Photoresponsive compound, adhesive, switching material, and toner containing the photoresponsive compound, and image forming method using the toner
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorsToyoko Shibata, Haruo Horiguchi, Yukiko Nakai, Kouji Sugama, Kazuaki Nakamura
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Abstract
A compound that is fluidized by light irradiation and reversibly non-fluidized and is represented by the following general formula (1): In the general formula (1), Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent an aromatic hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent or an aromatic heterocyclic group optionally having a substituent, and Y, Z1, and Z2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group.
Claims14
A compound that is fluidized by light irradiation and reversibly non-fluidized and is represented by the following general formula (1):
- wherein,
- Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent an aromatic hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent (a) or an aromatic heterocyclic group optionally having a substituent (b), provided that at least one of Ar1 or Ar2 represents the aromatic heterocyclic group optionally having the substituent (b), and
- Y, Z1, and Z2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, and
- the compound comprises an alkoxy group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms as the substituent (a) or (b).
A toner comprising a compound that is fluidized by light irradiation and reversibly non-fluidized and is represented by the following general formula (1):
- wherein,
- Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent an aromatic hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent (a) or an aromatic heterocyclic group optionally having a substituent (b), and
- Y, Z1, and Z2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.