Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher
Bisazo compounds and method for dyeing or printing fiber materials using the same
 A bisazo compound represented by the formula (I) in the free acid form, ##STR1## wherein D is unsubstituted or substituted phenyl or naphthyl; A and B are independently unsubstituted or substituted phenylene or naphthylene; R is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted lower alkyl; X is aromatic amino residue or aliphatic amino residue; arid Y is a group represented by the formula, ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, W.sub.0 is unsubstituted or substituted alkylene; and Z is vinyl or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 Z.sub.1, in which Z.sub.1 is a group capable of being split by the action of an alkali; is a reactive dye useful for dyeing or printing fiber materials having hydroxy groups and/or amide groups to brown or violet color, and can provide dyed or printed products with superior fastness properties and dyeing properties such as build-up property. 
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
D C
D06P C09B
inventional inventional
Naoki Yoshiteru Mahito Kingo Takashi
Harada Ohta Fujita Akahori Omura