JP5802544B2 - Compound having xanthene skeleton, coloring composition, ink for ink jet recording, and ink jet recording method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a compound having a xanthene skeleton, a coloring composition containing the compound, an ink for ink jet recording, and an ink jet recording method.

  As is well known, the ink jet recording method is a method of performing printing by causing a small droplet of ink to fly and adhere to a recording medium such as paper. This printing method is capable of printing high-resolution, high-quality images at high speed and easily with an inexpensive apparatus. In particular, in color printing, technical development has recently been carried out as an image forming method that can replace photographs. .

  When forming a color image using an inkjet recording method, it is common to use at least yellow ink, magenta ink, cyan ink, and black ink. Conventionally, water-based inks are mainly used for these ink-jet inks from the viewpoint of safety such as odor and fire hazard. These inks have physical properties such as viscosity and surface tension within an appropriate range, nozzle clogging, excellent storage stability, and a high density recording image, light resistance, ozone resistance, Properties such as excellent water resistance and moisture resistance are required.

  Many of these performances are satisfied by using water or a water-based ink containing a mixture of water and a water-soluble organic solvent as a main solvent, but color tone, vividness, light resistance, ozone resistance, water resistance Moisture resistance depends largely on the colorant, and various dyes have been studied in the past.

  In particular, in a color recording method using a plurality of colors of ink, uniform characteristics are required for all the inks constituting the ink. In particular, the magenta dye has problems that fading and color tone change due to ozone and light (sunlight, fluorescent lamp, etc.) are significantly larger than other dyes (cyan dye, yellow dye). Therefore, the ozone resistance and light resistance of magenta ink are inferior to those of other inks, resulting in a change in color tone of the entire printed image due to fading of magenta ink, resulting in a loss of quality.

  Conventionally, as a magenta dye for inkjet, an acid dye having good color development and high water solubility, such as C.I. I. Acid Red 52, 249, 289, etc. are known, but when these dyes are used alone, although they are highly water-soluble, nozzle clogging is less likely to occur, but ozone resistance and light resistance performance are very high. It was low.

  Patent Document 1 discloses C.I., a xanthene derivative. I. Acid Red 289 and C.I. I. A water-based ink for ink-jet recording containing a dye comprising a xanthene derivative having more sulfo groups than Acid Red 289 is described.

British Patent No. 2134129

However, dyes specifically described in Patent Document 1 are required to further improve ozone resistance and light resistance.
An object of this invention is to provide the compound which can form the image which was excellent in hue and excellent in ozone resistance and light resistance. Moreover, it aims at providing the coloring composition containing this compound, the ink for inkjet recording, and the inkjet recording method using this compound.

  As a result of intensive studies in view of the above-described circumstances, the present inventors have found that a compound having a xanthene skeleton into which a specific number of sulfo groups have been introduced can form an image excellent in hue and excellent in ozone resistance and light resistance. The present inventors have found that this can be done and have completed the present invention.

一般式（３）中、Ｒ ^２０１ 、Ｒ ^２０２ 、及びＲ ^２０３ は各々独立に１価の置換基を表し、ｎ２０１及びｎ２０２は各々独立に０〜４の数を表し、ｎ２０３は０〜４の数を表す。ｎ２０１、ｎ２０２、及びｎ２０３がそれぞれ２以上の数を表す場合は、複数のＲ ^２０１ 、Ｒ ^２０２ 、及びＲ ^２０３ は同じであっても異なっていてもよい。Ｍは水素原子又はカウンターカチオンを表す。Ｍはそれぞれ同じであっても異なっていてもよい。
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前記Ｒ ^２０３ がハロゲン原子、アリール基、アルコキシ基、アルキル基又はアシルアミノ基を表す、＜１＞に記載の化合物。
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前記Ｒ ^２０１ 、Ｒ ^２０２ 、及びＲ ^２０３ が、各々独立にアルキル基又はアシルアミノ基を表す、＜１＞又は＜２＞に記載の化合物。
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前記Ｒ ^２０１ 、Ｒ ^２０２ 、及びＲ ^２０３ が、各々独立に炭素数１〜６のアルキル基を表す、＜１＞〜＜３＞のいずれか一項に記載の化合物。
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前記ｎ２０１、及びｎ２０２が、各々独立に２〜４の数を表す、＜１＞〜＜４＞のいずれか一項に記載の化合物。
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前記ｎ２０３が、０を表す、＜１＞〜＜５＞のいずれか一項に記載の化合物。
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前記Ｍが、リチウムイオン、ナトリウムイオン、又はカリウムイオンである、＜１＞〜＜６＞のいずれか一項に記載の化合物。
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＜１＞〜＜７＞のいずれか一項に記載の化合物を含有する着色組成物。
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＜１＞〜＜７＞のいずれか一項に記載の化合物を１〜２０質量％含有する着色組成物。
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＜８＞又は＜９＞に記載の着色組成物を含有するインクジェット記録用インク。
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＜８＞若しくは＜９＞に記載の着色組成物、又は＜１０＞に記載のインクジェット記録用インクを用いて、画像形成するインクジェット記録方法。
本発明は、前記＜１＞〜＜１１＞に係る発明であるが、以下、それ以外の事項についても参考のため記載している。 That is, the present invention is as follows.
<1>
A compound represented by the following general formula (3).

In General Formula (3), R ²⁰¹ , R ²⁰² , and R ²⁰³ each independently represent a monovalent substituent, n201 and n202 each independently represent a number from 0 to 4, and n203 is a number from 0 to 4 Represents. n201, n202, and if n203 represents the number of 2 or more, respectively, a plurality of ^{R 201, R 202,} and ^{R 203} may be different even in the same. M represents a hydrogen atom or a counter cation. M may be the same or different.
<2>
The compound according to <1>, wherein R ²⁰³ represents a halogen atom, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an alkyl group, or an acylamino group.
<3>
The compound according to <1> or <2>, wherein R ²⁰¹ , R ²⁰² , and R ²⁰³ each independently represents an alkyl group or an acylamino group.
<4>
The compound according to any one of <1> to <3>, wherein R ²⁰¹ , R ²⁰² , and R ²⁰³ each independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
<5>
The compound according to any one of <1> to <4>, wherein n201 and n202 each independently represent a number of 2 to 4.
<6>
The compound according to any one of <1> to <5>, wherein n203 represents 0.
<7>
The compound according to any one of <1> to <6>, wherein M is a lithium ion, a sodium ion, or a potassium ion.
<8>
The coloring composition containing the compound as described in any one of <1>-<7>.
<9>
The coloring composition which contains 1-20 mass% of compounds as described in any one of <1>-<7>.
<10>
<8> or the ink for inkjet recording containing the coloring composition as described in <9>.
<11>
An ink jet recording method for forming an image using the colored composition according to <8> or <9> or the ink for ink jet recording according to <10>.
The present invention is the invention according to the above <1> to <11>, but other matters are described below for reference.

[1]
A compound represented by the following general formula (1).

  In the general formula (1), D represents a residue obtained by removing four hydrogen atoms from the compound represented by the following general formula (2). M represents a hydrogen atom or a counter cation. M may be the same or different.

In general formula (2), R ¹⁰¹ , R ¹⁰² , and R ¹⁰³ each independently represents a monovalent substituent, R ¹⁰⁴ and R ¹⁰⁵ each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, and n 101 and n102 represents the number of 0-5 each independently, and n103 represents the number of 0-4. n101, if n102 and n103 represents the number of 2 or more, respectively, a plurality of ^{R 101, R 102,} and ^{R 103} may be different even in the same.
[2]
The compound according to [1] above, wherein the compound represented by the general formula (1) is a compound represented by the following general formula (3).

In General Formula (3), R ²⁰¹ , R ²⁰² , and R ²⁰³ each independently represent a monovalent substituent, n201 and n202 each independently represent a number from 0 to 4, and n203 is a number from 0 to 4 Represents. n201, n202, and if n203 represents the number of 2 or more, respectively, a plurality of ^{R 201, R 202,} and ^{R 203} may be different even in the same. M represents a hydrogen atom or a counter cation. M may be the same or different.
[3]
The compound according to [1] or [2] above, wherein each of R ¹⁰¹ , R ¹⁰² , R ¹⁰³ , R ²⁰¹ , R ²⁰² , and R ²⁰³ independently represents an alkyl group or an acylamino group.
[4]
Wherein ^{R 101, R 102, R 103} , R 201, R 202, and ^{R 203} are each independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, according to any one of the above [1] to [3] Compound.
[5]
The compound according to any one of [1] to [4] above, wherein n101, n102, n201, and n202 each independently represents a number of 2 to 4.
[6]
The compound according to any one of [1] to [5], wherein n103 and n203 represent 0.
[7]
The compound according to any one of [1] to [6], wherein M is lithium ion, sodium ion, or potassium ion.
[8]
The coloring composition containing the compound as described in any one of said [1]-[7].
[9]
The coloring composition which contains 1-10 mass% of compounds as described in any one of said [1]-[7].
[10]
Ink for inkjet recording containing the coloring composition as described in [8] or [9] above.
[11]
An inkjet recording method for forming an image using the colored composition according to [8] or [9] or the inkjet recording ink according to [10].

  The compound of the present invention is useful as a pigment (particularly a magenta dye), has a good hue, and can form an image having excellent ozone resistance and light resistance, a colored composition containing the compound, and an inkjet A recording ink and an ink jet recording method using the compound are provided.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a ¹ H NMR spectrum of compound (1A), which is an example of the compound of the present invention, in deuterated dimethyl sulfoxide.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.
First, in the present invention, the substituent group A is defined.

(Substituent group A)
Halogen atom, alkyl group, aralkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aryl group, heterocyclic group, cyano group, hydroxyl group, nitro group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group, silyloxy group, heterocyclic oxy group, acyloxy group, carbamoyl Oxy group, alkoxycarbonyloxy group, aryloxycarbonyloxy group, amino group, acylamino group, aminocarbonylamino group, alkoxycarbonylamino group, aryloxycarbonylamino group, sulfamoylamino group, alkyl or arylsulfonylamino group, mercapto Group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, heterocyclic thio group, sulfamoyl group, alkyl or arylsulfinyl group, alkyl or arylsulfonyl group, acyl group, aryloxycarbonyl group, Job aryloxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an aryl or heterocyclic azo group, an imido group, a phosphino group, phosphinyl group, phosphinyloxy group, phosphinylamino group, a silyl group, an ionic hydrophilic group mentioned as an example. These substituents may be further substituted, and examples of the further substituent include a group selected from the substituent group A described above.

  As a halogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, or an iodine atom is mentioned, for example.

Examples of the alkyl group include linear, branched, and cyclic substituted or unsubstituted alkyl groups, and include cycloalkyl groups, bicycloalkyl groups, and tricyclo structures having many ring structures. An alkyl group (for example, an alkyl group of an alkoxy group or an alkylthio group) in a substituent described below also represents such an alkyl group.
As the alkyl group, an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an i-propyl group, a t-butyl group, an n-octyl group, an eicosyl group, 2- Examples thereof include a chloroethyl group, a 2-cyanoethyl group, a 2-ethylhexyl group, etc. The cycloalkyl group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a cyclohexyl group, a cyclopentyl group, 4 -N-dodecylcyclohexyl group and the like, and the bicycloalkyl group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted bicycloalkyl group having 5 to 30 carbon atoms, that is, one hydrogen atom from a bicycloalkane having 5 to 30 carbon atoms. Removed monovalent groups such as bicyclo [1,2,2] heptan-2-yl group, bicyclo [2,2 2] octan-3-yl group.

  Examples of the aralkyl group include a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, and the substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group is preferably an aralkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms. For example, a benzyl group and a 2-phenethyl group can be mentioned.

Examples of the alkenyl group include linear, branched, and cyclic substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl groups, and include cycloalkenyl groups and bicycloalkenyl groups.
Preferred examples of the alkenyl group include substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl groups having 2 to 30 carbon atoms such as vinyl group, allyl group, prenyl group, geranyl group, and oleyl group. Preferred examples of the cycloalkenyl group include Is a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, that is, a monovalent group obtained by removing one hydrogen atom of a cycloalkene having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a 2-cyclopenten-1-yl group, 2-cyclohexen-1-yl group and the like. As the bicycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted bicycloalkenyl group, preferably a substituted or unsubstituted bicycloalkenyl group having 5 to 30 carbon atoms, that is, a double bond A monovalent group obtained by removing one hydrogen atom from a bicycloalkene having one of, for example, bicyclo [2,2,1] Hept-2-en-1-yl group, a bicyclo [2,2,2] oct-2-en-4-yl group and the like.

  The alkynyl group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms such as an ethynyl group, a propargyl group, and a trimethylsilylethynyl group.

  The aryl group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a phenyl group, a p-tolyl group, a naphthyl group, an m-chlorophenyl group, an o-hexadecanoylaminophenyl group, and the like. Can be mentioned.

  The heterocyclic group is preferably a monovalent group obtained by removing one hydrogen atom from a 5- or 6-membered substituted or unsubstituted aromatic or non-aromatic heterocyclic compound, and more preferably a carbon number. Examples thereof include 3 to 30 5- or 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic groups such as a 2-furyl group, a 2-thienyl group, a 2-pyrimidinyl group, and a 2-benzothiazolyl group.

  The alkoxy group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, an isopropoxy group, a t-butoxy group, an n-octyloxy group, or a 2-methoxyethoxy group. Etc.

  The aryloxy group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a phenoxy group, 2-methylphenoxy group, 4-t-butylphenoxy group, 3-nitrophenoxy group, 2 -Tetradecanoylaminophenoxy group etc. are mentioned.

  Preferred examples of the silyloxy group include substituted or unsubstituted silyloxy groups having 0 to 20 carbon atoms such as a trimethylsilyloxy group and a diphenylmethylsilyloxy group.

  Preferred examples of the heterocyclic oxy group include substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic oxy groups having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a 1-phenyltetrazole-5-oxy group and a 2-tetrahydropyranyloxy group.

  The acyloxy group is preferably a formyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonyloxy group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyloxy group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, such as an acetyloxy group, Examples include a pivaloyloxy group, a stearoyloxy group, a benzoyloxy group, and a p-methoxyphenylcarbonyloxy group.

  The carbamoyloxy group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyloxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, such as N, N-dimethylcarbamoyloxy group, N, N-diethylcarbamoyloxy group, morpholinocarbonyloxy group, N , N-di-n-octylaminocarbonyloxy group, Nn-octylcarbamoyloxy group and the like.

  The alkoxycarbonyloxy group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyloxy group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a methoxycarbonyloxy group, an ethoxycarbonyloxy group, a t-butoxycarbonyloxy group, or an n-octylcarbonyloxy group. Etc.

  The aryloxycarbonyloxy group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyloxy group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, such as phenoxycarbonyloxy group, p-methoxyphenoxycarbonyloxy group, pn-hexadecyloxy. Examples include phenoxycarbonyloxy group.

  The amino group includes an alkylamino group, an arylamino group, and a heterocyclic amino group, preferably an amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of the substituted anilino group include a methylamino group, a dimethylamino group, an anilino group, an N-methyl-anilino group, a diphenylamino group, and a triazinylamino group.

  The acylamino group is preferably a formylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonylamino group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonylamino group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, such as an acetylamino group, Examples include pivaloylamino group, lauroylamino group, benzoylamino group, 3,4,5-tri-n-octyloxyphenylcarbonylamino group, and the like.

  The aminocarbonylamino group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted aminocarbonylamino group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a carbamoylamino group, N, N-dimethylaminocarbonylamino group, or N, N-diethylaminocarbonylamino group. And a morpholinocarbonylamino group.

  The alkoxycarbonylamino group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonylamino group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, such as methoxycarbonylamino group, ethoxycarbonylamino group, t-butoxycarbonylamino group, n-octadecyloxycarbonylamino. Group, N-methyl-methoxycarbonylamino group and the like.

  The aryloxycarbonylamino group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonylamino group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, such as phenoxycarbonylamino group, p-chlorophenoxycarbonylamino group, mn-octyloxyphenoxy. Examples thereof include a carbonylamino group.

  The sulfamoylamino group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted sulfamoylamino group having 0 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a sulfamoylamino group, N, N-dimethylaminosulfonylamino group, Nn- Examples include octylaminosulfonylamino group.

The alkyl or arylsulfonylamino group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonylamino group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonylamino group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a methylsulfonylamino group. Butylsulfonylamino group, phenylsulfonylamino group, 2,3,5-trichlorophenylsulfonylamino group, p-methylphenylsulfonylamino group, and the like.
Preferred examples of the alkylthio group include substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio groups having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a methylthio group, an ethylthio group, and an n-hexadecylthio group.

  Preferred examples of the arylthio group include substituted or unsubstituted arylthio groups having 6 to 30 carbon atoms such as a phenylthio group, a p-chlorophenylthio group, and an m-methoxyphenylthio group.

  Preferred examples of the heterocyclic thio group include substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic thio groups having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a 2-benzothiazolylthio group and a 1-phenyltetrazol-5-ylthio group.

  The sulfamoyl group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted sulfamoyl group having 0 to 30 carbon atoms, such as N-ethylsulfamoyl group, N- (3-dodecyloxypropyl) sulfamoyl group, N, N-dimethylsulfuryl group. Examples include a famoyl group, an N-acetylsulfamoyl group, an N-benzoylsulfamoyl group, and an N- (N′-phenylcarbamoyl) sulfamoyl group.

  The alkyl or arylsulfinyl group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfinyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfinyl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a methylsulfinyl group or an ethylsulfinyl group. , Phenylsulfinyl group, p-methylphenylsulfinyl group and the like.

  The alkyl or arylsulfonyl group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a methylsulfonyl group or an ethylsulfonyl group. , Phenylsulfonyl group, p-methylphenylsulfonyl group and the like.

  The acyl group is preferably a formyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms. Heterocyclic carbonyl groups bonded to carbonyl groups at substituted carbon atoms, such as acetyl, pivaloyl, 2-chloroacetyl, stearoyl, benzoyl, pn-octyloxyphenylcarbonyl, 2-pyridyl Examples thereof include a carbonyl group and a 2-furylcarbonyl group.

  The aryloxycarbonyl group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, such as phenoxycarbonyl group, o-chlorophenoxycarbonyl group, m-nitrophenoxycarbonyl group, pt- A butylphenoxycarbonyl group etc. are mentioned.

  The alkoxycarbonyl group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a methoxycarbonyl group, an ethoxycarbonyl group, a t-butoxycarbonyl group, and an n-octadecyloxycarbonyl group.

  The carbamoyl group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a carbamoyl group, an N-methylcarbamoyl group, an N, N-dimethylcarbamoyl group, or an N, N-di-n-octyl group. Examples thereof include a carbamoyl group and an N- (methylsulfonyl) carbamoyl group.

  The aryl or heterocyclic azo group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted arylazo group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic azo group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, such as phenylazo, p-chlorophenylazo, 5-ethylthio-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-ylazo and the like.

  Preferred examples of the imide group include an N-succinimide group and an N-phthalimide group.

  The phosphino group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted phosphino group having 0 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a dimethylphosphino group, a diphenylphosphino group, a methylphenoxyphosphino group, and the like.

  The phosphinyl group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted phosphinyl group having 0 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a phosphinyl group, a dioctyloxyphosphinyl group, a diethoxyphosphinyl group, and the like.

  Preferred examples of the phosphinyloxy group include substituted or unsubstituted phosphinyloxy groups having 0 to 30 carbon atoms such as a diphenoxyphosphinyloxy group and a dioctyloxyphosphinyloxy group.

  The phosphinylamino group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted phosphinylamino group having 0 to 30 carbon atoms, such as a dimethoxyphosphinylamino group or a dimethylaminophosphinylamino group.

  Preferred examples of the silyl group include substituted or unsubstituted silyl groups having 0 to 30 carbon atoms such as a trimethylsilyl group, a t-butyldimethylsilyl group, and a phenyldimethylsilyl group.

  Examples of the ionic hydrophilic group include a sulfo group, a carboxyl group, a thiocarboxyl group, a sulfino group, a phosphono group, a dihydroxyphosphino group, and a quaternary ammonium group. Particularly preferred are a sulfo group and a carboxyl group. The carboxyl group, phosphono group and sulfo group may be in the form of a salt. Examples of counter cations that form a salt include ammonium ion, alkali metal ion (eg, lithium ion, sodium ion, potassium ion) and organic. Cation (eg, tetramethylammonium ion, tetramethylguanidinium ion, tetramethylphosphonium) is included, lithium salt, sodium salt, potassium salt, ammonium salt is preferable, sodium salt or mixed salt containing sodium salt as main component Are more preferred, and the sodium salt is most preferred.

  In the present invention, when the compound is a salt, the salt is dissociated into ions in the water-soluble ink.

[Compound represented by the general formula (1)]
The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following general formula (1).

  In the general formula (1), D represents a residue obtained by removing four hydrogen atoms from the compound represented by the following general formula (2). M represents a hydrogen atom or a counter cation. M may be the same or different.

In general formula (2), R ¹⁰¹ , R ¹⁰² , and R ¹⁰³ each independently represents a monovalent substituent, R ¹⁰⁴ and R ¹⁰⁵ each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, and n 101 and n102 represents the number of 0-5 each independently, and n103 represents the number of 0-4. n101, if n102 and n103 represents the number of 2 or more, respectively, a plurality of ^{R 101, R 102,} and ^{R 103} may be different even in the same.

  The compound represented by the general formula (1) is a xanthene dye obtained by substituting four hydrogen atoms with a sulfo group in the compound represented by the general formula (2). Due to its attractiveness, it is considered that it becomes a dye having remarkably excellent ozone resistance and light resistance.

In General Formula (2), R ¹⁰¹ , R ¹⁰² , and R ¹⁰³ each independently represent a monovalent substituent.
Examples of the monovalent substituent represented by R ¹⁰¹ , R ¹⁰² , and R ¹⁰³ include a substituent selected from the substituent group A. From the viewpoints of availability of raw materials and ease of synthesis, a halogen atom, aryl Group, alkoxy group, alkyl group and acylamino group are preferred, alkyl group and acylamino group are more preferred, and alkyl group is still more preferred.

When R ¹⁰¹ , R ¹⁰² , and R ¹⁰³ represent an alkyl group, from the viewpoint of availability of raw materials, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms is preferable, and an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms is preferable. More preferred. Moreover, it is preferable that it is a linear or branched alkyl group. Specific examples of the alkyl group include a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an i-propyl group, and a t-butyl group, and a methyl group, an ethyl group, or an i-propyl group is preferable, and a methyl group Or an ethyl group is more preferable, and a methyl group is still more preferable.
The alkyl group may have a substituent, and examples of the substituent include a halogen atom and a hydroxyl group.
The alkyl group is preferably an unsubstituted alkyl group.

When R ¹⁰¹ , R ¹⁰² , and R ¹⁰³ represent an acylamino group, the acyl group in the acylamino group is preferably an aliphatic acyl group from the viewpoint of availability of raw materials and color developability, and has 2 to 6 carbon atoms. More preferably, it is an aliphatic acyl group. Specific examples include an acetylamino group, a propionylamino group, a butyrylamino group, and the like, and an acetylamino group is particularly preferable.
The acylamino group is preferably a monoacylamino group.

In the general formula (2), R ¹⁰⁴ and R ¹⁰⁵ each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent.
When R ¹⁰⁴ and R ¹⁰⁵ represent a monovalent substituent, examples of the monovalent substituent include a substituent selected from the substituent group A, and a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group is preferable. The alkyl group is more preferable.
From the viewpoints of absorption characteristics and ozone resistance, R ¹⁰⁴ and R ¹⁰⁵ are preferably hydrogen atoms.

In general formula (2), n101 and n102 each independently represents a number of 0 to 5. From the viewpoint of availability of raw materials and ease of synthesis, n101 and n102 are preferably 1 to 5, more preferably 2 to 5, even more preferably 2 to 4, and particularly preferably 2 or 3.
n101, and if n102 represents the number of 2 or more, respectively, a plurality of ^{R 101,} and ^{R 102} may be different even in the same.

In general formula (2), n103 represents the number of 0-4. From the viewpoint of availability of raw materials, n103 is preferably a number of 0 to 3, more preferably a number of 0 to 2, still more preferably 0 or 1, and particularly preferably 0.
If n103 represents the number of 2 or more, plural R ¹⁰³ may be different even in the same.

In the general formula (1), M represents a hydrogen atom or a counter cation. M may be the same or different.
In the general formula (1), when M is a hydrogen atom, it is in the form of a free acid, and when M is a counter cation, it is in the form of a salt.
Examples of counter cations that form salts include monovalent counter cations, and alkali metal ions, ammonium ions, organic cations, and the like are preferable.
Examples of the organic cation include tetramethylammonium ion, tetramethylguanidinium ion, and tetramethylphosphonium.
From the viewpoint of the availability of raw materials, the water solubility of dyes, and the suppression of gloss generation when creating secondary colors with other dyes when used as inkjet inks, alkali metal ions are preferred, lithium ions, sodium ions, Potassium ions are more preferred. In particular, sodium ion is preferable because it is inexpensive.
In the present invention, from the viewpoint of ease of synthesis (easy handling as a dye powder), the compound represented by the general formula (1) is preferably in the form of a salt, a lithium salt, a sodium salt, Or it is more preferable that it is a potassium salt, and it is still more preferable that it is a sodium salt.
In the general formula (1), M may be the same or different. That is, the compound represented by the general formula (1) is in the form of a salt when all the sulfo groups are in the form of a salt and when some of the sulfo groups are in the form of a free acid. This includes the case where a part of the sulfo group is a salt. Moreover, the counter cation forming the salt may be one kind or plural kinds.
In the present invention, from the viewpoint of ease of synthesis (easy handling as a dye powder), the compound represented by the general formula (1) is preferably in the form of a salt, and all sulfo groups are salts. Is more preferable.

The compound represented by the general formula (1) is preferably a compound represented by the following general formula (3).
The compound represented by the following general formula (3) can inhibit the attack of oxidizing gas (oxygen or ozone) on the nitrogen atom due to the steric hindrance of the sulfo group introduced adjacent to the nitrogen atom. It is considered particularly excellent in terms of ozone resistance and light resistance.

In General Formula (3), R ²⁰¹ , R ²⁰² , and R ²⁰³ each independently represent a monovalent substituent, n201 and n202 each independently represent a number from 0 to 4, and n203 is a number from 0 to 4 Represents. n201, n202, and if n203 represents the number of 2 or more, respectively, a plurality of ^{R 201, R 202,} and ^{R 203} may be different even in the same. M represents a hydrogen atom or a counter cation. M may be the same or different.

Specific examples and preferred ranges of R ²⁰¹ , R ²⁰² , R ²⁰³ , n203, and M in the general formula (3) are specific examples of R ¹⁰¹ , R ¹⁰² , R ¹⁰³ , n103, and M in the general formula (2) and This is the same as the preferred range.
N201 and n202 in the general formula (3) each independently represent a number of 0 to 4, and from the viewpoint of availability of raw materials and ease of synthesis, a number of 1 to 4 is preferable, and a number of 2 to 4 is preferable. 2 or 3 is more preferable.

  Although the specific example of a compound represented by General formula (1) below is given, it is not necessarily limited to these. In the following specific examples, Me represents a methyl group, Et represents an ethyl group, i-Pr represents an isopropyl group, t-Bu represents a tertiary butyl group, and Ac represents an acetyl group.

The method for synthesizing the compound represented by the general formula (1) of the present invention will be described.
After synthesizing a xanthene dye according to a conventionally known method for synthesizing xanthene dyes, or using a commercially available xanthene dye and chlorosulfonylating with a combination of chlorosulfonic acid / phosphorus oxychloride, followed by alkaline hydrolysis Can be synthesized (see scheme below). Details will be described in Examples described later.

(Coloring composition)
The coloring composition of the present invention contains at least one compound represented by the above general formula (1) of the present invention. The coloring composition of the present invention can contain a medium, but when a solvent is used as the medium, it is particularly suitable as an ink for inkjet recording. The coloring composition of the present invention can be prepared by dissolving and / or dispersing the compound of the present invention in a lipophilic medium or an aqueous medium as a medium. Preferably, an aqueous medium is used. The coloring composition of the present invention includes an ink composition excluding a medium.

  In the present invention, the content of the compound of the present invention contained in the colored composition is determined by the type of substituent in the general formula (1) used, the type of solvent component used for producing the colored composition, and the like. However, it is preferable that content of the compound represented by General formula (1) in a coloring composition is contained 1-20 mass% with respect to the gross mass of a coloring composition, and 1-10 mass% is contained. It is more preferable, and it is still more preferable that 2-6 mass% is contained.

  By making the content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) contained in the coloring composition 1% by mass or more, it is possible to improve the color developability of the ink on the recording medium when printed, and it is necessary. Image density can be ensured. Moreover, when the total amount of the compounds represented by the general formula (1) contained in the coloring composition is 10% by mass or less, the discharging property of the coloring composition can be improved when used in the ink jet recording method. In addition, it is possible to obtain an effect such that the inkjet nozzle is not easily clogged.

  The coloring composition of the present invention may contain other additives as necessary within a range that does not impair the effects of the present invention. Examples of other additives include additives that can be used in ink jet recording inks described later.

[Ink for inkjet recording]
Next, the ink for inkjet recording of the present invention will be described.
The present invention also relates to an inkjet recording ink containing the coloring composition of the present invention.
The ink for inkjet recording can be prepared by dissolving and / or dispersing the compound (mixture) of the present invention in an oleophilic medium or an aqueous medium. Preferably, the ink uses an aqueous medium.
If necessary, other additives can be contained within a range that does not impair the effects of the present invention. Other additives include, for example, anti-drying agents (wetting agents), anti-fading agents, emulsion stabilizers, penetration enhancers, ultraviolet absorbers, preservatives, anti-fungal agents, pH adjusters, surface tension adjusters, Well-known additives, such as a foaming agent, a viscosity modifier, a dispersing agent, a dispersion stabilizer, a rust preventive agent, a chelating agent, are mentioned. These various additives are directly added to the ink liquid in the case of water-soluble ink. When an oil-soluble dye is used in the form of a dispersion, it is generally added to the dispersion after the preparation of the dye dispersion, but it may be added to the oil phase or the aqueous phase at the time of preparation.

  The anti-drying agent is preferably used for the purpose of preventing clogging due to drying of the ink for ink jet recording at the ink ejection port of the nozzle used in the ink jet recording method.

  As the drying inhibitor, a water-soluble organic solvent having a vapor pressure lower than that of water is preferable. Specific examples include ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, thiodiglycol, dithiodiglycol, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 1,2,6-hexanetriol, acetylene glycol derivatives, glycerin. Polyhydric alcohols typified by trimethylolpropane, etc., lower alkyl ethers of polyhydric alcohols such as ethylene glycol monomethyl (or ethyl) ether, diethylene glycol monomethyl (or ethyl) ether, triethylene glycol monoethyl (or butyl) ether 2-pyrrolidone, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, heterocyclic rings such as N-ethylmorpholine, sulfolane, dimethyl sulfoxide, 3 Sulfur-containing compounds such as sulfolane, diacetone alcohol, polyfunctional compounds such as diethanolamine, and urea derivatives. Of these, polyhydric alcohols such as glycerin and diethylene glycol are more preferred. Moreover, said anti-drying agent may be used independently and may be used together 2 or more types. These drying inhibitors are preferably contained in the ink in an amount of 10 to 50% by mass.

  The penetration accelerator is preferably used for the purpose of allowing the ink for ink jet recording to penetrate better into paper. As the penetration enhancer, alcohols such as ethanol, isopropanol, butanol, di (tri) ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, 1,2-hexanediol, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium oleate, nonionic surfactants and the like can be used. . If these are contained in the ink in an amount of 5 to 30% by mass, they usually have a sufficient effect, and it is preferable to use them in a range of addition amounts that do not cause printing bleeding and paper loss (print through).

  The ultraviolet absorber is used for the purpose of improving image storability. Examples of the ultraviolet absorber include benzotriazoles described in JP-A Nos. 58-185677, 61-190537, JP-A-2-782, JP-A-5-97075, JP-A-9-34057, and the like. Compounds, benzophenone compounds described in JP-A No. 46-2784, JP-A No. 5-194433, U.S. Pat. No. 3,214,463, etc., JP-B Nos. 48-30492, 56-21114, Cinnamic acid compounds described in JP-A-10-88106, JP-A-4-298503, JP-A-8-53427, JP-A-8-239368, JP-A-10-182621, JP-A-8 No. -502911, etc., triazine compounds, Research Disclosure No. Compounds described in No. 24239, compounds that emit fluorescence by absorbing ultraviolet rays typified by stilbene-based and benzoxazole-based compounds, so-called fluorescent brighteners, can also be used.

  The anti-fading agent is used for the purpose of improving image storage stability. As the anti-fading agent, various organic and metal complex anti-fading agents can be used. Organic anti-fading agents include hydroquinones, alkoxyphenols, dialkoxyphenols, phenols, anilines, amines, indanes, chromans, alkoxyanilines, heterocycles, etc. Complex, zinc complex and the like. More specifically, Research Disclosure No. No. 17643, No. VII, I to J, ibid. 15162, ibid. No. 18716, page 650, left column, ibid. No. 36544, page 527, ibid. No. 307105, page 872, ibid. The compounds described in the patent cited in No. 15162 and the compounds included in the general formulas and compound examples of the representative compounds described in pages 127 to 137 of JP-A-62-215272 can be used.

  Examples of the antifungal agent include sodium dehydroacetate, sodium benzoate, sodium pyridinethione-1-oxide, p-hydroxybenzoic acid ethyl ester, 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one and salts thereof. These are preferably used in the ink in an amount of 0.02 to 1.00% by mass.

  As the pH adjuster, the neutralizing agent (organic base, inorganic alkali) can be used. For the purpose of improving the storage stability of the ink for ink jet recording, the pH adjusting agent is preferably added so that the ink for ink jet recording has a pH of 6 to 10, and more preferably added to have a pH of 7 to 10. preferable.

  Examples of the surface tension adjusting agent include nonionic, cationic and anionic surfactants. The surface tension of the ink for ink jet recording of the present invention is preferably 25 to 70 mN / m. Furthermore, 25-60 mN / m is preferable. Further, the viscosity of the ink for ink jet recording of the present invention is preferably 30 mPa · s or less. Furthermore, it is more preferable to adjust to 20 mPa · s or less. Examples of surfactants include fatty acid salts, alkyl sulfate esters, alkyl benzene sulfonates, alkyl naphthalene sulfonates, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl phosphate ester salts, naphthalene sulfonate formalin condensates, polyoxyethylene alkyl sulfates. Anionic surfactants such as ester salts, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, polyoxyethylene alkyl allyl ether, polyoxyethylene fatty acid ester, sorbitan fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene alkylamine, glycerin fatty acid ester Nonionic surfactants such as oxyethyleneoxypropylene block copolymers are preferred. Further, SURFYNOLS (Air Products & Chemicals), which is an acetylene-based polyoxyethylene oxide surfactant, is also preferably used. An amine oxide type amphoteric surfactant such as N, N-dimethyl-N-alkylamine oxide is also preferred. Further, pages (37) to (38) of JP-A-59-157,636, Research Disclosure No. The surfactants described in 308119 (1989) can also be used.

  As the antifoaming agent, fluorine-based, silicone-based compounds, chelating agents represented by EDTA, and the like can be used as necessary.

  When the compound of the present invention is dispersed in an aqueous medium, as described in JP-A Nos. 11-286637, 2000-78491, 2000-80259, 2000-62370, and the like, Colored fine particles containing a compound and an oil-soluble polymer are dispersed in an aqueous medium, or as described in Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2000-78454, 2000-78491, 2000-203856, and 2000-203857. It is preferable that the compound of the present invention dissolved in a high boiling point organic solvent is dispersed in an aqueous medium. The specific method for dispersing the compound of the present invention in an aqueous medium, the oil-soluble polymer to be used, the high-boiling organic solvent, the additive, and the amount used thereof are preferably those described in the above-mentioned patent publications. be able to. Alternatively, the compound of the present invention may be dispersed in a fine particle state as a solid. At the time of dispersion, a dispersant or a surfactant can be used. Dispersing devices include simple stirrer, impeller stirring method, in-line stirring method, mill method (for example, colloid mill, ball mill, sand mill, attritor, roll mill, agitator mill, etc.), ultrasonic method, high pressure emulsification dispersion method (high pressure homogenizer) Specific examples of commercially available devices include gorin homogenizers, microfluidizers, DeBEE2000, and the like. In addition to the above-mentioned patents, the ink jet recording ink preparation method described above is disclosed in JP-A Nos. 5-148436, 5-295212, 7-97541, 7-82515, and 7-118584. Details are described in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 11-286637 and Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-87539, and can also be used to prepare the ink for inkjet recording of the present invention.

  As the aqueous medium, a mixture containing water as a main component and optionally adding a water-miscible organic solvent can be used. Examples of the water-miscible organic solvent include alcohols (eg, methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, butanol, isobutanol, sec-butanol, t-butanol, pentanol, hexanol, cyclohexanol, benzyl alcohol), polyvalent Alcohols (eg, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, butylene glycol, hexanediol, pentanediol, glycerin, hexanetriol, thiodiglycol), glycol derivatives (eg , Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl Ether, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, propylene glycol monobutyl ether, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, triethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol diacetate, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, triethylene glycol monomethyl ether , Triethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monophenyl ether), amine (for example, ethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, N-methyldiethanolamine, N-ethyldiethanolamine, morpholine, N-ethylmorpholine, ethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine) , Triethylenetetramine, polyethyleneimine, tetramethylpropylenediamine) and other polar solvents (eg, formamide, N, N-dimethylformamide, N, N-dimethylacetamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, sulfolane, 2-pyrrolidone, N-methyl- 2-pyrrolidone, N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone, 2-oxazolidone, 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, acetonitrile, acetone). In addition, the said water miscible organic solvent may use 2 or more types together.

  In 100 parts by mass of the inkjet recording ink of the present invention, the compound of the present invention is preferably contained in an amount of 0.2 parts by mass or more and 10 parts by mass or less, and more preferably 1 part by mass or more and 6 parts by mass or less. In addition, in the ink for inkjet recording of the present invention, other dyes may be used in combination with the compound of the present invention. When two or more kinds of dyes are used in combination, the total content of the dyes is preferably within the above range.

  The ink for inkjet recording of the present invention preferably has a viscosity of 30 mPa · s or less. The surface tension is preferably 25 mN / m or more and 70 mN / m or less. Viscosity and surface tension are various additives such as viscosity modifiers, surface tension modifiers, specific resistance modifiers, film modifiers, UV absorbers, antioxidants, antifading agents, antifungal agents, and rust inhibitors. It can be adjusted by adding a dispersant and a surfactant.

  The ink for inkjet recording of the present invention can be used not only for forming a single color image but also for forming a full color image. In order to form a full color image, a magenta color ink, a cyan color ink, and a yellow color ink can be used, and a black color ink may be further used to adjust the color tone.

  Any yellow dye can be used. For example, aryl or heteryl azo dyes having phenols, naphthols, anilines, heterocycles such as pyrazolone and pyridone, open-chain active methylene compounds, etc. as coupling components (hereinafter referred to as coupler components); for example, coupler components Azomethine dyes having open-chain active methylene compounds as examples; methine dyes such as benzylidene dyes and monomethine oxonol dyes; quinone dyes such as naphthoquinone dyes and anthraquinone dyes, and other dyes Examples of the species include quinophthalone dyes, nitro / nitroso dyes, acridine dyes, and acridinone dyes.

  Any applicable magenta dye can be used. For example, aryl or heteryl azo dyes having phenols, naphthols, anilines, etc. as coupler components; for example, azomethine dyes having pyrazolones, pyrazolotriazoles, etc. as coupler components; for example arylidene dyes, styryl dyes, merocyanine dyes, cyanine dyes, Methine dyes such as oxonol dyes; Carbonium dyes such as diphenylmethane dyes, triphenylmethane dyes, xanthene dyes, etc., quinone dyes such as naphthoquinone, anthraquinone, anthrapyridone, etc., condensed polycycles such as dioxazine dyes, etc. And dyes.

  Any applicable cyan dye can be used. For example, aryl or heteryl azo dyes having phenols, naphthols, anilines and the like as coupler components; for example, azomethine dyes having phenols, naphthols, heterocyclic rings such as pyrrolotriazole as coupler components; cyanine dyes, oxonol dyes, Examples include polymethine dyes such as merocyanine dyes; carbonium dyes such as diphenylmethane dyes, triphenylmethane dyes, and xanthene dyes; phthalocyanine dyes; anthraquinone dyes; indigo / thioindigo dyes.

Each of the above dyes may exhibit yellow, magenta, and cyan colors only after a part of the chromophore is dissociated. In this case, the counter cation is an alkali metal or an inorganic cation such as ammonium. Alternatively, it may be an organic cation such as pyridinium or a quaternary ammonium salt, and may further be a polymer cation having these in a partial structure.
Applicable black materials include disazo, trisazo, tetraazo dyes, and carbon black dispersions.

  The ink composition of the present invention can be used in recording methods such as printing, copying, marking, writing, drawing, stamping, and the like, and is particularly suitable for use in an inkjet recording method.

[Inkjet recording method]
The present invention also relates to an inkjet recording method for forming an image using the colored composition or the inkjet recording ink of the present invention.
In the ink jet recording method of the present invention, energy is supplied to the ink for ink jet recording, and a known image receiving material, that is, plain paper, resin-coated paper, such as JP-A-8-169172, JP-A-8-27693, JP-A-2-276670, JP-A-7-276789, JP-A-9-323475, JP-A-62-238783, JP-A-10-153989, JP-A-10-217473, JP-A-10-235995 10-337947, 10-217597, 10-337947, etc. Form images on inkjet paper, film, electrophotographic co-paper, fabric, glass, metal, ceramics, etc. To do.

  When forming an image, a polymer fine particle dispersion (also referred to as polymer latex) may be used in combination for the purpose of imparting glossiness or water resistance or improving weather resistance. The timing of applying the polymer latex to the image receiving material may be before, after, or simultaneously with the application of the colorant, and therefore the addition place may be in the image receiving paper. It may be in ink or may be used as a liquid material of polymer latex alone. Specifically, Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2000-363090, 2000-315231, 2000-354380, 2000-343944, 2000-268952, 2000-299465, 2000-297365, etc. The method described in the specification can be preferably used.

Hereinafter, a recording paper and a recording film used for ink jet printing using the ink of the present invention will be described.
The support in recording paper and recording film is made of chemical pulp such as LBKP and NBKP, mechanical pulp such as GP, PGW, RMP, TMP, CTMP, CMPMP, CGP, and waste paper pulp such as DIP. Additives such as known pigments, binders, sizing agents, fixing agents, cationic agents, paper strength enhancers, etc. can be mixed and manufactured using various devices such as long net paper machines and circular net paper machines. is there. In addition to these supports, either synthetic paper or plastic film sheets may be used. The thickness of the support is preferably 10 to 250 μm and the basis weight is preferably 10 to 250 g / m ² .
The support may be provided with an ink receiving layer and a backcoat layer as they are, or after a size press or anchor coat layer is provided with starch, polyvinyl alcohol or the like, an ink receiving layer and a backcoat layer may be provided. Further, the support may be flattened by a calendar device such as a machine calendar, a TG calendar, or a soft calendar. In the present invention, paper and plastic films laminated on both sides with polyolefin (for example, polyethylene, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutene and copolymers thereof) are more preferably used as the support.
It is preferable to add a white pigment (for example, titanium oxide or zinc oxide) or a tinting dye (for example, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue, or neodymium oxide) to the polyolefin.

  The ink receiving layer provided on the support contains a pigment and an aqueous binder. As the pigment, a white pigment is preferable, and as the white pigment, calcium carbonate, kaolin, talc, clay, diatomaceous earth, synthetic amorphous silica, aluminum silicate, magnesium silicate, calcium silicate, aluminum hydroxide, alumina, lithopone, zeolite, Examples thereof include white inorganic pigments such as barium sulfate, calcium sulfate, titanium dioxide, zinc sulfide and zinc carbonate, and organic pigments such as styrene pigments, acrylic pigments, urea resins and melamine resins. As the white pigment contained in the ink receiving layer, porous inorganic pigments are preferable, and synthetic amorphous silica having a large pore area is particularly preferable. As the synthetic amorphous silica, either anhydrous silicic acid obtained by a dry production method or hydrous silicic acid obtained by a wet production method can be used, but it is particularly desirable to use hydrous silicic acid.

Examples of the aqueous binder contained in the ink receiving layer include polyvinyl alcohol, silanol-modified polyvinyl alcohol, starch, cationized starch, casein, gelatin, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyalkylene oxide, and polyalkylene oxide derivatives. Water-dispersible polymers such as water-soluble polymers, styrene butadiene latexes, and acrylic emulsions. These aqueous binders can be used alone or in combination of two or more. In the present invention, among these, polyvinyl alcohol and silanol-modified polyvinyl alcohol are particularly preferable in terms of adhesion to the pigment and resistance to peeling of the ink receiving layer.
The ink receiving layer can contain a mordant, a water resistance agent, a light resistance improver, a surfactant, and other additives in addition to the pigment and the aqueous binder.

The mordant added to the ink receiving layer is preferably immobilized. For that purpose, a polymer mordant is preferably used.
For the polymer mordant, JP-A-48-28325, 54-74430, 54-124726, 55-22766, 55-142339, 60-23850, 60-23835, 60-23852, 60-23853, 60-57836, 60-60643, 60-118834, 60-122940, 60-122941, 60-122942, 60- No. 235134, JP-A-1-161236, U.S. Pat.Nos. 2,484,430, 2,548,564, 3,148,061, 3,309,690, 4,115,124, 4,124,386, 4,193,800, 4,2,387,305, It is described in each specification of the same No. 4450224. An image receiving material containing a polymer mordant described in JP-A-1-161236, pages 212 to 215 is particularly preferred. When the polymer mordant described in the publication is used, an image with excellent image quality is obtained and the light resistance of the image is improved.

  The water-proofing agent is effective for making the image water-resistant. As these water-proofing agents, cationic resins are particularly desirable. Examples of such cationic resins include polyamide polyamine epichlorohydrin, polyethyleneimine, polyamine sulfone, dimethyldiallylammonium chloride polymer, cationic polyacrylamide, colloidal silica, etc. Among these cationic resins, polyamide polyamine epichlorohydrin is particularly preferable. is there. The content of these cationic resins is preferably 1 to 15% by mass, particularly 3 to 10% by mass, based on the total solid content of the ink receiving layer.

  Examples of the light fastness improver include zinc sulfate, zinc oxide, hindered amine antioxidants, and benzotriazole ultraviolet absorbers such as benzophenone. Of these, zinc sulfate is particularly preferred.

  The surfactant functions as a coating aid, a peelability improver, a slippage improver or an antistatic agent. The surfactant is described in JP-A Nos. 62-173463 and 62-183457. An organic fluoro compound may be used in place of the surfactant. The organic fluoro compound is preferably hydrophobic. Examples of the organic fluoro compound include a fluorine-based surfactant, an oily fluorine-based compound (for example, fluorine oil), and a solid fluorine compound resin (for example, tetrafluoroethylene resin). The organic fluoro compounds are described in JP-B-57-9053 (columns 8 to 17), JP-A-61-20994, and 62-135826. Examples of other additives added to the ink receiving layer include pigment dispersants, thickeners, antifoaming agents, dyes, fluorescent whitening agents, preservatives, pH adjusters, matting agents, and hardening agents. . The ink receiving layer may be one layer or two layers.

  The recording paper and the recording film can be provided with a back coat layer, and examples of components that can be added to this layer include a white pigment, an aqueous binder, and other components. Examples of white pigments contained in the backcoat layer include light calcium carbonate, heavy calcium carbonate, kaolin, talc, calcium sulfate, barium sulfate, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, zinc sulfide, zinc carbonate, satin white, and aluminum silicate. White inorganic pigments such as diatomaceous earth, calcium silicate, magnesium silicate, synthetic amorphous silica, colloidal silica, colloidal alumina, pseudoboehmite, aluminum hydroxide, alumina, lithopone, zeolite, hydrous halloysite, magnesium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide And organic pigments such as styrene plastic pigment, acrylic plastic pigment, polyethylene, microcapsule, urea resin and melamine resin.

  As the aqueous binder contained in the backcoat layer, styrene / maleate copolymer, styrene / acrylate copolymer, polyvinyl alcohol, silanol modified polyvinyl alcohol, starch, cationized starch, casein, gelatin, carboxymethylcellulose Water-soluble polymers such as hydroxyethyl cellulose and polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and water-dispersible polymers such as styrene butadiene latex and acrylic emulsion. Examples of other components contained in the backcoat layer include an antifoaming agent, an antifoaming agent, a dye, a fluorescent brightening agent, a preservative, and a water-resistant agent.

  Polymer latex may be added to the constituent layers (including the backcoat layer) of the ink jet recording paper and recording film. The polymer latex is used for the purpose of improving film physical properties such as dimensional stabilization, curling prevention, adhesion prevention, and film cracking prevention. The polymer latex is described in JP-A Nos. 62-245258, 62-136648, and 62-110066. When a polymer latex having a low glass transition temperature (40 ° C. or lower) is added to a layer containing a mordant, cracking and curling of the layer can be prevented. Also, curling can be prevented by adding a polymer latex having a high glass transition temperature to the backcoat layer.

  The ink of the present invention is not limited to an ink jet recording system, and is a known system, for example, a charge control system that discharges ink using electrostatic attraction, a drop-on-demand system (pressure) that uses the vibration pressure of a piezo element. Pulse method), acoustic ink jet method that converts electrical signal into acoustic beam and irradiates ink and uses ink to discharge ink, and thermal ink jet that heats ink to form bubbles and uses generated pressure Used for systems. Inkjet recording methods use a method of ejecting a large number of low-density inks called photo inks in a small volume, a method of improving image quality using a plurality of inks having substantially the same hue and different concentrations, and colorless and transparent inks. The method is included.

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example is shown and this invention is demonstrated in detail, this invention is not limited to these Examples at all. Unless otherwise specified, “%” and “parts” in the examples are% by mass and parts by mass.

(Synthesis example)
Synthesis of Compound (1A) In a 150 mL three-necked flask, 60 g of chlorosulfonic acid (manufactured by Acros) and 6.2 g of phosphorus oxychloride (manufactured by Fischer) are added and stirred at room temperature. 9.54 g (manufactured by CHUGAI AMINOL FAST PINKR) was carefully added, then heated to 70 ° C. and reacted for 1 hour. The reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, quenched with 300 g of ice water, and the precipitated crystals were separated by filtration and washed with cold saturated brine. The obtained crystals were dispersed in 150 mL of water, and the dropwise addition was continued using 2 mol / L sodium hydroxide until the pH became constant at 9.0. When there is no change in pH, the pH is adjusted to 8.5 using dilute hydrochloric acid of 0.2 mol / L, desalting is performed using a dialysis tube, and dust removal is performed using a GF / F filter (Whatman). And dried with a blow dryer at 60 ° C. to obtain 6 g of green glossy crystals. The absorption maximum wavelength in the diluted aqueous solution was 529 nm. In the LC-MS spectrum measured under the following conditions, three components having a retention time of 7.12 minutes, 8.32 minutes, and 10.08 minutes were observed, and the molecular weight thereof was 894 (Posi: 895 [M + 1]). ⁺ , Nega: 446.2 [M-2H] ²⁻ ).

(LC-MS conditions)
Column Genesis C18 (100 x 4.6 mm)
Temperature 40 ℃
Eluent A 10 mM ammonium acetate aqueous solution eluent B 10 mM ammonium acetate acetonitrile / water (90/10) solution gradient 0 min (B concentration 5%), 2 min (B concentration 5%), 25 min (B concentration 50%), 30 minutes (B concentration 95%), 31 minutes (B concentration 5%), 40 minutes (B concentration 5%)
Flow rate 1.0 mL / min Detection wavelength 200-700 nm
MS (range) 200-1200
Injection volume 10μL

FIG. 1 shows a ¹ H NMR spectrum of compound (1A) in deuterated dimethyl sulfoxide.

  Other exemplary compounds can also be synthesized according to the above method.

[Example 1]
Deionized water was added to the following components to make 100 g, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour while heating at 30 to 40 ° C. Thereafter, the pH was adjusted to 9 with KOH 10 mol / L, and the mixture was filtered under reduced pressure through a microfilter having an average pore size of 0.25 μm to prepare a magenta ink liquid.

Composition of ink liquid 1:
Dye (the following compound (1A)) 3.50 g
Diethylene glycol 10.65g
Glycerin 14.70g
Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether 12.70g
Triethanolamine 0.65g
Olfin E1010 (Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) 0.9g

[Examples 2 to 7, Comparative Example 1]
Except that the dye was changed as shown in Table 1 below, the ink liquids 2 to 7 and C.I. I. An ink liquid using Acid Red 289 (AR289) was prepared.

(Image recording and evaluation)
The following evaluation was performed on the inks for ink jet recording of the above Examples and Comparative Examples. The results are shown in Table 1.
In Table 1, the hue, ozone resistance, and light resistance of each ink jet recording ink are photo glossy paper (manufactured by EPSON Co., Ltd .; PM-700C) and photo glossy paper (manufactured by EPSON PM photo paper <gloss). > (KA420PSK, EPSON)) and then evaluated after recording the image.

<Hue>
The hue was visually evaluated in three stages: best, good and poor. The evaluation results are shown in Table 1 below. In Table 1 below, A indicates that the hue is the best, B indicates that the hue is good, and C indicates that the hue is poor.

<Ozone resistance>
While passing dry air through the double glass tube of the Siemens type ozonizer, an AC voltage of 5 kV was applied, and using this, the ozone gas concentration was 0.5 ± 0.1 ppm, the room temperature was set in a dark place, The photo glossy paper on which the image was formed was allowed to stand for 7 days, and the image density before and after being left under ozone gas was measured using a reflection densitometer (X-Rite 310TR) and evaluated as a dye residual ratio. The reflection density was measured at three points of 1, 1.5 and 2.0. The ozone gas concentration in the box was set using an ozone gas monitor (model: OZG-EM-01) manufactured by APPLICS.
The evaluation was made in three stages, with A being a dye residual ratio of 70% or more at any concentration, A being 1 or 2 points being less than 70% B, and C being less than 70% at all concentrations.

<Light resistance>
After measuring the image density Ci immediately after recording, the image was irradiated with xenon light (85,000 lux) for 7 days using a weather meter (Atlas C.165), and the image density Cf was measured again. The dye residual ratio ({(Ci−Cf) / Ci} × 100%) was calculated and evaluated from the difference in image density before and after the xenon light irradiation. The image density was measured using a reflection densitometer (X-Rite 310TR).
The dye residual ratio was measured at three points with reflection densities of 1, 1.5 and 2.0. At any concentration, the evaluation was made in three stages: A when the dye residual ratio was 80% or more, B as 1 or 1 or 2 points less than 80%, and C as less than 80% at all concentrations.

  As is apparent from the results in Table 1, the inks of the examples using the compounds of the present invention have excellent hue, ozone resistance, and light resistance, which are extremely high compared to the comparative examples. I understand that.

Claims (11)

The compound represented by the following general formula ( 3 ).

In General Formula (3), R ²⁰¹ , R ²⁰² , and R ²⁰³ each independently represent a monovalent substituent, n201 and n202 each independently represent a number from 0 to 4, and n203 is a number from 0 to 4 Represents. n201, n202, and if n203 represents the number of 2 or more, respectively, a plurality of ^{R 201, R 202,} and ^{R 203} may be different even in the same. M represents a hydrogen atom or a counter cation. M may be the same or different.   R ²⁰³ The compound according to claim 1, wherein represents a halogen atom, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an alkyl group or an acylamino group. Before Symbol ^{R 201, R 202,} and ^{R 203} are each an alkyl group or an acylamino group independently A compound according to claim 1 or 2. Before Symbol ^{R 201, R 202,} and ^{R 203} are each independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, A compound according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Before Symbol n 201, and n202 are each independently represent a number of 2-4, a compound according to any one of claims 1-4. Before Symbol n 203 is represents 0, a compound according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   The compound as described in any one of Claims 1-6 whose said M is a lithium ion, a sodium ion, or a potassium ion.   The coloring composition containing the compound as described in any one of Claims 1-7.   The coloring composition which contains 1-20 mass% of compounds as described in any one of Claims 1-7.   An ink for ink-jet recording, comprising the colored composition according to claim 8.   An ink jet recording method for forming an image using the colored composition according to claim 8 or 9, or the ink for ink jet recording according to claim 10.

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