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3-substituted para-aminophenols

US5703266A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 1996
Grant dateDec 30, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61Q5/10
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention concerns the use of a 3-substituted para-aminophenol as an oxidation dye precursor for dyeing keratinous fibres, in particular human hair. The 3-substituted para-aminophenol has formula: ##STR1## where R.sub.1 represents alkyl, alkenyl, mono- or polyhydroxyalkyl, nitrile, cyanoalkyl, halogenoalkyl, aminoalkyl or alkoxyalkyl and R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, alkyl or mono- or polyhydroxyalkyl, provided that when R.sub.2 is hydrogen R.sub.1 is not methyl or trifluoromethyl, and to addition salts thereof with an acid. The invention also concerns dye compositions containing compound (I). The invention further concerns novel 3-substituted para-aminophenols.

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