Electrophotographic photoreceptor.

摘要

An electrophotographic photoreceptor is provided with a photosensitive layer, which contains an azo compound having in the molecule thereof at least one azo group coupled with a couple residuum represented by the following general formula (I): <CHEM> wherein X means an atomic group necessary for condensing with a benzene ring to form a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon ring, or substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic ring, Y denotes a radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen atoms, cyano radicals, and substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, or alkoxy group, and n stands for an integer of 0 SIMILAR 4, R1 and R2 designate, respectively, hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon ring or substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic ring, and said R1 and R2 may be mutually same or different, or may form a ring together with nitrogen atom.