Photoconductor, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge

A photoconductor comprising:

• a conductive support;
• an undercoat layer;
• a charge-generating layer;
• and
• a charge-transporting layer,
• wherein at least the undercoat layer, the charge-generating layer, and the charge-transporting layer are disposed on the conductive support in that order,
• wherein the undercoat layer comprises a binder resin, and metal oxide particles, and a salicylic acid derivative,
• wherein metal oxide particles comprise at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, and zirconium oxide,
• wherein the charge-generating layer comprises a binder resin, a titanyl phthalocyanine pigment, and a salicylic acid derivative, wherein the salicylic acid derivative comprised in the charge-generating layer is at least one selected from the group consisting of 3,5-di-t-butylsalicylic acid, 3-aminosalicylic acid, and 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid, and
• wherein the salicylic acid derivative comprised in the undercoat layer is at least one selected from the group consisting of 3,5-di-t-butylsalicylic acid, 3-aminosalicylic acid, and 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid, wherein an amount of the salicylic acid derivative in the undercoat layer is from 1 part by mass to 3 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of metal oxide particles.