Thermal recording material

A thermal recording material comprising:

• a support;
• and
• a thermal recording layer provided on the support, and including a compound represented by the following general formula (1), a compound represented by the following general formula (2), and a compound represented by the general formula (3):
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• wherein, in general formula (1):
• R1, R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, halogen atoms, alkyl groups, aryl groups, —OR51, —SR51, —COOR51, —CONR51R52, —SO2R51, —SO2NR51R52, —COR51, —NR51R 52, nitro groups and cyano groups;
• R51 and R52 each independently represent a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, alkyl groups, aryl groups and acyl groups;
• R5 represents a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, alkyl groups, aryl groups, —COOR53, —CONR53R54, —SO2R53, -SO2NR53R54, and —COR53;
• and R53 and R54 each independently represent a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, alkyl groups, aryl groups and acyl groups:
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• in general formula (2):
• R6 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group;
• one of X and Y represents C—R7 and the other of X and Y represents N;
• and R7 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group, and:
• General Formula (3)
• Rn—Mm
• in general formula (3):
• R represents an anion with a valency from 1 to 3;
• M represents a metal ion with a valency from 1 to 3;
• and n and m each independently represents an integer from 1 to 3.