Full Definitions:    X+carbonyl compounds of formula (-CO-O-CO-), (-CO-N(-A-B1)-CO-) or (x3) = a six membered ring (where both the residue is -COOM); either    Y1 = -L-NR1R2, -L-Z-R3 or H; or    Y1+-CO-N(-Ra)-CO- or diazete compound of formula (y4)+H = six membered ring;    R = optionally substituted (het)aryloxy or (het)arylthio, whose 5-7 membered ring is interrupted by -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -N=CR4-, -CO-, -SO and/or -SO2-, and can be annealed, where the ring system is optionally substituted with substituents of (a-e), and the substituent (a) is 1-30C alkyl (whose carbon chain in interrupted by one or more groups of -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -N=CR4-, -Ctriple bondC-, -CR4=CR4-, -CO-, -SO and/or -SO2- and optionally substituted by 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio, -Ctriple bondCR4, -CR4=CR42, hydroxy, mercapto, halo, CN, NO2, -NR9R10, -NR5COR6, -CONR5R6, -SO2NR5R6, -COOR7, -SO3R7, -PR72 ,-POR7R7, (het)aryl and/or optionally saturated 4-7C cycloalkyl, whose carbon chain is interrupted by one or more groups of -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -N=CR4-, -CR4=CR4-, -CO-, -SO and/or -SO2-, where the (het)aryl- and cycloalkyl are respectively substituted by 1-18C alkyl), the substituent (b) is 3-8C cycloalkyl (whose carbon chain is interrupted by one or more groups of -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -N=CR4-, -CR4=CR4-, -CO-, -SO and/or -SO2- and can be annealed, where the ring system is optionally substituted by 1-18C alkyl, 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio, -Ctriple bondCR4, -CR4=CR42, hydroxy, mercapto, halo, CN, NO2, -NR9R10, -NR5COR6, -CONR5R6, -SO2NR5R6, -COOR7, -SO3R7, -PR72 or -POR7R7), the substituent (c) is (het)aryl (whose 5-7 membered ring is optionally substituted by one or more of -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -N=CR4-, -CR4=CR4-, -CO-, -SO or -SO2-, and can be annealed, where the ring system is optionally substituted by 1-18C alkyl, 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio, -Ctriple bondCR4, -CR4=CR42, hydroxy, mercapto, halo, CN, NO2, -NR9R10, -NR5COR6, -CONR5R6, -SO2NR5R6, -COOR7, -SO3R7, -PR7, -POR7R7, (het)aryl, (het)aryloxy or (het)arylthio), where the (het)aryl is optionally substituted by 1-18C alkyl, 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio, hydroxy, mercapto, halo, CN, NO2, -NR9R10, -NR5COR6, -CONR5R6, -SO2NR5R6, -COOR7, -SO3R7, -PR7 or -POR7R7, the substituent (d) is -U1-aryl (optionally substituted for (c)), and the substituent (e) is 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio, -Ctriple bondCR4, -CR4=CR42, hydroxy, mercapto, halo, CN, NO2, -NR9R10, -NR5COR6, -CONR5R6, -SO2NR5R6, -COOR7, -SO3R7, -PR72 or -POR7R7;    U1 = -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -CO-, -SO or -SO2-;    P1 = amino group of formula (-NR1R2);    B1 = 1-6C alkylene, phenylene or a combination of bridge members, where the phenylene is substituted with one or more 1-12C alkyl, NO2, CN or halo;    A = -COOM, -SO3M or -PO3M2;    D = phenylene, naphthylene or pyridylene, respectively substituted with one or more 1-12C alkyl, 1-12C alkoxy, OH, NO2 or halo;    M = H, monovalent or bivalent metal cation, preferably alkaline earth- or alkali metal cation, ammonium salt of cyclic amine, guanidinium salt or amine cation of formula (NR54)+;    L = a chemical bond or (het)arylene of formula (-Ar- or -Ar-E-Ar) is bonded directly or over ethenylene or ethynylene at the rylene scaffold, where the (het)arylene Ar contain heteroatoms and annealed 5-7 membered ring, which optionally contains heteroatoms and the ring system is substituted by phenyl, 1-12C alkyl, 1-12C alkoxy, 1-12C alkylthio or -NR5R6;    E = a chemical bond, -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -Ctriple bondC-, -CR4=CR4- or 1-6C alkylene; either    R1, R2 = substituents (a-c) in R variable; or    NR1R2 = 5-7 membered ring (whose carbon chain is interrupted by one or more of -O-, -S- or -NR4-) or one or two optionally saturated, annealed 4-8 membered ring, whose carbon chain is interrupted by -N=, where the ring system is substituted by 1-24C alkyl or (het)aryl (both substituted by 1-18C alkoxy, 1-18C alkylthio or -NR5R6);    Z = -O- or -S-;    R3 = substituents of (a or c) in R variable;    Ra = H, 1-30C alkyl (whose carbon chain is interrupted by one or more groups of -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -N=CR4-, -Ctriple bondC-, -CR4=CR4-, -CO-, -SO or -SO2-, and substituted by one or more substituents of (b, c, d or e)), 3-8C cycloalkyl (in which optionally saturated 5-7 membered ring is interrupted by -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -N=CR4-, -CR4=CR4-, -CO-, -SO- or -SO2 and can be annealed, where the ring system is substituted with substituents of (a-e)), aryl or hetaryl (in which optionally saturated 5-7 membered ring is interrupted by one or more groups of -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -N=CR4-, -CR4=CR4-, -CO-, -SO- and/or -SO2 and can be annealed), where the ring system is substituted with substituents of (a-e), aryl- or hetarylazo that is respectively substituted with 1-10C alkyl, 1-6C alkoxy or CN;    R4 = H or 1-18C alkyl (where the residue R4 is same or different, if they appear repeatedly);    R5, R6 = H, 1-18C alkyl (whose carbon chain is interrupted by one or more of -O-, -S-, -CO-, -SO or -SO2- and substituted with 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio, OH, mercapto, halo, CN, NO2 or -COOR8), aryl or hetaryl (in which optionally saturated 5-7 membered ring is interrupted by one or more groups of -O-, -S-, -CO-, -SO- and/or -SO2 and can be annealed), where the ring system is substituted with 1-12C alkyl and/or the substituent of the alkyl residue;    R7 = 1-18C alkyl (whose carbon chain is interrupted by one or more of -O-, -S-, -CO-, -SO or -SO2- and substituted with 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio, OH, mercapto, halo, CN, NO2 or -COOR8), aryl or hetaryl (in which optionally saturated 5-7 membered ring is interrupted by one or more groups of -O-, -S-, -CO- and/or -SO2 and can be annealed), where the ring system is substituted with 1-12C alkyl and/or the substituent of the alkyl residue;    R8 = 1-18C alkyl; either    R9, R10 = 1-30C alkyl (whose carbon chain is interrupted by one or more of -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -N=CR4-, -Ctriple bondC-, -CR4=CR4-, -CO-, -SO- and/or -SO2 and optionally substituted by 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio, -Ctriple bondCR4, -CR4=CR42, hydroxy, -NR5COR6, -NR5COR6, (het)aryl and/or optionally saturated 4-7C cycloalkyl (whose carbon chain is interrupted by one or more of -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -N=CR4- or -CR4=CR4-), where the (het)aryl and cycloalkyl is optionally substituted with 1-18C alkyl and/or the substituent of alkyl residue) or (het)aryl (whose 5-7 membered ring is optionally substituted by one or more of -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -N=CR4-, -CR4=CR4-, -CO-, -SO or -SO2-, and can be annealed, where the ring system is optionally substituted by 1-18C alkyl, 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio, -Ctriple bondCR4, -CR4=CR42, hydroxy, -NR5R6, NR5COR6, (het)aryl, (het)aryloxy or (het)arylthio, where the (het)aryl is substituted with 1-18C alkyl, 1-12C alkoxy, OH, -NR5R6 or -NR5COR6); or    NR9R10 = 5-7 membered ring (whose carbon chain is interrupted by one or more of -O-, -S- or -NR4-) or one or two optionally saturated, annealed 4-8 membered ring, whose carbon chain is interrupted by -N=, where the ring system is substituted by 1-24C alkyl, (het)aryl (both substituted by 1-18C alkoxy, 1-18C alkylthio or -NR5R6), 1-18C alkoxy, 1-18C alkylthio or -NR5R6; either    n = 0, 2 or 4 (when m is 0 or 1) or 0, 4 or 6 (when m is 2); and    p = 0, 2 or 4 (when m is 0); or    n+p = 0, 2 or 4; and    m = 0-2.    Provided that at least one of the residue R1 or R2 in -L-NR1R2 is substituted by one of the aryl residue (c) in variable R, if L stands for a chemical bond; when m is 1 then the sum of n and p is 0, 2 or 4 and when m is 2 then the sum of n and p is 0, 4 or 6.    Preferred Definitions:    X+-CO-O-CO- = a six membered ring (where both the residue is -COOM); either    Y1 = -L-NR1R2, -L-Z-R3 and H; or    Y1+amide compound = six membered ring;    R = phenoxy or thiophenoxy, where the ring system is optionally substituted with substituents of (a-e), and the substituent (a) is 1-30C alkyl (whose carbon chain in interrupted by one or more groups of -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -Ctriple bondC-, -CR4=CR4-, -CO- and/or -SO2- and optionally substituted by 1-12C alkoxy, hydroxy, halo, CN and/or aryl, that is substituted by 1-18C alkyl or 1-6C alkoxy), the substituent (b) is 3-8C cycloalkyl (whose carbon chain is interrupted by one or more groups of -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -CR4=CR4- and/or -CO-), where the ring system is optionally substituted by 1-18C alkyl, 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio, the substituent (c) is (het)aryl (whose 5-7 membered ring is optionally substituted by -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -N=CR4-, -CR4=CR4-, -CO-, -SO and/or -SO2-, and can be annealed), where the ring system is optionally substituted by 1-18C alkyl, 1-12C alkoxy, -C=CR4, -CR4=CR42, hydroxy, halo and/or CN, the substituent (d) is -U1-aryl (optionally substituted by the substituent of the aryl residue (c)), and the substituent (e) is 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio, -Ctriple bondCR4, -CR4=CR42, hydroxy, mercapto, halo, CN, NO2, -NR9R10, -NR5COR6, -CONR5R6, -SO2NR5R6, -COOR7 and/or -SO3R7;    L = a chemical bond or phenylene; either    R1, R2 = a phenyl residue (substituted by 1-18C alkyl, 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio, -NR5R6, phenoxy and/or phenylthio, that is substituted by 1-18C alkyl, 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio and/or -NR5R6); or    NR1R2 = piperidyl-, pyrrolidinyl-, dibenzopyrryl-, dibenzo-1,4-oxyranyl-, dibenzo-1,4-thiazinyl-, dibenzo-1,4-pyrazyl- or dibenzopiperidyl ring system, that is substituted by 1-24C alkyl that is substituted by 1-18C alkoxy, 1-18C alkylthio and/or -NR5R6, (het)aryl that is substituted by 1-18C alkyl and/or the substituent of the alkyl residue, 1-18C alkoxy, 1-18C alkylthio and/or -NR5R6;    R3 = 1-30C alkyl, whose carbon chain is interrupted by -O-, -S- and/or -NR4,- and substituted by 1-12C alkoxy, hydroxy and/or aryl, that is substituted by 1-18C alkyl and/or 1-6C alkoxy, phenyl (substituted by 1-18C alkyl, 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio, -NR5R6, phenoxy and/or phenylthio that is substituted by 1-18C alkyl, 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio and/or -NR5R6);    Ra = 6-30C alkyl, whose carbon chain is interrupted by -O-, -S- and/or -NR4, and substituted by 1-6C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio, -NR9R10 and/or aryl is substituted by 1-18C alkyl or 0-6C alkoxy, phenyl, naphthyl, pyridyl or pyrimidyl, that is substituted by 1-18C alkyl, 1-6C alkoxy, halo, CN, NO2, -NR9R10, -CONR5R6, -SO2NR5R6 and/or phenoxy, phenylthio, phenylazo and/or naphthylazo, that is respectively substituted by 1-10C alkyl, 1-6C alkoxy and/or CN;    R4 = H or 1-6C alkyl;    R5, R6 = H, 1-18C alkyl that is substituted by 1-6C alkoxy, OH, halo and/or CN, aryl or hetaryl that is respectively substituted by 1-6C alkyl and/or the substituent of the alkyl residue;    R7 = 1-18C alkyl that is substituted by 1-6C alkoxy, OH, halo and/or CN, aryl or hetaryl that is substituted by 1-6C alkyl and/or the substituent for alkyl residue; either    R9, R10 = 1-30C alkyl, whose carbon chain is substituted by -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -N=CR4-, -Ctriple bondC- and/or-CR4=CR4- and substituted by 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio, -Ctriple bondCR4, -CR4=CR42, OH, -NR5R6, -NR5COR6 and/or (het)aryl that is substituted by 1-18C alkyl and/or the substituent of the alkyl residue, aryl or hetaryl, optionally saturated 5-7 membered ring, whose carbon scaffold is interrupted by -O-, -S-, -NR4-, -N=CR4-, -CR4=CR4-, -CO-, -SO- and/or -SO2, and annealed, and substituted by 1-18C alkyl, 1-12C alkoxy, 1-6C alkylthio, -Ctriple bondCR4, -CR4=CR4, OH, -NR5R6,-NR5COR6, (het)aryl, (het)aryloxy and/or (het)arylthio, where the (het)aryl residue is substituted by 1-18C alkyl, 1-12C alkoxy, OH, -NR5R6 and/or -NR5COR6; or    NR9R10 = piperidyl-, pyrrolidinyl-, dibenzopyrrole-, dibenzo-1,4-oxyranyl-, dibenzo-1,4-thiazinyl-, dibenzo-1,4-pyrazyl- or dibenzopiperidyl ring system that is substituted by 1-24C alkyl that is substituted by 1-18C alkoxy, 1-18C alkylthio and/or -NR5R6;    n = 4 (when m is 0 or 1) or 4 or 6 (when m is 2); and    p = 0.    EXAMPLE - A mixture of N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-1,6,7,12-tetra((4-tert.-octyl)phenoxy)perylen-3,4:9,10-tetracarboxylic acid diimide (50 g) and 2-methyl-2-butanol (800 ml) was heated at 60degreesC. After 0.5 hour, potassium hydroxide (55.2 g) and potassium fluoride (56.9 g) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to reflux at 80degreesC for 72 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled and acidified with 50 wt.% acetic acid and stirred for 2 hours at 80degreesC. The reaction mixture was worked up to give arylene derivative of formula (II) (49%).