Waterfast dyes

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1999-04-30

2001-04-24

Klemanski, Helene (Department: 1755)

Compositions: coating or plastic

Coating or plastic compositions

Marking

C106S031360, C008S543000, C008S561000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06221139

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to waterfast dyes, and more particularly, waterfast ink-jet ink compositions containing the same.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The use of ink-jet printing systems has grown dramatically in recent years. This growth may be attributed to substantial improvements in print resolution and overall print quality, coupled with appreciable reduction in cost. Today's ink-jet printers offer acceptable print quality for many industrial, commercial, business, and residential applications at costs fully an order of magnitude lower than comparable products available just a few years ago. Notwithstanding their recent success, intensive research and development efforts continue toward improving water fastness of ink-jet images. Thus, challenge remains to further improve the water fastness of the ink-jet prints.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to dyes, and coloring liquids formulated with the same, having improved water fastness. The dyes and coloring liquids of the present invention exhibit improved water fastness across a range of media and may be used in many applications such as watercolor dyes, and in aqueous-based printing inks, in particular ink-jet inks for use in commercially available ink-jet printers such as DESKJET® printers, manufactured by Hewlett-Packard Company, of Delaware; and other commercially available home or office ink-jet printers.
Aqueous inks of this invention comprise, by weight, from about 0.5 to about 20 wt % colorant (the colorant comprising at least one dye according to the present invention); from about 1 to about 40 wt % of one or more organic solvents; and optionally up to about 20 wt % of an additive independently selected from the group consisting of immobilizing agents, surfactants, buffers, biocides, and mixtures thereof.
The at least one dye of the present invention is represented by formula I, II, or III:
wherein
D is chromophore;
R
1
is H or C
1
-C
5
, preferably H or CH
3
, and more preferably H;
R
2
is a carbohydrate as defined by formula IV;
R
3
is C
1
-C
5
, preferably CH
3
;
R
4
is a carbohydrate as defined by formula V.
wherein
m is 1-5, preferably 1-2, and more preferably 1;
n is 2-7, preferably 3-5, and more preferably 4;
x is 0-4, preferably 0-1, and more preferably 0.
The suitable starting (parent) dye contains a chromophore and has a primary or secondary amine functionality (e.g., —NHR
1
). Examples of suitable starting dyes include: Projet Black 1 (available from Zeneca), Projet Black 2 (available from Zeneca), acid alizarin brown RP, acid blue 29, acid blue 40, acid blue 25, acid blue 129, acid blue 41, acid brown 265, acid yellow 66, acid yellow 69, acid yellow 9, basic blue 7, basic orange 1, basic orange 2, basic red 1, basic red 2, basic red 5, basic red 9, basic violet 14, basic violet 2, cotton orange G, cresyl violet acetate, direct blue 1, direct blue 71, direct brown 191, direct brown 53, disperse black 1, disperse black 2, disperse black 3, disperse black 4, disperse black 7, disperse blue 11, disperse blue 3, disperse orange 3, disperse orange 7, disperse red 31, disperse yellow 9, food black 2, food yellow 2, mordant brown 12, mordant brown 13, mordant brown 14, mordant brown 25, mordant brown 30, mordant brown 33, mordant brown 4, mordant brown 48, mordant green 24, mordant red 28, new fast yellow R, new yellow GMF, new yellow RMF, para chrysoin RRK, parazol brown RK, pigment red 177, pyramine yellow RX, reactive black 1, reactive black 5, reactive blue 15, reactive blue 19, reactive blue 2, reactive blue 4.
The inks of the present invention comprise from about 0.5 to about 20 wt % colorant (the colorant comprising at least one dye according to the present invention), and depending upon the printing application (e.g. producing images on special media or producing text on “plain paper”) preferably, from about 1 to about 10 wt % colorant, and more preferably, from about 1 to about 6 wt % colorant.
Organic Solvent
The inks of the present invention comprise from about 1 to about 40 wt % of at least one organic solvent. More preferably, the inks comprise from about 1 to about 25 wt % of at least one organic solvent; and most preferably, from about 5 to about 15 wt %.
The water soluble organic solvents suitably employed in the present ink-jet ink compositions include any of, or a mixture of two or more, of such compounds as nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ketones, such as 2-pyrrolidinone, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP), 1,3-dimethylimidazolid-2-one, and octyl-pyrrolidinone; diols such as ethanediols, (e.g. 1,2-ethanediol), propanediols (e.g. 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-hydroxy-1,3-propanediol, ethylhydroxyl-propanediol (EHPD)), butanediols (e.g., 1,2-butanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol), pentanediols (e.g., 1,5-pentanediol), hexanediols (e.g., 1,6-hexanediol, 2,5-hexanediol), heptanediols (e.g., 1,2-heptanediol, 1,7-heptanediol), octanediols (e.g., 1,2-octanediol, 1,8-octanediol); and glycol ethers and thioglycol ethers, commonly employed in ink-jet inks, such as polyalkylene glycols such as polyethylene glycols (e.g., diethylene glycol (DEG), triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, polypropylene glycols (e.g., dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, tetrapropylene glycol), polymeric glycols (e.g., PEG 200, PEG 300, PEG 400, PPG 400), and thiodiglycol. Preferably 1,5-pentanediol, 2-pyrrolidinone, NMP, DEG, and EHPD are employed in the practice of the invention with 1,5-pentanediol, and 2-pyrrolidinone being the most preferred solvents.
Other Ingredients
In the practice of the invention, other ingredients such as surfactants; immobilizing agents; buffers; and biocides; may optionally be employed.
Suitable surfactants may be non-ionic or anionic. Examples of suitable non-ionic surfactants include, secondary alcohol ethoxylates (e.g., Tergitol series available from Union Carbide Co.), non-ionic fluoro surfactants (such as FC-170C available from 3M), non-ionic fatty acid ethoxylate surfactants (e.g., Alkamul PSMO-20 available from Rhone-Poulenc), and fatty amide ethoxylate surfactants (e.g., Aldamide L-203 available from Rhone-Poulenc), acetylenic polyethylene oxide surfactants (e.g. Surfynol 465, available from Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.). Examples of anionic surfactants include alkyldiphenyloxide surfactant (such as Calfax (available from Pilot), and Dowfax (e.g. Dowfax 8390 available from Dow), and anionic fluorinated surfactants (such as Fluorads available from 3M).
Examples of immobilizing agents include: precipitating agents such as inorganic salts (preferably divalent or trivalent salts of chloride and/or nitrate such as Mg(NO
3
)
2
, Ca(NO
3
)
2
, CaCl
2
, MgCl
2
, AlCl
3
and/or Al(NO
3
)
3
; organic acids such as succinic acid, citric acid, and morpholinoethane sulfonic acid; and polymeric cationic reagents such as PEI (polyethyleneimine).
Buffers may be used to modulate pH and they can be organic-based biological buffers, or inorganic buffers such as sodium phosphate. Furthermore, the buffer employed should provide a pH ranging from about 4 to about 9 in the practice of the invention, preferably from about 6 to about 8. Examples of preferably-employed organic buffers include Trizma Base, available from companies such as Aldrich Chemical (Milwaukee, Wis.), 4-morpholinoethane sulfonic acid (MES), and 4-morpholinepropanesulfonic acid (MOPS).
Any of the biocides commonly employed in ink-jet inks may be employed in the practice of the invention, such as NUOSEPT 95, available from Hals America (Piscataway, N.J.); PROXEL GXL, available from Zeneca (Wilmington, Del.); and glutaraldehyde, available from Union Carbide Company (Bound Brook, N.J.) under the trade designation UCARCIDE 250. PROXEL GXL is the preferred biocide.
Method of Synthesis
The dyes of the present invention may be synthesized using the general procedures and conditions described below:
Synthesis of Formula I:
Procedure 1: Dissolve one molar equivalent of the starting dye in deionized water with one molar equivalent of the carbohyd

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