The colorant can be dyes or
pigments. Dyes are soluble chemicals that are often used on fabrics from
solutions in water. They are designed to bond firmly to the polymer molecules
that make up the textile fiber. Pigments are non-abrasive chemicals used in paint,
printing ink, ceramics, and plastics. They are used by distributing them in the
right place. Many of the pigments are used also inorganic compounds. Colorant
compounds regularly used in textile industry that's are - to color clothes,
paints, plastic, photographs, prints, and ceramics. Potential end uses include
disperse dyes, non-warping pigments, decolorize colorants, and the like.
Compounds and methods for synthesis include benzodifuranone related compounds,
benzene centered lactones, benzene centered lactams; benzene-centered
thiolactones; naphthalene-centered lactones; naphthalene-centered lactams etc