ORGANIC PIGMENTS
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A further subdivision may be made into acid, monazo metallized pigments such as
Manganese Red 2B (PR 48:4) and Calcium Lithol (PR 49: 2) and nonmetallized azo reds
such as the Naphthols (e.g. PR
17
and PR
23)
and Toluidine Red (PR
3).
Typically, each
ofthe acid, monoazotnetallized pigments contains an anionic grouping such
as
a carboxylic
(XOOH)
or sulfonic acid
(-S03H)
group, which will ionize and react with a metal
cation such
as
calcium or manganese to form an insoluble. metallized pigment.
Nonlnetallized pigments do not contain an anionic group
in
their structure and. as
such, will not complex with a metal cation.
All
azo reds contain one or more azo groups and are produced by similar reaction
sequences. The initial reaction sequence. described as diazotization, involves reacting an
aromatic primary amine with nitrous acid, formed in situ by reacting sodium nitrite with
hydrochloric acid
at
low temperatures to yield a diazonium salt. Invariably the diazonium
salt that is formed by this process is unstable and should be kept cold to avoid any
decomposition.
The diazonium salt is reacted quickly with the second half of the pigment, which
is called the coupler. The coupling reaction takes place rapidly
in
the cold to yield the
sodium salt of the pigment. This sodium salt is all but useless as a pigment for the coatings
industry because of its marked tendency
to
bleed even in the weakest
of
solvent systems.
The pigment is, therefore, metallized to confer improved properties on the product. The
pigment suspension is then filtered and washed
to
remove any residual inorganics derived
from the reaction.
Figure
6
illustrates the structures
of
the different metallized azo reds that are readily
available.
The
Litllol
Rrtls
are primarily Barium Lithol (PR 49:
I)
and Calcium Lithol (PR
49
:
2). Although limited in their application
in
the coating industry, these pigments do
find some use at masstone levels-that is. the pigment is not tinted with a white
tint
base-where their fastness properties are acceptable.
The pigments are bright reds with high
tint
strength and good dispersion characteris-
tics. The barium salt is lighter and yellower
in
hue conlpared to the calcium salt.
Perrrwlerlt
Red 2B
is the generic name that encompasses Barium Red 2B (PR
48
:
I
),
Calcium Red 2B (PR
48
:
2). and Manganese Red 2B (PR
48
:
4). The major use
of
the
calcium and barium salts is in baked industrial enamels, which are
not
required to be fast
to outdoor exposure. Use
in
alkaline systems is severely restricted because of the poor
alkaline fastness of these salts.
The barium salt is characterized by
a
clean, yellow hue and, although slightly poorer
than the bluer calcium salt
in
lightfastness and tinting strength, it does possess a slight
advantage in bake stability.
Manganese Red 2B has a sufficiently improved lightfastness to be used
in
implement
finishes. The manganese salt is slightly bluer. dirtier. and less intense when compared to
the calcium salt.
Ruhinr Red
also
known as Calcium Lithol Rubine (PR
57
:
1)
is a clean. blue-shade
red pigment exhibiting the high tinting ability typical of the
azo
reds
of
this class. Its
major use
in
coatings is
in
interior systems that call for an inexpensive red with good
solvent and heat resistance. Again,
to
maintain maxin~um fastness properties. use of the
pigment at near
to
masstone levels is recommended.
BON
ml,
used as calcium BON Red (PR 52:
1)
or Manganese BON Red (PR 52: 2).
is characterized by outstanding cleanliness. brightness, and purity of color. The manganese
salt offers a very blue-shade red with improved lightfastness compared to the calcium
salt. As such. this salt is suitable for exterior coatings applications.
BON
Mnroorl,
(PR
63:
1)
is illustrated
in
Figure
7;
the manganese
salt
of BON