Abstract: Provided is a thermal recording material having excellent offset printability, having a support, a thermal recording layer and a protective layer containing a pigment and a resin, the thermal recording layer being formed on the support, the protective layer being formed on the thermal recording layer, wherein the transfer amount of water on the surface of said protective layer for a contact time period of 150 ms, measured by a Bristow method, is 3 ml/m2 to 15 ml/m2 and the contact angle between the surface of said protective layer and water is 60° to 100°.

Abstract: Disclosed are a novel electron-accepting compound which is a benzenesulfonamide derivative having a specific structure, a heat-sensitive recording material having a heat-sensitive recording layer containing the above electron-accepting compound, a heat-sensitive recording material having a heat-sensitive recording layer containing at least two specific benzenesulfonamide derivatives, a heat-sensitive recording material having a heat-sensitive recording layer containing a benzenesulfonamide derivative and a diphenylsulfone derivatives a heat-sensitive recording material having a heat-sensitive recording layer containing a specific benzenesulfonamide derivative and an ultraviolet absorbent or an aromatic isocyanate compound, and a heat-sensitive recording material having a substrate containing a recycled paper pulp or a non-wood pulp.