Disclosed are compounds of the formulae
##STR1##
##STR2##
wherein Z is a group of the formula --OR.sub.1, a group of the formula
--SR.sub.1, or a group of the formula --NR.sub.1 R.sub.2, Y is a group of
the formula --OR.sub.3, a group of the formula --SR.sub.3, or a group of
the formula --NR.sub.3 R.sub.4, n is an integer representing the number of
repeat --(CH.sub.2)-- or --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O)-- units, wherein,
provided that at least one of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5,
and R.sub.6 is a hydrogen atom, provided that at least one of R.sub.1,
R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 is other than a hydrogen
atom, and provided that at least one Z or Y within the compound is a group
of the formula --NR.sub.1 R.sub.2 or a group of the formula --NR.sub.3
R.sub.4, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, and R.sub.7
each, independently of the others, is (i) a hydrogen atom, (ii) an alkyl
group, (iii) an aryl group, (iv) an arylalkyl group, or (v) an alkylaryl
group, and wherein R.sub.7 can also be (vi) an alkoxy group, (vii) an
aryloxy group, (Viii) an arylalkyloxy group, (ix) an alkylaryloxy group,
(x) a polyalkyleneoxy group, (xi) a polyaryleneoxy group, (xii) a
polyarylalkyleneoxy group, (xiii) a polyalkylaryleneoxy group, (xiv) a
silyl group, (xv) a siloxane group, (xvi) a polysilylene group, (xvii) a
polysiloxane group, or (xviii) a group of the formula
##STR3##
wherein r is an integer representing a number of repeat --CH.sub.2 --
groups, wherein s is an integer representing a number of repeating
--CH.sub.2 -- groups, and wherein X is (a) a direct bond, (b) an oxygen
atom, (c) a sulfur atom, (d) a group of the formula --NR.sub.40 -- wherein
R.sub.40 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl
group, or an alkylaryl group, or (e) a group of the formula --CR.sub.50
R.sub.60 -- wherein R.sub.50 and R.sub.60 each, independently of the
other, is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl
group, or on alkylaryl group, and wherein R.sub.6 can also be
##STR4##
Also disclosed are phase change ink compositions comprising a colorant and
a phase change ink carrier comprising a material of this formula.
