Azomethine dyes derived from an o-hydroxy aromatic aldehyde and a 2-aminopyridine

摘要

Azomethine dyes of the formula in which A is phenyl, naphthyl, phenyl substituted by up to 3 substituents or naphthyl substituted by up to 2 substituents; B is salicylaldehyde, o-hydroxy-naphthaldehyde or salicylaldehyde or o-hydroxy-naphthaldehyde substituted by up to 2 substituents and C is 2-aminopyridyl or 2-aminopyridyl substituted by up to 2 substituents. The dyes produce dyeings on metal-modified polypropylene of excellent fastness properties.