Bis-o-amino(thio)phenols, and their preparation

A bis-o-aminophenol or bis-o-aminothio-phenol of the structure ##STR16## in which A.sup.1 to A.sup.6 are--independently of one another--H, F, CH.sub.3, CF.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, OCF.sub.3, CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3, CF.sub.2 CF.sub.3, OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 or OCF.sub.2 CF.sub.3 where at least one of the radicals A.sup.1 to A.sup.6 must be F or an F-containing group;

• T is O or S, m is 0 or 1;
• and Z is one of the following carbocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic radicals:
• ##STR17## where Q=C--A, and A=H, F, (CH.sub.2).sub.p CH.sub.3, (CF.sub.2).sub.p CF.sub.3, O(CH.sub.2).sub.p CH.sub.3, O(CF.sub.2).sub.p CF.sub.3, CO(CH.sub.2).sub.p CH.sub.3, CO(CF.sub.2).sub.p CF.sub.3 where p=0 to 8 (linear or branched chain), OC(CH.sub.3).sub.3, OC(CF.sub.3).sub.3, C.sub.6 H.sub.5, C.sub.6 F.sub.5, OC.sub.6 H.sub.5, OC.sub.6 F.sub.5, cyclopentyl, perfluorocyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or perfluorocyclohexyl, where, in the isolated aromatic rings, a maximum of 3 N-atoms may be present per ring and only 2 N-atoms may be adjacent, and, in the fused ring systems, a maximum of 2 N-atoms may be present per ring,
• M=a single bond, (CH.sub.2).sub.n, (CF.sub.2).sub.n, CH(CH.sub.3), CH(CF.sub.3), CF(CH.sub.3), CF(CF.sub.3), C(CH.sub.3).sub.2, C(CF.sub.3).sub.2, CH(C.sub.6 H.sub.5), CH(C.sub.6 F.sub.5), CF(C.sub.6 H.sub.5), CF(C.sub.6 F.sub.5), C(CH.sub.3) (C.sub.6 H.sub.5), C(CH.sub.3) (C.sub.6 F.sub.5), C(CF.sub.3) (C.sub.6 H.sub.5), C(CF.sub.3) (C.sub.6 F.sub.5), C(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2, C(C.sub.6 F.sub.5).sub.2, CO, SO.sub.2, ##STR18##