Alkylated urea and triaminotriazine compounds and phase change inks containing same

11123334222123456 123456 12 341234567 7 224040 506050 60 6 Disclosed are compounds of the formulae wherein Z is a group of the formula -OR, a group of the formula -SR, or a group of the formula -NRR, Y is a group of the formula -OR, a group of the formula -SR, or a group of the formula -NRR, n is an integer representing the number of repeat -(CH)- or -(CHCHO)- units, wherein, provided that at least one of R, R, R, R, R, and Ris a hydrogen atom, provided that at least one of R, R, R, R, R, and Ris other than a hydrogen atom, and provided that at least one Z or Y within the compound is a group of the formula -NRRor a group of the formula -NRR, R, R, R, R, R, R, and Reach, 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 Rcan 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 wherein r is an integer representing a number of repeat -CH- groups, wherein s is an integer representing a number of repeating -CH- groups, and wherein X is (a) a direct bond, (b) an oxygen atom, (c) a sulfur atom, (d) a group of the formula -NR- wherein Ris a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkylaryl group, or (e) a group of the formula -CRR- wherein Rand Reach, independently of the other, is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or on alkylaryl group, and wherein Rcan also be Also disclosed are phase change ink compositions comprising a colorant and a phase change ink carrier comprising a material of this formula.