Binder resin for a heat transfer layer and heat transfer ink ribbon

摘要

A binder resin for a heat transfer layer, which consists essentially of a polyvinyl acetacetal resin (I) having an acetacetalation degree of at least 87% by weight, the weight ratio of cis-vinyl acetacetal moiety/trans-vinyl acetacetal moiety in the acetacetal moiety of the resin (I) being from 1 to 4.