申请人:Morita Ryoutarou
公开号:US20110216117A1
公开(公告)日:2011-09-08
Disclosed is a water-soluble azo compound represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof, which functions as a yellow dye having a high print density suitable for inkjet recording. Matter recorded by using the water-soluble azo compound or a salt thereof has high fastness in various fields, and an ink composition prepared by using the water-soluble azo compound or a salt thereof has excellent storage stability. An ink composition containing the water-soluble azo compound or a salt thereof is also disclosed. In formula (1), R represents a hydrogen atom or the like; n represents an integer of 1-3; m represents 1 or 2; x represents an integer of 2-4; and group A represents a carboxy-substituted C
1
-C
20
aliphatic amino group, a sulfo-substituted C
1
-C
3
aliphatic amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl C
1
-C
4
alkylamino group, or the like.