AZO compound photoreceptor having napthol substiuents
AssigneeMitsubishi Chemical Industries Limited
InventorsTetsumi Suzuki, Tetsuo Murayama, Hitoshi Ono, Shinji Aramaki, Michiyo Yokoyama
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Abstract
An azo compound with the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group, lower alkoxy group, halogen atom and cyano group; Y is phenylene or naphthylene group; Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 are independently the divalent group represented by the following formula: ##STR2## wherein A is a divalent group derived from the aromatic hydrocarbon or heterocyclic compound including one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring; and n is 1 or 2, is disclosed. Such compounds are useful in forming a photosensitive layer of an electrophotographic photoreceptor.
Claims12
An azo compound having the formula:
- ##STR61## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen and cyano;
- Y is phenylene or naphthylene;
- Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 are independently the divalent group represented by the following formula:
- ##STR62## where A is derived form an aromatic hydrocarbon or heterocyclic compound including one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring;
- and
- n is 1 or 2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.