Water-soluble phthalocyanine compounds

Abstract

Phthalocyanine compounds having fiber-reactive dye properties which dye hydroxyl- and/or carboxamido-containing material, in particular fiber material, such as cellulose fibers, wool and synthetic polyamide fibers, in fast and deep shades and which conform to the general formula (1) ##STR1## where Pc is the radical of copper- or nickel-phthalocyanine whose benzene nuclei can be substituted by chlorine or phenyl, R is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms which can be substituted by a hydroxy, sulfato, cyano or sulfo group, M is a hydrogen atom or one equivalent of a salt-forming metal, preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal, Y is a vinyl group or preferably a .beta.-sulfatoethyl group, R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms which can be substituted, and R.sup.2 has one of the meanings of R.sup.1 and is identical to R.sup.1 or different from R.sup.1 or --NR.sup.1 R.sup.2 together form a group of the formula (2) ##STR2## where M has the abovementioned meaning, m is the number 1, 2, 3 or 4, a is an integral or fractional number from 1 to 4, b is an integral or fractional number from zero to 3, and c is an integral or fractional number form zero to 3, with the proviso that the sum of (a+b+c) is an integral or fractional number from 2 to 4, the sulfonamide and sulfo groups are each bonded to the carbocyclic aromatic rings of the phthalocyanine in the 3- and/or 4-position.

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