Colorant compounds, intermediates, and compositions

A compound of the structure:

• (a) wherein X, X′, Y, and Y′ are independently selected from the group consisting of:
• nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and carbon;
• (b) wherein
• if X is nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, then Y is carbon;
• and
• if X′ is nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, then Y′ is carbon;
• and
• if Y is nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, then X is carbon, and
• if Y′ is nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, then X′ is carbon;
• and
• (c) wherein Z and Z′ taken together comprise a linking group, said linking group being selected from the following:
• substituted aromatic, unsubstituted aromatic, substituted heteromatic, unsubstituted heteroaromatic, substituted polyaromatic or unsubstituted polyaromatic and
• (d) wherein Q, W, D, and A independently may or may not be present, further wherein a maximum of two of Q, W, D, and A may be present in said compound, and
• (e) wherein
• if Q is present then D is not present;
• and
• if W is present then A is not present;
• and
• Q, W, D, and A always are attached to a carbon atom, and
• Q, W, D, and A can be the same or different and are independently selected, and if present, may have the general structure
• (f) wherein R may be selected from one or more of the following:
• C1-20 alkyl, alkylester, halo, hydroxyl, hydrogen, cyano, sulfonyl, sulfato, nitro, carboxyl, C1-20 carboxy, amino, C1-20 alkylamino, acrylamino, C1-20 alkylthio, C1-20 alkylsulphonyl, C1-20 alkylphenyl, phosphonyl, C1-20 alkylphosphonyl, C1-20 alkoxycarbonyl, arylamino, dialkylaminoaromatic, sulphonylamino, acyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, allyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, oxyalkylene, polyoxyalkylene, polyoxyalkylene substituted aromatic, azo, amide, ester, sulphonate, sulphonic acid, sulphonic acid salt, carboxylic acid salt, ether, benzyl, substituted amines, thio, phenylthio, thioethers, thioesters, silyl, siloxy, naphthyl, polyoxyalkyleneamino substituted aryl, polyoxyalkylene substituted aryl, substitiuted aromatics, aniline derivatives, 2,5-dimethoxyaniline derivatives, phenol derivatives, polyoxyalkylene substituted aniline derivatives, and polyoxyalkylene substituted phenol derivatives.