Patent Publication Number: US-4837310-A

Title: Red or bluish-red fiber-reactive monoazo compound having 7-substituted amino-1-naphthol-sulfonic acid as coupling component between the chromophore and fiber reactive portions of the compound

Description:
The present invention relates to a fiber-reactive monoazo compound having a 7-susbstituted amino-1- naphthol mono-or di-sulfonic acid as a coupling component, production thereof and application thereof for dyeing and printing fiber materials. 
     Various kinds of fiber-reactive dyes have heretofore been used for dyeing or printing fiber materials. Of these, reactive dyes having both monohalogenotriazinyl group and vinylsulfone type group such as sulfatoethyl-sulfonyl group in one molecule are prominent because of their improved dye performances. As reactive dyes of this kind useful for dyeing or printing fiber materials in red color, for example, a monoazo compound having the following formula, ##STR2## is disclosed in Published Unexamined Japanese Patent Application No. 199877/1982. However, known red dyes of this kind including the compound of the above formula are not yet satisfactory to meet the requirements of high degree with respect to dyeing properties such as build-up property, insusceptibility to changes in dyeing temperature and the like as well as fastness properties such as formalin fastness, foralin-light fastness and the like, and therefore they wait for a still further improvement of such dye performances. 
     The present inventors have undertaken extensive studies to find monoazo compounds meeting the afore-mentioned requirements, and attained to the present invention. 
     The present invention provides a monoazo compound of the following formula (I), or a salt thereof, ##STR3## wherein R 1  and R 2  independently of one another denote hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted lower alkyl, R 3  denotes unsubstituted or substituted lower alkyl, acyl or a group of the formula, ##STR4## R 4  denotes hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted lower alkyl, and R 5  denotes hydrogen or sulfo, B denotes a group of the formula, ##STR5## in which R 6  is hydrogen, chloride, sulfo, carboxy, methyl, methoxy or ethoxy, or a group of the formula, ##STR6## X denotes chloride, fluorine, lower alkoxy, unsubstituted or substituted phenoxy, or a group of the formula, ##STR7## in which R 7  and R 8  independently of one another are hydrogen or an unsubstituted or substituted lower alkyl, phenyl, naphtyl or benzyl group, A denotes an unsubstituted or substituted phenylene or napthylene group, and Z denotes a group of the formula, --SO 2  CH═CH 2  or --SO 2  CH 2  CH 2  Y, is a group splittable by the action of an alkali, and a process for producing the monoazo compound of the formula (I), which comprises (a) reacting a diazonium salt of an amine compound of the following the formula (IV), ##STR8## wherein R 1 , R 2 , A, B and Z are defined above, and X 1  denotes chloride of fluorine, with a naphthol compound of the following formula (V), ##STR9## wherein R 3 , R 4  and R 5  are as defined above, or reacting any one of an aromatic amine compound of the following formula (III), ##STR10## wherein R 1 , A and Z are as defined above, or a monoaza naphthol compound of the following formula (VII), ##STR11## wherein R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5  and B are as defined above, with cyanuric chloride or cyanuric fluoride, followed by the reaction with the remaining one, to obtain a monoazo compound of the following formula (I&#39;), ##STR12## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , A, B, X 1  and Z are as defined above, which corresponds to the monoazo compound of the formula (I) having chlorine or fluorine as X, or (b) reacting the monoazo compound of the formula (I&#39;) with a compound of the following formula (VIII), 
     
         H--X.sub.2                                                 (VIII) 
    
     wherein X 2  denotes lower alkoxy, unsubstituted or substituted phenoxy or a group of the formula, ##STR13## wherein R 7  and R 8  are as defined above, or reacting any one of the monoazo naphthol compound of the formula (VII) or the compound of the formula (VIII) with cyanuric chloride or cyanuric fluoride, followed by the reaction with the remaining one, and then with the aromatic amine compound of the formula (III), to obtain a monoazo compound of the following formula (I&#34;), ##STR14## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , A, B, X 2  and Z are as defined above, which corresponds to the monoazo compound of the formula (I) having lower alkoxy, unsubstituted or substituted phenoxy or a group of the formula ##STR15## wherein R 7  and R 8  are as defined above. 
     The present invention also provides a process for dyeing or printing fiber materials, which comprises using the monoazo compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof. 
     Among these monoazo compounds of the formula (I), preferred are compounds of the following formulae, ##STR16## wherein R 5  is as defined above, R 10  denotes hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, R 11  denotes hydrogen, chlorine or sulfo, R 12  denotes methyl, ethyl, acetyl or propionyl, R 13  denotes hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, R 14  denotes hydrogen or sulfo, and Z 1  denotes --SO 2  CH═CH 2  or --SO 2  CH 2  CH 2  OSO 3  H. 
     In the present invention, the lower alkyl group represented by R 1 , R 2 , R 3  and R 4  is intended to mean an alkyl group preferably having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and preferable substituents of the alkyl group include hydroxyl, cyano, C 1  -C 4  alkoxy, halogeno, carboxy, carbamoyl, cyano, C 1  -C 4  alkoxycarbonyl, C 1  -C 1  -C 4  alkylcarbonyloxy, sulfo, sulfamoyl and the like. Preferred examples of the unsubstituted or substitiuted alkyl group represented by R 1 , R 2 , R 3  and R 4  are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-hydroxypropyl, 2-hydroxybutyl, 3-hydroxybutyl, 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-bromethyl, 3chloropropyl, 3-bromopropyl, 4-chlorobutyl, 4-bromobutyl, carboxymethyl, 2-carboxyethyl, 3-carboxypropyl, 4-carboxybutyl, 1,2-dicarboxyethyl, carbamoylmethyl, 2-carbamoylethyl, 3-carbamoylpropyl 4-carbamoylmethyl, methoxycarbonylmethyl, ethoxycarbonylmethyl, 2-methoxycarbonylethyl, 2ehtoxycarbonylethyl, 3-methoxycarbonylpropyl, 3-ethoxy-carbonylpropyl, 4-methoxycarbonylbutyl, 4-ethoxycarbonyl-butyl, methyocarbonyloxymethyl, 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, 4-sulfamoylbutyl and the like. Of these, particularly preferred R 1 , R 2  and R 4  are independently hydrogen, methyl or ethyl. 
     Examples of the acyl represented by R 3  are acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, isobutyryl, valeryl and benzoyl, and examples of the group, ##STR17## represented by R 3  are ##STR18## of these R 3 , preferred are acetyl or propionyl. 
     The phenylene group represented by A includes, for example, phenylene groups unsubstituted and substituted with one or two members selected from methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, chlorine, bromine and sulfo, and the napthylene group represented also by A includes naphthylene and sulfo-substituted naphthylene. Preferred examples of the phenylene and naphthylene groups are as follows. ##STR19## (In the above formulae, the asterisked linkage is bonded to the group, ##STR20## 
     The symbol Y in the group, --SO 2  CH 2  CH 2  Y represented by Z, denotes a group splittable by the action of an alkali, and includes, for example, sulfuric acid ester, thiosulfuric acid ester, phosphoric acid ester and acetic acid ester groups, and halogen atoms. Of these, particularly preferred Z are --SO 2  CH═CH 2  and --SO 2  CH 2  CH 2  OSO 3  H. 
     Examples of the groups represented by B are as follows. ##STR21## (In the above formulae, the asterisked linkage is bonded to the group, ##STR22## 
     With respect to the lower alkoxy group represented by X, preferred are ones having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, which include for example, methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, iso-propoxy, n-butoxy, iso-butoxy and the like. Particularly preferred are methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, iso-propoxy and β-ethoxyethoxy. 
     Preferred examples of the phenoxy group represented also by X are ones unsubstituted or substituted with one or two members selected from C 1  -C 4  alkyl, C 1  -C 4  alkoxy, nitro, sulfo, carboxyl and chlorine. Particularly preferred are phenoxy, 3-or 4-sulfophenoxy, 2,4-or 3,5-disulfophenoxy and the like. 
     With respect to the group, ##STR23## represented by X, preferred lower alkyl groups represented by R 7  and R 8  are ones which have 1 to 4 carbon atoms and are unsubstituted or substituted with one or two members selected from C 1  -C 4  alkoxy, sulfo, carboxyl, hydroxy, chlorine, phenyl and sulfate. Particularly preferred ones are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-sulfatoethyl, 2-suloethyl, 2-methoxyethyl and 2-carboxyethyl. 
     Preferred phenyl groups represented also by R 7  and R 8  are ones unsubstituted or substituted with one or two members selected from C 1  -C 4  alkyl, C 1  -C 4  alkoxy, sulfo, carboxyl and chlorine. Of these, particularly preferred are phenyl, 2-, 3-or 4-sulfophenyl, 2-, 3-or 4-carboxyphenyl, 3,4-, 3,5- or 3,6-disulfophenyl, and the like. 
     Preferred naphthyl groups represented also by X are ones unsubstituted or substituted with one to three members selected from hydroxyl, carboxyl, sulfo, C 1  -C 4  alkyl, C 1  -C 4  alkoxy and chlorice. Of these, particularly preferred are 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-or 8-sulfo-2-naphthyl, 1-, 5-, 6-, 7-or 8-sulfo-2-naphtyhl, 2,4-, 5,7-, 6,8-, 4,8-, 4,7-, 3,8-, 4,6-, 3,7-or 3,6-disulfo-2naphthyl, 4,6,8-, 2,4,7-or 3,6,8-trisulfo-1-naphthyl, 1,5,7-, 4,6,8-or 3,6,8-trisulfo-2-naphthyl and the like. 
     Preferred benzyl groups represented also by R 7  and R 8  are ones unsubstituted or substituted with one or two members selected from C 1  -C 4  alkyl, C 1  -C 4  alkoxy, sulfo and chlorine. Of these, particularly preferred are benzyl and 2-, 3-or 4-sulfobenzyl. 
     The present monoazo compound of the above formula (I) may be in the form of a free acid or a salt of alkali or alkaline earth metal. Of these, preferred are sodium salt and potassium salt. 
     The monoazo compound of the above formula (I&#39;) having a chlorine or bromine atom as X in the formula (I) can be produced, for example, in the following manner. 
     Any one of a diamine compound of the following formula (II), ##STR24## wherein R 2  and B are as defined above, or the aromatic amine of the formula (III) are subjected to first condensation with cyanuric chloride or fluoride, followed by second condensation with the remaining one of (III) or (II). The first and second condensations can be carried out in an aqueous medium at a temperature of -10° to 50° C., preferably 0° to 30° C., and at a pH of 1 to 10, preferably 2 to 7, and at a temperature of 0° to 70° C. and at a preferred pH of 3 to 7, respectively. 
     The resulting amine compound represented by the formula (IV) can be diazotized at a temperature of -10° to 20° C. in a conventional manner, followed by coupling with the naphthol compound of the formula (V), at a temperature of -10° to 50° C., preferably 0° to 30° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 1 to 7, preferably 1 to 5, whereby the desired monoazo compound (I&#39;) can be produced. 
     Alternatively, the monoazo compound of the formula (I&#39;) can be produced also in the following manner. 
     The diamine compound (II) or a nitro compound of the following formula (IX), 
     
         H.sub.2 N - B - NO.sub.2 
    
     (IX) 
     wherein B is an defined above, is diazotized at a temperature of -10° to 20° C. in a conventional manner, followed by coupling with the naphthol compound (V) at a temperature of -10° to 50° C., preferably 0° to 30° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 1 to 7, preferably 1 to 5. The resulting compound obtained using the nitro compound (IX) is then followed with reduction at a temperature of 40° to 100° C. in the presence of sodium sulfide. According to any one of the above manners, the monoazo naphthol compound of the formula (VII) can be produced. 
     Successively, any one of the manoazo naphthol compound (VII) or the aromatic amine compound (III) are subjected to first condensation with cyanuric chloride or fluoride, followed by second condensation with the remaining one of (III) or (VII), at a temperature of -10° to 50° C., preferably 0° to 30° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 1 to 10, preferably 2 to 7, and at a temperature of 0° to 70° C., preferably 10° to 50° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 2 to 9, preferably 3 to 6, respectively, thereby obtaining the desired monoazo compound (I&#39;). 
     The monoazo compound of the formula (I&#34;) having as X in the formula (I) a lower alkoxy or unsubstituted or substituted phenoxy group or a group of the formula, ##STR25## in which R 7  and R 8  are as defined above can be produced, for example, in the following manner. 
     The monoazo compound (I&#34;) which can be produced in the manners as described above is subjected to condensation with a compound represented by the following formula (VIII), 
     
         H--X.sub.2                                                 (VIII) 
    
     wherein X 2  is as defined above, in an aqueous medium at a temperature of 50° to 100° C., preferably 70° to 100° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 2 to 9, preferably 3 to 7. 
     Alternatively, any one of the monoazo naphthol compound (VII) or the compound (VIII) is subjected to first condensation with cyanuric chloride or fluoride, followed by second condensation with the remaining one of (VIII) or (VII). The first condensation can be carried out at a temperature of -10° to 50° C., preferably 0° to 30° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 1 to 10, preferably 4 to 7, and the second condensation at a temperature of 10° to 70° C., preferably 20° to 50° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 2 to 10, preferably 4 to 9. Successively, the resulting compound is subjected to condensation with the aromatic amine compound (III) at a temperature of 50° to 100° C., preferably 80° to 100° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 2 to 9, preferably 3 to 7. 
     Thus, the desired monoazo compound of the formula (I&#34;) can be produced. 
     Particularly preferred examples of the naphthol compounds (V) usable for the production of the monoazo compound (I) are as follows. ##STR26## 
     The compound (VIII) usable for the production of the monoazo compound (I) includes ammonia, aromatic and aliphatic amines, lower alcohols and substituted phenols. 
     Examples of the aromatic amine are 1-aminobenzene, 1-amino-2-, 3-or 4-methylbenzene, 1-amino-2,4-, 2,5-, 3,4-or 3,5-dimethylbenzene, 1-amino-2-, 3-or 4-ethylbenzene, 1-amino-2-, 3-or 4methoxybenzene, 1-amino-4-ethoxbenzene, 1-amino-2-, 3-or 4-chloro-benzene, 3-or 4-amino-phenymethanesulfonic acid, 2-, 3-or 4-aminobenzenesulfonic acid, 3-methylamino-benzenesulfonic acid, 3-methylamino-benzenesulfonic acid, 4-methylaminobenzenesulfonic acid, 4-ethylaminobenzenesulfonic acid, 5-aminobenzene-1,3-disulfonic acid, 2-aminobenezene-1,4-disulfonic acid, 4-aminobenzene-1,3- disulfonic acid, 2-, 3-or 4-aminobenzoic acid, 5-aminobenzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid, 5amino-2-hydroxybenzenesulfonic acid, 4-amino-2-hydroxybenzenesulfonic acid, 5-amino-2-ethoxybenzene-sulfonic acid, N-methylaminobenzene, N-ethylaminobenzene, 1-ethylamino-3-or 4-methylbenzene, 1-ethylamino-4-chlorobenzene, 1-ethylamino-3-or 4-methylbenzene, 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)amino-3-methylbenzene, 3-or 4-methylaminobenzoic acid, 3-or 4-methylaminobenzenesulfonic acid, 2-aminonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid, 4-aminonaphtalene-1-sulfonic acid, 5-aminonaphthalene-1sulfonic acid, 6-aminonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid, 7-aminonaphthalene-1sulfonic acid, 8-aminonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid, 1-aminonapthalene-2-sulfonic acid, 4-aminonapthalene-2-sulfonic acid, 5-aminonaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, 6-aminonaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, 7-aminonaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, 7-methylaminonaphthalene-2sulfonic acid, 7-ethylaminonaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, 7-butylaminonaphthalene-2sulfonic acid, 7-isobutyl-aminonaphthalene-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 aicd, 8-aminonaphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid, 2-aminonaphthalene-1,5-disulfonic acid, 3-aminonaphthalene-1,5-disulfonic acid, 4aminonaphthalene-1,5-disulfonic acid, 4-aminonaphthalene-1,6-disulfonic acid, 8-aminonaphthalene-1,6-disulfonic 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. 
     Examples of the aliphatic amines are methylamine, ethylamine, n-propylamine, iso-propylamine, n-butylamine, iso-butylamine, 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, 2aminoethanesulfonic acid, aminomethanesulfonic acid, 2-methylaminoethanesulfonic acid, 3-amino-1-propanesulfonic acid, 2-sulfatoethylamine, aminoacetic acid, methylaminoacetic acid, ε-aminocaproic acid, benzylamine, 2-, 3- or 4-chlorobenzylamine, 4-methylbenzylamine, N-methylbenzylamine, 2-, 3- or 4-sulfobenzylamine, 2phenylethylamine, 1-phenylethylamine, 1-phenyl-2-propylamine and the like. 
     Examples of the lower alcohols are methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, iso-propanol, n-butanol, iso-butanol and the like. 
     Examples of the substituted phenols are 3- or 4-sulfophenol, 2,4- or 3,5-disulfophenol, 2-nitro-4-sulfophenol, 2-chloro-4-sulfophenol and the like. 
     Of these compounds exemplified for the compound of the formula (VIII), particularly preferred are, for example, aniline, N-methylaminobenzene, N-ethylaminobenzene, 3-aminobenzenesulfonic acid, 3-methylaminobenzenesulfonic acid, 3-ethylaminobenzenesulfonic acid, 4-aminobenzenesulfonic acid, 4-methylaminobenzene sulfonic acid, 4-ethylaminobenzenesulfonic acid, mono- or di-ethanolamine and the like. 
     Examples of the nitro compound (XI) are as follows: ##STR27## 
     The monoazo compound (I) in accordance with the present invention is fiber-reactive and useful for dyeing or printing hydroxyl group-containing and amide group-containing materials. The materials are favorably in a fibrous form including unmixed or mixed fiber spinning. 
     The hydroxyl group-containing materials include natural or synthetic hydroxyl group-containing materials such as cellulose fiber materials, cellulose-containing 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. Examples of the cellulose-containing fiber materials are mixed fiber materials such as cellulose/polyester, cellulose/wook, cellulose/acryl and the like. 
     The amide group-containing materials, include sythethic 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 may be carried out in a suitable manner, which can be selected from conventional manners depending on the physical and chemical properties of said fiber materials. 
     For example, cellulose fiber materials can be dyed using the present compound by an exhaustion dyeing, padding including cold batch-up dyeing or printing method. 
     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, sodium hydroxide and the like, if desired using a neutral salt such as sodium sulfate, sodium chloride and the like, optionally together with dissolving assistants, penetrants or level dyeing agents. The neutral salt which can be used for promoting exhaustion of the dye may be added to a dye bath at the time when a bath temperature reaches a level desired for the dyeing, or prior thereto. Alternatively, the neutral salt may be added thereto dividedly. 
     The padding can be carried out by padding the fiber materials at ambient temperature or an elevated temperature, and after drying, steaming or dry-heating the material to perform the dye-fixation. 
     The printing can be carried out in a one-phase or two-phase manner. The one-phase printing may be conducted by printing the fiber materials with a printing paste containing an acid binding agent such as sodium hyrogen carbonate and the like, followed by steaming at a temperature of 100° to 160° C. The two-phase printing may be conducted by printing the fiber materials with a neutral or weakly acidic printing paste, and passing the materials through a hot alkaline bath containing an electrolyte or over-padding the materials with an alkaline padding liquor containing an electrolyte, followed by a steaming or dry-heating treatment. 
     For the preparation of the printing paste, a paste or emulsifier such as sodium alginate, starch ether and the like may be used, if desired, together with a conventional auxiliary agent such as urea and/or a dispersing agent. 
     The acid binding agent useful for fixing the compound of the present invention on the cellulose fiber materials includes water-soluble basic salts consisting of alkali or alkaline earth metals and inorganic or organic acids or compounds capable of liberating alkalis under heating conditions. Preferred are alkali metal hydroxides and alkali metal salts of inorganic or organic acids having a weak or medium strength. Particularly preferred are sodium salts and potassium salts. Examples thereof are sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium carbonate, sodium formate, potassium carbonate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, trisodium phosphate, sodium silicate, sodium trichloroacetate and the like. 
     The dyeing of natural or synthetic polyamide and polyurethane fiber materials can be carried out by performing exhausting 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 achive a level dyeing, there may be used a conventional level dyeing agent such as a condensation product between cyanuric chloride and 3 times by mole of aminobenzene-sulfonic acid or aminonapthalenesulfonic acid, or an addition product between stearylamine and ethylene oxide, and the like. 
     The present monoazo compound (I) can be characterized by excellent dye performances in the dyeing and printing of fiber materials, particularly cellulose fiber materials. For example, the compound can give a dyed product excellent in light fastness, perspiration-light fastness, perspiration fastness, washing fastness, peroxide-washing fastness, chlorine fastness, chlorine bleaching fastness, acid-hydrolysis fastness, alkali fastness, abrasion fastness and iron fastness, particularly formalin fastness and formalin-light fastness. The monoazo compound (I) can also exhibit excellent build-up, level-dyeing and wash-off properties and high solubility as well as high exhaustion and fixation percentages. Moreover, the monoazo compound (I) can hardly be affected by changes in a dyeing temperature, a kind of alkali agents, an amount to be used of inorganic salts and dyeing bath ratio, so that a dyes product with a constant quality can be obtained with superior reproducibility. Furthermore, in the cold batch-up dyeing method, the monoazo compound (I) can exhibit characteristic features such that a build-up property and alkali stability including insusceptibility to hydrolysis by the alkali agents are excellent, and no difference in dyeing depth and color shade of dyed products can be observed in both cases where the fixing procedures are carried out at a relatively low temperature and at 25° C., respectively. 
     The present invention is illustrated in more detail with reference to the following Examples, which are only illustrative, but not limitative. In Examples, parts and % are by weight. 
    
    
     EXAMPLE 1 
     2,4-diaminobenzenesulfonic acid (18.8 parts) was added to a suspension prepared by dispersing cyanuric chloride (18.5 parts) in ice water (250 parts), and the mixture was stirred for 6 hours at 0° to 5° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 2 to 4 using a 20% aqueous solution of sodium carbonate, thereby performing a first condensation. 
     Into the resulting reaction mixture was added 1-aminobenzene-3-β-sulfatoethylsulfone (28.1 parts), and the mixture was stirred for 7 hours at 10° to 20° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 4 to 6 using a 20% aqueous solution of sodium carbonate, thereby performing a second condensation. 
     Successively, concentrated hydrochloric acid (25.3 parts) was added to the reaction mixture, and then a 35% aqueous solution of sodium nitrite (21.7 parts) was added thereto, thereby performing a diazotization. After an excess nitrous acid had been decomposed, 7-methylamino-1-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid (25.3 parts) was added, and the resulting mixture was stirred over night at 0° to 5° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 1 to 3 using a 20% aqueous solution of sodium carbonate, thereby performing a coupling reaction. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was heated to 40° C., adjusted to pH 4 to 6 and then subjected to salting out using sodium chloride (20 parts). The crystals produced were separated on a filter, washed and then dried at 60° C., thereby obtaining a monoazo compound represented by the following formula (1) in a free acid form. ##STR28## 
     EXAMPLES 2 to 62 
     Example 1 was repeated, provided that each naphthol compound of the formula (V) shown in a second column in the following table was used in place of 7-methylamino-1-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid, and each diamine compound of the formula (II) shown in a third column in place of 2,4-diaminobenzenesulfonic acid, cyanuric chloric or cyanuric fluoride as shown in a fourth column in which Cl and F denote cyanuric chloride and cyanuric fluoride, respectively, and each aromatic amine compound of the formula (III) shown in a fifth column in place of 1-aminobenzene-3β-sulfatoethylsulfone, thereby obtaining each corresponding desired monoazo compound. The compound of the formula, ##STR29## which was used in Examples 23 and 34, was prepared by acetylating the amino groups of 2,4-diaminobenzenesulfonic acid, followed by chlorination and hydrolysis. 
     
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    ##STR30##                                                             
                        ##STR31## Cl                                      
                                        ##STR32##          Bluish red     
 3 &#34;                   &#34;          &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR33##          Bluish red     
 4 &#34;                   &#34;          &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR34##          Bluish red     
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                        ##STR35## &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR36##          Bluish red     
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                                        ##STR37##          Bluish red     
 7 &#34;                   &#34;          F                                       
                                        ##STR38##          Bluish red     
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                        ##STR39## Cl                                      
                                        ##STR40##          Bluish red     
 9 &#34;                   &#34;          &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR41##          Bluish red     
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                        ##STR42## &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR43##          Bluish red     
11 &#34;                   &#34;          &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR44##          Bluish red     
12 &#34;                   &#34;          F                                       
                                        ##STR45##          Bluish red     
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                        ##STR46## &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR47##          Bluish red     
14 &#34;                   &#34;          Cl                                      
                                        ##STR48##          Bluish red     
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                        ##STR49## &#34;    &#34;                   Bluish red     
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    ##STR50##                                                             
                        ##STR51## &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR52##          Bluish red     
17 &#34;                   &#34;          F                                       
                                        ##STR53##          Bluish red     
18 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR54## Cl                                      
                                        ##STR55##          Bluish red     
19 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR56## &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR57##          Bluish red     
20 &#34;                   &#34;          &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR58##          Bluish red     
21 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR59## &#34;    &#34;                   Bluish red     
22                                                                        
    ##STR60##                                                             
                        ##STR61## &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR62##          Bluish red     
23 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR63## &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR64##          Bluish red     
24 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR65## &#34;    &#34;                   Bluish red     
25                                                                        
    ##STR66##                                                             
                        ##STR67## F                                       
                                        ##STR68##          Bluish red     
26 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR69## Cl                                      
                                        ##STR70##          Bluish red     
27 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR71## &#34;    &#34;                   Bluish red     
28                                                                        
    ##STR72##                                                             
                        ##STR73## F                                       
                                        ##STR74##          Bluish red     
29 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR75## &#34; 41 Bluish red                         
30                                                                        
    ##STR76##                                                             
                        ##STR77## Cl                                      
                                        ##STR78##          Bluish red     
31 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR79## &#34;    &#34;                   Red            
32 &#34;                   &#34;          &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR80##          Red            
33 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR81## &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR82##          Bluish red     
34 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR83## &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR84##          Bluish red     
35 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR85## &#34;    &#34;                   Red            
36 &#34;                   &#34;          F                                       
                                        ##STR86##          Red            
37 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR87## &#34;    &#34;                   Red            
38 &#34;                   &#34;          Cl                                      
                                        ##STR88##          Red            
39                                                                        
    ##STR89##                                                             
                        ##STR90## &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR91##          Red            
40 &#34;                   &#34;          &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR92##          Red            
41 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR93## &#34;    &#34;                   Bluish red     
42 &#34;                   &#34;          &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR94##          Bluish red     
43 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR95## &#34;    &#34;                   Red            
44 &#34;                   &#34;          &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR96##          Red            
45 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR97## F                                       
                                        ##STR98##          Bluish red     
46 &#34;                   &#34;          Cl                                      
                                        ##STR99##          Bluish red     
47 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR100##                                        
                                  &#34;    &#34;                   Red            
48                                                                        
    ##STR101##         &#34;          F                                       
                                        ##STR102##         Red            
49 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR103##                                        
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR104##         Red            
50 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR105##                                        
                                  &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR106##         Red            
51                                                                        
    ##STR107##                                                            
                        ##STR108##                                        
                                  &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR109##         Red            
52 &#34;                   &#34;          &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR110##         Red            
53 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR111##                                        
                                  &#34;    &#34;                   Bluish red     
54 &#34;                   &#34;          &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR112##         Bluish red     
55 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR113##                                        
                                  &#34;    &#34;                   Red            
56 &#34;                   &#34;          &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR114##         Red            
57 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR115##                                        
                                  F                                       
                                        ##STR116##         Bluish red     
58 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR117##                                        
                                  Cl   &#34;                   Red            
59 &#34;                   &#34;          &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR118##         Red            
60 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR119##                                        
                                  &#34;    &#34;                   Red            
61                                                                        
    ##STR120##                                                            
                        ##STR121##                                        
                                  &#34;                                       
                                        ##STR122##         Red            
62 &#34;                                                                      
                        ##STR123##                                        
                                  &#34;    &#34;                   Red            
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     EXAMPLE 63 
     A solution containing 2-methoxy-4-nitroaniline-5-sulfonic acid (24.8 parts) and a 35% aqueous solution of sodium nitrite (21.7 parts) in water (150 parts) was introduced into a solution containing ice water (300 parts) and concentrated hydrochloric acid (35.5 parts), while controlling the temperature to 0° to 5° C. ,and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour at this temperature to perform a diazotization. 
     Successively, after an excess nitrous acid had been decomposed, 7-ethylamino-1-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid (26.7 parts) was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 0° to 5° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 1 to 3 using a 20% aqueous solution of sodium carbonate, thereby performing a coupling reaction. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was adjusted to pH 8 to 10, and mixed with sodium sulfide (10.7 parts), and the mixture was heated to 60° C. and stirred for 3 hours at this temperature to perform a reduction. Then, the reaction mixture was mixed with sodium cholride (40 parts) to deposit crystals, which were collected on a filter and washed. The resulting wet cake was dissolved in water (400 parts). The solution was mixed with cyanuric chloride (16.7 parts), and the mixture was stirred for 5 hours at 0° to 10° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 2 to 3 using a 20% aqueous solution of sodium carbonate, thereby performing a first condensation. To this reaction mixture was added 2-aminonaphthalene-6-β-sulfatoethylsulfone-1-sulfonic acid (37 parts), and the mixture was stirred for 15 at 20° to 30° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 4 to 5 using a 20% aqueous solution of sodium carbonate, thereby performing a second condensation. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was mixed with sodium chloride (40 parts) to deposit crystals, which were collected on a filter, washed and dried at 60° C. to obtain a desired monoazo compound represented by the following formula (63) in a free acid form. ##STR124## 
     EXAMPLES 64 to 86 
     Example 63 was repeated, provided that each naphtol compound of the formula (V) shown in a second column of the following table was used in place of 7-ethylamino-1-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid, and each compound of the formula (IX) shown in a third column in place of 2-methoxy-4-nitroaniline-5-sulfonic acid, cyanuric chloride or cyanuric fluoride as shown in a fourth column in which Cl and F denote cyanuric chloride and cyanuric fluoride, respectively, and each aromatic amine compound of the formula (III) shown in a fifth column in place of 2-aminonaphthalene-6-β-sulfatoethyl -sulfone-1-sulfonic acid, thereby obtaining the desired corresponding monoazo compound. 
     
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                                  Cyanuric                                
                                  chloride                                
Example                                                                   
     Compound of        Compound of                                       
                                  or   Compound of                        
No.  Formula (V)        Formula (IX)                                      
                                  fluoride                                
                                       Formula (III)       Shade          
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64                                                                        
      ##STR125##                                                          
                         ##STR126##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR127##         Bluish red     
65                                                                        
      ##STR128##                                                          
                         ##STR129##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR130##          Bluish red    
66                                                                        
      ##STR131##                                                          
                         ##STR132##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR133##         Bluish red     
67                                                                        
      ##STR134##                                                          
                         ##STR135##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR136##         Bluish red     
68                                                                        
      ##STR137##                                                          
                         ##STR138##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR139##         Bluish red     
69                                                                        
      ##STR140##                                                          
                         ##STR141##                                       
                                  F                                       
                                        ##STR142##         Bluish red     
70                                                                        
      ##STR143##                                                          
                         ##STR144##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR145##         Bluish red     
71                                                                        
      ##STR146##                                                          
                         ##STR147##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR148##         Bluish red     
72                                                                        
      ##STR149##                                                          
                         ##STR150##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR151##         Bluish red     
73                                                                        
      ##STR152##                                                          
                         ##STR153##                                       
                                  F                                       
                                        ##STR154##         Bluish red     
74                                                                        
      ##STR155##                                                          
                         ##STR156##                                       
                                  F                                       
                                        ##STR157##         Bluish red     
75                                                                        
      ##STR158##                                                          
                         ##STR159##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR160##         Bluish red     
76                                                                        
      ##STR161##                                                          
                         ##STR162##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR163##         Bluish red     
77                                                                        
      ##STR164##                                                          
                         ##STR165##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR166##         Bluish red     
78                                                                        
      ##STR167##                                                          
                         ##STR168##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR169##         Bluish red     
79                                                                        
      ##STR170##                                                          
                         ##STR171##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR172##         Bluish red     
80                                                                        
      ##STR173##                                                          
                         ##STR174##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR175##         Bluish red     
81                                                                        
      ##STR176##                                                          
                         ##STR177##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR178##         Bluish red     
82                                                                        
      ##STR179##                                                          
                         ##STR180##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR181##         Bluish red     
83                                                                        
      ##STR182##                                                          
                         ##STR183##                                       
                                  F                                       
                                        ##STR184##          Bluish red    
84                                                                        
      ##STR185##                                                          
                         ##STR186##                                       
                                  F                                       
                                        ##STR187##         Bluish red     
85                                                                        
      ##STR188##                                                          
                         ##STR189##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR190##         Bluish red     
86                                                                        
      ##STR191##                                                          
                         ##STR192##                                       
                                  Cl                                      
                                        ##STR193##         Bluish         
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     EXAMPLE 87 
     The monoazo compound (98.7 parts) represented by the following formula in free acid form, ##STR194## which had been obtained in Example 2, was dissolved in water (500 parts), and to this solution was added 3-aminobenzenesulfonic acid (34.6 parts). The mixture was heated up to 80° to 85° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 4 to 6 using a 20% aqueous sodium carbonate solution, and then stirred for 7 hours at that temperature and that pH. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was mixed with sodium chloride (45 parts) to deposit crystals, which were collected on a filter, washed and dried at 60° C. to obtain a monoazo compound of the following formula (87) in a free acid form. ##STR195## 
     EXAMPLE 88 to 119 
     Example 87 was repeated, provided that each monoazo compound shown below was used in place of the monoazo compound obtained in Example 2, the monoazo compound used being shown in a second column of the following table (in which the monoazo compound used is expressed in terms of each Example No.), and each compound of the formula (VIII) in place of 3-amino -benzenesulfonic acid, thereby obtaining the corresponding desired monoazo compound. 
     
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       Example No.                                                        
       of Monoazo                                                         
Example                                                                   
       compound   Compound of                                             
No.    obtained   Formula (VIII)     Shade                                
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 88     1                                                                 
                   ##STR196##        Bluish red                           
 89     4                                                                 
                   ##STR197##        Bluish red                           
 90     5         NH(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OH).sub.2                          
                                     Bluish                               
                                     red                                  
 91     8                                                                 
                   ##STR198##        Bluish red                           
 92    10                                                                 
                   ##STR199##        Bluish red                           
 93    14                                                                 
                   ##STR200##        Bluish red                           
 94    16                                                                 
                   ##STR201##        Bluish red                           
 95    20                                                                 
                   ##STR202##        Bluish red                           
96     21                                                                 
                   ##STR203##        Bluish red                           
 97    22                                                                 
                   ##STR204##        Bluish red                           
 98    24                                                                 
                   ##STR205##        Bluish red                           
 99    27                                                                 
                   ##STR206##        Bluish red                           
100    28                                                                 
                   ##STR207##        Bluish red                           
101    30                                                                 
                   ##STR208##        Bluish red                           
102    31                                                                 
                   ##STR209##        Red                                  
103    35         NH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OH)                         
                                     Red                                  
104    40                                                                 
                   ##STR210##        Red                                  
105    41                                                                 
                   ##STR211##        Bluish red                           
106    44                                                                 
                   ##STR212##        Red                                  
107    47                                                                 
                   ##STR213##        Red                                  
108    63         H.sub.2 NCH.sub.3  Bluish                               
                                     red                                  
109    84                                                                 
                   ##STR214##        Bluish red                           
110    66                                                                 
                   ##STR215##        Bluish red                           
111    69                                                                 
                   ##STR216##        Bluish red                           
112    71         H.sub.2 NCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OSO.sub.3 H                  
                                     Bluish                               
                                     red                                  
113    72         H.sub.2 NCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3                    
                                     Bluish                               
                                     red                                  
114    77                                                                 
                   ##STR217##        Bluish red                           
115    80                                                                 
                   ##STR218##        Bluish red                           
116    82                                                                 
                   ##STR219##        Bluish red                           
117    83                                                                 
                   ##STR220##        Bluish red                           
118    84                                                                 
                   ##STR221##        Bluish red                           
119    86                                                                 
                   ##STR222##        Bluish red                           
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     EXAMPLE 120 
     A 35% aqueous solution of sodium nitrite (21.7 parts) was added to a solution containing 2-amino -5-aminomethylnaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid (27.4 parts) and concentrated hydrochloric acid (35.5 parts) in ice water (300 parts), while controlling the temperature within a range of 0° to 5° C., and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour at that temperature to perform a diazotization. Successively after an excess nitrous acid had been decomposed, 7-ethylamino-1-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid (26.7 parts) was added thereto, and the mixture was stirred for 12 hours at 0° to 5° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 3 to 5 using a 20% aqueous solution of sodium carbonate, thereby performing a coupling reaction to obtain a monoazo compound-containing solution. 
     On the other hand, water (30 parts) and sodium carbonate (8.4 parts) were added to methanol (300 parts), and cyanuric chloride (18.5 parts) was further added thereto. The mixture was stirred for 30 minutes at 0° to 10° C. The resulting reaction mixture was added to the above monoazo compound-containing solution, and the mixture was stirred for 6 hours at 30° to 40° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 7 to 8 using a 20% aqueous solution of sodium carbonate. 
     Moreover, 1-ethylaminobenzene-4-β-sulfatoethyl -sulfone (30.9 parts) was added to the above reaction mixture, and the resulting mixture was heated upto 80° 90° C., while controlling the pH within a range of 3 to 5  using a 20% aqueous solution of sodium carbonate, and then stirred for 15 hours at that temperature and that pH. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was cooled to 40° C. and mixed with sodium chloride (40 parts) to deposit crystals, which were collected on a filter, washed and dried at 60° C. to obtain a monoazo compound of the following formula (120) in a free acid form. ##STR223## 
     EXAMPLES 121 to 141 
     Example 120 was repeated, provide that each diamine compound of the formula (II) shown in a third colunm of the following table was used in place of 2-amino-5-aminomethylnaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid, each naphthol compound of the formula (V) shown in a second column in place of 7-ethylamino-1-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid, each compound of the formula (VIII) shown in fourth column in place of methanol, and each aromatic amine compound of the formula (III) shown in a fifth column in place of 1-ethylaminobenzene-4-β-sulfatoethylsulfone, thereby obtaining the corresponding desired monoazo compound. 
     
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am-                            Compound of                                
ple                                                                       
   Compound of     Compound of Formula  Compound of                       
No.                                                                       
   Formula (V)     Formula (II)                                           
                               (VIII)   Formula (III)      Shade          
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121                                                                       
    ##STR224##                                                            
                    ##STR225## C.sub.2 H.sub.5 OH                         
                                         ##STR226##        Bluish red     
122                                                                       
    ##STR227##                                                            
                    ##STR228## C.sub.2 H.sub.5 OH                         
                                         ##STR229##        Bluish red     
123                                                                       
    ##STR230##                                                            
                    ##STR231## CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OH              
                                         ##STR232##        Bluish red     
124                                                                       
    ##STR233##                                                            
                    ##STR234## CH.sub.3 OH                                
                                         ##STR235##        Red            
125                                                                       
    ##STR236##                                                            
                    ##STR237## CH.sub.3 OH                                
                                         ##STR238##        Red            
126                                                                       
    ##STR239##                                                            
                    ##STR240## CH.sub.3 OH                                
                                         ##STR241##        Yel- lowish    
                                                           red            
127                                                                       
    ##STR242##                                                            
                    ##STR243## CH.sub. 3 OH                               
                                         ##STR244##        Yel- lowish    
                                                           red            
128                                                                       
    ##STR245##                                                            
                    ##STR246## C.sub.2 H.sub.5 OH                         
                                         ##STR247##        Red            
129                                                                       
    ##STR248##                                                            
                    ##STR249## CH.sub.3 OH                                
                                         ##STR250##        Red            
130                                                                       
    ##STR251##                                                            
                    ##STR252## CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OH              
                                         ##STR253##        Yel- lowish    
                                                           red            
131                                                                       
    ##STR254##                                                            
                    ##STR255## CH.sub.3 OH                                
                                         ##STR256##        Yel- lowish    
                                                           red            
132                                                                       
    ##STR257##                                                            
                    ##STR258## CH.sub.3 OH                                
                                         ##STR259##        Red            
133                                                                       
    ##STR260##                                                            
                    ##STR261## CH.sub.3 OH                                
                                         ##STR262##        Red            
134                                                                       
    ##STR263##                                                            
                    ##STR264## CH.sub.3 OH                                
                                         ##STR265##        Yel- lowish    
                                                           red            
135                                                                       
    ##STR266##                                                            
                    ##STR267## C.sub.2 H.sub.5 OH                         
                                         ##STR268##        Yel- lowish    
                                                           red            
136                                                                       
    ##STR269##                                                            
                    ##STR270## CH.sub.3 OH                                
                                         ##STR271##        Yel- lowish    
                                                           red            
137                                                                       
    ##STR272##                                                            
                    ##STR273## CH.sub.3 OH                                
                                         ##STR274##        Yel- lowish    
                                                           red            
138                                                                       
    ##STR275##                                                            
                    ##STR276## CH.sub.3 OH                                
                                         ##STR277##        Red            
139                                                                       
    ##STR278##                                                            
                    ##STR279## CH.sub.3 OH                                
                                         ##STR280##        Bluish red     
140                                                                       
    ##STR281##                                                            
                    ##STR282##                                            
                                ##STR283##                                
                                         ##STR284##        Bluish red     
141                                                                       
    ##STR285##                                                            
                    ##STR286## C.sub.2 H.sub.5 OH                         
                                         ##STR287##        Bluish         
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     EXAMPLE 142 
     Example 1 was repeated, provided that 2-methyl-amino-8-hydroxynaphtalene-3,6-disulfonic acid (33.3 parts) was used in placed of 7-methylamino-1-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid (25.3 parts), thereby obtaining a desired monoazo compound of the following formula (142) in a free acid form. ##STR288## 
     EXAMPLES 143 to 196 
     Example 1 was repeated, provided that each naphthol compound of the formula (V) shown in a second column of the following table was used in place of 7-methylamino-1-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid, each diamine compound of the formula (II) shown in a third column in place of 1, 3-diaminobenzene-4-sulfonic acid, cyanuric chloride or cyanuric fluoride as shown in a fourth column in which Cl and F denote cyanuric chloride and cyanuric fluoride, respectively, and each aromatic amine compound of the formula (III) shown in a fifth column in place of 1-aminobenzene-3-β-sulfatoethylsulfone, thereby obtaining the corresponding desired monoazo compounds. 
     
           Example Compound of Compound of Cyanuric Compound of  No. Formula (V)
 Formula (II) chloride or fluoride Formula (III) Shade
         143
  ##STR289##
  ##STR290##
  Cl
  ##STR291##
  Red
  144 &#34; &#34; &#34;
 ##STR292##
  &#34;
  145 &#34;
 ##STR293##
  F
  ##STR294##
  &#34;
  146 &#34;
 ##STR295##
  &#34;
  ##STR296##
  Bluish red
  147
 ##STR297##
  ##STR298##
  Cl
  ##STR299##
  Bluish red
  148 &#34; &#34; &#34;
 ##STR300##
  &#34;
  149 &#34;
 ##STR301##
  &#34;
  ##STR302##
  Red
  150 &#34; &#34; F
 ##STR303##
  &#34;
  151
 ##STR304##
  ##STR305##
  &#34; &#34; &#34;
  152
 ##STR306##
  ##STR307##
  Cl
  ##STR308##
  Red
  153 &#34;
 ##STR309##
  &#34; &#34; Bluish red
  154 &#34; &#34; &#34;
 ##STR310##
  &#34;
  155
 ##STR311##
  ##STR312##
  &#34;
  ##STR313##
  Red
  156 &#34; &#34; &#34;
 ##STR314##
  &#34;
  157
 ##STR315##
  ##STR316##
  Cl
  ##STR317##
  Bluish red
  158 &#34; &#34; &#34;
 ##STR318##
  &#34;
  159 &#34;
 ##STR319##
  &#34; &#34; &#34;
  160 &#34; &#34; &#34;
 ##STR320##
  &#34;
  161 &#34;
 ##STR321##
  &#34;
  ##STR322##
  Red
  162
 ##STR323##
  ##STR324##
  Cl
  ##STR325##
  Red
  163 &#34;
 ##STR326##
  &#34; &#34; &#34;
  164 &#34; &#34; F
 ##STR327##
  &#34;
  165 &#34;
 ##STR328##
  &#34; &#34; Bluish red
  166 &#34; &#34; Cl
 ##STR329##
  &#34;
  167
 ##STR330##
  ##STR331##
  Cl
  ##STR332##
  Red
  168 &#34; &#34; &#34;
 ##STR333##
  &#34;
  169 &#34;
 ##STR334##
  &#34; &#34; Bluish red
  170 &#34; &#34; &#34;
 ##STR335##
  &#34;
  171 &#34;
 ##STR336##
  &#34; &#34; &#34;
   172
 ##STR337##
  ##STR338##
  F
  ##STR339##
  Bluish red
  173 &#34;
 ##STR340##
  Cl
  ##STR341##
  Red
  174 &#34; &#34; &#34;
 ##STR342##
  &#34;
  175 &#34;
 ##STR343##
  &#34; &#34;  Bluish red
  176 &#34; &#34; &#34;
 ##STR344##
  &#34;
  177
 ##STR345##
  ##STR346##
  Cl
  ##STR347##
  Red
  178 &#34; &#34; &#34;
 ##STR348##
  &#34;
  179
 ##STR349##
  ##STR350##
  &#34;
  ##STR351##
  &#34;
  180 &#34;
 ##STR352##
  &#34;
  ##STR353##
  Bluish red
  181 &#34;
 ##STR354##
  F
  ##STR355##
  &#34;
  182
 ##STR356##
  ##STR357##
  Cl
  ##STR358##
  Red
  183 &#34;
 ##STR359##
  &#34;
  ##STR360##
  &#34;
  184 &#34;
 ##STR361##
  F
  ##STR362##
  Bluish red
  185
 ##STR363##
  ##STR364##
  Cl
  ##STR365##
  Red
  186 &#34; &#34; &#34;
 ##STR366##
  &#34;
  187
 ##STR367##
  ##STR368##
  Cl
  ##STR369##
  Red
  188 &#34;
 ##STR370##
  &#34; &#34; &#34;
  189 &#34; &#34; &#34;
 ##STR371##
  &#34;
  190 &#34;
 ##STR372##
  &#34; &#34; &#34;
  191
 ##STR373##
  ##STR374##
  &#34;
  ##STR375##
  &#34;
  192
 ##STR376##
  ##STR377##
  Cl
  ##STR378##
  Red
  193 &#34;
 ##STR379##
   &#34; &#34; Bluish red
  194 &#34;
 ##STR380##
  &#34; &#34; Red
  195
 ##STR381##
  ##STR382##
  &#34;
  ##STR383##
  &#34;
  196 &#34;
 ##STR384##
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     EXAMPLE 197 
     Example 63 was repeated, provided that 2-methyl-amino-8-hydroxynaphthalene-3, 6-disulfonic acid (33.3 parts) was used in place of 7-ethylamino-1-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid (26.7 parts), thereby obtaining a monoazo compound represented by the following formula (197) in a free acid form. ##STR385## 
     EXAMPLES 198 to 233 
     Example 63 was repeated, provided that each naphthol compound of the formula (V) shown is a second column of the following table was used in place of 7-ethylamino- 1-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid, each nitro compound of the formula (IX) shown in a third column in place of 2-methoxy-4-nitroaniline-5-sulfonic acid, cyanuric chloride or fluoride as shown in a fourth column in which Cl and F denote cyanuric chloride and cyanuric fluoride, respectively, and each aromatic amine compound shown in a fifth column in place of 2-aminonaphthalene-6-β-sulfatoethylsulfone-1-sulfonic acid, thereby obtaining the corresponding desired monoazo compound. 
     
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Ex-                               Cyanuric                                
am-                               chloride                                
ple                     Compound of                                       
                                  or                                      
No.                                                                       
   Compound of Formula (V)                                                
                        Formula (IX)                                      
                                  fluoride                                
                                       Compound of Formula                
                                                           Shade          
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198                                                                       
    ##STR386##                                                            
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     EXAMPLE 234 
     The monoazo compound (92.7 parts) represented by the following formula in a free acid form, ##STR494## which had been obtained in Example 186, was dissolved in water (500 parts), and to this solution was added 3-aminobenzenesulfonic acid (34.6 parts). The mixture was heated upto 80° to 85° C. while controlling the pH within a range of 4 to 6 using a 20% aqueous sodium carbonate solution, and then stirred for 7 hours at that temperature and that pH. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was mixed with sodium chloride (45 parts) to deposit crystals, which were collected on a filter, washed and dried at 60° C. to obtain a monoazo compound of the following formula (234) in a free acid form. ##STR495## 
     EXAMPLES 235 to 274 
     Example 234 was repeated, provided that each monoazo compound shown in a second column of the following formula, in which the monoazo compound used is expressed in terms of each Example No., was used in place of the monoazo compound obtained in Example 186, and each compound shown in a third column in place of 3-amino -bezenesulfonic acid, thereby obtaining the corresponding desired monoazo compounds. 
     
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       Example No.                                                        
       of Monoazo                                                         
Example                                                                   
       compound   Compound of                                             
No.    obtained   Formula (VIII)     Shade                                
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235    142                                                                
                   ##STR496##        Red                                  
236    145                                                                
                   ##STR497##        Red                                  
237    148        H.sub.2 NCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 H                   
                                     Bluish                               
                                     red                                  
238    149        NH.sub.3           Red                                  
239    152                                                                
                   ##STR498##        Red                                  
240    153                                                                
                   ##STR499##        Bluish red                           
241    156                                                                
                   ##STR500##        Red                                  
242    157        NH(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OH).sub.2                          
                                     Bluish                               
                                     red                                  
243    161                                                                
                   ##STR501##        Red                                  
244    164                                                                
                   ##STR502##        Red                                  
245    166                                                                
                   ##STR503##        Bluish red                           
246    168                                                                
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247    169                                                                
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248    173                                                                
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249    175                                                                
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250    177                                                                
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251    179                                                                
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252    180                                                                
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253    182                                                                
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254    185                                                                
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255    187        NH.sub.2 (CH.sub. 2 CH.sub.2 OH)                        
                                     Bluish                               
                                     red                                  
256    188                                                                
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257    191                                                                
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258    194                                                                
                   ##STR515##        Red                                  
259    197        H.sub.2 NCH.sub.3  Bluish                               
                                     red                                  
260    200        H.sub.2 NCH.sub.2 CH.sub.3                              
                                     Bluish                               
                                     red                                  
261    203                                                                
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262    204                                                                
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263    206                                                                
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264    210                                                                
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265    213                                                                
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266    214                                                                
                   ##STR521##        Bluish red                           
267    217        H.sub.2 NCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OSO.sub.3 H                  
                                     Bluish                               
                                     red                                  
268    219        H.sub.2 NCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3                    
                                     Bluish                               
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269    222                                                                
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270    224                                                                
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271    226                                                                
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272    229                                                                
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274    233                                                                
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     EXAMPLE 275 
     Example 120 was repeated, provided that 2-methylamino-8-hydroxynaphthalene-3, 6-disulfonic acid (33.3 parts) was used in place of 7-ethylamino-1-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid (26.7 parts), thereby obtaining a monoazo compound represented by the following formula (275) in a free acid form. ##STR528## 
     EXAMPLES 276 to 293 
     Example 120 was repeated, provided that each diamine compound of the formula (II) shown in a third column of the following table was used in place of 2-amino-5-aminomethylnaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid, each naphthol compound of the formula (V) shown in a second column in place of 7-ethylamino-1-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid, each compound of the formula (VIII) shown in a fourth column in place of methanol, and each aromatic amine compound of the formula (III) shown in a fifth column in place of 1-ethylaminobenzene-4-β-sulfatoethylsulfone, thereby obtaining the corresponding desired monoazo compounds. 
     
              Compound of   Example Compound of Compound of Formula Compound of
 No. Formula (V) Formula (II) (VIII) Formula (III) Shade
         276
  ##STR529##
  ##STR530##
  CH.sub.3
  OH
 ##STR531##
  Red
  277 &#34;
 ##STR532##
  &#34;
  ##STR533##
  Bluishred
  278 &#34;
 ##STR534##
  &#34; &#34; Red
  279
 ##STR535##
  &#34; &#34; &#34; &#34;
  280
 ##STR536##
  ##STR537##
  CH.sub.3
  OH
 ##STR538##
  Red  281 &#34; &#34; CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2
  OH
 ##STR539##
  &#34;
  282
 ##STR540##
  ##STR541##
  CH.sub.3
  OH
 ##STR542##
  &#34;
  283 &#34;
 ##STR543##
  &#34;
  ##STR544##
  Bluishred
  284
 ##STR545##
  ##STR546##
  CH.sub.3
  OH
 ##STR547##
  Red
  285
 ##STR548##
  &#34; &#34; &#34; &#34;
  286 &#34;
 ##STR549##
  C.sub.2 H.sub.5 OH &#34; Bluishred  287 &#34; &#34; CH.sub.3
  OH
 ##STR550##
  Bluishred
  288
 ##STR551##
  ##STR552##
  ##STR553##
  ##STR554##
  Red
  289 &#34;
 ##STR555##
  CH.sub.3 OH &#34; Bluishred
  290 &#34;
 ##STR556##
  &#34;
  ##STR557##
  Red
  291
 ##STR558##
  &#34; &#34; &#34; &#34;
  292
 ##STR559##
  ##STR560##
  CH.sub.3
  OH
 ##STR561##
  Red
  293 &#34;
 ##STR562##
  C.sub.2 H.sub.5
  OH &#34; &#34;
 
    
     Dyeing Example 1 
     The monoazo compounds (1) and (142) obtained in Examples 1 and 142 each (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 50° C., and then sodium carbonate (4 parts) was added thereto. Dyeing was continued for 1 hour at that temperature. Thereafter, the cotton was washed with water and soaped to obtain a dyed product of a deep red color. Both dyed products were excellent in fastness properties, particularly formalin fastness, light fastness and perspiration light fastness, and both monoazo compounds were found to have good build-up property. 
     Dyeing Example 2 
     The monoazo compounds (63) and (197) obtained in Examples 63 and 197 each (0.3 parts) was dissolved in water (150 parts), and sodium sulfate (30 parts) and cotton (10 parts) were added thereto. The bath was heated to 60° C. 20 Minutes thereafter, sodium carbonate (4 parts) was added thereto. Dyeing was continued for 1 hour at that temperature. The cotton was washed with water and soaped to obtain a dyed product of a deep red color excellent in fastness properties, particularly formalin fastness, light fastness and perspiration light fastness, with good build-up property. 
     Dyeing Example 3 
     The monoazo compounds obtained in Examples 1 to 86 and 142 to 233 each (0.3 part) was dissolved in water (300 parts), and sodium sulfate (30 parts) and cotton (10 parts) were added thereto. The bath was heated to 60° C. 20 Minutes thereafter, sodium carbonate (5 parts) was added thereto, and dyeing was continued for 1 hour at that temperature. The cotton was washed with water and soaped to obtain a dyed product of a deep red color excellent in fastness properties, particularly formalin fastness, light fastness and perspiration fastness with good build-up property. 
     Dyeing Example 4 
     The monoazo compounds obtain in Examples 87 to 141 and 234 to 293 each (0.3 part) was dissolved in water (200 parts), and sodium sulfate (30 parts) and cotton (10 parts) were added thereto. The bath was heated to 50° C. 30 Minutes thereafter, trisodium phosphate 4 parts) was added thereto, and dyeing was continued for 1 hour at that temperature. Thereafter, the cotton was washed with water and soaped to obtain a dyed product of a deep red color excellent in fastness properties, particularly formalin fastness, light fastness and perspiration light fastness with good build-up property. 
     
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Composition of color paste                                                
                        Parts                                             
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Each of Monoazo compounds obtained                                        
                         5                                                
in Examples 1 to 86 and 142 to 233                                        
Urea                     5                                                
Sodium alginate (5%), thickener                                           
                        50                                                
Hot water               25                                                
Sodium hydrogencarbonate                                                  
                         2                                                
Balance (water)         13                                                
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     Mercerized cotton broad cloth was printed with the color paste having the composition described above, and then pre-dried, subjected to steaming at 100° C. for 5 minutes, rinsed with hot water, soaped, again rinsed with hot water, and then dried. Thus, there was obtained a printed product of a deep red color excellent in fastness properties, particularly formalin fastness, light fastness and perspiration light fastness with a high fixing percent and good build-up property. 
     
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Dyeing Example 6                                                          
Composition of color paste                                                
                        Parts                                             
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Each of monoazo compounds obtained in                                     
                         4                                                
Examples 87 to 141 and 234 to 293                                         
Urea                     5                                                
Sodium alginate (5%), thickener                                           
                        50                                                
Hot water               25                                                
Sodium hydrogencarbonate                                                  
                         2                                                
Balance (water)         14                                                
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     Using the color paste of the above composition, a manner similar to that of Dyeing Example 6 was repeated, provided that steaming was carried out at 120° C., thereby obtaining a dyed product like in Dyeing Example 5. 
     Dyeing Example 7 
     The monoazo compounds obtained in Examples 1 to 86 and 142 to 233 each (25 parts) was dissolved in hot water, and the solution was cooled to 25° C. 32.5% Aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (5.5 parts) and 50° Be&#39; water glass were added thereto, and water was added to make the whole 1000 parts at 25° C. to obtain a padding liquor. Immediately thereafter, cotton cloth was padded with the padding liquor and batched up, and the cloth wrapped tightly with a polyethylene film was allowed to stand in a room kept at 20° C. 
     Above manner was repeated to obtain a padded cotton cloth, which was then wrapped tightly with a polyethylene film, and allowed to stand in a room kept at 5° C. 
     Bothe were allowed to stand for 20 hours, and thereafter washed with cool water and then hot water, soaped with a boiling detergent, washed with cool water and then dried. 
     There was observed almost no difference in their color shade and depth between the dyed products obtained after standing at 5° C. and 20° C. each for 20 hours. In this cold batch-up dyeing method, each monoazo compound was found to have good build-up property. 
     Dyeing Exampe 8 
     Using the monoazo compounds obtained in Examples 87 to 141 and 234 to 293, Dyeing Example 7 was repeated. Then, results similar to those of Dyeing Example 7 were obtained. 
     Dyeing Example 9 
     The monoazo compounds obtained in Examples 1 to 86 and 142 to 233 each (25 parts) was dissolved in hot water, and the solution was cooled to 25° C. To this solution were added 32.5% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (10 parts) and anhydrous sodium sulfate (30 parts), and then water was added thereto make the hole 1000 parts at 25° C. Immediately thereafter, viscose rayon woben fabric was padded with the obtained padding liquor. The fabric padded was batched up, wrapped tightly with a polyethylene film, and allowed to stand in a room kept at 20° C. 
     The above manner was repeated to obtain the fabric padded, which was then batched-up, wrapped with a polyethylene film and then allowed to stand in a room kept at 5° C. 
     Both were allowed to stand for 20 hours, and thereafter washed with cool water and then hot water, soaped with a boiling detergent, then washed with cool water and dried to obtain each dyed product. 
     There was observed almost no difference in color shade and depth between the dyed products obtained after standing at 5° C. and 20° C. each for 20 hours. 
     Dyeing Example 10 
     Using the monoazo compounds obtained in Examples 87 to 141 and 234 to 293, a manner similar to that of Dyeing Example 9 was carried out, then obtaining results similar to those in the above Example. 
     Dyeing Example 11 
     Dyeing Example 3 was repeated, provided that sodium carbonate was used in an amount of 3 parts in place of 5 parts, thereby obtaining results similar to those in Dyeing Example 3. 
     Dyeing Example 12 
     Dyeing Example 3 was repeated, provided that the dyeing was continued at 60° C., respectively, in place of 50° C., thereby obtaining results similar to those in Dyeing Example 3. 
     Dyeing Example 13 
     Dyeing Example 3 was repeated, provided that sodium sulfate was used in an amount of 15 parts in place of 30 parts, thereby obtaining results similar to those in Dyeing Example 3. 
     Dyeing Example 14 
     Dyeing Example 4 was repeated, provided that water and sodium sulfate were used in each amount of 150 parts and 23 parts in place of 200 parts and 30 parts, respectively, thereby obtaining results similar to those in Dyeing Example 4.