Claims
- 1. A colorant comprising a compound having the formula C(Z).sub.1-8 wherein:
- C is a chromogen radical having from 1-8 nucleophilic site residues to which the Z moieties are attached; said Z moieties containing at least about 60 weight percent of poly(oxyalkylene) which is comprised of
- (a) at least one glycidol residue segment of 2-6 glycidol residues attached to a nucleophilic site of C, wherein said poly(oxyalkylene) contains a total of from 2-20 glycidol residues, and
- (b) wherein said poly(oxyalkylene) further contains three separate poly (oxyalkylene) branches pendant from said glycidol residue segment containing the residues of one or more other epoxide reactants of ethylene oxide (EO), propylene oxide (PO), or butylene oxide (BO), or mixtures thereof, wherein said poly(oxyalkylene) contains a total of from about 10 to about 600 of said EO, PO or BO residues, or mixtures thereof, at least about 75 mole percent of which are EO residues.
- 2. The colorant of claim 1 wherein the total number of said other epoxide residues is from about 150 to about 400 and the ratio of the total of --O--PO--AND --O--BO--linkages of all glycidol residues to the total of all functional oxy linkages of said glycidol residues is less than one.
- 3. The colorant of claim 1 wherein the EO residues comprise from about 90 to 100 mole percent of said other epoxide residues.
- 4. The colorant of claim 1 wherein the poly(oxyalkylene) moiety contains one glycidol residue segment containing 2-6 glycidol residues.
- 5. The colorant of claim 1 wherein each said poly(oxyalkylene) moiety is independently terminated by hydrogen or a group selected from acyl or unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aryl.
- 6. The colorant of claim 1 wherein each said poly(oxyalkylene) branch is terminated by hydrogen.
- 7. The colorant of claim 1 wherein the number of Z moieties is from 1-4.
- 8. The colorant of claim 1 wherein C is selected from compounds containing at least one chromogen radical selected from mono-, bis-, tris-, or tetrakis-azo, methine, azamethine, indophenol, or triphenylmethane chromogen radicals.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/887,109, filed on May 19, 1992, now abandoned of John Bery Hines, David Jesse Moody and which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/546,206 filed Jun. 28, 1990, abandoned.
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Continuations (2)
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