Dye ink composition, dye ink for ink jet recording, and ink jet recording method

A dye ink composition comprising:

• a coloring agent, water, and a compound represented by the following general formula (III),
• wherein the coloring agent contains at least one dye selected from the group consisting of a dye represented by the following general formula (I) and a dye represented by the following general formula (II),
• wherein, in the general formula (I), R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, and R16 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, a nitro group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, an arylamino group, a heterocyclic amino group, an alkyloxy group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclic oxy group, a silyloxy group, an aminocarbonylamino group, an aminosulfonylamino group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a heterocyclic thio group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an alkylsulfonylamino group, an arylsulfonylamino group, a heterocyclic sulfonylamino group, an aminocarbonyl group, an aminosulfonyl group, an alkyloxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a heterocyclic oxycarbonyl group, an arylazo group, a heterocyclic azo group, an acyloxy group, an aminocarbonyloxy group, an alkyloxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, an imide group, a phosphino group, a phosphinyl group, a phosphinyloxy group, a phosphinylamino group, a silyl group, an acyl group, or an ionic hydrophilic group, and the alkyl group, the cycloalkyl group, the alkenyl group, the aralkyl group, the aryl group, the heterocyclic group, the cyano group, the hydroxy group, the nitro group, the amino group, the alkylamino group, the arylamino group, the heterocyclic amino group, the alkyloxy group, the aryloxy group, the heterocyclic oxy group, the silyloxy group, the aminocarbonylamino group, the aminosulfonylamino group, the alkylthio group, the arylthio group, the heterocyclic thio group, the alkoxycarbonylamino group, the alkylsulfonylamino group, the arylsulfonylamino group, the heterocyclic sulfonylamino group, the aminocarbonyl group, the aminosulfonyl group, the alkyloxycarbonyl group, the aryloxycarbonyl group, the heterocyclic oxycarbonyl group, the arylazo group, the heterocyclic azo group, the acyloxy group, the aminocarbonyloxy group, the alkyloxycarbonylamino group, the aryloxycarbonylamino group, the imide group, the phosphino group, the phosphinyl group, the phosphinyloxy group, the phosphinylamino group, the silyl group, the acyl group, and the ionic hydrophilic group may further have a substituent;
• two to four of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, and R16 each represent a group selected from the following substituent group C1;
• l, m, and n are each independently 0 to 4, and a sum ofl, m, and n is 2 to 4,
• wherein R21 and R22 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group;
• A represents a divalent linking group;
• at least two of R21, R22, and A may be linked to each other to form a ring;
• X and Y each independently represent a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a sulfo group, a carboxy group, an amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic oxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted dialkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic thio group;
• at least one of X or Y is an ionic hydrophilic group or a group having an ionic hydrophilic group as a substituent;
• R23 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group;
• R24 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group;
• R23 and R24 may be linked to each other with a nitrogen atom to form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring;
• and
• M represents a hydrogen atom or a counter cation,
• wherein, in the general formula (II), Q1, P1, W1, S1, Q2, P2, W2, S2, Q3, P3, W3, S3, Q4, P4, W4, and S4 each independently represent ═N— or ═CH—;
• a ring A formed from Q1, P1, W1, and S1,
• a ring B formed from Q2, P2, W2, and S2,
• a ring C formed from Q3, P3, W3, and S3, and
• a ring D formed from Q4, P4, W4, and S4 each independently represent a benzene ring or a six-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring;
• in a case where three rings among the four rings of the ring A, the ring B, the ring C, and the ring D each represent a benzene ring, the remaining one ring represents a pyridine ring, a pyrazine ring, a pyrimidine ring, or a pyridazine ring;
• in a case where two rings among the four rings of the ring A, the ring B, the ring C, and the ring D each represent a benzene ring, the remaining two rings each independently represent a pyridine ring, a pyrazine ring, a pyrimidine ring, or a pyridazine ring;
• in a case where one ring among the four rings of the ring A, the ring B, the ring C, and the ring D represents a benzene ring, the remaining three rings each independently represent a pyridine ring, a pyrazine ring, a pyrimidine ring, or a pyridazine ring;
• all the four rings of the ring A, the ring B, the ring C, and the ring D do not simultaneously represent a benzene ring,
• all the four rings of the ring A, the ring B, the ring C, and the ring D do not simultaneously represent a six-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring;
• the benzene ring and the six-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring may have at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of —SO2—Z1, —SO2NZ2Z3,—SO3M, and —CO2M, wherein M represents a hydrogen atom or a counter cation, Z1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and Z2 and Z3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and
• wherein, in the general formula (III), Ar30 represents a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring;
• R31 to R38 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent;
• R31 and R32 may be linked to each other to form a ring;
• R33 and R34 may be linked to each other to form a ring;
• R35 and R36 may be linked to each other to form a ring;
• R37 and R38 may be linked to each other to form a ring;
• R39 represents a substituent;
• in a case where Ar30 represents a benzene ring, k represents an integer of 0 to 4;
• in a case where Ar30 represents a naphthalene ring, k represents an integer of 0 to 6;
• in a case where a plurality of R39's are present, the plurality of R39's may be the same as or different from each other;
• and in a case where a plurality of R39's are present, the plurality of R39's may be linked to each other to form a ring;
• and the compound represented by the general formula (III) has at least one hydrophilic group.