Migration-free coloured copolycondensates for colouring polymers

1. A copolycondensate obtained by copolycondensation of

at least one 1,2-C 4 -C 8 cycloalkanedicarboxylic acid, 1,3-C 4 -C 8 cycloalkanedicarboxylic acid or 1,4-C 4 -C 8 cycloalkanedicarboxylic acid, or an ester, anhydride or acid chloride thereof;

from 0.3 to 0.8 mol, based on 1 mol of C 4 -C 8 cycloalkanedicarboxylic acid, of at least one 1,2-C 6 -C 12 -cycloalkanediamine, 1,3-C 6 -C 12 cycloalkanediamine or 1,4-C 6 -C 12 cycloalkanediamine, or of a latent form thereof;

from 0.2 to 0.6 mol, based on 1 mol of C 4 -C 8 cycloalkanedicarboxylic acid, of at least one 1,2-C 2 -C 6 -alkanediol, 1,3-C 2 -C 6 alkanediol or 1,4-C 2 -C 6 alkanediol, of which from 0 to 0.05 mol of one hydroxyl group may be esterified with a monocarboxylic acid, where the C 2 -C 6 alkanediol may be uninterrupted or interrupted by —O—, with the proviso that no carbon atom of the C 2 -C 6 alkanediol is bonded to more than one oxygen atom;

optionally from 0 to 0.1 mol, based on 1 mol of C 4 -C 8 cycloalkanedicarboxylic acid, of one or more amino acids;

optionally from 0 to 0.1 mol, based on 1 mol of C 4 -C 8 cycloalkanedicarboxylic acid, of one or more monofunctional components selected from the group consisting of monoalcohols, primary monoamines and monoacids each containing from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and

from 0.001 to 0.15 mol, based on 1 mol of C 4 -C 8 cycloalkanedicarboxylic acid, of at least one colourant which has at least two chlorosulphonyl groups, at least two 4-chloro-3-oxo-2-azabutyl groups, a 3,5-dicarboxyphenyl group or both a reactive chlorine or bromine and a carboxyl, hydroxyl or amino group bonded to the chromophore of the colourant by an aliphatic chain containing at least 4 members selected from the group consisting of methylene, oxy, carbonyl, sulpho and amino, with the proviso that at least two of these substituents must be removed from one another to such an extent that they are not condensable with one another to form a fewer than 10-membered intramolecular ring;

with the proviso that the molar ratio of the total amount of all hydroxyl and primary amino groups or latent forms thereof to the total amount of all carboxyl and sulpho groups is from 5:4 to 4:5.

2. A copolycondensate according to claim 1 , in which the colourant has an absorption maximum in the range from 300 to 500 nm and luminescences in the range between 400 and 700 nm, has an absorption maximum in the range between 500 and 600 nm or has an absorption maximum in the range from 600 to 700 nm, and the corresponding absorption maximum has a molar absorption coefficient Kn≧1·10 4 l·mol −1 ·cm −1 .

3. A copolycondensate according to claim 1 , in which the colourant has a substructure

in which Y 1 and Y 2 are each independently O or N— and Y 3 and Y 4 are each independently O, N— or S.

4. A copolycondensate according to claim 1 , characterized in that it has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 60 to 200° C.

5. A process for preparing a copolycondensate, wherein

at least one 1,2-C 4 -C 8 cycloalkanedicarboxylic acid, 1,3-C 4 -C 8 cycloalkanedicarboxylic acid or 1,4-C 4 -C 8 cycloalkanedicarboxylic acid, or an ester, anhydride or acid chloride thereof;

from 0.3 to 0.8 mol, based on 1 mol of C 4 -C 8 cycloalkanedicarboxylic acid, of at least one 1,2-C 6 -C 12 -cycloalkanediamine, 1,3-C 6 -C 12 cycloalkanediamine or 1,4-C 6 -C 12 cycloalkanediamine, or of a latent form thereof;

from 0.2 to 0.6 mol, based on 1 mol of C 4 -C 8 cycloalkanedicarboxylic acid, of at least one 1,2-C 2 -C 6 -alkanediol, 1,3-C 2 -C 6 alkanediol or 1,4-C 2 -C 6 alkanediol, of which from 0 to 0.05 mol of one hydroxyl group may be esterified with a monocarboxylic acid, where the C 2 -C 6 alkanediol may be uninterrupted or interrupted by —O—, with the proviso that no carbon atom of the C 2 -C 6 alkanediol is bonded to more than one oxygen atom;

optionally from 0 to 0.1 mol, based on 1 mol of C 4 -C 8 cycloalkanedicarboxylic acid, of one or more amino acids;

optionally from 0 to 0.1 mol, based on 1 mol of C 4 -C 8 cycloalkanedicarboxylic acid, of one or more monofunctional components selected from the group consisting of monoalcohols, primary monoamines and monoacids each containing from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and

from 0.001 to 0.15 mol, based on 1 mol of C 4 -C 8 cycloalkanedicarboxylic acid, of at least one colourant which has at least two chlorosulphonyl groups, at least two 4-chloro-3-oxo-2-azabutyl groups, a 3,5-dicarboxyphenyl group or both a reactive chlorine or bromine and a carboxyl, hydroxyl or amino group bonded to the chromophore of the colourant by an aliphatic chain containing at least 4 members selected from the group consisting of methylene, oxy, carbonyl, sulpho and amino, with the proviso that at least two of these substituents must be removed from one another to such an extent that they are not condensable with one another to form a fewer than 10-membered intramolecular ring;

with the proviso that the molar ratio of the total amount of all hydroxyl and primary amino groups or latent forms thereof to the total amount of all carboxyl and sulpho groups is from 5:4 to 4:5;

are heated to approximately 50 to 300° C. over 1 s to 100 hours at a pressure of 10 2 to 10 7 Pa in the presence of an acidic catalyst.

6. A process according to claim 5 , in which the copolycondensate is prepared in the presence of 0 to 5000% by weight, based on the total weight of the reactants, of an inert medium.

7. A process according to claim 5 , in which the copolycondensation takes place in an extruder.

8. A process according to claim 7 , in which a polymeric substrate is additionally metered into the extruder.

9. A process according to claim 8 where the polymeric substrate is a polyolefin, an acrylate resin, a polyester, an unsaturated polyester resin, a polyamide, poly-p-phenylene, a polyimide or an ionomer.

10. A bulk-coloured high molecular weight organic material comprising

(a) 0.05 to 70% by weight, based on the sum of (a) and (b), of a copolycondensate according to claim 1 and

(b) 99.95 to 30% by weight, based on the sum of (a) and (b), of a high molecular weight organic material.

11. A process for bulk colouring of high molecular weight organic material, comprising incorporating therein a copolycondensate according to claim 1 .

12. A copolycondensate according to claim 1 , in which the colourant has a substructure

in which Y 1 and Y 2 are each independently O or N—, Y 3 is O, N— or S and Y 5 is —C— or N—.

13. A polycondensate according to claim 1 , in which the colourant has a substructure

where Y 1 is O.

14. A polycondensate according to claim 1 wherein the at least one colourant contains at least two chlorosulphonyl groups.

15. A polycondensate according to claim 1 wherein the at least one colourant contains at least two 4-chloro-3-oxo-2-azabutyl groups.

16. A polyconsensate according to claim 1 wherein the at least one colourant contains a 3,5-dicarboxyphenyl group.

17. A polycondensate according to claim 1 wherein the at least one colourant contains both a reactive chlorine or bromine and a carboxyl, hydroxyl or amino group bonded to the chromophore of the colourant by an aliphatic chain comprising at least 4 methylene groups.

18. A polycondensate according to claim 13 wherein the at least one colourant contains at least two chlorosulphonyl groups.

19. A polycondensate according to claim 13 wherein the at least one colourant contains at least two 4-chloro-3-oxo-2-azabutyl groups.

20. A polyconsensate according to claim 13 wherein the at least one colourant contains a 3,5-dicarboxyphenyl group.

21. A polycondensate according to claim 13 wherein the at least one colourant contains both a reactive chlorine or bromine and a carboxyl, hydroxyl or amino group bonded to the chromophore of the colourant by an aliphatic chain comprising at least 4 methylene groups.