Polyarylate resin and electrophotographic photosensitive member

An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer, wherein

• the photosensitive layer contains a charge generating material, a hole transport material, and a binder resin,
• the binder resin contains a polyarylate resin represented by chemical formula (Resin-2) and having a viscosity average molecular weight of at least 10,000 and no greater than 51,000, and
• the hole transport material contains a compound represented by general formula (2),
• where, in the general formula (2),
• Q1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group optionally substituted with an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms,
• Q2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group,
• Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, and Q7 each represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group,
• adjacent two of Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, and Q7 optionally bond together to form a ring,
• a represents an integer of at least 0 and no greater than 5, and
• when a represents an integer of at least 2 and no greater than 5, chemical groups Q2 bonded to the same phenyl group are the same or different from one another.