申请人:Matsui Takahiko
公开号:US20090136720A1
公开(公告)日:2009-05-28
The present invention relates to an azo compound represented by the following formula (1)
(wherein, each of R
1
and R
2
independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a carboxy group, a sulfo group, a sulfamoyl group, an N-alkylaminosulfonyl group, an N-phenylaminosulfonyl group and the like; each of R
3
, R
4
, R
5
, R
6
, R
7
and R
8
independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a carboxy group, a sulfo group, a sulfamoyl group, an N-alkylaminosulfonyl group, an N-phenylaminosulfonyl group and the like; and n represents 0 or 1, respectively)
or a salt thereof, an ink composition containing the same, a recording method and a colored article; the ink composition containing said azo compound has superior storage stability for a long period of time; and articles recorded with said ink composition has superior light fastness and ozone gas fastness.