Anthrapyridone compounds having vinylsulfone type fiber reactive group through triazinyl bridging group

Abstract: Anthrapyridone compounds of the formula, wherein R₁ is hydrogen, benzoyl, acetyl or alkyloxy­ carbonyl, R₂ is hydrogen or alkyl, R₃ is hydrogen, halogen, sulfo, phenoxy, phenylthio or alkoxy, R₄ is hydrogen, halogen or sulfo, R₅ and R₆ are each hydrogen or alkyl, V is -O-, -S- or in which R₇ is hydrogen, acetyl or alkyl, B is phenylene or naphthylene, D is vinyl or -CH₂CH₂L such as -CH₂CH₂OSO₂H, A is a divalent group, and X is halogen, quaternary ammonium, pyridinio, amino or a like group, which are useful for dyeing or printing fiber materials with superior dyeing performance.

Description: The present invention relates to an anthrapyridone compound, a process for producing the same and a process for dyeing or printing fiber materials therewith. More specifically, the present invention relates to an anthrapyridone compound having a so-called vinyl-sulfone type fiber reactive group through a substituted triazinyl bridging group, which is useful for dyeing or printing fiber materials. Anthrapyridone reactive dye compounds such as one having the following formula, are disclosed in Published Examined Japanese Patent Application No. 7027/1963. Related dyes, depicted as the anthrapyridinol tautomer, are described in FR-A-1 222 835. However, these existing anthrapyridone fiber reactive dyes become difficult to meet all needs of the dye consumers with recent changes in the technical and economical situations of dye industry. For example, they are still waiting for improvement with respect to dyeing properties which are fundamental conditions for the dye and are in high demand in recent years. It is the object of the present invention to provide anthrapyridone compounds meeting the needs described above. This object has been accomplished by providing an anthrapyridone compound having a specific chromophore and a so-called vinyl-sulfone type fiber reactive group through a specific substituted triazinyl bridging group. The present invention provides an anthrapyridone compound of the formula (I), wherein R₁ is hydrogen, benzoyl unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy, chloro or C₁-C₄ alkyl, acetyl or alkyloxycarbonyl; R₂ is hydrogen or alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy; R₃ is hydrogen, halo, sulfo, phenoxy unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy, chloro or C₁-C₄ alkyl phenylthio unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy, chloro or C₁-C₄ alkyl or alkoxy; R₄ is hydrogen, halo or sulfo; R₅ and R₆ are independently each hydrogen or alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, cyano, alkoxy, halogen, carboxy, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, sulfo or sulfamoyl; V is -O-, -S- or in which R₇ is hydrogen, acetyl or alkyl; B is phenylene unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, chloro, bromo, carboxy, sulfo or nitro, or naphthylene unsubstituted or substituted by sulfo; D is vinyl or -CH₂CH₂L in which L is a group capable of being split by the action of an alkali; A is a divalent group of the following formula (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6), the formula (1) being wherein R₈, R₉ and R₁₀ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, halo or carboxy, k is 0 or 1 and ℓ is 0, 1 or 2, the formula (2) being wherein m is 0, 1, 2 or 3, the formula (3) being ( CH₂ ) n (3) wherein n is an integer of 2 to 6, the formula (4) being wherein R₁₁, R₁₂, R₁₃, R₁₄, R₁₅ and R₁₆ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, halo or carboxy, and p and p' are each 0, 1 or 2, provided that the sum of p and p' is 1 or 2, the formula (5) being wherein R₁₇, R₁₈ and R₁₉ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, halo or carboxy, Y is -O-, -S-, or in which R₂₀ and R₂₁ are independently each hydrogen or alkyl, q is an integer of 2 to 6, and r is 0, 1 or 2 and the formula (6) being wherein R₂₂, R₂₃, R₂₄, R₂₅, R₂₆ and R₂₇ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, halo or carboxy, Y' is -O-, -S-, or in which R₂₈ and R₂₉ are independently each hydrogen or alkyl, and s and t are each 0, 1 or 2; and X is fluoro, chloro or a group of the following formula (7), (8), (9) or (10), the formula (7) being wherein R₃₀, R₃₁ and R₃₂ are independently each alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, methoxy, ethoxy, phenyl, dimethylamino, diethylamino or carboxy, the formula (8) being wherein R₃₃ is hydrogen, halo, cyano, hydroxy, vinyl, carbamoyl, sulfo, carboxy, or alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, the formula (9) being wherein R₃₄ and R₃₅ are independently each hydrogen, alkyl unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy, hydroxy, chloro, phenyl or sulfato, phenyl unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy or chloro, naphthyl unsubstituted or substituted once, twice or three times by hydroxy, carboxy, sulfo, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy or chloro, or benzyl unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkyl C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo or chloro and the formula (10) being wherein R₃₆ is hydrogen or alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, cyano, alkoxy, halogen, carboxy, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, sulfo or sulfamoyl, B' is phenylene unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, chloro, bromo, carboxy, sulfo or nitro, or naphthylene unsubstituted or substituted by sulfo, and D' is vinyl or -CH₂CH₂L in which L is as defined hereinabove; with the proviso that at least one of R₁, R₃, A and B is or has sulfo. The present invention also provides a process for producing the anthrapyridone compound of the formula (I), which comprises reacting a compound of the formula (II), a compound of the formula (III) and cyanuric chloride or fluoride in an optional order, if necessary, followed by reaction with any of compounds of the formulas (IV) to (VII), the formula (II) being wherein R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅, V and A are as defined above, and W is hydrogen or an amino-protecting group, the formula (III) being wherein R₆, B and D are as defined above, the formula (IV) being wherein R₃₀, R₃₁ and R₃₂ are as defined above, the formula (V) being wherein R₃₃ is as defined above, the formula (VI) being wherein R₃₄ and R₃₅ are as defined above, and the formula (VII) being wherein R₃₆, B' and D' are as defined above. The present invention further provides a process for dyeing or printing fiber materials, which comprises using the anthrapyridone compound of the formula (I). In the above formula (I), preferred examples of R₁ are hydrogen, acetyl, benzoyl, 2-, 3-or 4-sulfobenzoyl, 2-, 3- or 4-chlorobenzoyl, 2-, 3- or 4-methoxybenzoyl, 2-, 3- or 4-ethoxybenzoyl, 2-, 3- or 4-methylbenzoyl, 2-, 3- or 4-ethylbenzoyl and 2-, 3- or 4-carboxybenzoyl. Preferably, both R₁ and R₄ are hydrogens. Preferred examples of R₂ are hydrogen, methyl, ethyl and hydroxyethyl. Preferred examples of the halo represented by R₃ are chloro and bromo. Further preferred examples of R₃ are hydrogen or sulfo. The unsubstituted or substituted alkyl represented by R₅ and R₆ includes those disclosed in Published Unexamined Japanese Patent Application No. 176355/1984 including C₁-C₄ alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, cyano, alkoxy, halogen, carboxy, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, sulfo or sulfamoyl. Preferred examples of the alkyl mentioned in the Japanese Patent Application are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-hydroxypropyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, 2-hydroxybutyl, 3-hydroxybutyl, 4-hydroxybutyl, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl, 3,4-dihydroxybutyl, cyanomethyl, 2-cyanoethyl, 3-cyanopropyl, methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, 2-methoxyethyl, 2-ethoxyethyl, 3-methoxypropyl, 3-ethoxypropyl, 2-hydroxy-3-methoxypropyl, chloromethyl, bromomethyl, 2-chloroethyl, 2-bromoethyl, 3-chloropropyl, 3-bromopropyl, 4-chlorobutyl, 4-bromobutyl, carboxymethyl, 2-carboxyethyl, 3-carboxypropyl, 4-carboxybutyl, 1,2-dicarboxyethyl, carbamoylmethyl, 2-carbamoylethyl, 3-carbamoylpropyl, 4-carbamoylbutyl, methoxycarbonylmethyl, ethoxycarbonylmethyl, 2-methoxycarbonylethyl, 2-ethoxycarbonylethyl, 3-methoxycarbonylpropyl, 3-ethoxycarbonylpropyl, 4-methoxycarbonylbutyl, 4-ethoxycarbonylbutyl, methylcarbonyloxymethyl, ethylcarbonyloxymethyl, 2-methylcarbonyloxyethyl, 2-ethylcarbonyloxyethyl, 3-methylcarbonyloxypropyl, 3-ethylcarbonyloxypropyl, 4-methylcarbonyloxybutyl, 4-ethylcarbonyloxybutyl, sulfomethyl, 2-sulfoethyl, 3-sulfopropyl, 4-sulfobutyl, sulfamoylmethyl, 2-sulfamoylethyl, 3-sulfamoylpropyl and 4-sulfamoylbutyl. Among them, more preferred examples of those represented by R₅ are hydrogen and methyl, and those represented by R₆ are hydrogen, methyl and ethyl. Preferred examples of those represented by V are -S- or -NH-. Examples of those represented by B and B' are as follows: In the above formulas, the linkage marked with ** bonds to Of these, particularly preferred are phenylene unsubstituted or substituted by methyl or methoxy and β-naphythylene unsubstituted or substituted by sulfo. The group which is capable of being split by the action of an alkali, and represented by L when D and D′ stand for -CH₂CH₂L is well known in this art, and includes sulfato, thiosulfato, acetoxy and chloro. Preferred one represented by D and D′ is β-sulfatoethyl, which may be partially replaced by vinyl. Among the divalent groups represented by the formulas (1) to (6), preferred examples are those represented by the formula (1) wherein R₈, R₉ and R₁₀ are independently each hydrogen or methyl, k is 0 or 1, and ℓ is 1, those represented by the formula (2) wherein m is 0, 1 or 2, those represented by the formula (3) wherein n is 2, 3 or 4, those represented by the formula (4) wherein R₁₁, R₁₂, R₁₃, R₁₄, R₁₅ and R₁₆ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, methoxy, chloro or carboxy, and p and p′ are each 1, those represented by the formula (5) wherein R₁₇, R₁₈ and R₁₉ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, methoxy, chloro or carboxy, Y is -O-, or q is 2, 3 or 4, and r is 1, and those represented by the formula (6) wherein R₂₂, R₂₃, R₂₄, R₂₅, R₂₆ and R₂₇ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, methoxy, chloro or carboxy, Y′ is -O-, or is s and t are each 0 or 1. With respect to the symbol X, among those represented by the formulas (7) and (8), preferred examples are those represented by the formula (7) wherein both R₃₀ and R₃₁ are methyl and R₃₂ is methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl, methoxyethyl, ethoxymethyl, benzyl, β-phenylethyl, β-dimethylaminoethyl, γ-diethylaminopropyl, carboxymethyl or carboxyethyl, more preferably C₁-C₄ alkyl, and those represented by the formula (8) wherein R₃₃ is hydrogen, chloro, cyano, hydroxy, vinyl, carbomoyl, β-hydroxyethyl or carboxy, particularly preferably carboxy. With respect to other preferred examples of those represented by the formulas (9) and (10), the alkyl represented by R₃₄ and R₃₅ in the formula (9) includes C₁-C₄ alkyl unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy, hydroxy, chloro, phenyl or sulfato. Preferred examples thereof are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl, β-hydroxyethyl, β-sulfatoethyl, β-sulfoethyl, β-methoxyethyl and β-carboxyethyl. The phenyl represented by R₃₄ and R₃₅ includes those unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy or chloro. Preferred examples thereof are phenyl, 2-, 3- or 4-sulfophenyl, 2-, 3- or 4-carboxyphenyl, 2-, 3- or 4-chlorophenyl and 3,4-, 3,5- or 3,6-disulfophenyl. The naphthyl represented thereby includes those unsubstituted or substituted once, twice or three times by hydroxy, carboxy, sulfo, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy or chloro. Preferred examples thereof are 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7- or 8-sulfo-1-naphthyl, 1-, 5-, 6-, 7- or 8-sulfo-2-naphthyl, 5,7-, 6,8-, 4,8-, 4,7-, 3,8-, 4,6-, 3,7- or 3,6- disulfo-2-naphthyl, 4,6,8-, 2,4,7- or 3,6,8- trisulfo-1-naphthyl and 1,5,7-, 4,6,8- or 3,6,8-trisulfo-2-naphthyl. The benzyl represented thereby includes those unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo or chloro. Preferred examples thereof are benzyl and 2-, 3- or 4-sulfobenzyl. Among examples illustrated for those represented by the formula (9), more preferred examples are those amino having the phenyl or naphthyl described hereinabove as any one of R₃₄ and R₃₅. Of these, particularly preferred are those having hydrogen, methyl or ethyl as R₃₄, and the phenyl or naphthyl described above as R₃₅. Preferred examples of those represented by R₃₆, B′ and D′ for the formula (10) are as described above for R₆, B and D. The anthrapyridone compound of the formula (I) may be in the form of a free acid or preferably an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt such as sodium salt and potassium salt. The compound (I) of the present invention can be readily produced in a conventional manner using cyanuric chloride or fluoride and starting compounds represented by the following formulas (II-1), (II-2) and (III) or (VII); wherein A, R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅, R₆, R₃₀, R₃₁, R₃₂, R₃₃, R₃₄, R₃₅, R₃₆, B, B', D, D' and W are as defined above. That is, both compounds represented by the formulas (II-1) and (II-2) can be subjected to Ullmann's condensation reaction, followed by hydrolysis in the presence of an alkali or an acid when the compound of the formula (II-2) wherein W is the amino protecting group such as acetyl is used, thereby obtaining a chromophore compound represented by the formula (II). Successively, the compounds of the formulas (II) and (III) and cyanuric chloride or fluoride can be subjected to first and second condensation reactions in an optional order, if necessary, followed by condensation reaction with any one of the compounds of the formulas (IV) to (VII), whereby the desired anthrapyridone compound of the formula (I) can be produced. Examples of the starting compounds represented the the formula (II-1) are N-methyl-4-bromo-1,9-anthrapyridone, N-methyl-4-bromo-1,9-anthrapyridone-2-sulfonic acid, N-ethyl-4-bromo-1,9-anthrapyridone, N-ethyl-4-bromo-1,9-anthrapyridone-2-sulfonic acid, C-benzoyl-N-methyl-4-bromo-1,9-anthrapyridone, C-ethoxycarbonyl-N-methyl-4-bromo-1,9-anthrapyridone and C-acetyl-N-methyl-1,9-anthrapyridone. Examples of the starting compounds represented by the formula (II-2) are aromatic amines such as 2,4,6-trimethyl-3,5-diaminobenzenesulfonic acid, 5-methyl-2,4-diaminobenzenesulfonic acid, 2,4-diaminobenzene-1,5-disulfonic acid, 2,5-diaminobenzene-1,4-disulfonic acid, 2,5-diamino-4-methoxybenzenesulfonic acid, 4-aminomethyl-2-amino-5-methylbenzenesulfonic acid, 4- or 5-aminomethyl-2-aminobenzenesulfonic acid, 5-aminomethyl-3-amino-2,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid, 6-aminomethyl-2-amino-3-methoxybenzenesulfonic acid, 3-aminomethyl-2-amino-5-methylbenzenesulfonic acid, 4-aminomethyl-2-amino-5-methoxybenzenesulfonic acid, 5-aminomethyl-2-aminobenzene-1,4-disulfonic acid, 4-aminomethyl-2-amino-5-ethylbenzenesulfonic acid, their aminomethyl-carrying analogues wherein the amino is N-methylated or N-ethylated, ethylenediamine, 1,3-diaminopropane, 1,4-diaminobutane, 1,6-diaminohexane, 4-4′-diaminobiphenyl-2,2′-disulfonic acid, 4,4′-diaminobiphenyl-3-sulfonic acid, m- or p-phenylenediamine, 2,4- or 2,5-diaminobenzenesulfonic acid, N-β-carboxyethyl-p-phenylenediamine, 4-(β-aminoethylamino)aniline, 4-(γ-aminopropylamino)aniline, 4-(β-aminoethylamino)aniline-2-sulfonic acid, 4-(β-aminoethylamino)aniline-3-sulfonic acid, 4-(β-aminoethylamino)aniline-2,5-disulfonic acid, 4-(γ-aminopropylamino)aniline-2-sulfonic acid, 4-(γ-aminopropylamino)aniline-2,5-disulfonic acid, 4-(4′-aminobutylamino)aniline-3-sulfonic acid, 4-(5′-aminoamylamino)aniline-3-sulfonic acid, 4-(6′-aminohexylamino)aniline-3-sulfonic acid, 4-(3′-aminophenylamino)aniline, 4-(4′-aminophenylamino)aniline, 4-(3′-aminophenylamino)aniline-2-sulfonic acid, 4-(3′-aminophenylamino)aniline-3-sulfonic acid, 4-(4′-aminophenylamino)aniline-2-sulfonic acid, 4-(4′-aminophenylamino)aniline-3-sulfonic acid, 4-[(3′-amino-4′-sulfo)phenylamino]aniline, 4-[(4′-amino-3′-sulfo)phenylamino]aniline, 4-[(3′-amino-4′-sulfo)phenylamino]aniline-2-sulfonic acid, 4-[(3′-amino-4′-sulfo)phenylamino]aniline-3-sulfonic acid, 4-[(4′-amino-3′-sulfo)phenylamino]aniline-2-sulfonic acid, 4-[(4′-amino-3′-sulfo)phenylamino]aniline-3-sulfonic acid, 4-[(4′-amino-2′,5′-disulfo)phenylamino]aniline-3-sulfonic acid, and their analogues wherein one of the amino groups is protected e.g. by acetyl. Examples of the starting compounds represented by the formula (VI) are aromatic amines such as aminobenzene, 1-amino-2-, 3- or 4-methylbenzene, 1-amino-2-, 3- or 4-ethylbenzene, 1-amino-2-, 3- or 4-methoxybenzene, 1-amino-2-, 3- or 4-ethoxybenzene, 1-amino-2-, 3- or 4-chlorobenzene, 1-amino-2,4- or 2,5-dimethylbenzene, 1-amino-3,4- or 3,5-dimethylbenzene, 1-amino-2,4- or 2,5-dichlorobenzene, their N-methyl or N-ethyl analogues, 2-, 3- or 4-aminobenzenesulfonic acid, 5-aminobenzene-1,3-disulfonic acid, 6-aminobenzene-1,4-disulfonic acid, 4-aminobenzene-1,2-disulfonic acid, 4-amino-5-methylbenzene-1,2-disulfonic acid, 3- or 4-aminobenzoic acid, 5-aminobenzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid, 5-amino-2-hydroxybenzenesulfonic acid, 4-amino-2-hydroxybenzenesulfonic acid, 5-amino-2-ethoxybenzenesulfonic acid, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-amino-3-methylbenzene, 3- or 4-methylaminobenzoic acid, 3- or 4-methylaminobenzenesulfonic acid, 2-aminonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid, 4-aminonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid, 5-aminonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid, 6-aminonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid, 7-aminonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid, 8-aminonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid, 1-aminonaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, 4-aminonaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, 5-aminonaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, 6-aminonaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, 7-aminonaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, 7-methylaminonaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, 7-ethylaminonaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, 7-butylaminonaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, 7-isobutylaminonaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, 8-aminonaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, 4-aminonaphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid, 5-aminonaphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid, 6-aminonaphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid, 7-aminonaphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid, 8-aminonaphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid, 2-aminonaphthalene-1,5-disulfonic acid, 3-aminonaphthalene-1,5-disulfonic acid, 4-aminonaphthalene-1,5-disulfonic acid, 4-aminonaphthalene-1,6-disulfonic acid, 8-aminonaphthalene-1,6-disulphonic, acid, 4-aminonaphthalene-1,7-disulfonic acid, 3-aminonaphthalene-2,6-disulfonic acid, 4-aminonaphthalene-2,6-disulfonic acid, 3-aminonaphthalene-2,7-disulfonic acid, 4-aminonaphthalene-2,7-disulfonic acid, 6-aminonaphthalene-1,3,5-trisulfonic acid, 7-aminonaphthalene-1,3,5-trisulfonic acid, 4-aminonaphthalene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid, 7-aminonaphthalene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid, 8-aminonaphthalene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid, 4-aminonaphthalene-1,3,7-trisulfonic acid and the like, and aliphatic amines such as methylamine, ethylamine, n-propylamine, isopropylamine, n-butylamine, isobutylamine, sec-butylamine, dimethylamine, diethylamine, methylethylamine, allylamine, 2-chloroethylamine, 2-methoxyethylamine, 2-aminoethanol, 2-methylaminoethanol, bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)amine, 2-acetylaminoethylamine, 1-amino-2-propanol, 3-methoxypropylamine, 1-amino-3-dimethylaminopropane, 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, aminomethanesulfonic acid, 2-methylaminoethanesulfonic acid, 3-amino-1-propanesulfonic acid, 2-sulfatoethylamine, aminoacetic acid, methylaminoacetic acid, ε-aminocaproic acid, 1,3- or 1,4-diaminocyclohexane, 2- or 4-methyl-1,3-diaminocyclohexane, 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-diaminocyclohexane, 1-amino-4-N-methyl, N-ethyl or N-β-carboxyethylaminocyclohexane, benzylamine, 2-, 3- or 4-chlorobenzylamine, 4-methylbenzylamine, N-methylbenzylamine, 2-, 3- or 4-sulfobenzylamine, 2-phenylethylamine, 1-phenylethylamine and 1-phenyl-2-propylamine. After completion of the reaction, the desired anthrapyridone compound-containing reaction mixture may be formed to a livid commercial product, if desired, after removing inorganic salts and with addition of a stabilizer or a dyeing improver. The liquid product obtained or the aforesaid reaction mixture may be subjected to evaporation such as spray-drying, thereby obtaining a pulverulent commercial product. Alternatively according to a conventional manner, the reaction mixture may be formed into either liquid or pulverulent commerical product through salting-out using an electrolyte. The anthrapyridone compound (I) of the present invention is fiber-reactive and useful for dyeing or printing hydroxyl group-containing and amide group-containing materials, preferably in a fibrous form. The hydroxyl group-containing materials include natural or synthetic hydroxyl group-containing materials such as cellulose fiber materials, regenerated products thereof and polyvinyl alcohol. Examples of the cellulose fiber materials are cotton and other vegetable fibers such as linen, hemp, jute and ramie fibers. Examples of the regenerated cellulose fibers are viscose staple and filament viscose. The amide group-containing materials include synthetic or natural polyamide and polyurethane. Examples of the materials, particularly in the fibrous forms, are wool and other animal furs, silk, leather, polyamide-6,6, polyamide-6, polyamide-11 and polyamide-4. The dyeing can be carried out in a manner suitable for the reactivity of the fiber reactive dye. For example, cellulose fiber materials can be dyed using the anthrapyridone compound of the present invention together with an acid binding agent such as sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, phosphates, silicates and sodium hydrogencarbonate in a manner which can be selected from those depending on the property of fibers and physical shape thereof. Examples of the manner applicable are exhaustion dyeing, printing, cold pad batch-up and the other methods. The exhaustion dyeing can be carried out at a relatively low temperature in the presence of an acid binding agent such as sodium carbonate, trisodium phosphate and sodium hydroxide as well as a neutral salt such as sodium sulfate and sodium chloride. The printing can be carried out by printing the fiber materials with a printing paste containing a paste or emulsified paste such as sodium alginate, starch ether and the like, and an alkali agent such as sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogencarbonate, trisodium phosphate, sodium trichloroacetate and other alkaline or alkali-liberating agents such as potassium or alkaline earth metal salts corresponding to the above, if desired together with a conventional printing auxiliary agent such as urea or a dispersing agent, followed by drying and heat-treating particularly in the presence of steam. The cold pad batch-up dyeing can be carried out by padding the fiber materials with a padding liquor at ambient temperture, batching up and allowing them to stand on a roller for 3 hours or more or over-night, followed by washing with water and drying. The padding liquor can be prepared in a conventional manner using an acid binding agent such as sodium hydroxide alone or a mixture of sodium hydroxide with sodium silicate, sodium sulfate or sodium chloride optionally together with a dissolution auxiliary agent such as urea and a penetrant. The dyeing of natural or synthetic polyamide and polyurethane fiber materials can be carried out by performing exhaustion in an acid or weak acid bath, while controlling the pH value, and then making the bath neutral, or in some cases alkaline to perform the fixation. The dyeing temperature ranges usually from 60° to 120°C. In order to achieve a level dyeing, there may be used a conventional level dyeing agent such as condensation product between cyanuric chloride and 3 times by mole of aminobenzenesulfonic acid or aminonaphthalenesulfonic acid, or an addition product between stearylamine and ethylene oxide. The present anthrapyridone compound can be characterized by superior dye performance in the dyeing and printing of fiber materials, particularly cellulose fiber materials. For example, the present anthrapyridone compound can exhibit high exhaustion and fixation percentages and superior build-up property as well as superior level-dyeing and washing-off properties and high robustness so that a shade to be obtained can hardly be affected by some changes in dyebath conditions such as dyeing temperatures, bath ratios and salt concentrations. Moreover, the dyed or printed products are excellent in fastness properties such as light fastness, perspiration-light fastness, perspiration fastness, acid-hydrolysis fastness, washing fastness and chlorine fastness. The present invention is illustrated in more detail with reference to the following Examples, in which all parts are by weight. Example 1 4-(3'-Amino-2', 4', 6'-trimethyl-5'-sulfoanilino)-N-methylanthrapyridone (24.5 parts), cyanuric chloride (9.3 parts) and 1-aminobenzene-3-β-sulfatoethylsulfone (14.1 parts) were subjected to condensation reactions one after another in an aqueous medium. The first condensation reaction was carried out at 10° to 20°C, and the second at 40° to 50°C. Thereafter, salting out of the reaction mixture gave an anthrapyridone compound represented the the following formula (free acid form). Using the anthrapyridone compound, fiber materials, particularly celulose fiber materials such as cotton can be dyed by the dyeing methods described hereinabove, for example, exhaustion dyeing method to obtain a dyed product in a red color excellent in light fastness, perspiration-light fastness and perspiration fastness with high exhaustion and fixation percentages and superior build-up property. Example 2 Example 1 was repeated, provided that the compounds shown in 1st and 2nd columns of the following table were used in place of the 4-(3'-amino-2', 4', 6'-trimethyl-5'-sulfoanilino)-N-methylanthrapyridone and 1-aminobenzene-3-β-sulfatoethylsulfone, respectively, thereby obtaining a corresponding anthrapyridone compound. A color shade obtained by dyeing cotton using the compound was as shown in a 3rd column of the Table. Example 3 4-(3′-Amino-2′, 4′, 6′-trimethyl-5′-sulfoanilino)-N-methylanthrapyridone (24.5 parts), cyanuric chloride (9.3 parts) and 1-aminobenzene-3-β-sulfatoethylsulfone (14.1 parts) were subjected to condensation reactions one after another in an aqueous medium in a usual manner, followed by condensation with aniline (4.7 parts) at 60° to 70°C under weak acid conditions. Salting out of the reaction mixture gave an anthrapyridone compound of the following formula (free acid form). Using the anthrapyridone compound, fiber materials, particularly cellulose fiber materials such as cotton can be dyed by the dyeing methods described hereinabove, for example, exhaustion dyeing method to obtain a dyed product in a red color excellent in light fastness, perspiration-light fastness and perspiration fastness with high exhaustion and fixation percentages and superior build-up property. Example 4 4-(3′-Amino-2′, 4′, 6′-trimethyl-5′-sulfoanilino)-N-methylanthrapyridone (24.5 parts), cyanuric chloride (9.3 parts) and 1-aminobenzene-3-β-sulfatoethylsulfone (14.1 parts) were subjected to condensation reactions one after another in an aqueous medium in a usual manner, followed by condensation with 1-aminobenzene-4-β-sulfatoethylsulfone (14.1 parts) at 60° to 70°C under weak acid conditions. Then, salting out of the reaction mixture gave an anthrapyridone compound of the following formula (free acid form). Using the anthrapyridone compound, fiber materials, particularly cellulose fiber materials such as cotton can be dyed by the dyeing methods described hereinabove, for example, exhaustion dyeing method to obtain a dyed product in a red color excellent in light fastness, perspiration-light fastness and perspiration fastness with high exhaustion and fixation percentages and superior build-up property. Example 5 4-(3′-Amino-2′, 4′, 6′-trimethyl-5′-sulfoanilino)-N-methylanthrapyridone (24.5 parts), cyanuric chloride (9.3 parts) and 1-aminobenzene-3-β-sulfatoethylsulfone (14.1 parts) were subjected to condensation reactions one after another in an aqueous medium in a usual manner, followed by condensation with nicotinic acid (6.2 parts) at 70° to 80°C under weak acid conditions. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was adjusted to a pH within a weak acid region, and then salted out to obtain an anthrapyridone compound of the following formula (free acid form). Using the anthrapyridone compound, fiber materials, particularly cellulose fiber materials such as cotton can be dyed by the dyeing methods described hereinabove, for example, exhaustion dyeing method to obtain a dyed product in a red color excellent in light fastness, perspiration-light fastness and perspiration fastness with high exhaustion and fixation percentages and superior build-up property. Example 6 Any one of Examples 3 to 5 was repeated, provided that the compound shown in 1st, 2nd and 3rd columns of the following table were used in place of 4-(3′-amino-2′, 4′, 6′-trimethyl-5′-sulfoanilino)-N-methylanthrapyridone, 1-aminobenzene-3-β-sulfatoethylsulfone and any one of aniline, 1-aminobenzene-4-β-sulfatoethylsulfone and nicotinic acid, respectively, thereby obtaining a corresponding anthrapyridone compound. A color shade obtained by dyeing cotton using the said compound was as shown in a 4th column of the table. Dyeing Example 1 The anthrapyridone compound obtained in Example 1 (each 0.1, 0.3 and 0.6 part) was dissolved in water (200 parts), respectively, and sodium sulfate (20 parts) and cotton (10 parts) were added thereto. The bath was heated to 60°C. 30 Minutes thereafter, sodium carbonate (3 parts) was added thereto. Dyeing was continued at that temperature for 1 hour. Thereafter, the cotton taken out was washed with water, soaped and dried to obtain each dyed product of a red color superior in fastness properties, particularly light and perspiration-light fastness. In the above, the anthrapyridone compound was found to be superior in build-up property and solubility, and exhibited superior level-dyeing property and reproducibility of the dyeing. Dyeing Example 2 The anthrapyridone compound obtained in Run No. 4 of Example 2 (0.3 part) was dissolved in water (200 parts), and sodium sulfate (20 parts) and cotton (10 parts) were added thereto. The bath was heated to 60°C. 20 Minutes thereafter, trisodium phosphate (3 parts) was added thereto. Dyeing was continued for 1 hour at that temperature. Thereafter, the cotton taken out was washed with water, soaped and then dried to obtain a product dyed in a red color excellent in various fastness properties. Dyeing Example 3 The anthrapyridone compound obtained in Example 3 (each 0.1, 0.3 and 0.6 part) was dissolved in water (200 parts), respectively, and sodium sulfate (30 parts) and cotton (10 parts) were added thereto. The bath was heated to 70°C. 30 Minutes thereafter, sodium carbonate (3 parts) was added thereto and dyeing was continued for 1 hour at that temperature. Thereafter, the cotton taken out was washed with water, and soaped to obtain a product dyed in a red color excellent in fastness properties, particularly light fastness and perspiration-light fastness. In the above, the compound was found to be superior in build-up property and solubility, and exhibited superior level-dyeing property and reproducibility. Dyeing Example 4 The anthrapyridone compound obtained in Example 4 (0.3 part) was dissolved in water (200 parts), and then sodium sulfate (30 parts) and cotton (10 parts) were added thereto. The bath was heated to 70°C, and 20 minutes thereafter, trisodium phosphate (3 parts) was added thereto. Dyeing was continued for 1 hour at that temperature. Thereafter, the cotton taken out was washed with water and soaped to obtain a product dyed in a red color excellent in various fastness properties. Dyeing Example 5 Composition of color paste Anthrapyridone compound obtained in Example 1 5 parts Urea 5 parts Sodium alginate (5%), a thickener 50 parts Hot water 25 parts Sodium hydrogencarbonate 2 parts Balance (water) 13 parts Mercerized cotton broad cloth was printed with the color paste of the above composition, pre-dried, steamed at 100°C for 5 minutes, washed with hot water, soaped, again washed with hot water and then dried to obtain a product printed in a red color excellent in various fastness properties.

Claims: Claims for the following Contracting States : BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE A compound of the formula (I) wherein R₁ is hydrogen, benzoyl unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy, chloro or C₁-C₄ alkyl, acetyl or alkyloxycarbonyl; R₂ is hydrogen or alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy; R₃ is hydrogen, halo, sulfo, phenoxy unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy, chloro or C₁-C₄ alkyl, phenylthio unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy, chloro or C₁-C₄ alkyl, or alkoxy; R₄ is hydrogen, halo or sulfo; R₅ and R₆ are independently each hydrogen or alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, cyano, alkoxy, halogen, carboxy, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, sulfo or sulfamoyl; V is -O-, -S- or in which R₇ is hydrogen, acetyl or alkyl; B is phenylene unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, chloro, bromo, carboxy, sulfo or nitro, or naphthylene unsubstituted or substituted by sulfo; D is vinyl or -CH₂CH₂L in which L is a group capable of being split by the action of an alkali; A is a divalent group of the following formula (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6), the formula (1) being wherein R₈, R₉ and R₁₀ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, halo or carboxy, k is 0 or 1 and ℓ is 0, 1 or 2, the formula (2) being wherein m is 0, 1, 2 or 3, the formula (3) being ( CH₂ ) n (3) wherein n is an integer of 2 to 6, the formula (4) being wherein R₁₁, R₁₂, R₁₃, R₁₄, R₁₅ and R₁₆ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, halo or carboxy, and p and p' are each 0, 1 or 2, provided that the sum of p and p' is 1 or 2, the formula (5) being wherein R₁₇, R₁₈ and R₁₉ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, halo or carboxy, Y is -O-, -S-, or in which R₂₀ and R₂₁ are independently each hydrogen or alkyl, q is an integer of 2 to 6, and r is 0, 1 or 2 and the formula (6) being wherein R₂₂, R₂₃, R₂₄, R₂₅, R₂₆ and R₂₇ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, ethyl methoxy, ethoxy, halo or carboxy, Y' is -O-, -S-, or in which R₂₈ and R₂₉ are independently each hydrogen or alkyl, and s and t are each 0, 1 or 2; and X is fluoro, chloro or a group of the following formula (7), (8), (9) or (10), the formula (7) being wherein R₃₀, R₃₁ and R₃₂ are independently each alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, methoxy, ethoxy, phenyl, dimethylamino, diethylamino or carboxy, the formula (8) being wherein R₃₃ is hydrogen, halo, cyano, hydroxy, vinyl, carbamoyl, sulfo, carboxy, or alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, the formula (9) being wherein R₃₄ and R₃₅ are independently each hydrogen, alkyl unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy, hydroxy, chloro, phenyl or sulfato, phenyl unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy or chloro, naphthyl unsubstituted or substituted once, twice or three times by hydroxy, carboxy, sulfo, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy or chloro, or benzyl unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo or chloro, and the formula (10) being wherein R₃₆ is hydrogen or alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, cyano, alkoxy, halogen, carboxy, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, sulfo or sulfamoyl, B' is phenylene unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, chloro, bromo, carboxy, sulfo or nitro, or naphthylene unsubstituted or substituted by sulfo, and D' is vinyl or -CH₂CH₂L in which L is as defined hereinabove; with the proviso that at least one of R₁, R₃, A and B is or has sulfo. The compound according to Claim 1, wherein both R₁ and R₄ are hydrogen. The compound according to any one of Claim 1 or 2, wherein R₃ is hydrogen or sulfo. The compound according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein R₂ is methyl, ethyl or hydroxyethyl. The compound according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, wherein R₅ is hydrogen or methyl, and R₆ is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl. The compound according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, wherein V is -S- or -NH-. The compound according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, wherein A is a divalent group of the formula (1) in which R₈, R₉ and R₁₀ are independently each hydrogen or methyl, k is 0 or 1, and ℓ is 1, the formula (2) in which m is 0, 1 or 2, the formula (3) in which n is 2, 3 or 4, the formula (4) in which R₁₁, R₁₂, R₁₃, R₁₄, R₁₅ and R₁₆ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, methoxy, chloro or carboxy, and p and p' are each 1, the formula (5) in which R₁₇, R₁₈ and R₁₉ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, methoxy, chloro or carboxy, Y is -O-, -NH- or -NHCO-, q is 2, 3 or 4 and r is 1, or the formula (6) wherein R₂₂, R₂₃, R₂₄, R₂₅, R₂₆ and R₂₇ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, methoxy, chloro or carboxy, Y' is -O-, -NH- or -NHCO-, and s and t are each 0 or 1. The compound according to any one of Claims 1 to 7, wherein X is chloro, fluoro or a group of the formula (7) in which both R₃₀ and R₃₁ are methyl, and R₃₂ is C₁-C₄ alkyl, the formula (8) in which R₃₃ is hydrogen, chloro, cyano, hydroxy, vinyl, carbamoyl, β-hydroxyethyl or carboxy, the formula (9) in which R₃₄ is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, and R₃₅ is phenyl unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by sulfo, carboxy or chloro, or mono-, di- or tri-sulfonaphthyl, or the formula (10) in which R₃₆ is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, B' is phenylene unsubstituted or substituted by methyl or methoxy or naphthylene unsubstituted or substituted by sulfo, and D' is vinyl or β-sulfatoethyl. The compound according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, wherein D is vinyl or β-sulfatoethyl. A process for producing the compound of the formula (I) as defined in Claim 1, which comprises reacting a compound of the formula (II), a compound of the formula (III) and cyanuric chloride or fluoride in an optional order, if necessary, followed by reaction with any one of compounds of the formulas (IV) to (VII), the formula (II) being wherein R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅, V and A are as defined in Claim 1, and W is hydrogen or an amino-protecting group, the formula (III) being wherein R₆, B and D are as defined in Claim 1, the formula (IV) being wherein R₃₀, R₃₁ and R₃₂ are as defined in Claim 1, the formula (V) being wherein R₃₃ is as defined in Claim 1, the formula (VI) being wherein R₃₄ and R₃₅ are as defined in Claim 1, the formula (VII) being wherein R₃₆, B' and D' are as defined in Claim 1. A process for dyeing or printing fiber materials, which comprises using the compound of the formula (I) as defined in any one of Claims 1 to 9. Fiber materials dyed or printed by the process as defined in Claim 11. Claims for the following Contracting State : ES A process for producing a compound of the formula (I) wherein R₁ is hydrogen, benzoyl unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy, chloro or C₁-C₄ alkyl, acetyl or alkyloxycarbonyl; R₂ is hydrogen or alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy; R₃ is hydrogen, halo, sulfo, phenoxy unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy, chloro or C₁-C₄ alkyl, phenylthio unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy, chloro or C₁-C₄ alkyl or alkoxy; R₄ is hydrogen, halo or sulfo; R₅ and R₆ are independently each hydrogen or alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, cyano, alkoxy, halogen, carboxy, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, sulfo or sulfamoyl; V is -O-, -S- or in which R₇ is hydrogen, acetyl or alkyl; B is phenylene unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, chloro, bromo, carboxy, sulfo or nitro, or naphthylene unsubstituted or substituted by sulfo; D is vinyl or -CH₂CH₂L in which L is a group capable of being split by the action of an alkali; A is a divalent group of the following formula (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6), the formula (1) being wherein R₈, R₉ and R₁₀ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, halo or carboxy, k is 0 or 1 and ℓ is 0, 1 or 2, the formula (2) being wherein m is 0, 1, 2 or 3, the formula (3) being ( CH₂ ) n (3) wherein n is an integer of 2 to 6, the formula (4) being wherein R₁₁, R₁₂, R₁₃, R₁₄, R₁₅ and R₁₆ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, halo or carboxy, and p and p' are each 0, 1 or 2, provided that the sum of p and p' is 1 or 2, the formula (5) being wherein R₁₇, R₁₈ and R₁₉ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, halo or carboxy, Y is -O-, -S-, or in which R₂₀ and R₂₁ are independently each hydrogen or alkyl, q is an integer of 2 to 6, and r is 0, 1 or 2 and the formula (6) being wherein R₂₂, R₂₃, R₂₄, R₂₅, R₂₆ and R₂₇ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, ethyl,methoxy, ethoxy, halo or carboxy, Y' is -O-, -S-, or in which R₂₈ and R₂₉ are independently each hydrogen or alkyl, and s and t are each 0, 1 or 2; and X is fluoro, chloro or a group of the following formula (7), (8), (9) or (10), the formula (7) being wherein R₃₀, R₃₁ and R₃₂ are independently each alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, methoxy, ethoxy, phenyl, dimethylamino, diethylamino or carboxy, the formula (8) being wherein R₃₃ is hydrogen, halo, cyano, hydroxy, vinyl, carbamoyl, sulfo, carboxy or alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, the formula (9) being wherein R₃₄ and R₃₅ are independently each hydrogen, alkyl unsubstituted or substitutued once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy, hydroxy, chloro, phenyl or sulfato, phenyl unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo, carboxy or chloro, naphthyl unsubstituted or substituted once, twice or three times by hydroxy, carboxy, sulfo, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy or chloro, or benzyl unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, sulfo or chloro and the formula (10) being wherein R₃₆ is hydrogen or alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, cyano, alkoxy, halogen, carboxy, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, sulfo or sulfamoyl, B' is phenylene unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, chloro, bromo, carboxy, sulfo or nitro, or naphthylene unsubstituted or substituted by sulfo, and D' is vinyl or -CH₂CH₂L in which L is as defined hereinabove; with the proviso that at least one of R₁, R₃, A and B is or has sulfo; which comprises reacting a compound of the formula (II), a compound of the formula (III) and cyanuric chloride or fluoride in an optional order, if necessary, followed by reaction with any one of compounds of the formulas (IV) to (VII), the formula (II) being wherein R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅, V and A are as defined above, and W is hydrogen or an amino-protecting group, the formula (III) being wherein R₆, B and D are as defined above, the formula (IV) being wherein R₃₀, R₃₁ and R₃₂ are as defined above, the formula (V) being wherein R₃₃ is as defined above, the formula (VI) being wherein R₃₄ and R₃₅ are as defined above, the formula (VII) being wherein R₃₆, B' and D' are as defined above. The process according to claim 1, wherein in the compound of the formula (I) both R₁ and R₄ are hydrogen. The process according to any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein in the compound of the formula (I) R₃ is hydrogen or sulfo. The process according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein in the compound of the formula (I) R₂ is methyl, ethyl or hydroxyethyl. The process according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein in the compound of the formula (I) R₅ is hydrogen or methyl, and R₆ is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl. The process according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein in the compound of the formula (I) V is -S- or -NH-. The process according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein in the compound of the formula (I) A is a divalent group of the formula (1) in which R₈, R₉ and R₁₀ are independently each hydrogen or methyl, k is 0 or 1, and ℓ is 1, the formula (2) in which m is 0, 1 or 2, the formula (3) in which n is 2, 3 or 4, the formula (4) in which R₁₁, R₁₂, R₁₃, R₁₄, R₁₅ and R₁₆ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, methoxy, chloro or carboxy, and p and p' are each 1, the formula (5) in which R₁₇, R₁₈ and R₁₉ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, methoxy, chloro or carboxy, Y is -O-, -NH- or -NHCO-, q is 2, 3 or 4 and r is 1, or the formula (6) wherein R₂₂, R₂₃, R₂₄, R₂₅, R₂₆ and R₂₇ are independently each hydrogen, methyl, methoxy, chloro or carboxy, Y' is -O-, -NH- or -NHCO-, and s and t are each 0 or 1. The process according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein in the compound of the formula (I) X is chloro, fluoro or a group of the formula (7) in which both R₃₀ and R₃₁ are methyl, and R₃₂ is C₁-C₄ alkyl, the formula (8) in which R₃₃ is hydrogen, chloro, cyano, hydroxy, vinyl, carbamoyl, β-hydroxyethyl or carboxy , the formula (9) in which R₃₄ is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, and R₃₅ is phenyl unsubstituted or substituted once or twice by sulfo, carboxy or chloro, or mono-, di- or tri-sulfonaphthyl, or the formula (10) in which R₃₆ is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, B' is phenylene unsubstituted or substituted by methyl or methoxy or naphthylene unsubstituted or substituted by sulfo, and D' is vinyl or β-sulfatoethyl. The process according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein in the compound of the formula (I) D is vinyl or β-sulfatoethyl. A process for dyeing or printing fiber materials, which comprises using the compound of the formula (I) as produced in any one of claims 1 to 9. Fiber materials dyed or printed by the process as defined in claim 10.

Inventors: AKAHORI KINGO, HARADA NAOKI, KAYANE YUTAKA, MIKI MASAYUKI, OMURA TAKASHI, AKAHORI, KINGO, HARADA, NAOKI, KAYANE, YUTAKA, MIKI, MASAYUKI, OMURA, TAKASHI
Applicants: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO, SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
Application year: 1989
Main classification: C09B62
IPC codes: C09B62