Stable dyed polyester material

Abstract

Disclosed is copolyester material dyed with at least one azo or anthraquinone type dye, said copolyester material having an inherent viscosity of at least 0.4 and containing in copolymerized form from about 0.3 to about 5.0% by weight of one or more of the stabilizing moieties having the general formula ##STR1## where R and R.sub.1 are each a chemical bond or an alkylene group of 1-6 carbons; R.sub.2 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aryl; R.sub.3 represents 1-5 groups each independently selected from H, Cl, F, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryl or aryloxy; wherein all of the above alkyl and alkylene moieties comprising or being part of the R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 groups contain from 1-8 carbons, and wherein all of the above alkyl, alkylene, aryl and cycloalkyl moieties may be substituted with up to three of a variety of substituents such as halogen, alkyl of 1-8 carbons, alkoxy of 1-8 carbons, aryl, cycloalkyl and CN.

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