Stilbene compound and process for producing same

摘要

A stilbene compound is disclosed which has the following general formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 each stand for hydrogen, an alkyl group or an acyl group and Ar1 and Ar2 each stand for a monovalent homocyclic aromatic group. The stilbene compound may be incorporated into a photoconducting layer of an electrophotographic photoconductor as a charge transporting material. A process for the production of the stilbene compound is also disclosed.