| abstract |
An optical information-recording medium comprises a recording layer comprising an oxonol dye represented by formula (1), and its counter cation is a cyanine cation: wherein A, B, C and D each represents an electron attractive group, wherein sum total of Hammett's σp values of A and B, and sum total of Hammett's σp values of C and D are respectively 0.6 or more, and A and B, or C and D may be linked with each other to make a ring; R represents a substituent on carbon of methine; m represents an integer of 0 or 1; n represents an integer of 0 to 2m+1, and when n represents an integer of 2 or more, plural R's may be the same or different, and they may be linked with each other to form a ring; Yt+ represents a t-valent cyanine cation; and t represents an integer of 1 to 10. |