Thermal transfer recording material and thermal transfer recording method

摘要

A thermal transfer recording material contains at least one colorant represented by the following general formula (I): €ƒ€ƒ€ƒ
wherein R 1 represents a trifluoromethyl, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, acyl, acyloxy, amide, carbamoyl, amino, or cyano group; R 2 represents alkyl, acyl, carbamoyl, or alkoxycarbonyl group; R 3 represents alkyl, alkenyl or aryl group; a total number of carbon atoms in R 1 and R 2 is 3 or more; X represents -CR 4 R 5 -, -S-, -O- or -NR 6 -; R 4 and R 5 respectively represent hydrogen, halogen, or a substituent; R 6 represents hydrogen or a substituent; and Y represents an atom group required for forming a 5- to 6-memberd ring.