LAGRANGE et al v. KONRAD et al - Page 90


                     Patent Interference No. 103,548                                                                                             

                                                       HO                                                                                        
                                                                                         CH2                                                     
                                                                                           CH2            (I)                                    
                                                        HO                      N                                                               
                                                                                 R                                                               
                     in which R represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4 alkyl group, or an                                                         
                     acid addition salt thereof in a medium suitable for dyeing is applied to these                                              
                     fibres, this composition is kept in contact with the fibres for a period sufficient to                                      
                     develop a colour with the aid of a chemical oxidizing system, the chemical                                                  
                     oxidising system consisting of:                                                                                             
                     (i)iodide ions and hydrogen peroxide, the composition (A) additionally                                                      
                          containing, in this case, either (a) iodide ions or (b) hydrogen                                                       
                          peroxide and the application of the composition (A) being preceded or                                                  
                          followed by the application of a composition (B) which contains, in a medium                                           
                          appropriate for dyeing, either:                                                                                        
                              (a) hydrogen peroxide at a pH of between 2 and 12 when the composition                                             
                              (A) contains iodide ions, or                                                                                       
                              (b) iodide ions at a pH of between 3 and 11, when the composition (A)                                              
                              contains hydrogen peroxide;                                                                                        
                     (ii)salt of a metal of groups 3 to 8 of the periodic table, the metal                                                       
                          salt being applied in a separate step by means of a composition (B)                                                    
                          containing the salt in a medium appropriate for dyeing;                                                                
                     (iii) a quinone derivative comprising an ortho- or para-  benzoquinone, an ortho-                                           
                          or para-benzoquinone monoimine or diimine, a 1,2- or 1,4-naphthoquinone,                                               
                          an ortho- or para-benzoquinone sulphonimide, and ",T-alkylenebis-1,4-                                                  
                          benzoquinone or a 1,2- or 1,4-naphthoquinone monoimine or diimine, the                                                 
                          5,6-dihydroxyindoline of formula (I) and the quinone derivative being                                                  
                          selected such that the difference in redox potential )E between the redox                                              
                          potential E1 of the 5,6-dihydroxyindoline of formula (I) determined at pH 7 in                                         
                          a phosphate medium on a vitreous carbon electrode by means of                                                          
                          voltammetry and the redox potential Eq of the quinone derivative determined                                            
                          at pH 7 in a phosphate medium by polarography on a mercury electrode                                                   
                          relative to the saturated calomel electrode such that:                                                                 
                                      )E = Ei - Eq # 320 millivolts;                                                                             
                          the composition (B) being applied before or after the application of the                                               
                          composition (A) and wherein the fibers are then rinsed.                                                                










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