TRIARYLMETHANE COMPOUND

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a triarylmethane compound having excellent tinctorial power useful as a cationic dye.SOLUTION: The present invention provides a novel triarylmethane compound represented by general formula (I). (Ar is a substituted/unsubstituted divalent aromatic group; R-Rindependently represent H, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group substituted/unsubstituted by an aromatic hydrocarbon group and the like, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group substituted/unsubstituted by a halogen atom and the like; at least one of R-Ris a C6 or more alicyclic hydrocarbon group; a is the number of 1 or more; and Xis an a-valent anion.)SELECTED DRAWING: None