A compound represented by the following general formula (I):

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(the symbols in the general formula (I) are as described in the Description), wherein the compound contains one or more structures selected from the following (i) and (ii): (i) A is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing two or more alicyclic hydrocarbon groups, containing a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group at a terminal position directly bound to N, and optionally containing O, S, N in a carbon chain (ii) at least one of R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 is a cycloalkyl group optionally containing a substituent group or an aryl group optionally containing a substituent group.

Provided herein are hybrid pigments and methods of making the same. The hybrid pigments include a natural polyamide substrate and an acid dye disposed on the natural polyamide substrate. The hybrid pigments are biodegradable, compostable, or both, and provide an environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic polymer particle-based pigments.

Provided herein are hybrid pigments and methods of making the same. The hybrid pigments include a natural polyamide substrate and an acid dye disposed on the natural polyamide substrate. The hybrid pigments are biodegradable, compostable, or both, and provide an environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic polymer particle-based pigments.

The invention concerns ionic compounds in which the anionic load has been delocalized. A compound disclosed by the invention is comprised of an amide or one of its salts, including an anionic portion combined with at least one cationic portion M.sup.+m in sufficient numbers to ensure overall electronic neutrality; the compound is further comprised of M as a hydroxonium, a nitrosonium NO.sup.+, an ammonium NH.sub.4.sup.+, a metallic cation with the valence m, an organic cation with the valence m, or an organometallic cation with the valence m. The anionic portion matches the formula R.sub.FSO.sub.xN.sup.?Z, where R.sub.F is a perflourinated group, x is 1 or 3, and Z is an electroattractive substituent. The compounds can be used notably for ionic conducting materials, electronic conducting materials, colorants and the catalysis of various chemical reactions.

The invention concerns ionic compounds in which the anionic load has been delocalized. A compound disclosed by the invention is comprised of an amide or one of its salts, including an anionic portion combined with at least one cationic portion M.sup.+m in sufficient numbers to ensure overall electronic neutrality; the compound is further comprised of M as a hydroxonium, a nitrosonium NO.sup.+, an ammonium NH.sub.4.sup.+, a metallic cation with the valence m, an organic cation with the valence m, or an organometallic cation with the valence m. The anionic portion matches the formula R.sub.FSO.sub.xN.sup.?Z, where R.sub.F is a perflourinated group, x is 1 or 3, and Z is an electroattractive substituent. The compounds can be used notably for ionic conducting materials, electronic conducting materials, colorants and the catalysis of various chemical reactions.

Provided are a coloring composition including a compound represented by any one of Formulae (1) to (3) shown in the specification, an ink jet ink including the coloring composition, and a textile printing method.

A leuco polymer of the formula:

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Each of the G radicals is independently selected from the group consisting of:

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A is an arylene or heteroarylene, A.sup.1 is an aryl or heteroaryl, and B is a bridge member. R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and R.sup.4. R.sup.4 is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, amino, substituted alkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, substituted aryl, substituted alkoxy and substituted amino. X.sup.i is a charge balancing mono- or multi-valent counterion and i is an integer from 1 to 10. Methods of making the leuco polymer, laundry care compositions comprising the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.

A color material dispersion liquid comprising a color material represented by the following general formula (I), a dispersant, and a solvent having a solubility of the color material of 0.1 (mg/10 g solvent) or less at 23 C., ##STR00001##
having excellent solvent resistance and excellent electrical reliability; a color resin composition for color filters, which can form a color layer that has high contrast, excellent solvent resistance and excellent electrical reliability; a color filter formed with the color resin composition for color filters; a liquid crystal display device having the color filter; and an organic light-emitting display device having the color filter.

A color material dispersion liquid comprising a color material represented by the following general formula (I), a dispersant, and a solvent having a solubility of the color material of 0.1 (mg/10 g solvent) or less at 23 C., ##STR00001##
having excellent solvent resistance and excellent electrical reliability; a color resin composition for color filters, which can form a color layer that has high contrast, excellent solvent resistance and excellent electrical reliability; a color filter formed with the color resin composition for color filters; a liquid crystal display device having the color filter; and an organic light-emitting display device having the color filter.

The present disclosure concerns the design, formulations, preparations and optical properties of compounds of Formulas (I) and (VI):
(charged dye.sup.m+).sub.x.Math.(counterion.sup.n).sub.y.Math.(counterion receptor).sub.z(I) and
(charged dye.sup.m).sub.x.Math.(counterion.sup.n+).sub.y.Math.(counterion receptor).sub.z(VI). The charged dye.sup.m+ is a cationic dye, counterion.sup.n is an anion, and counterion receptor is a binding ligand for the counterion.sup.n, wherein m, n, x and y are integers greater than or equal to 1, and products of x.Math.n and m.Math.y are identical for formula (I). The charged dye.sup.m is a anionic dye, counterion.sup.n+ is a cation, and counterion receptor is a binding ligand for the counterion.sup.n+, wherein m, n, x and y are integers greater than or equal to 1, and products of x.Math.n and m.Math.y are identical for formula (VI).