Abstract:
A process for the dyeing or printing of polyamide or polyurethane fibres, wherein at a pH-range between about 8 and 1 the said fibrous materials are A. DYED OR PRINTED AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 60*C and about 130*C or B. PADDED AND SUBSEQUENTLY THERMOFIXED AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 150*C and about 230*C. with a water-soluble green to olive-green anthraquinone dyestuff of the formula
IN WHICH R1 represents hydrogen, hydroxyl, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, phenoxy, amino, acetylamino, benzoylamino, benzenesulfonylamine, chlorine or bromine, and R2 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, chlorine, bromine, carboxyl or sulfonic acid group, and n is 0 or 1.
SAID DYESTUFF BEING SUITABLE FOR THE DYEING OR PRINTING OF FIBRES, FOILS OR FIBRES, OF WOOL, SILK, POLYAMIDES, POLYURETHANES OR LEATHER, WHICH DYEINGS ARE INTENSE OF A UNIFORM BORDEAUX RED COLORATION AND ARE VERY FAST TO LIGHT AND TO WET PROCESSING.