There is provided a compound which provides a semiconductor material. The compound is represented by General Formula (1) ##STR00001## wherein Ar represents an aryl group which may have a substituent or a heteroaryl group which may have a substituent, and R.sup.1 represents an acyclic alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms wherein hydrogen atom in the alkyl group may be replaced by a halogeno group, a nitrile group or an aryl group, and —CH.sub.2— in the alkyl group may be replaced by —O—, —R′C═CR′—, —CO—, —OCO—, —COO—, —S—, —SO.sub.2—, —SO—, —NH—, —NR′— or —C≡C— provided that, with respect to each of an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom and a nitrogen atom, the same atoms are not directly bonded to each other, wherein R′ represents an acyclic or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.

Provided are an inkjet textile printing method including a step of performing direct printing on a textile by an inkjet method with an inkjet ink including an aqueous dispersion of a dye polymer having a structure derived from a dye having a xanthene skeleton; a coloring composition and an inkjet ink including the aqueous dispersion of the dye polymer; an ink cartridge including the inkjet ink filling the ink cartridge; and the dye polymer.

Provided are an inkjet textile printing method including a step of performing direct printing on a textile by an inkjet method with an inkjet ink including an aqueous dispersion of a dye polymer having a structure derived from a dye having a xanthene skeleton; a coloring composition and an inkjet ink including the aqueous dispersion of the dye polymer; an ink cartridge including the inkjet ink filling the ink cartridge; and the dye polymer.

Provided are a manufacturing method of a dispersion including a step A of preparing a mixture containing an edible pigment, an edible dispersant, and water, a step B of applying a hydrostatic pressure equal to or higher than 30 MPa to the mixture, and a step C of performing a dispersion treatment on the mixture to which the hydrostatic pressure is applied; a pigment dispersion for ink jet recording and a manufacturing method thereof; and an ink composition for an ink jet and a manufacturing method thereof.

Provided are a manufacturing method of a dispersion including a step A of preparing a mixture containing an edible pigment, an edible dispersant, and water, a step B of applying a hydrostatic pressure equal to or higher than 30 MPa to the mixture, and a step C of performing a dispersion treatment on the mixture to which the hydrostatic pressure is applied; a pigment dispersion for ink jet recording and a manufacturing method thereof; and an ink composition for an ink jet and a manufacturing method thereof.

An aqueous ink jet composition is provided that contains at least one dye composed of at least one of sublimation dyes or at least one of disperse dyes, polyester, and water. The polyester content is higher than or equal to 4 times and lower than or equal to 300 times the dye content. Preferably, the polyester content is 5% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less. Preferably, the dye content is 0.1% by mass or more and 7.5% by mass or less.

An aqueous ink jet composition is provided that contains at least one dye composed of at least one of sublimation dyes or at least one of disperse dyes, polyester, and water. The polyester content is higher than or equal to 4 times and lower than or equal to 300 times the dye content. Preferably, the polyester content is 5% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less. Preferably, the dye content is 0.1% by mass or more and 7.5% by mass or less.

A dye ink composition includes: a compound A represented by the general formula (I-1) as defined herein; a compound B represented by the general formula (I-2) as defined herein; at least one of a compound C-I represented by the general formula (I-3-1) as defined herein or a compound C-II represented by the general formula (I-3-2) as defined herein; a compound D represented by the general formula (I-4) as defined herein; and water.

Provided are a textile printing ink set including a pretreatment liquid including a cationic compound having a molecular weight per cationic valence of 150 to 220, and an ink composition including a water-insoluble dye, a dispersing agent, and water, wherein the dispersing agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of a urethane resin, a urea resin, and a urethane-urea resin; and a textile printing method.

Provided are a textile printing ink set including a pretreatment liquid including a cationic compound having a molecular weight per cationic valence of 150 to 220, and an ink composition including a water-insoluble dye, a dispersing agent, and water, wherein the dispersing agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of a urethane resin, a urea resin, and a urethane-urea resin; and a textile printing method.