Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Katsukiyo Nagai

Masaomi Sasaki

Chiaki Tanaka

Shinichi Kawamura

Susumu Suzuka

Katsuhiro Morooka

Akira Katayama

Tetsuro Suzuki

An electrophotographic photoconductor has an electroconductive support, and a photoconductive layer which is formed on the support and contains as an effective component an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a structural unit of formula (I), or the structural unit of formula (I) and a structural unit of formula (II):

Electrophotographic photoconductor and aromatic polycarbonate resin for use therein

An electrophotographic photoconductor has an electroconductive support, and a photoconductive layer which is formed thereon and contains as an effective component an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a structural unit of formula (1), two structural units of formula (1) and (2), or a repeat unit of formula (3):

An electrophotographic photoconductor includes an electroconductive support, and a photoconductive layer formed thereon containing as an effective component an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a structural unit of formula (I), or in combination with a structural unit of formula (II); ##STR1## wherein R, R.sup.1, and X are as specified in the specification.

Electrophotographic photoconductor and aromatic polycarbonate resin for

An electrophotographic photoconductor has an electroconductive support, and a photoconductive layer which is formed on the support and contains as an effective component an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a structural unit of formula (I), or the structural unit of formula (I) and a structural unit of formula (II): ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.1 to Ar.sup.5, R.sup.1, and X are as specified in the specification.

An electrophotographic photoconductor includes an electroconductive support, and a photoconductive layer formed thereon containing as an effective component an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a structural unit of formula (I), or in combination with a structural unit of formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R, R.sup.1, and X are as specified in the specification.

An electrophotographic photoconductor has an electroconductive support, and a photoconductive layer which is formed thereon and contains as an effective component an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a structural unit of formula (1), two structural units of formula (1) and (2), or a repeat unit of formula (3): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.z Ar.sup.1 to Ar.sup.6, X, Y, s and n are as specified in the specification. The above-mentioned aromatic polycarbonate resin is provided with charge transporting properties.

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Katsukiyo Nagai