Optical recording medium and azo metal chelate compound

A metal chelate compound of azo compounds represented by the general formula (1) below and a metal,

• wherein, in the formula, ring A represents a carbocyclic aromatic ring which may have a substituent or a heterocyclic aromatic ring which may have a substituent, and two adjacent atoms in the ring are bonded with each other via a linking group represented by the general formula (a) below and form at least one imide ring;
• R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylaminocarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylaminocarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylaminothiocarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylaminothiocarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthiocarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthiocarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylthiocarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted acylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonylamino group, or a group having a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group, and may be bonded with each other to form a hydrocarbon ring which may have a substituent or a heterocyclic ring which may have a substituent;
• when ring A has substituents, and the hydrocarbon ring or the heterocyclic ring formed by bonding R1 and R2 has substituents, substituents may be bonded with each other to form a ring;
• and Y represents a group having an active hydrogen,
• wherein, in the formula, X represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonylamino group, or a group having a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group.

A metal chelate compound of azo compounds represented by the general formula (2) below and a metal,

• wherein, in the formula, ring A represents a carbocyclic aromatic ring which may have a substituent or a hetero aromatic ring which may have a substituent, and two adjacent atoms in the ring are bonded with each other via a linking group represented by said general formula (a) and form at least one imide ring;
• ring B represents a hydrocarbon ring which may have a substituent or a heterocyclic ring which may have a substituent;
• when rings A and B have substituents, substituents may be bonded with each other to form a ring;
• and
• Y represents a group having an active hydrogen.

A metal chelate compound of azo compounds represented by the general formula (3) below and a metal,

• wherein, in the formula, X represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy croup, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonylamino group, or a group having a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group;
• R3 to R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonylamino group, or a group having a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group;
• Y represents a group having an active hydrogen;
• and ring C represents the general formulae (C-1) to (C-7) below,
• wherein, in the formula, R6 to R21 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonylamino group, or a group having a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group;
• R11 and R12 may be bonded with each other to form a 5 to 6-membered ring;
• and Y represents the same as those described above.

A metal chelate compound of azo compounds represented by the general formula (4) below and a metal,

• wherein, in the formula, X represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonylamino group, or a group having a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group;
• R3 to R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonylamino group, or a group having a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group;
• Y represents a group having an active hydrogen;
• and
• ring C represents the general formulae (C-1) to (C-7) below,
• wherein in the formula R6 to R21 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonylamino group, or group having a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group.

A metal chelate compound of azo compounds represented by the general formula (5) below and a metal,

• wherein, in the formula, X represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonylamino group, or a group having a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group;
• R3 to R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonylamino group, or a group having a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group;
• Y represents a group having an active hydrogen;
• R24 represents a nitro group, a cyano group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylaminocarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylaminocarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylcarbonyl group;
• and
• R25 represents a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group, or a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylamino group.

A metal chelate compound of azo compounds represented by the general formula (6) below and a metal,

• wherein, in the formula, X represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted and group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonylamino group, or a group having a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group;
• R3 to R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonylamino group, or a group having a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group;
• Y represents a group having an active hydrogen;
• R24 represents a nitro group, a cyano group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylaminocarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylaminocarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylcarbonyl group;
• and
• R25 represents a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group, or a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylamino group.

An azo compound represented by the general formula (2) below,

• wherein, in the formula, ring A represents a carbocyclic aromatic ring which may have a substituent or a heterocyclic aromatic ring which may have a substituent, and two adjacent atoms in the ring are bonded with each other via a linking group represented by the general formula (a) below and form at least one imide ring;
• ring B represents a hydrocarbon ring which may have a substituent or a heterocyclic ring which may have a substituent;
• when rings A and B have substituents, substituents may be bonded with each other to form a ring;
• and
• Y represents a group having an active hydrogen,
• wherein, in the formula, X represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted hetero arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonylamino group, or a group having a substituted or unsubstituted metalocenyl group.