The present disclosure provides a laundry care composition having at least one laundry care ingredient and at least one leuco composition conforming to Formula (I):

Ar.sup.1Ar.sup.2Ar.sup.3CH(I)

wherein Ar.sup.2 and Ar.sup.3 are independently a carbocyclic aryl or heteroaryl, and Ar.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of: unsubstituted phenyl, electron deficient carbocyclic aryl, and heteroaryl. The present disclosure also provides a method of determining an authentic laundry care composition and test kits for detecting authentic laundry care compositions.

A composition comprises a plurality of triarylmethane leuco molecules. The triarylmethane leuco molecules comprise a first alkyleneoxy moiety and a second oxyalkylene moiety, and the mass distribution of the first alkyleneoxy moiety is different from the mass distribution of the second alkyleneoxy moiety. A triarylmethane leuco compound has a Formula (C). A composition comprises a plurality of triarylmethane leuco molecules, and about 5 mol. % or more of the triarylmethane leuco molecules present in the composition comprise a first alkyleneoxy moiety that does not contain at least one of the alkyleneoxy repeating units present in the second alkyleneoxy moiety. A method of making a triarylmethane leuco compound comprises the steps of: (a) providing an aromatic aldehyde compound; (b) providing a first oxyalkylenated aryl compound; (c) providing a second oxyalkylenated aryl compound, wherein the second oxyalkylenated aryl compound is different from the first oxyalkylenated aryl compound; (d) providing an acidic catalyst; and (e) reacting the aromatic aldehyde compound, the first oxyalkylenated compound, and the second oxyalkylenated compound in a condensation reaction in the presence of the acidic catalyst to produce the triarylmethane leuco compound.

A composition comprises a plurality of triarylmethane leuco molecules. The triarylmethane leuco molecules comprise a first alkyleneoxy moiety and a second oxyalkylene moiety, and the mass distribution of the first alkyleneoxy moiety is different from the mass distribution of the second alkyleneoxy moiety. A triarylmethane leuco compound has a Formula (C). A composition comprises a plurality of triarylmethane leuco molecules, and about 5 mol. % or more of the triarylmethane leuco molecules present in the composition comprise a first alkyleneoxy moiety that does not contain at least one of the alkyleneoxy repeating units present in the second alkyleneoxy moiety. A method of making a triarylmethane leuco compound comprises the steps of: (a) providing an aromatic aldehyde compound; (b) providing a first oxyalkylenated aryl compound; (c) providing a second oxyalkylenated aryl compound, wherein the second oxyalkylenated aryl compound is different from the first oxyalkylenated aryl compound; (d) providing an acidic catalyst; and (e) reacting the aromatic aldehyde compound, the first oxyalkylenated compound, and the second oxyalkylenated compound in a condensation reaction in the presence of the acidic catalyst to produce the triarylmethane leuco compound.

Provided are a compound represented by any one of Formulae (1) to (3) described in the specification, a coloring composition for dyeing or textile printing including the compound, an ink for ink jet textile printing, a method of printing on fabric, and a dyed or printed fabric.

Provided are a compound represented by any one of Formulae (1) to (3) described in the specification, a coloring composition for dyeing or textile printing including the compound, an ink for ink jet textile printing, a method of printing on fabric, and a dyed or printed fabric.

A colored composition is provided having higher heat resistance as compared with a conventional colored composition using triarylmethane derivative.

The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following general formula (1), and a polymer having a monomer unit derived from the compound, and the like.

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(wherein R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 each independently represent an alkyl group or the like; R.sub.5 to R.sub.7 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; n pieces of R.sub.8 each independently represent a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a hydroxy group, a nitro group, a sulfo group, an alkoxy group, or the like; and n represents an integer of 0 to 4. A.sub.1 represents an alkylene group, or the like; A.sub.2 represents NH or O. An.sup. represents an anion containing an aryl group having an electron-withdrawing substituent, a sulfonyl group having an electron-withdrawing substituent, or a halogenated alkyl group.)