| Colour: A Brief Historical Perspective | p. 1 |
| The Physical and Chemical Basis of Colour | p. 12 |
| Visible Light | p. 13 |
| The Eye | p. 15 |
| The Causes of Colour | p. 17 |
| The Interaction of Light with Objects | p. 18 |
| Fluorescence and Phosphorescence | p. 21 |
| Dyes and Pigments | p. 23 |
| Classification of Colorants | p. 24 |
| Colour and Constitution | p. 26 |
| The Valence-bond Approach to Colour and Constitution | p. 27 |
| The Molecular Orbital Approach to Colour and Constitution | p. 36 |
| Azo Dyes and Pigments | p. 45 |
| Isomerism in Azo Dyes and Pigments | p. 46 |
| Synthesis of Azo Dyes and Pigments | p. 50 |
| Diazotisation | p. 51 |
| Azo Coupling | p. 56 |
| Strategies for Azo Dye and Pigment Synthesis | p. 59 |
| Synthesis of Monoazo Dyes and Pigments | p. 60 |
| Synthesis of Disazo Dyes and Pigments | p. 60 |
| Dyes and Pigments Containing More than Two Azo Groups | p. 64 |
| Metal Complex Azo Dyes and Pigments | p. 65 |
| Carbonyl Dyes and Pigments | p. 69 |
| Anthraquinones | p. 70 |
| Indigoid Dyes and Pigments | p. 74 |
| Benzodifuranones | p. 77 |
| Fluorescent Carbonyl Dyes | p. 78 |
| Carbonyl Pigments | p. 79 |
| The Quinone-Hydroquinone Redox System | p. 82 |
| Synthesis of Carbonyl Colorants | p. 83 |
| Synthesis of Anthraquinones | p. 84 |
| Synthesis of Indigoid Colorants | p. 89 |
| Synthesis of Carbonyl Pigments | p. 90 |
| Phthalocyanines | p. 92 |
| The Structure and Properties of Phthalocyanines | p. 93 |
| Synthesis of Phthalocyanines | p. 97 |
| Miscellaneous Chemical Classes of Organic Dyes and Pigments | p. 102 |
| Polyene and Polymethine Dyes | p. 102 |
| Arylcarbonium Ion Colorants | p. 109 |
| Dioxazines | p. 114 |
| Sulfur Dyes | p. 115 |
| Nitro Dyes | p. 116 |
| Textile Dyes (Excluding Reactive Dyes) | p. 118 |
| Dyes for Protein Fibres | p. 120 |
| Dyes for Cellulosic Fibres | p. 125 |
| Dyes for Synthetic Fibres | p. 129 |
| Reactive Dyes for Textile Fibres | p. 135 |
| Fibre-reactive Groups | p. 137 |
| Fibre-reactive Groups Reacting by Nucleophilic Substitution | p. 137 |
| Fibre-reactive Groups Reacting by Nucleophilic Addition | p. 142 |
| Bifunctional Reactive Dyes | p. 143 |
| Chromogenic Groups | p. 145 |
| The Synthesis of Reactive Dyes | p. 146 |
| Pigments | p. 148 |
| Inorganic Pigments | p. 150 |
| Titanium Dioxide and Other White Pigments | p. 151 |
| Coloured Oxides and Oxide-hydroxides | p. 153 |
| Calcium Sulfides, Lead Chromates and Related Pigments | p. 155 |
| Ultramarines | p. 157 |
| Prussian Blue | p. 158 |
| Carbon Black | p. 158 |
| Organic Pigments | p. 159 |
| Azo Pigments | p. 160 |
| Copper Phthalocyanines | p. 162 |
| High-performance Organic Pigments | p. 163 |
| Pigments for Special Effects | p. 166 |
| Metallic Pigments | p. 166 |
| Pearlescent Pigments | p. 167 |
| Fluorescent Pigments | p. 167 |
| Functional or 'High Technology' Dyes and Pigments | p. 168 |
| Electronic Applications of Dyes and Pigments | p. 169 |
| Dyes for Liquid Crystal Displays | p. 169 |
| Pigments for Microcolour Filters | p. 172 |
| Laser Dyes | p. 172 |
| Dyes in Solar Energy Conversion | p. 175 |
| Near-infrared Absorbing Dyes | p. 177 |
| Reprographics Applications of Dyes and Pigments | p. 179 |
| Electrophotography | p. 179 |
| Ink-jet Printing | p. 181 |
| Biological and Medical Applications of Dyes | p. 183 |
| Photodynamic Therapy | p. 184 |
| Chemichromism | p. 186 |
| Thermochromism | p. 186 |
| Photochromism | p. 188 |
| Electrochromism | p. 189 |
| Colour and the Environment | p. 191 |
| Bibliography | p. 199 |
| Subject Index | p. 201 |
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