Aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods of complexing agent content determination. In at least one aspect, a method includes diluting a first solution with water to form a second solution. The first solution includes a nickel source and a complexing agent. The method includes introducing an indicator with the second solution. The method includes titrating the second solution with a base to provide a color change of the second solution. The method includes calculating a content of the complexing agent of the first solution.

The present invention relates to azo dyes of formula (1), wherein D is a radical of formula (2) or (3), R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently denote hydrogen; C.sub.6-C.sub.10aryl which is unsubstituted or substituted by cyano, carboxy, hydroxy, halogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkyl, or C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkoxy; C.sub.1-C.sub.12alkyl which may be interrupted one or more times by —O—, —S—, —NR.sub.4—, —CO—, —COO— or —OOC—, and is unsubstituted or substituted by cyano, carboxy, hydroxy, C.sub.6-C.sub.10aryl, or C.sub.6-C.sub.10aryloxy, which C.sub.6-C.sub.10aryl or C.sub.6-C.sub.10aryloxy is unsubstituted or substituted by cyano, carboxy, hydroxy, halogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkyl, or C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkoxy; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each independently of the other hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, carboxy, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkoxy, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkylcarbonyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.10arylcarbonyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkoxycarbonyl, C—C.sub.6alkylsulfonyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkylsulfonylamino or C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkanoylamino; and R.sub.5 is halogen, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, carboxy, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkoxy, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkylcarbonyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.10arylcarbonyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkoxycarbonyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkylsulfonyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkylsulfonylamino or C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkanoylamino; and R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 independently of each other are hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, cyano, nitro or C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkanoylamino, and the radicals X independently denote N or C—H, with the proviso that at least one radical X denotes C—H, which are distinguished by their good lightfastness properties.

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The invention relates to cleavable chemistry in general, and in particular, to tunable fluorescence using cleavable linkers present in fluorochrome-quencher conjugates.

An azo compound excellent in solubility in solvent and having a high absorbance coefficient is disclosed, as well as an ink containing the azo compound. Such an ink contains a solvent having a relative permittivity at 22° C. and at a measurement frequency of 1 kHz of 3 or less and having a solubility in water at 25° C. of 20 mg/L or less, and an azo compound.

The invention relates to a method for producing aniline or an aniline derivative, in which a solution of aminobenzoic acid in aniline with a mass fraction of aniline in the solution, in relation to the total mass of aminobenzoic acid and aniline, in the region of 20% to 85%, is subject to a thermal decarboxylation at a temperature in the region of 165° C. to 500° C. without the presence of a non-system catalyst, such that the aminobenzoic acid is converted into aniline. The obtained aniline can be converted into derivatives, such as di- and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series.

Disclosed is a mono-azo dichroic dye compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, a composition for polarizing plate, a polarizing plate, and an optical device.

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In Chemical Formula 1, Z represents any one selected from the group consisting of CN, COOR.sub.11, indanone and 1,3-dioxoindane, wherein R.sub.11 is any one selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, aryl groups, and substituted or non-substituted heteroaryl groups. The mono-azo dichroic dye compound shows excellent dichroic properties, and has excellent heat resistance and photo-resistance, and thus may be used advantageously for a dye-based polarizing plate.

The present specification discloses a agent composition for modifying a pigment to dye that imparts tinting strength to the pigment, and a colorant composition in which a pigment is modified to dye using the same. According to the present disclosure, since the pigment has tinting strength on the skin, it is possible to realize various colors of the pigment as it is while having excellent durability when applied to the skin. Accordingly, the pigment may be comprised as a coloring agent in a cosmetic formulation requiring coloring by replacing the dye having a limitation in type and color when used in a cosmetic composition due to a stability problem for the skin. In addition, since the coloring agent according to the present disclosure has an irreversibly stabilized form, it can be widely used without being limited to the pH, formulation, etc. of the cosmetic composition.

The invention relates to a method for producing aniline or an aniline derivative, in which a solution of aminobenzoic acid in aniline with a mass fraction of aniline in the solution, in relation to the total mass of aminobenzoic acid and aniline, in the region of 20% to 85%, is subject to a thermal decarboxylation at a temperature in the region of 165° C. to 500° C. without the presence of a non-system catalyst, such that the aminobenzoic acid is converted into aniline. The obtained aniline can be converted into derivatives, such as di- and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series.

This invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising a laundry care ingredient and a polymeric thiophene hueing agent.

This invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising a laundry care ingredient and a polymeric thiophene hueing agent.