The present invention is an image recording material characterized in that it contains (a) a compound that is decomposed by light or heat and produces an acid, (b) a crosslinking agent that crosslinks in the presence of an acid, (c) a high-polymer compound insoluble in water but soluble in an alkali aqueous solution, and (d) the anionic infrared absorbing agent expressed by general formula (I) or general formula (II) below. In the formulas, M represents a conjugated chain, Ga− represents an anionic substituent, Gb represents a neutral substituent, Xm+1 represents a hydrogen ion or a cation of m valence, and m represents an integer from 1 to 6.
本发明涉及一种图像记录材料,其特征在于它包含以下成分:(a) 一种能够被光或热分解并产生酸的化合物,(b) 一种在酸存在下能够交联的
交联剂,(c) 一种在
水中不溶但在碱性
水溶液中可溶的高分子化合物,以及(d) 由下列通式(I)或通式(II)表示的阴离子红外吸收剂。在这些式子中,M代表一个共轭链,Ga-代表一个阴离子取代基,Gb代表一个中性取代基,Xm+1代表一个氢离子或m价阳离子,m为1到6的整数。