Conductive composition, method for producing same, method for recording conductive image, and conductive image

A conductive image comprising:

• a base material;
• and
• a conductive layer formed on the base material,
• wherein the conductive layer contains:
• a metal particle;
• and
• a treatment agent for coating the metal particle, and
• wherein the treatment agent is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of:
• a compound represented by the following general formula (1);
• a compound represented by the following general formula (2);
• a compound represented by the following general formula (3);
• a compound represented by the following general formula (4);
• a compound represented by the following general formula (5);
• a compound represented by the following general formula (6);
• and a compound represented by the following general formula (7):
• in the general formula (1), R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, an acid ester group or a hydrophilic group, at least one of R1 to R4 represents the hydrophilic group, not all of the rest of R1 to R4 simultaneously represent hydrogen atoms and the hydrophilic group is:
• (i) a heteroaromatic group;
• (ii) an aromatic group to which at least one kind of hydrophilic functional group selected from the group consisting of:
• a hydroxy group;
• a carboxylic acid group;
• a sulfonic acid group;
• a phosphoric acid group;
• a phosphonic acid group;
• a tertiary alkylamino group;
• and a heteroaromatic group is bonded;
• or (iii) an aromatic group to which the hydrophilic functional group is bonded via an aliphatic group that may have a heteroatom, an amide bond or an ester bond;
• in the general formula (2), R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, an acid ester group or a hydrophilic group, at least one of R1 to R4 represents the hydrophilic group, not all of the rest of R1 to R4 simultaneously represent hydrogen atoms and the hydrophilic group is:
• (i) a heteroaromatic group;
• (ii) an aromatic group to which at least one kind of hydrophilic functional group selected from the group consisting of:
• a hydroxy group;
• a carboxylic acid group;
• a sulfonic acid group;
• a phosphoric acid group;
• a phosphonic acid group;
• a tertiary alkylamino group;
• and a heteroaromatic group is bonded;
• or (iii) an aromatic group to which the hydrophilic functional group is bonded via an aliphatic group that may have a heteroatom, an amide bond or an ester bond;
• R1—N═N—R2 (3)
• in the general formula (3), R1 to R2 each independently represent an aromatic group or a hydrophilic group, at least one of R1 to R2 represents the hydrophilic group and the hydrophilic group is:
• (i) a heteroaromatic group;
• (ii) an aromatic group to which at least one kind of hydrophilic functional group selected from the group consisting of:
• a hydroxy group;
• a carboxylic acid group;
• a sulfonic acid group;
• a phosphoric acid group;
• a phosphonic acid group;
• a tertiary alkylamino group;
• and a heteroaromatic group is bonded;
• or (iii) an aromatic group to which the hydrophilic functional group is bonded via an aliphatic group that may have a heteroatom, an amide bond or an ester bond;
• R1—N═N—NH—R2 (4)
• in the general formula (4), R1 to R2 each independently represent an aromatic group or a hydrophilic group, at least one of R1 to R2 represents the hydrophilic group and the hydrophilic group is:
• (i) a heteroaromatic group;
• (ii) an aromatic group to which at least one kind of hydrophilic functional group selected from the group consisting of:
• a hydroxy group;
• a carboxylic acid group;
• a sulfonic acid group;
• a phosphoric acid group;
• a phosphonic acid group;
• a tertiary alkylamino group;
• and a heteroaromatic group is bonded;
• or (iii) an aromatic group to which the hydrophilic functional group is bonded via an aliphatic group that may have a heteroatom, an amide bond or an ester bond;
• R1—CN (5)
• in the general formula (5), R1 represents a hydrophilic group and the hydrophilic group is:
• (i) a heteroaromatic group;
• (ii) an aromatic group to which at least one kind of hydrophilic functional group selected from the group consisting of:
• a hydroxy group;
• a carboxylic acid group;
• a sulfonic acid group;
• a phosphoric acid group;
• a phosphonic acid group;
• a tertiary alkylamino group;
• and a heteroaromatic group is bonded;
• or (iii) an aromatic group to which the hydrophilic functional group is bonded via an aliphatic group that may have a heteroatom, an amide bond or an ester bond;
• in the general formula (6), R1 to R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, an acid ester group or a hydrophilic group, at least one of R1 to R8 represents the hydrophilic group and the hydrophilic group is:
• (i) any hydrophilic functional group selected from the group consisting of:
• a hydroxy group;
• a carboxylic acid group;
• a sulfonic acid group;
• a phosphoric acid group;
• a phosphonic acid group;
• a tertiary alkylamino group;
• and a heteroaromatic group;
• or (ii) an aliphatic group to which the hydrophilic functional group is bonded and which may have a heteroatom, an amide bond or an ester bond;
• and
• in the general formula (7), R1 to R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, an acid ester group or a hydrophilic group, at least one of R1 to R8 represents the hydrophilic group and the hydrophilic group is:
• (i) any hydrophilic functional group selected from the group consisting of:
• a hydroxy group;
• a carboxylic acid group;
• a sulfonic acid group;
• a phosphoric acid group;
• a phosphonic acid group;
• a tertiary alkylamino group;
• and a heteroaromatic group;
• or (ii) an aliphatic group to which the hydrophilic functional group is bonded and which may have a heteroatom, an amide bond or an ester bond.