Claims
- 1. A composition comprisinga solvent selected from the group consisting of a wax and a hydrocarbon; and a colorant compound substantially soluble therein said solvent and defined by the formula (I) A—B—X; (I) wherein,A—B is a reactive dye wherein A is an organic chromophore; and B is an electrophilic reactive group covalently bonded to A directly or through a linking group; and X is selected from the group consisting of primary and secondary amines, wherein said amines are selected from the group consisting of a C12-C24 alkylamine and a C12-C24 monoetheramine, wherein said group is covalently linked to B through an amino linkage.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein said solvent is a wax.
- 3. The composition of claim 2 whereinX is selected from the group consisting of C18-C22 alkylamines and C18-C22 etheramines.
- 4. The composition of claim 1 wherein said solvent is a hydrocarbon.
- 5. The composition of claim 4 whereinX is selected from the group consisting of C18-C22 alkylamines and C18-C22 etheramines.
- 6. The composition of claim 1 wherein X is selected from the group consisting of a C18-C22 alkylamine and a C18-C22 monoetheramine.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/212,175, filed on Dec. 15, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,287,348. This parent application is herein entirely incorporated by reference.
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