Thermal Stability of Some Textile Dyes

The effect of thermal treatment at 25–800°C on the structure of some textile dyes (rhodanine' derivatives) has been investigated. The general formula of these dyes are;[(R)–C₆H₄–C₃NS₂O–C₅H₄N–CH=CH–C₆H₄N(CH₃)₂]; 2-[p-dimethylamino-styryl]-6-[5-(3-aryl)-rhodanine]-1,2-dihydropyridine and its derivatives, R=H (I), o-OCH₃ (II), p-OCH3 (III) and p-OH (IV). The techniques employed were TG, IR, UV, NMR and elemental analysis. The results showed that the thermal stability of these dyes depends on the nature of the substituent (R) alkyl radical present and its position in the benzene ring. On the basis of the application of a non-isothermal kinetic equation, it was found to be a first order reaction. Some kinetic and thermodynamic parameters for the thermal decomposition process in each stage have been evaluated by the application of two different calculation methods. To support the above results a simple quantum study was reported. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.