| abstract |
In a thermal recording sheet including an intermediate layer, and a thermal color developing layer containing a leuco dye type chromogenic component containing a leuco dye and an organic color developer as main ingredients and a metal chelate type chromogenic component containing an electron acceptor and an electron donor as main ingredients, stacked on a substrate, the intermediate layer contains a pigment having an oil absorption of 100 ml/100 g or less measured according to JIS K 5101, and the thermal color developing layer contains at least one of compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II) as an organic color developer, a metal double salt of higher fatty acid having 16 to 35 carbon atoms as an electron acceptor, and a polyhydric hydroxy aromatic compound of Formula (III) as an electron donor, whereby providing a thermal recording sheet which is superior in dynamic sensitivity, background color, image stability such as oil resistance and plasticizer resistance, and print adaptability: <IMAGE> (I) wherein R is propyl, isopropyl, or butyl, <IMAGE> (II) <IMAGE> (III) wherein R' is an alkyl of C18 to C35, <IMAGE> , X is -CH2-, -CO2-, -CO-, -O-, -CONH-, <IMAGE>C18 to 35. |