Azo dyes from five membered ring heterocyclic amines and aniline, tetrahydroquinoline and benzomorpholine couplers containing thiosulfate alkyl groups

A compound of the formulae D-N.dbd.N-Coupler, wherein D is selected from the heterocyclic amines of the formulae ##STR68## wherein ring A is unsubstituted or substituted with a group selected from alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, alkylsulfonyl, SO.sub.2 -aryl, SO.sub.2 NH.sub.2, SO.sub.2 NH-alkyl, SO.sub.2 N-(dialkyl), alkanoylamino, aryl, arylthio, alkenylthio, cyclohexylthio, thiocyano, cyclohexylsulfonyl, alkylthio, and cyclohexyl;

• ring B is unsubstituted or substituted with a group selected from alkyl, aryl, alkylthio, cyclohexylthio and alkylsulfonyl;
• ring C is unsubstituted or substituted with one or two groups selected from alkyl, halogen, cyano, carbamoyl, CONH-alkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, alkenylthio, arylthio, cyclohexylthio, aryloxy, and alkoxy;
• ring D is unsubstituted or substituted with one or two groups selected from alkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, aryl, cyano, carbamoyl, alkyl carbamoyl, alkylcarbonyl and alkyl sulfonyl;
• and the A group on the 1-nitrogen of ring D is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, or alkanoyl;
• ring E is unsubstituted or substituted with one to three groups selected from alkyl, cyano, alkoxycarbonyl, alkanoyl, aroyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, carbamoyl, alkyl carbamoyl, aryl, halogen, sulfamoyl, and formyl;
• wherein the various alkyl or alkylene portions of the above groups are unsubstituted or substituted with one to three groups selected from hydroxy, halogen, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, cyclohexyl, alkylcyclohexyl, acyloxy, alkoxy carbonyl, acylamido, alkylsulfonamido, succinimido, glutarimido, phthalimido, 2-pyrrolidono, cyano, carbamoyl, alkoxyalkoxy, alkylthio, halogen, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl and arylsulfonyl;
• and wherein the various above aryl groups are unsubstituted or substituted with one to three groups selected from alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, alkoxy carbonyl, alkyl sulfonyl, and alkylthio;
• and
• the Coupler is selected from those of the formulae ##STR69## wherein R.sub.1 is selected from hydrogen;
• alkyl;
• halogen;
• alkoxy;
• aryloxy;
• --NHCO--R.sub.5 ;
• --NHSO.sub.2 --R.sub.5 ;
• wherein R.sub.5 is selected from alkyl and alkyl substituted with hydroxy, alkoxy, cyano, aryloxy, aryl, halogen, cycloalkyl, alkyl carbonyloxy, or carbamoyl;
• aryl;
• alkylamine;
• and 2-furyl;
• R.sub.2 is selected from hydrogen;
• aryl;
• cycloalkyl;
• alkyl and alkyl substituted with alkoxy, alkoxyalkoxy, hydrogen, aryloxy, aryl, cycloalkyl, alkylcycloalkyl, furyl, NHCOR.sub.5, NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.5, aryloxy, carbamoyl, alkyl carbamoyl, cyano, alkanoyloxy, halogen, alkoxycarbonyl, succinimido, glutarimido, phthalimido, 2-pyrrolidono, sulfamoyl, alkyl substituted sulfamoyl, alkylsulfonamido, NHSO.sub.2 -aryl, NHCOO-alkyl, NHCONH-alkyl, formamido, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, or SO.sub.3 M;
• n is 0, 1 or 2;
• M is Na.sup.+, K.sup.+, NH.sub.4.sup.+, or H.sup.+ ;
• R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each selected from hydrogen or alkyl;
• Z is selected from straight or branched chain alkylene;
• alkylene substituted with aryl, aryloxy, alkoxy, halogen, aryloxy or SO.sub.3 M;
• --CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.m --X--CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.p, where m is 1, 2, or 3, p is 0, 1, 2, or 3, and X is O, S, SO.sub.2, --SO.sub.2 NH--, ##STR70## and the various aryl groups on the couplers are unsubstituted or substituted with alkyl, alkoxy, or halogen.