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(57) [Summary] (Modified) [Objective] To provide a novel quinoline methine dye suitable for thermal transfer. [Structure] The dye has the general formula (I) [In the formula, R 1 is fluorine, chlorine or bromine, R 2 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl, R 3 is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine or bromine, and K is a group of an aniline derivative] Indicated by. Specific examples are dyes of formula (II). |