A leuco composition comprises at least one reactive leuco compound, which reactive leuco compound comprises a leuco moiety and at least one reactive moiety covalently bound to the leuco moiety. A laundry care composition comprises a laundry care ingredient and a leuco composition. A method of treating a textile comprises the steps of (i) treating a textile with an aqueous solution containing a leuco composition, (ii) optionally, rinsing the textile, and (iii) drying the textile.

A leuco polymer includes a leuco monomer and an alkene. The leuco polymer has a molecular weight of at least 500 and is obtainable by polymerization of the leuco monomer and one or more alkene co-monomers. The leuco monomer consists of an alkene covalently bound to a leuco moiety and the leuco monomer has a molar extinction coefficient at a wavelength in the range 400 to 750nm of less than 1000 M.sup.1cm.sup.1. The alkene monomer(s) have a molar extinction coefficient at a wavelength in the range 400 to 750nm that is less than 100 M.sup.1cm.sup.1. Methods of making the leuco polymer, laundry care compositions comprising the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.

A leuco polymer comprising an alkoxylated polyethyleneimine covalently bound to a leuco moiety, wherein at least a first portion of nitrogen atoms of the alkoxylated polyethyleneimine have covalently bound thereto a leuco moiety; at least a second portion of nitrogen atoms of the alkoxylated polyethyleneimine have covalently bound thereto a moiety selected from the group consisting of oxyalkylene moieties, polyoxyalkylene moieties, and mixtures thereof; and at least a third portion of nitrogen atoms of the alkoxylated polyethyleneimine have covalently bound thereto a moiety selected from the group consisting of an alkylene chain, an alkylene chain having covalently bound thereto a phenyl or naphthyl group, and mixtures thereof. Methods of making the leuco polymer, laundry care compositions comprising the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.

Compounds useful as fluorescent or colored dyes are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I):

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including stereoisomers, salts and tautomers thereof, wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, L.sup.1, L.sup.2, L.sup.3, L.sup.4, M, m and n are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds are also provided.

Compounds useful as fluorescent or colored dyes are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): or a stereoisomer, tautomer or salt thereof, wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, L.sup.1, L.sup.3, L.sup.4, L.sup.6, L.sup.7, L.sup.8, M.sup.1, M.sup.2, q, w and n are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds are also provided.

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This invention relates to polymer particles preferably with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, electrophoretic displays comprising such particle, and new polymerisable dyes.

Compounds useful as fluorescent or colored dyes are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): ##STR00001##
or a stereoisomer, tautomer or salt thereof, wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, L.sup.1, L.sup.2, L.sup.3, L.sup.4, M, m and n are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds are also provided.

The present application relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two constituents: at least one chromophore constituent and at least one polymeric constituent. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. This disclosure also relates to laundry care compositions including but not limited to liquid and/or powder laundry detergent formulations and rinse added fabric softening (RAFS) compositions that comprise such whitening agents.

A composition for preparing an article including a polyimide or poly(imide-amide) copolymer, the composition including (1) at least one of (i) a polyimide, a polyamic acid, or a poly(imide-amic acid) including at least one selected from a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2; and (ii) a poly(imide-amide) copolymer, a poly(amic acid-amide) copolymer, or a poly(imide and amic acid-amide) copolymer including at least one selected from a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 3, and (2) a compound having a maximum absorption wavelength at about 570 nm or more in a visible radiation region:

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The coloring composition includes a curable compound and a colorant represented by (D-L.sup.1-YX).sub.nR.sup.1(R.sup.2).sub.m; R.sup.1 represents a (m+n)-valent linking group, X represents C(O)O, Y represents an alkylene group, L.sup.1 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group, D represents a colorant structure. R.sup.2 represents a monovalent substituent, m represents an integer of 1 to 13, n represents an integer of 2 to 14, m+n represents an integer of 3 to 15, L.sup.1 (in a case where L.sup.1 represents a single bond, D) and X are separated by Y by a distance of three or more carbon atoms, and at least one of D, L.sup.1, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, X, or Y has an acid group.