Aqueous ink, ink cartridge, and ink jet recording method

An aqueous ink for ink jet comprising a coloring material and a water-soluble organic solvent,

• wherein the coloring material is a compound represented by the following General Formula (1),
• wherein the water-soluble organic solvent comprises a first water-soluble organic solvent having two or more hydroxy groups and having a Log P value of −1.88 or more to −1.09 or less, and
• wherein the content (mass %) of the first water-soluble organic solvent is 5.0 times or more to 30.0 times or less by a mass ratio with respect to the content (mass %) of the coloring material:
• wherein, in General Formula (1),
• R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom;
• a carboxylic acid group;
• a sulfonic acid group;
• a hydroxy group;
• an acetylamino group;
• a halogen atom;
• a cyano group;
• a nitro group;
• a sulfamoyl group;
• an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s);
• an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s);
• an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s) substituted by at least one kind of group(s) selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s), a sulfonic acid group, and a carboxylic acid group;
• an alkylsulfonyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s);
• or an alkylsulfonyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s) substituted by at least one kind of group(s) selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy group, a sulfonic acid group, and a carboxylic acid group;
• R4 and R5 each independently represent an alkylthio group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s);
• an alkylthio group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s) substituted by at least one kind of group(s) selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy group, a sulfonic acid group, and a carboxylic acid group;
• an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s);
• or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s) substituted by at least one kind of group(s) selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy group, a sulfonic acid group, and a carboxylic acid group;
• R6 represents a hydrogen atom;
• a carboxylic acid group;
• a sulfonic acid group;
• an alkylcarbonylamino group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s);
• a halogen atom;
• an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s);
• an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s);
• or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s) substituted by at least one kind of group(s) selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s), a sulfonic acid group, and a carboxylic acid group;
• R7 represents an anilino group substituted with a sulfonic acid group or a naphthylamino group substituted with a sulfonic acid group, and R7 may further have at least one kind of substituent(s) selected from the group consisting of:
• a sulfonic acid group;
• a carboxylic acid group;
• a phosphoric acid group;
• a sulfamoyl group;
• a carbamoyl group;
• a hydroxy group;
• an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atom(s);
• an amino group;
• a mono- or di-alkylamino group having 1 to 6 carbon atom(s);
• a mono- or di-arylamino group;
• an acetylamino group;
• an ureido group;
• an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atom(s);
• a nitro group;
• a cyano group;
• a halogen atom;
• an alkylsulfonyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atom(s);
• and an alkylthio group having 1 to 6 carbon atom(s);
• R8 represents an anilino group;
• a naphthylamino group;
• a mono- or di-alkylamino group having 1 to 6 carbon atom(s);
• a mono- or di-arylamino group;
• an amino group;
• an alkylthio group having 1 to 6 carbon atom(s);
• a phenylthio group;
• a phenoxy group;
• an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atom(s);
• or a hydroxy group;
• and R8 may further have at least one kind of substituent(s) selected from the group consisting of:
• a sulfonic acid group;
• a carboxylic acid group;
• a phosphoric acid group;
• a sulfamoyl group;
• a carbamoyl group;
• a hydroxy group;
• an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atom(s);
• an amino group;
• a mono- or di-alkylamino group having 1 to 6 carbon atom(s);
• a mono- or di-arylamino group;
• an acetylamino group;
• an ureido group;
• an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atom(s);
• a nitro group;
• a phenyl group;
• a furyl group;
• a pyridyl group;
• a cyano group;
• a halogen atom;
• an alkylsulfonyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atom(s);
• and an alkylthio group having 1 to 6 carbon atom(s);
• and
• R9 represents a heterocyclic aromatic ring, or an aromatic ring to which a heterocyclic aromatic ring is bonded via an azo group, and these rings may have at least one kind of substituent(s) selected from the group consisting of:
• an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s);
• a sulfonic acid group;
• a carboxylic acid group;
• a phosphoric acid group;
• a sulfamoyl group;
• a carbamoyl group;
• a hydroxy group;
• an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s);
• an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s) substituted with a sulfonic acid group;
• a cyano group;
• an amino group;
• and an alkylcarbonylamino group having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s).