Yamada Chemical Co., Ltd.

Seiichi Nieda

Katsuhiko Tsunemitsu

Hajime Kawai

Yoshiharu Fujino

Kazuhiko Gendai

Youji Shimizu

Hideaki Fujisaki

Disclosed herein are novel divinyl compounds represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## and a recording-material prepared by utilizing the divinyl compounds. The divinyl compound is in itself almost colorless, extremely stable in the atmosphere and develops rapidly blackish color by a developer. The color image given by the divinyl compound is excellent in light-resistance and moisture-resistance and the letters developed can be read by an optical letter-reading apparatus or a barcord reading apparatus.

Divinyl compounds and chromogenic recording-material prepared by using

Disclosed herein are novel divinyl compounds represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## and a recording-material prepared by utilizing the divinyl compounds. The present divinyl compound is in itself almost colorless, extremely stable in the atmosphere and develops rapidly blakish color by a developer. The color image given by the present divinyl compound is excellect in light-resistance and moisture-resistance and the letters developed can be read by an optical letter-reading apparatus or a barcord reading apparatus.

The present invention relates to a novel compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 respectively represent hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, lower alkoxy group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or halogen atom; R.sup.3 represents hydrogen atom, alkyl group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkoxyalkyl group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, halogenoalkyl group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, phenyl group which may be substituted or benzyl group which may be substituted; and m and n are an integer of 1 or 2; providing the R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 do not represent hydrogen atom, methyl group and methoxy group when R.sup.3 represents hydrogen atom or methyl group. Further, the present invention relates to color developing compositions suitable for use in a recording material and pressure- or heat-sensitive recording sheet containing the novel compound of the formula (I).

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Seiichi Nieda