Hair dyeing compositions comprising 2-(amino or substituted amino)-3-5-substituted phenol compounds and use thereof

A composition for the oxidative dyeing of keratin fibres, comprising a medium suitable for dyeing and from about 0.001% to about 10% by weight of the composition of a compound (I), or its salts with an inorganic or organic acid according to the formula:

• wherein both of R3 and R5 are substituted and are independently selected from:
• (a) the group of C-linked monovalent substituents consisting of:
• (i) substituted or unsubstituted, straight or branched, alkyl, mono- or poly-unsaturated alkyl, heteroalkyl, aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, or heteroolefinic systems, (ii) substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or poly-cyclic aliphatic, aryl, or heterocyclic systems, and (iii) substituted or unsubstituted, mono-, poly-, or per-fluoro alkyl systems;
• said systems of (i), (ii) and (iii) comprising from about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms and 0 to 5 heteroatoms selected from O, S, N, P, and Si;
• (b) the group of S-linked monovalent substituents consisting of SA1, SCN, SSA1, SOA1, SO2NA1A1, SNAA 2, and SONA1A2;
• (c) the group of O-linked monovalent substituents consisting of OA4, OCN and ONA1A1;
• (d) the group of N-linked monovalent substituents consisting of NA5, (NA1A2A3)+, NC, NA1OA2, NA1SA2, NCO, NCS, N═NA1, N═NOA1, NA1CN, and NA1NA1A1;
• (e) the group of monovalent substituents consisting of CON3, CONA12, CONA1COA2, C(═NA1)NA1A1, CHO, CHS, CN, NC, and X;
• and
• (f) the group of fluoroalkyl monovalent substituents consisting of mono-, poly-, and per-fluoro alkyl systems comprising from about 1 to about 12 carbon atoms and about 0 to about 4 heteroatoms;
• and wherein for the groups (b) to (e), described herein above, A1, A2, and A3 are monovalent and are independently selected from:
• (1) H,
• (2) substituted or unsubstituted, straight or branched, alkyl, mono- or poly-unsaturated alkyl, heteroalkyl, aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, or heteroolefinic systems,
• (3) substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or poly-cyclic aliphatic, aryl, or heterocyclic systems, or
• (4) substituted or unsubstituted, mono-, poly-, or per-fluoro alkyl systems;
• said systems of (2), (3) and (4) comprising from about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms and about 0 to about 5 heteroatoms selected from O, S, N, P, and Si;
• and wherein X is a halogen selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I, A4 is monovalent and is independently selected from:
• (1) substituted or unsubstituted, straight or branched, alkyl, mono- or poly-unsaturated alkyl, heteroalkyl, aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, or heteroolefinic systems,
• (2) substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or poly-cyclic aliphatic, aryl, or heterocyclic systems, or
• (3) substituted or unsubstituted, mono-, poly-, or per-fluoro alkyl systems;
• said systems of (1), (2) and (3) comprising from about 2 to about 10 carbon atoms and about 0 to about 5 heteroatoms selected from O, S, N, P, and Si, A5 is monovalent and is independently selected from:
• (1) substituted or unsubstituted, straight or branched, alkyl, mono- or poly-unsaturated alkyl, heteroalkyl, aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, or heteroolefinic systems,
• (2) substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or poly-cyclic aliphatic, aryl, or heterocyclic systems, or
• (3) substituted or unsubstituted, mono-, poly-, or per-fluoro alkyl systems;
• said systems of (1), (2) and (3) comprising from about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms and about 0 to about 5 heteroatoms selected from O, S, N, P, and Si;
• and wherein X is a halogen selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I and wherein R2 is selected from H and any of the groups defined for R3 and R5.