Abstract: In a thermal recording medium including a basic chromogenic dye, a developer and a sensitizer, a composition for a thermal recording medium which composition contains 50 ppm to 5.0 mass % of 1-(3-methylphenoxy)-2-(4-methylphenoxy)ethane and/or 1,2-bis(4-methylphenoxy)ethane in 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane is used as said sensitizer, whereby the 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane compound is remarkably improved in milling property in the preparation of the above sensitizer, and a thermal recording medium is provided without impairing the colorability, etc., such as thermal colorability.

Abstract: The invention provides a heat-sensitive recording material, which is highly sensitive, is almost free of staining on the background, and gives a recorded image excellent in stability during storage, by using a finely divided sensitizer dispersion excellent in shelf stability produced in a short time with high volumetric efficiency. The invention relates to a method of producing a sensitizer dispersion, which comprises emulsifying and finely dividing a heat-sensitive recording sensitizer by melting under heating in an aqueous emulsifying dispersant, and then crystallizing the finely divided emulsified dispersion under rapid cooling, wherein the sensitizer is at least one member selected from the group consisting of 1,2-bis(phenoxy)ethane, 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane, 1,2-bis(4-methylphenoxy)ethane, p-benzylbiphenyl, di-p-methylbenzyl oxalate, and ?-naphthyl benzyl ether.

Abstract: In a thermal recording medium including a basic chromogenic dye, a developer and a sensitizer, a composition for a thermal recording medium which composition contains 50 ppm to 5.0 mass % of 1-(3-methylphenoxy)-2-(4-methylphenoxy)ethane and/or 1,2-bis(4-methylphenoxy)ethane in 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane is used as said sensitizer, whereby the 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane compound is remarkably improved in milling property in the preparation of the above sensitizer, and a thermal recording medium is provided without impairing the colorability, etc., such as thermal colorability.

Abstract: The invention provides a heat-sensitive recording material, which is highly sensitive, is almost free of staining on the background, and gives a recorded image excellent in stability during storage, by using a finely divided sensitizer dispersion excellent in shelf stability produced in a short time with high volumetric efficiency. The invention relates to a method of producing a sensitizer dispersion, which comprises emulsifying and finely dividing a heat-sensitive recording sensitizer by melting under heating in an aqueous emulsifying dispersant, and then crystallizing the finely divided emulsified dispersion under rapid cooling, wherein the sensitizer is at least one member selected from the group consisting of 1,2-bis(phenoxy)ethane, 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane, 1,2-bis(4-methylphenoxy)ethane, p-benzylbiphenyl, di-p-methylbenzyl oxalate, and ?-naphthyl benzyl ether.

Abstract: In a thermal recording medium including a basic chromogenic dye, a developer and a sensitizer, a composition for a thermal recording medium which composition contains 50 ppm to 5.0 mass % of 1-(3-methylphenoxy)-2-(4-methylphenoxy)ethane and/or 1,2-bis(4-methylphenoxy)ethane in 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane is used as said sensitizer, whereby the 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane compound is remarkably improved in milling property in the preparation of the above sensitizer, and a thermal recording medium is provided without impairing the colorability, etc., such as thermal colorability.

Abstract: In a thermal recording medium including a basic chromogenic dye, a developer and a sensitizer, a composition for a thermal recording medium which composition contains 50 ppm to 5.0 mass % of 1-(3-methylphenoxy)-2-(4-methylphenoxy)ethane and/or 1,2-bis(4-methylphenoxy)ethane in 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane is used as said sensitizer, whereby the 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane compound is remarkably improved in milling property in the preparation of the above sensitizer, and a thermal recording medium is provided without impairing the colorability, etc., such as thermal colorability.

Abstract: The invention provides a heat-sensitive recording material, which is highly sensitive, is almost free of staining on the background, and gives a recorded image excellent in stability during storage, by using a finely divided sensitizer dispersion excellent in shelf stability produced in a short time with high volumetric efficiency. The invention relates to a method of producing a sensitizer dispersion, which comprises emulsifying and finely dividing a heat-sensitive recording sensitizer by melting under heating in an aqueous emulsifying dispersant, and then crystallizing the finely divided emulsified dispersion under rapid cooling, wherein the sensitizer is at least one member selected from the group consisting of 1,2-bis(phenoxy)ethane, 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane, 1,2-bis(4-methylphenoxy)ethane, p-benzylbiphenyl, di-p-methylbenzyl oxalate, and ?-naphthyl benzyl ether.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material which has a heat-sensitive recording layer formed on a surface of a substrate, the recording layer comprising a basic chromogenic dye precursor and a developer, wherein as the developer, there is used a mixture comprising 5 to 95 wt % of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-bis(4-hydroxybenzoyloxy)propane and 95 to 5 wt % of 4,4′-hydroxydiphenyl sulfone.

Abstract: An air-bag cover is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer composition of(a) 5-50% by weight of a hydrogenated block copolymer having a number-average molecular weight of 50000 or more obtained by hydrogenating a block copolymer comprising at least two terminal polymer blocks A mainly of a vinyl aromatic compound and at least one intermediate polymer block B mainly of a conjugated diene compound,(b) 20-60% by weight of a copolymer of propylene and an .alpha.-olefin of 2-8 carbon atoms having a heat distortion temperature of 90.degree. C. or higher,(c) 5-50% by weight of a paraffinic oil,5-70% by weight of (d) an ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer rubber and/or an ethylene-.alpha.-olefin-non-conjugated diene copolymer rubber having a glass transition temperature of -30.degree. C. or lower and/or (e) a thermoplastic elastomer of a dynamically vulcanized blend of an ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer rubber and a polyolefin resin or a dynamically vulcanized blend of an ethylene-.alpha.

Abstract: There is provided a developer composition including at least one of sulfonyl compounds represented by formula (1) and at least one of sulfonyl compounds represented by formula 2: ##STR1## wherein X is H or lower alkyl, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 which may be the same or different, present H, halogen or lower alkyl and Y represents alkyl, benzenesulfonyl, benzoyl et al, A thermalsensitive recording medium having the above developer is of high sensitivity, less surface-blushing with lapse of time and is excellent in storage stability of a recorded image, particularly in heat resistance, humidity resistance and anti-plasticizer.

Abstract: There is provided a developer composition including at least one of sulfonyl compounds represented by formula (1) and at least one of sulfonyl compounds represented by formula 2: ##STR1## wherein X is H or lower alkyl, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 which may be the same or different, present H, halogen or lower alkyl and Y represents alkyl, benzenesulfonyl, benzoyl et al, A thermalsensitive recording medium having the above developer is of high sensitivity, less surface-blushing with lapse of time and is excellent in storage stability of a recorded image, particularly in heat resistance, humidity resistance and anti-plasticizer.

Abstract: A thermal recording medium comprising a as a developer a sulfonyl compound represented by general formula (1) or a polyvalent metal salt thereof. ##STR1## where X represents H or a lower alkyl group, R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 represent H, halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a lower alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 represent H, halogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group, and R.sub.7 represents H or ##STR2## where R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are as defined above. The thermal recording medium has a high sensitivity and a lower background blush during storage, and also has excellent stability against heating, moisture and plasticizer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a color developer composition characterized in that the composition contains a color developer comprising as its main component a nucleus-substituted salicylic acid salt represented by the formula (1) given below, and at least one amide compound selected from the group consisting of the compounds of represented by the formula (2) and formula (3) given below. ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 to R.sub.10 are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: The present invention provides a color developer composition characterized in that the composition contains a color developer comprising as its main component a nucleus-substituted salicylic acid salt represented by the formula (1) given below, and at least one amide compound selected from the group consisting of the compounds of represented by the formula (2) and formula (3) given below. ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 to R.sub.10 are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: A method for preparing a sulfone represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R' represents a lower alkyl group, an aryl group or an aryl group whose nucleus has at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, nitro group, a lower alkyl group, phenyl group and a phenyl group substituted with a halogen atom, or an alkali metal salt thereof. A sulfonic acid ester of 4-hydroxybiphenyl is condensed at a temperature of 0.degree. to 200.degree. C. in a presence of a Lewis acid or a super-strong acid with a sulfonyl chloride represented by the formula R'SO.sub.2 Cl, wherein R' is the same as that defined above.

Abstract: A method for preparing a sulfone represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R and R' each represent a lower alkyl group, an aryl group or an aryl group whose nucleus has at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, nitro group, a lower alkyl group, phenyl group and a phenyl group substituted with a halogen atom, comprises the step of condensing a sulfonic acid ester of 4-hydroxybiphenyl represented by the following formula: ##STR2## with a sulfonyl chloride of R'SO.sub.2 Cl at a temperature of 0.degree. to 200.degree. C. in the presence of a Lewis acid or a superstrong acid.

Abstract: Herein disclosed are a method for preparing an aqueous developer dispersion which comprises the steps of dissolving, in an organic solvent, a developer which comprises a nuclear-substituted salicylic acid salt represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having not more than 15 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group, a phenyl group, a nuclear-substituted phenyl group, an aralkyl group or a nculear-substituted aralkyl group, or two adjacent groups selected from R.sub.1 to R.sub.

Abstract: Herein disclosed are a method for preparing an aqueous developer dispersion which comprises the steps of dissolving, in an organic solvent, a developer which comprises a nuclear-substituted salicylic acid salt represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having not more than 15 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group, a phenyl group, a nuclear-substituted phenyl group, an aralkyl group or a nuclear-substituted aralkyl group, or two adjacent groups selected from R.sub.1 to R.sub.