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 comprising a polyethylenimine and at least one leuco moiety covalently bound to the polyethylenimine, wherein the polyethylenimine comprises three or more amine nitrogen atoms and 1 mol. % or more of amine hydrogen atoms in the polyethylenimine are replaced with a moiety selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxypropyl, 1-hydroxypropane-2-yl, and polyalkoxy groups. Methods of making the leuco polymer, laundry care compositions comprising the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.

The present invention is directed to fluorescent reactive dyes of general formula (I)

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a process for the production thereof and their use.

A leuco polymer comprising a polyethylenimine and at least one leuco moiety covalently bound to the polyethylenimine, wherein the polyethylenimine comprises three or more amine nitrogen atoms and 1 mol. % or more of amine hydrogen atoms in the polyethylenimine are replaced with a moiety selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxypropyl, 1-hydroxypropane-2-yl, and polyalkoxy groups. 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 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 dye mixture comprising at least one dye of formula

##STR00001##

and at least one dye from the group of formulae

##STR00002##

wherein
(R.sub.1).sub.k denotes k identical or different substituents from the group C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkoxy, C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl and sulfo,
R.sub.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl,
R.sub.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl,
(R.sub.4).sub.n denotes n identical or different substituents from the group C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkoxy, C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl and sulfo,
(R.sub.5).sub.q denotes q identical or different substituents from the group C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkoxy and C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl,
X.sub.1, X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 are each independently of the others halogen, 3-carboxypyridin-1-yl or 3-carbamoylpyridin-1-yl,
T.sub.1 is a fibre-reactive radical of formula

##STR00003##

wherein
(R.sub.6).sub.0-2 denotes from 0 to 2 identical or different substituents from the group C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkoxy and sulfo,
Me means methyl, and Et means ethyl,
Z, Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2 and Z.sub.3 are each independently of the others vinyl or a radical CH.sub.2CH.sub.2U and U is a group removable under alkaline conditions,
M is hydrogen, an alkali metal or one equivalent of an alkaline earth metal,
k, n and q are each independently of the others the number 0, 1 or 2, and
l, m and s are each independently of the others the number 1 or 2,
are suitable especially for the dyeing or printing of cellulosic fibre materials, exhibit good build-up, and yield dyeings and prints having good reproducibility and good all-round fastness properties.