R. Dworczak et al., HYDROXYPHENYL-PYRAZOLYL-MALONONITRILES, A NEW CLASS OF POLYMETHINE-TYPE COLORFORMERS - SYNTHESES WITH NITRILES .92., Dyes and pigments, 21(1), 1993, pp. 75-86
Addition of phenols 2a-h to 4-(dicyanomethylene)-pyrazolones 1a-c yiel
ded disubstituted malononitriles 3a-g or benzofuran-3-carbonitriles 5a
-c depending on the substitution of the phenol. 3a-g were converted in
to dyes 4a-g by heating or UV irradiation. The phenolic OH groups in 4
a-g are easily deprotonated, forming anionic polymethine dyes (oxonole
s). The color formation in poly (vinylchloride) films containing 3g wa
s studied.