THERMAL TRANSFER RECORDING MATERIAL, THERMAL TRANSFER RECORDING METHOD, HYDRAZONO COLORANT, METAL COMPLEX COMPOUND, IMAGE, COLOR TONER, METHOD FOR FORMING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, INK JET RECORDING LIQUID, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM, OPTICAL RECORDING METHOD, COLORING COMPOSITION FOR COLOR FILTER, PRODUCTION OF COLOR FILTER, AND COLOR FILTER

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a hydrazono colorant having a good stability and a thermal transfer recording material which is produced by using a metal complex compd. of the hydrazono colorant, has a favorable hue in terms of color reproduction, optimal spectroscopic absorption characteristics, a good image fastness. a large molar absorptivity, and an excellent max. density of an image. SOLUTION: This thermal transfer recording material has a layer which is formed on a substrate and contains a hydrozono colorant represented by formula I or II (X is a radical or a group of atoms necessary for forming a coordination position having at lest two positions; Y is a group of atoms necessary for forming an arom. carbocycle or heterocycle; L<4> is N or -CR"=; L<5> is N or -CR<12> =; L<6> is N or -CR<13> ; and R<10> to R<13> are each H or a monovalent org. group). An image accepting material is placed on a thermal transfer recording material contg. a compd. represented by formula I or II; the recording material is heated if necessary; and a transfer image is formed by a metal complex colorant formed by the reaction of the colorant and a metal ion-contg. compd.