Toner for developing electrostatic image

摘要

A toner for developing an electrostatic image is constituted by a resin composition and a colorant. The resin composition includes a high-softening point polyester resin (I) having a softening point of 120 - 180 <o>C, a low-softening point polyester resin (II) having a softening point of 80 - 120 <o>C, and a long-chain alkyl compound selected from the group consisting of a long-chain alkyl alcohol principally comprising long-chain alkyl alcohol components having long-chain alkyl groups of 23 to 252 carbon atoms and a long-chain alkyl carboxylic acid principally comprising long-chain alkyl carboxylic acid components having long-chain alkyl groups of 22 to 251 carbon atoms. The resin composition preferably includes a tetrahydrofuran (THF)-soluble content providing a gel permeation chromatogram showing a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 10<5>, a ratio of Mw to number-average molecular weight (Mn) of at least 35 and an areal percentage of at least 5 % of a region of molecular weight of at least 2x10<5>.