摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thermal transfer sheet which gives a full-color image superior in clearness and durabilities and particularly in a coloring density and light-resistance, in a thermal transfer method using a sublimable dye. <P>SOLUTION: The thermal transfer sheet consists of a base sheet and a dye carrier layer formed on one side of the base sheet, and a magenta dye contained in the dye carrier layer contains an azo compound expressed by general formula (I). (In the formula each of R<SP>1</SP>and R<SP>2</SP>denotes a 2 or more C alkyl group independently, R<SP>3</SP>an alkyl group and X a halogen atom). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT |