摘要 |
Disclosed is a photoreceptor comprising a support and a photosensitive layer which contains an azo compound of the formula (I):
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wherein P1 and P2 are independently a halogen atom, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, an acetylamido group, an alkylsulfonyl group,
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(Q1 is an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a phenyl group, an amino group, a hydroxy group or a hydrogen atom) or
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(Q1, Q3 and Q4 independently are a halogen atom, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a phenyl group, an acyl group, an ester group, a hydroxy group or a vinyl group), the alkyl group, alkoxy group, aryl group, amino group and vinyl group may have a substituent;
Y1 and Y2 independently are a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group or analkoxy group; m and n each represent an integer of 0 to 2, and m and n cannot be both 0; A represents a group representend by any one of the following formulae:
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