Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

Konica-Minolta Holdings, Inc.

Emiko Kataoka

Takatugu Suzuki

Dai Ikemizu

Hiroyuki Yamashita

Kazuya Yoshida

A thermal transfer recording material contains at least one colorant represented by the following general formula (II), 

Thermal transfer recording material and thermal transfer recording method

An azomethine dye represented by the following Formula 1: wherein Y represents a substituent of 0.2&#x2266;&#x3c3;p&#x2266;0.9, Zand Zeach represent &#x2014;CR&#x2550;, where Rrepresents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, or &#x2014;N&#x2550;, L represents the group represented by the following Formula 1, X represents an unsubstituted or substituted di-alkylamino group, R represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, and n represents an integer more than 0. wherein B represents a group of non-metallic atoms which are necessary to form a heterocyclic ring.

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Emiko Kataoka