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Metal-free compounds of the formula <IMAGE> 1:1 and 1:2 metal complexes thereof, and acid addition salts of metal-free compounds of said formula and 1:1 and 1:2 metal complexes thereof, wherein B is hydrogen; C1-4alkyl; C1-4alkyl monosubstituted by C1-4alkoxy; C2-4alkyl substituted by hydroxy; C5-6cycloalkyl; C5-6cycloalkyl substituted by 1 to 3 C1-4alkyl groups; phenyl(C1-3alkyl); phenyl(C1-3alkyl) the phenyl group of which is substituted by 1 to 3 substituents selected from C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy and halo; -A-NH-R2; -A'4-N(R7)2; -A4-N(+)(R8)2R9 A(-) or -N(R7)2, R is hydrogen; C1-4alkyl; C5-6cycloalkyl; C5-6cycloalkyl substituted by 1 or 2 C1-4alkyl groups; phenyl; phenyl substituted by 1 or 2 substituents selected from methyl, ethyl, methoxy and ethoxy; benzyl; phenylethyl; or benzyl or phenylethyl the phenyl group of which is substituted by 1 or 2 substituents selected from methyl, ethyl, methoxy and ethoxy, R1 is hydrogen or -N=N-D, wherein D is a diazo component radical, with the proviso that R1 must be <IMAGE> when B is other than -A-NH-R2, and T is hydrogen, cyano, -COOR4, -CO-N(R5)2, -SO2-N(R5)2, <IMAGE> <IMAGE> with the provisos that (i) when the compound is a monoazo compound free of sulfo groups, it contains at least one water-solubilizing basic or cationic group, (ii) when the compound is free of sulfo groups and is other than a monoazo compound, it contains at least two water-solubilizing groups, and (iii) when the compound contains one or more sulfo groups, the total number of basic and cationic groups exceeds the number of sulfo groups by at least one, are useful as dyes except for the compounds wherein R1 is hydrogen which are useful as intermediates. |