Process for the preparation of cationic alkylarylhydrazone dyestuffs and color bases thereof

Abstract

To prepare dyestuffs of the general formula ##STR1## or color bases of the general formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 denote hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl or aralkyl, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 denote methyl or ethyl and X denotes an anion, and wherein the rings A and B and the radicals R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 can carry non-ionic substituents and the rings A and B can carry further fused-on rings, an amine of the formula ##STR3## wherein B has the abovementioned meaning, and a compound of the formula ##STR4## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and A have the abovementioned meanings and R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 represent hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, phenoxy or phenyl, are reacted, in the presence of an acid, with a substance which releases nitrous acid and, if appropriate, the product is then reacted with a compound which forms the radicals R.sup.1' and/or R.sup.2', which represent alkyl, alkenyl or aralkyl which are optionally substituted by non-ionic radicals, and X.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.