Pyrazoline compounds

Abstract

The invention relates to pyrazoline compounds of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently of the other methyl, ethyl or hydroxyethyl, R.sub.4 is hydrogen or chlorine, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are each independently of the other hydrogen or methyl, R.sub.7 is hydrogen, methyl or phenyl, n is 0 or 1, with the proviso that, if n is 0 and R.sub.4 to R.sub.7 are hydrogen, R.sub.2 is methyl and R.sub.3 is hydroxyethyl, and X.sup..crclbar. is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkanoate, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkanephosphonate, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkanesulfonate, phosphite, sulfamate or glycolate anion and, if R.sub.1 is methyl, X.sup..crclbar. is also a methosulfate, chloride or bromide ion, to the preparation of said compounds, to the use thereof as fluorescent whitening agents, and to novel hydrazine intermediates of formula ##STR2## wherein R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are methyl, ethyl or hydroxyethyl, and the acetone hydrazones and salts thereof.

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