Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Masakatsu Shimoda

Tetsuro Suzuki

Masayuki Shoshi

Akio Kojima

Masao Yoshikawa

Megumi Kawahara

Akiko Konishi

Masaomi Sasaki

Hiroyuki Takahashi

Masafumi Ohta

Haruo Iimura

Fuyuhiko Matsumoto

Kaoru Teramura

Masahiro Taniucchi

There are provided an organosilicon compound of formula (I) and a producing method thereof: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group which may have a substituent; R.sup.4 is an alkyl group which may have a substituent, an alicyclic alkyl group, a phenyl group which may have a substituent, or a benzyl group which may have a substituent; and X is a halogen atom, a benzenesulfonate radical, a hydroxynaphthalenesulfonate radical, BPh.sub.4, BF.sub.4, ClO.sub.4, or SbCl.sub.5. In addition, a toner and a two-component dry developer for developing latent electrostatic images containing the above organosilicon compound are also provided.

Organosilicon compound, producing method thereof and toner and dry-type

A positively-chargeable single-layered type organic electrophotographic photoconductor composed of an electroconductive support and an organic single-layered photoconductive layer containing a charge generating material, an organic positive hole transporting material and an organic acceptor compound which are dispersed in a matrix binder agent, with the relationship of the oxidation potential (E.sub.ox) of the charge generating material.ltoreq.the oxidation potential (E.sub.ox) of the organic positive hole transporting material being satisfied.

Positively-chargeable single-layered type electrophotographic

An electrophotographic photoconductor is composed of an electroconductive substrate, and a photoconductive layer formed thereon, which contains a charge generating material, and a vinylidene compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Ar represents an aromatic group; and X represents cyano group, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an alkoxycarbonyl group represented by --COOC.sub.n H.sub.2n+1, in which n is an integer of 1 to 8; or a vinylidene compound of formula (II):

Electrophotographic photoconductor

Bisazo compounds of formula (I), an intermediate for producing the bisazo compound of formula (I), and trisazo compounds of formula (II) for use in optical information recording media, and methods of producing these compounds are disclosed: ##STR1## wherein R represents hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; an aryl group selected from the group consisting of phenyl group, naphthyl group, mesityl group, and tri-t-butyl phenyl group; an alkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; a nitro group; a cyano group; chlorine; or bromine; n is an integer of 1, 2, or 3, and C.sub.p represents a coupler residue.

Optical information recording medium using bisazo or trisazo compounds

An electrophotographic photoconductor is composed of an electroconductive support, and a photoconductive layer formed on the electroconductive support, which contains a charge generating material and a charge transporting material consisting of an .alpha.-cyanostilbene compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent a phenyl group, a polycyclic aromatic group selected from the group consisting of a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, and a pyrenyl group, or a heterocyclic group selected from the group consisting of a pyridyl group, a furanyl group, and a quinolyl group.

An electrophotographic photoconductor is composed of an electroconductive substrate, and a photoconductive layer, formed thereon, which contains a charge generating material, and a vinylidene compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Ar represents a metallocene group; and X represents cyano group, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an alkoxycarbonyl group represented by --COOC.sub.n H.sub.2n+1, in which n is an integer of 1 to 8; or a vinylidene compound of formula (II):

Bisazo compounds of formula (I), an intermediate for producing the bisazo compound of formula (I), and trisazo compounds of formula (II) for use in optical information recording media, and methods of producing these compounds are disclosed: ##STR1## wherein R represents hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; an aryl group selected from the group consisting of phenyl group, naphthyl group, mesityl group, and tri-t-butyl phenyl group; an alkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; a nitro group; a cyano group; chlorine; or bromine; n is an integer of 1, 2, or 3; and C.sub.p represents a coupler residue.

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Higashikurume, Japan

Masakatsu Shimoda