Claims
- 1. A dispersion of fine solid particles obtained by pulverizing an aqueous slurry of a dye represented by the following general formula (II) in the presence of a polyalkylene oxide represented by the following general formula (I-a) or (I-b) and adding a compound represented by the following general formula (I) such that it is present during and/or after pulverization of the dye: ##STR95## wherein a and b each represents a value of 5 to 500; R represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrophobic group or a hydrophobic polymer moiety, P represents a group containing at least one structural unit selected from the group consisting of A, B and C, and having a polymerization degree of 10 to 3500, n represents 1 or 2, and m represents 0 or 1, ##STR96## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or --CH.sub.3, R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom, --CH.sub.3, --CH.sub.2 COOH or --CN, X represents a hydrogen atom, --COOH or --CONH.sub.2, Y represents --COOH, --SO.sub.3 H, --OSO.sub.3 H, --CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 H, --CONHC(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 H or --CONHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 N.sup.+ (CH.sub.3).sub.3 Cl.sub..sup.- ;
- D--(X).sub.y (II)
- wherein D represents a residue of a compound having a chromophore, X represents a dissociative hydrogen or a group having a dissociative hydrogen, and y is an integer of 1 to 7.
- 2. The dispersion of fine solid particles according to claim 1, wherein the group having dissociative hydrogen in general formula (II) is a group having a carboxylic acid group.
- 3. The dispersion of fine solid particles according to claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of the polyalkylene oxide represented by general formula (I-a) or (I-b) to the dye is 0.05 to 0.5.
- 4. The dispersion of fine solid particles according to claim 1, wherein said dye is a compound represented by the following general formula (III) or (IV): ##STR97## wherein A.sup.1 represents an acidic nucleus, Q represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, L.sup.1, L.sup.2 and L.sup.3 each represents a methine group, and m is 0, 1 or 2, with the proviso that the compound represented by formula (III) has 1 to 7 groups selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid groups, sulfonamido groups, sulfamoyl groups, sulfonylcarbamoyl groups, acylsulfamoyl groups, phenolic hydroxyl groups and enol groups of oxonol dyes in the molecule as water-soluble groups; ##STR98## wherein A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 each represents an acidic nucleus L.sup.1, L.sup.2 and L.sup.3 each represents a methine group, and n is 0, 1, 2 or 3, with the proviso that the compound represented by formula (IV) has 1 to 7 groups selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid groups, sulfonamido groups, sulfamoyl groups, sulfonylcarbamoyl groups, acylsulfamoyl groups, phenolic hydroxyl groups and enol groups of oxonol dyes in the molecule as water-soluble groups.
- 5. The dispersion of fine solid particles according to claim 1, wherein said dye is a compound represented by the following general formula (V): ##STR99## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, --COR.sup.4 or --SO.sub.2 R.sup.4, R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, --CO.sub.2 R.sup.4, --OR.sup.4, --NR.sup.5 R.sup.6, --CONR.sup.5 R.sup.6, --NR.sup.5 COR.sup.4, --NR.sup.5 SO.sub.2 R.sup.4 or --NR.sup.5 CONR.sup.5 R.sup.6 (wherein R.sup.4 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group, and R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each represents an hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group), and L.sup.1, L.sup.2 and L.sup.3 each represents a methine group.
- 6. The dispersion of fine solid particles according to claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of polyethylene oxide moieties in the polyalkylene oxide represented by the general formula (I-a) or (I-b) is 0.3 to 0.9.
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Parent Case Info
This a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/507,841 filed Jul. 27, 1995 (abandoned).
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