Claims
- 1. A thermal transfer dye donating material comprising a support having thereon a dye donating layer which contains a thermo-mobile dye, wherein said thermo-mobile dye is an axomethine dye represented by one of formula (X)-A, (XIX)-A, (XX)-A, (XXI)-A, (XXII)-A, (XXIII)-A, (XXIV)-A and (XXV)-A: ##STR81## wherein q, q', r and r' are each 0 or 1; the sum of q, q', r and r' is 1 or 2; when q, q', r or r' is 0, then --L--B) represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom;
- R.sup.37, R.sup.38 and R.sup.40 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen atom, an acylamino group, an alkyloxycarbonyl group, a cyano group, a sulfonylamino group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an aminocarbonylamino group, or an alkoxycarbonylamino group;
- R.sup.42 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group;
- R.sup.41' and R.sup.43' each represents a divalent structure of a substituent group which can be substituted on a benzene ring, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, from which one hydrogen atom has been eliminated;
- R.sup.46, R.sup.47, R.sup.53, R.sup.54, R.sup.55, R.sup.58, R.sup.59, R.sup.60, R.sup.61, R.sup.62, R.sup.62', R.sup.63, R.sup.63', R.sup.64, R.sup.64', R.sup.65 and R.sup.65' each represents a hydrogen atom or a non-metal substituent group;
- B represents a structure represented by one of formulae (IV)-A-.alpha., (IV)-A-.beta., (IV)-B-.alpha., (IV)-B-.beta., (IV)-A-.gamma. AND (IV)-A-.delta.: ##STR82## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a silyl group or a phosphino group; and
- R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.2' each represents a hydrogen atom or a non-metal substituent group;
- L represents a divalent linking group represented by one of formulae (L-I), (L-II), (L-III), (L-IV), (L-V), (L-VI) and (L-VII): ##STR83## wherein Ra, Rb, Ra' and Rb' each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acylamino group or an acyloxy group; c and d each represents a positive integer; and R.sup.81 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group;
- in formula (X)-A, R.sup.35' represents a divalent structure of a non-metal substituent group, from which one hydrogen atom has been eliminated; and Za, Zb and Zc each represents --N.dbd. or ##STR84## wherein R.sup.36 represents a hydrogen atom or a non-metal substituent group;
- in formula (XIX)-A, R.sup.35' represents a divalent structure of a non-metal substituent group, from which one hydrogen atom has been eliminated; and R.sup.45' represents a divalent structure of an alkyl group or an aryl group, from which one hydrogen atom has been eliminated;
- in formulae (XX)-A and (XXI)-A, R.sup.35' and R.sup.47' each represents a divalent structure of a non-metal substituent group, from which one hydrogen atom has been eliminated;
- in formula (XXII)-A, G' represents an arylene group or a divalent structure of a heterocyclic group or an ##STR85## group, wherein R.sup.50 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, from which one hydrogen atom has been eliminated; J' represents an alkylene group, an imino group, an arylene group or a divalent structure of a heterocyclic group, from which one hydrogen atom has been eliminated;
- in formula (XXIII)-A, R.sup.56' represents a divalent structure of a non-metal substituent group, from which one hydrogen atom has been eliminated;
- in formula (XXIV)-A, R.sup.57' and R.sup.61', respectively, each represents a divalent structure of a non-metal substituent group, from which one hydrogen atom has been eliminated; and
- in formula (XXV)-A, R.sup.66a and R.sup.66b, respectively, each represents a divalent structure of a non-metal substituent, from which one hydrogen atom has been eliminated.
- 2. The thermal transfer dye donating material of claim 1, wherein said thermomobile dye has a total molecular weight of not more than 800.
- 3. The thermal transfer dye donating material of claim 2, wherein the thickness of said dye donating layer is from about 0.2.mu. to about 5.mu..
- 4. The thermal transfer dye donating material of claim 1, wherein the dye of formula (X)-A is represented by one of formulae (XII)-A, (XIV)-A, (XV)-A, (XVI)-A and (XVII)-A: ##STR86## wherein q, q', r and r' are each 0 or 1; the sum of q, q', r and r' is 1 or 2; when q, q', r or r' is 0, then --(L--B) represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom;
- R.sup.36 represents a hydrogen atom or a non-metal substituent group;
- R.sup.37, R.sup.38 and R.sup.40 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen atom, an acylamino group, an alkyloxycarbonyl group, a cyano group, a sulfonylamino group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an aminocarbonylamino group, or an alkoxycarbonylamino group;
- R.sup.42 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group;
- R.sup.35' and R.sup.36a each represents a divalent structure of a non-metal substituent group, from which one hydrogen atom has been eliminated;
- R.sup.43' represents a divalent structure of an alkyl group or an aryl group, from which one hydrogen atom has been removed;
- R.sup.41' represents a divalent structure of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an acylamino group, an alkyloxycarbonyl group, a sulfonylamino group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an aminocarbonylamino group, or an alkoxycarbonylamino group, from which one hydrogen atom has been removed;
- R.sup.44 represents a hydrogen atom or a non-metal substituent group;
- e represents an integer of from 0 to 4; and the sum of e and r' does not exceed 4;
- B represents a structure represented by one of formulae (IV)-A-.alpha., (IV)-A-.beta., (IV)-B-.alpha., (IV)-B-.beta., (IV)-A-.gamma. AND (IV)-A-.delta.: ##STR87## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a silyl group or a phosphino group; and
- R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.2' each represents a hydrogen atom or a non-metal substituent group; and
- L represents a divalent linking group represented by one of formulae (L-I), (L-II), (L-III), (L-IV), (L-V), (L-VI) and (L-VII): ##STR88## wherein Ra, Rb, Ra' and Rb' each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acylamino group or an acyloxy group;
- c and d each represents a positive integer; and
- R.sup.81 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group.
- 5. The thermal transfer dye donating material of claim 1, wherein the dye of formula (X)-A is a dye represented by formula (XIV)-A: ##STR89## wherein q, q', r and r' are each 0 or 1; the sum of q, q', r and r' is 1 or 2; when q, q', r or r' is 0, then --(L--B) represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom;
- R.sup.37, R.sup.38 and R.sup.40 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen atom, an acylamino group, an alkyloxycarbonyl group, a cyano group, a sulfonylamino group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an aminocarbonylamino group, or an alkoxycarbonylamino group;
- R.sup.42 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group;
- R.sup.35' and R.sup.36a each represents a divalent structure of a non-metal substituent group, from which one hydrogen atom has been eliminated;
- R.sup.43' represents a divalent structure of an alkyl group or an aryl group, from which one hydrogen atom has been removed;
- R.sup.41' represents a divalent structure of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an acylamino group, an alkyloxycarbonyl group, a sulfonylamino group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an aminocarbonylamino group, or an alkoxycarbonylamino group, from which one hydrogen atom has been removed;
- B represents a structure represented by one of formulae (IV)-A-.alpha., (IV)-A-.beta., (IV)-.beta.-.alpha., (IV)-B-.beta., IV-A-.delta. and (IV)-A-.delta.: ##STR90## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a silyl group or a phosphino group; and
- R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.2' each represents a hydrogen atom or a non-metal substituent group;
- L represents a divalent linking group represented by one of formulae (L-I), (L-II), (L-III), (L-IV), (L-V), (L-VI) and (L-VII): ##STR91## wherein Ra, Rb, Ra' and Rb' each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acylamino group or an acyloxy group;
- c and d each represents a positive integer; and
- R.sup.81 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group.
- 6. The thermal transfer dye donating material of claim 1, wherein B is represented by formula (IV)-B-.alpha..
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/599,785 filed Oct. 18, 1990, now abandoned.
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