the free acids and their salts. The dyes of the present invention may be used for colouring a wide range of textile materials containing hydroxyl or amino groups, for example wool, silk, synthetic polyamides and natural or regenerated cellulose, for example cotton or viscose rayon materials, by conventional methods used for colouring such materials with water-soluble reactive dyes. Thus, in the case of cellulose they are preferably applied in conjunction with a treatment with an acid binding agent such as caustic soda, sodium carbonate, phosphate, silicate or bicarbonate, which may be applied to the cellulose textile materials before, during or after the application of the dyestuff. The dyes of the present invention are valuable reactive dyes for cellulose. The yield coloured textiles with good resistance to washing and light. They are particularly characterised by having superior wash-off properties relative to the corresponding known dyes in which both of R¹ and R² are hydrogen. A particularly useful dye of the invention has the formula: The dyes of the invention may be used in admixture with other reactive dyes. Attractive royal blue shades can be obtained by using the dye of Formula (7) in admixture with the dye of the formula: where Y is the weight ratio of the dye of Formula (8) to the dye of Formula (7) being in the range 80:20 to 98:2. The dye of Formula (8) is described in our GB 1450746. The invention is illustrated but not limited by the folloing Examples in which all parts and percentages are by weight. Example 1 A solution of 1-hydroxy-2-( o -sulphophenylazo)-8-(3′,5′-dichloro- s -triazinylamino)-naphthalene-3,6-disulphonic acid (49.25 parts, 72% strength) and N-methyl- p -phenylene diamine (3.52 parts) in water (800 parts) was stirred at 20°C and pH 6.5 for 16 hours. Salt (80 parts) was added with stirring and the resultant precipitated dye was collected and dried. Yield 58.6 parts (61% strength). The product gives a red shade when applied to cellulosic fibres. Example 2 A solution of 1-hydroxy-2-(1′ ,5′-disulphonaphth-2′-ylazo)-8-(3″ ,5″-dichloro- s -triazinylamino)naphthalene-3,6-disulphonic acid (80.7 parts, 47% strength) and N-methyl-p-phenylene diamine (3.1 parts) in water (650 parts) was stirred at pH 6.5 and 20°C for 2 hours. Acetone (3000 parts) was added slowly with stirring and the paste solid collected. Yield 61.3 parts (47% strength). Example 3 N,N'-Dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine (5.22 parts) in water (50 parts) was added to a stirred solution of 1-hydroxy-2-(2'-sulpho-phenylazo) -8- (3", 5"-dichloro-s-triazinylamino)naphthalene 3,6-disulphonic acid (62.25 parts, 50% strength) in water (700 parts) at pH 6.5 and 20°C. After 30 minutes, salt (105 parts) was added, with stirring, and the resultant precipitated dye was collected and dried. Yield 51.3 parts (59% strength). Example 4 A solution of 1-hydroxy-2-(2′-sulphophenylazo)-8-(2″,4″-dichloro- s -triazinylamino)naphthalene-3,5-disulphonic acid (29.8 parts, 44% strength) and N-methyl- p -phenylenediamine (1.22 parts) in water (1000 parts) was stirred at 20°C and pH 6.5 for 1 hour. Sodium chloride (150 parts) and potassium chloride (50 parts) were added and the resulting precipitate was collected and dried. Yield 22 parts, 61% strength. Example 5 A solution of 1-hydroxy-2-(2′-methyl-4′-sulphophenylazo)-8-(2″,4″-diclorotriazinylamino)naphthalene-3,6-disulphonic acid (26.56 parts at 100% strength) and N-methyl- p -phenylenediamine dihydrochloride (3.64 parts) in water (800 parts) was stirred at pH 6.5 and 35°C for 2 hours. On cooling to 20°C, salt (200 parts) was added and the precipitated solid was collected and dried. Yield 36.0 parts, 52% strength. Example 6 N-methyl- p -phenylenediamine dihydrochloride (2.32 parts) was added at 10° to 15°C and pH 6.5 to a stirred solution of 1-hydroxy-2-(2′-sulpho-4′-methylphenylazo)-8-(2″,4″-dicloro-triazinylamino)naphthalene-3,6-disulphonic acid (26.73 parts at 61% strength) in water (450 parts). After 10 minutes, salt (30 parts) was added, precipitated product was collected and dried. Yield 23.7 parts at 70% strength. Examples 7 A dyeing vessel was filled with water (liquor ratio 20:1) at 30°C and salt (80g/l) was added. The machine was run for 15 minutes to allow the salt to dissolve and dye [a 95/5 mixture of the dyes of Formula (8) and Formula (7) ] was added as a concentrated solution over 5 minutes to give a concentration of 5% on the weight of fabric. After allowing 10 minutes for the dye to distribute evenly, the temperature was raised to 85°C over 20 minutes. After running for a further 20 minutes, soda ash (20g/1) was added as a slurry over 10 minutes and fixation was allowed to proceed for 60 minutes. After discharging the dye liquor, the fabric was rinsed thoroughly and soaped at the boil for 20 minutes. The fabric was rinsed and dried to give a uniform level dyeing with good fastness properties.

Claims: A water-soluble reactive dye of the formula: wherein A represents a radical of the benzene or naphthalene series; one of U and V is -SO₃H the other being H; X represents cl, Br, F, So₃H or a quaternary ammonium group; R¹ represents an optionally substituted alkyl radical; each of R² and R³, independently, represents hydrogen or an optionally substituted alkyl radical; and T represents a 1,3- or l,4-phenylene radical which may carry one or more substituents selected from halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, acylamino, nitro and carboxy. A reactive dye according to claim 1 wherein A is a sulphonated phenyl or naphthyl radical having a sulpho group in an ortho position relative to the azo group. A reactive dye according to claim 2 wherein A is selected from A reactive dye according to any preceding claim wherein R¹ represents C 1-4 -alkyl and R² represents hydrogen or C 1-4 -alkyl. A reactive dye according to claim 1 having the formula; A reactive dye mixture containing from 2 to 20% by weight of the dye defined in claim 5 and from 98 to 80% by weight of the dye of the formula: where Y is A method for the preparation of a reactive dye as defined in claim 1 which comprises reacting a 1,3- or l,4-phenylene diamine of the formula: wherein R¹ and R² are as defined in claim 1 and the aromatic ring may be substituted by halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, acylamino, nitro or carboxy, with two moles of a triazine compound of the formula: wherein A, U, V and R³ are as defined in claim 1 and X¹ is Cl, Br or F. A process for colouring textile materials which comprises applying thereto a reactive dye as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6 A process according to claim 8 wherein the dye is applied to a cellulosic textile material in conjunction with an acid binding agent.

Inventors: ELLIS, GERARD, KWONG, YUNG CHU, PHILLIPS, DUNCAN ADRIAN SIDNEY, TAYLOR, JOHN ANTHONY
Applicants: ICI (CHINA) LIMITED, IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC
Application year: 1987
Main classification: C09B62
IPC codes: C09B62, C09B67