Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member is provided having a support and a photosensitive layer provided on the support and containing at least one kind of charge-transporting material which has a specific structure with a molecular weight of from 1,500 to 4,000, and is held in a proportion of from 90% by weight to 100% by weight based on the total weight of the charge-transporting material.

Abstract: A process for producing a halogenated aromatic amine compound by allowing an aromatic amine compound to react with a dihalogenated aromatic compound in the presence of i) a metallic catalyst having a phosphorus-containing ligand having at least one cyclic hydrocarbon group and ii) a basic compound in a non-reactive solvent.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support, and provided thereon a photosensitive layer, a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains an electrically insulating binder resin and a random-copolymer type high-molecular-weight charge-transporting material having two kinds of specific repeating structural units. Also disclosed are a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus which have such an electrophotographic photosensitive member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support and provided thereon a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer contains a high-molecular weight charge-transporting material having a specific repeating structural unit. The high-molecular weight charge-transporting material has a weight-average molecular weight Mw of 1,500 or more and an energy level of highest occupied molecular orbital, EHOMO, of from −8.3 eV or more to −8.0 eV or less as found by semiempirical molecular-orbital calculation. The present invention also relates to a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus which have such an electrophotographic photosensitive member.