Abstract: Disclosed is to provide with an optical recording medium of a write-once type in which an excellent recording characteristic can be obtained over low speed recording to high speed recording.

Abstract: An optical recording medium comprises a transmission substrate and a recording layer formed on the transmission substrate, the recording layer containing at least a dye material expressed by a general formula shown at the following chemical formula (in the chemical formula 1, R1 represents alkyl group having carbon numbers 1 to 4, R2, R3 represent alkyl group having carbon numbers 1 to 4, benzyl group or groups combined to form 3 to 6 rings, Y1 and Y2 independently represent organic groups and X represent ClO4, BF4, PF6, SbF6) and a dye material expressed by a general formula represented by the following chemical formula 2(in the chemical formula 2, R1 and R2 represent alkyl groups having carbon numbers 1 to 4, benzyl groups or groups combined to form 3 to 6 rings, Y1, Y2 independently represent organic groups and X represent ClO4, BF4, PF6, SbF6): In a write once type optical recording medium such as DVD?R and DVD+R, satisfactory recording characteristics can be obtained from low-speed recording to high-

Abstract: Disclosed is to provide with an optical recording medium of a write-once type in which an excellent recording characteristic can be obtained over low speed recording to high speed recording.

Abstract: An optical recording medium comprises a transmission substrate and a recording layer formed on the transmission substrate, the recording layer containing at least a dye material expressed by a general formula shown at the following chemical formula (in the chemical formula 1, R1 represents alkyl group having carbon numbers 1 to 4, R2, R3 represent alkyl group having carbon numbers 1 to 4, benzyl group or groups combined to form 3 to 6 rings, Y1 and Y2 independently represent organic groups and X represent ClO4, BF4, PF6, SbF6) and a dye material expressed by a general formula represented by the following chemical formula 2(in the chemical formula 2, R1 and R2 represent alkyl groups having carbon numbers 1 to 4, benzyl groups or groups combined to form 3 to 6 rings, Y1, Y2 independently represent organic groups and X represent ClO4, BF4, PF6, SbF6): In a write once type optical recording medium such as DVD?R and DVD+R, satisfactory recording characteristics can be obtained from low-speed recording to high-s

Abstract: An optical recording medium comprising a substrate having formed thereon a thin film comprising an organic compound dye that can form pits when irradiated with a semiconductor laser beam and a compound represented by formula (I) as a recording layer: 1

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material, comprising a heat-sensitive recording layer containing at least one acid hydrazide compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom or an alkyl group or alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, A represents --CO-- or --SO.sub.2 --, n is 1 or 2, when n is 1, R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, a hydroxyaryl group, an alkoxyaryl group, or an alkylaryl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms and when n is 2, R.sub.1 represents an alkylene group or arylene group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a direct bond.

Abstract: The heat-sensitive recording material of the present invention comprises a heat-sensitive recording layer containing at least one resorcylic anilide derivative represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl or alkoxy, group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material wherein a color-forming layer comprising a coupling substance which is usually colorless or light-colored and a developer which gives rise to color in the coupling substance upon heating further contains, as a sensitizer, a tetrahydronaphthalene compound of the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X represents an alkylene group, --O--CO--O--, --O--CO-- or --O--R'.sub.n Y--, n represents 1 or 2, Y represents --O-- or --S--, R' represents an alkylene group, and R represents a phenyl, alkylphenyl or tetrahydronaphthyl group.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material wherein 1,2-bis(3,4-dimethylphenyl)ethane is contained as a sensitizer in a color-forming layer comprising a usually colorless or light-colored coupling substance and a developer which causes coloring of the coupling substance upon heating.

Abstract: An optical recording material having excellent light stability, shelf stability and solubility in a solvent comprises, as an indispensable constituent, a compound of the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein R represents a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, X.sup.- represents a halide anion, a perchlorate anion or a quencher anion, rings A and B each represent a benzene or naphthalene ring which may be substituted with a halogen atom, and n represents 1 to 4.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material which comprises a usually colorless or light-colored coloring material together with one or more compounds selected from among bissulfonate compounds, 2-substituted cyclohexyl sulfonate derivatives and biscycloalkyl aryldisulfonate derivatives.