Toners and developers containing quaternary phosphonium 3,5-Di-tertiary-alkyl-4-hydroxybenzenesulfonates as charge-control agents

Abstract

New electrostatographic toners and developers are provided containing charge-control agents comprising quaternary phosphonium salts having the structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are tertiary-alkyl containing from 4 to 8 carbon atoms; R.sup.3 is selected from an unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to 24 carbon atoms; a substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 24 carbon atoms substituted with one or more hydroxy-, carboxy, alkoxy-, carboalkoxy-, acyloxy-, nitro-, cyano-, keto- or halo-groups; a cycloalkyl group having from 3 to 7 carbon atoms; an alkaryl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and 6 to 14 carbon atoms in the aryl group; an aralkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and 6 to 14 carbon atoms in the aryl group wherein the aryl group may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more alkyl-, hydroxy-, carboxy-, alkoxy-, carboalkoxy-, acyloxy-, amino-, nitro-, cyano-, keto- or halo-groups; phenyl or substituted phenyl; and R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6, which can be the same or different, are independently selected from hydrogen; an alkyl group having from 1 to 24 carbon atoms; hydroxy-; carboxy-; alkoxy-; carboalkoxy-; acyloxy-; amino-; nitro-; cyano-; keto-; or halo-groups.

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