Polyhydroxyalkanoate having amide group and sulfonic group, method of producing the same, charge controlling agent containing the polyhydroxyalkanoate, toner binder, toner, and image formation method and image forming apparatus using the toner

摘要

A polyhydroxyalkanoate comprises a unit of formula (1): -(O-CH((CH2)mSASO2R)CH2C(=O))- wherein R is selected from the group consisting of OH, a halogen atom, ONa, OK, OCH3 and OC2H5; A represents a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon structure; m is an integer number selected from 1 to 8; and in the case where a plurality of units exist in the same molecule, R, A and m in one unit can be different from them in another unit respectively. A method of producing the polyhydroxyalkanoate comprises the step of reacting a polyhydroxyalkanoate comprising a unit of formula (18): -(O-CH((CH2)mBr)CH2C(=O))-, wherein m is an integer number selected from 1 to 8, and in the case where a plurality of units exist in the same molecule, m in one unit can be different from that in another unit, with at least one type of compounds of formula (19): HS-A1-SO2R15 wherein R15 is selected from the group consisting of OH, a halogen atom, ONa, OK, OCH3 and OC2H5 and A1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon structure, and in the case where a plurality of types of compounds exist in the same molecule, R15 and A1 in one unit can be different from them in another unit respectively.