Salicylic acid copolymers and their metal salts, production process thereof, color-developing agents comprising metal salts of the copolymers, and color-developing sheets employing the agents

摘要

Disclosed herein are salicylic acid copolymers having a weight average molecular weight of 500-10,000 and obtained (a) by condensing salicylic acid (i) with a benzyl alcohol (ii) and/or benzyl ether (iii) or a benzyl halide (iv) in the presence of an acid catalyst or (b) by reacting a co-condensation resin of (i) and (ii) and/or (iii) with (iv) or (c) by reacting a co-condensation resin of (i) and (ii) and/or (iii) or (iv) with a styrene derivative in the presence of an acid catalyst; multivalent metal salts of the salicylic acid copolymers; color-developing agents comprising the multivalent metal salts; and color-developing sheets suited for pressure-sensitive copying paper and comprising the color-developing agents. Their production processes are also disclosed.