摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner that has good charge start-up characteristics even in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment, and has excellent durable stability.SOLUTION: A toner has toner particles containing a binder resin, a colorant, and a polar resin or a charge control agent, and the toner contains an aromatic compound having a carboxyl group represented by the following formula (1), wherein Rrepresents an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or an alkoxyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms; Rrepresents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, or an alkoxyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms; Rrepresents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; m represents an integer of 0 to 3, where m is 2 or 3, Rcan each independently be selected; and n represents an integer of 1 to 3. |