Optical recording material and optical recording media

An optical recording material for use in an optical recording medium that allows recording of information by light exposure, the optical recording material comprising:

• a cation represented by the following general formula (1);
• and
• a chelate compound of an azo compound represented by the following general formula (2) and a metal.
• [In formula (1),
• R1 and R2 each independently represent a monovalent group represented by Chemical Formula (10) below, a C1-4 alkyl group, an optionally substituted benzyl group, or a group linking together to form a 3- to 6-membered ring,
• R3 and R4 each independently represent a monovalent group represented by Chemical Formula (10) below, a C1-4 alkyl group, an optionally substituted benzyl group, or a group linking together to form a 3- to 6-membered ring,
• R5 and R6 each independently represent an optionally substituted alkyl group or an optionally substituted aryl group,
• R7 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an optionally substituted alkyl group or an optionally substituted aryl group,
• Q1 and Q2 each independently form an optionally substituted benzene ring or an optionally substituted naphthalene ring, and
• at least one from among R1, R2, R3 and R4 is a monovalent group represented by Chemical Formula (10) below:
• [Chemical Formula 2]
• [CH2═CH—CH2 (10)
• In formula (2),
• Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent an optionally substituted aryl group, and at least one of Ar1 and Ar2 is an aryl group with a substituent capable of coordinating with a metal atom or an aryl group composed of an optionally substituted nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring with a nitrogen atom capable of coordinating with a metal atom.]

An optical recording medium that allows recording of information by light exposure, the optical recording medium being provided with a recording layer comprising:

• a cation represented by the following general formula (1);
• and
• a chelate compound of an azo compound represented by the following general formula (2) and a metal.
• [In formula (1),
• R1 and R2 each independently represent a monovalent group represented by Chemical Formula (10) below, a C1-4 alkyl group, an optionally substituted benzyl group, or a group linking together to form a 3- to 6-membered ring,
• R3 and R4 each independently represent a monovalent group represented by Chemical Formula (10) below, a C1-4 alkyl group, an optionally substituted benzyl group, or a group linking together to form a 3- to 6-membered ring,
• R5 and R6 each independently represent an optionally substituted alkyl group or an optionally substituted aryl group,
• R7 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an optionally substituted alkyl group or an optionally substituted aryl group,
• Q1 and Q2 each independently form an optionally substituted benzene ring or an optionally substituted naphthalene ring, and
• at least one from among R1, R2, R3 and R4 is a monovalent group represented by Chemical Formula (10) below:
• [Chemical Formula 2]
• [CH2═CH—CH2 (10)
• In formula (2),
• Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent an optionally substituted aryl group, and at least one of Ar1 and Ar2 is an aryl group with a substituent capable of coordinating with a metal atom or an aryl group composed of an optionally substituted nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring with a nitrogen atom capable of coordinating with a metal atom.]