A process for preparing a 1-alkyl-3-secondary or tertiary alkyl-4-cyano-pyrazol-5-yl azo dye or a 1-alkyl-3-aryl-4-cyano-pyrazol-5-yl azo dye comprising: a) reacting a 3-secondary or tertiary alkyl-4-cyano-5-amino pyrazole or a 3-aryl-4-cyano-5-amino pyrazole with a diazotizing reagent to form a pyrazol-5-yl diazonium salt; b) allowing said diazonium salt to react with an aromatic coupling component to form a 3-secondary or tertiary alkyl-4-cyano-pyrazol-5-yl azo dye or a 3-aryl-4-cyano-pyrazol-5-yl azo dye; and c) reacting the product of step b) with an aklylating agent in the presence of a base to form a 1-alkyl-3-secondary or tertiary alkyl-4-cyano-pyrazol-5-yl azo dye or a 1-alkyl-3-aryl-4-cyano-pyrazol-5-yl azo dye.
Azo dye, ink-jet recording ink containing the same, and ink-jet recording method
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公开号:US20020049310A1
公开(公告)日:2002-04-25
The present invention provides a novel heterylaniline azo dye as well as an ink-jet recording ink and an ink-jet recording method enabling the formation of an image having a good hue and high durability to light and ozone gas. The ink-jet recording ink contains a heterylaniline azo dye derivative having a novel structure. The ink-jet recording method is characterized in that an image is formed by using the ink described above on an image-receiving material comprising a support having thereon an ink-receiving layer containing white inorganic pigment particles.