A reversible thermosensitive coloring composition including an electron donating coloring agent and an electron accepting color developer, wherein the composition achieves a colored state when heated at a temperature not lower than a coloring temperature and then cooled at a cooling speed (a), and the composition in the colored state achieves a non-colored state when heated at a temperature lower than the coloring temperature and not lower than an erasing temperature, or when heated at a temperature not lower than the coloring temperature and then cooled relatively slowly compared to the cooling speed (a), and wherein the electron accepting color developer includes a phenolic compound having the following formula (1):
1
wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 3; m is an integer of from 1 to 20; r is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 3; X and Y independently represent a divalent group including a hetero atom; R
1
represents a hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and R
2
represents a hydrocarbon group having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms. A reversible thermosensitive recording material having a recording layer including the composition is also provided. In addition, a reversible thermal recording method using the reversible thermosensitive recording material is also provided.
一种可逆热敏着色组合物,包括电子供体
着色剂和电子受体
显色剂,其中组合物在不低于着色温度的温度下加热,然后以冷却速度(a)冷却时达到着色状态、当在低于着色温度且不低于擦除温度的温度下加热,或在不低于着色温度下加热,然后以相对于冷却速度(a)较慢的速度冷却时,着色状态下的组合物达到非着色状态,其中电子接受
显色剂包括具有下式(1)的
酚类化合物:
1
其中 n 是 1 至 3 的整数;m 是 1 至 20 的整数;r 是 0 或 1 至 3 的整数;X 和 Y 独立地代表包括杂原子在内的二价基团;R
1
代表具有 1 至 20 个碳原子的烃基;以及 R
2
代表具有 2 至 20 个碳原子的烃基。还提供了一种可逆热敏记录材料,其记录层包括该组合物。此外,还提供了一种使用可逆热敏记录材料的可逆热敏记录方法。