NOVEL DYE, DYE PRODUCTION METHOD AND INK CONTAINING DYE

摘要

The present invention is a dye represented by the following general formula (1), a method of producing the dye and an ink containing the dye, wherein R₁ represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group that may be substituted, an aryl group that may be substituted or an aralkyl group that may be substituted; R₂ represents an alkyl group that may be substituted, a cycloalkyl group that may be substituted or an aralkyl group that may be substituted; R₃ represents an alkyl group that may be substituted, an aryl group that may be substituted or an aralkyl group that may be substituted; X₁ through X₃ independently represent a hydrogen atom or any substituent; and M represents a counter ion.