| abstract |
The imide compound represented by General formula (1) and the optical recording medium which select at least 1 sort (s) of compound from the imide compound which has a metallocene residue, and contain in a recording layer:n n n n n n n n (Wherein, ring AR represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring residue, or a residue formed by two or more aromatic ring residues bonded through one or more linking groups, n represents the number of imide groups bonded to the ring AR, A m represents a substituent A 1 to A n bonded to the nitrogen atom of each imide group, and m represents an integer of 1 to n , provided that at least one substituent selected from A 1 to A n is one or more substituents. Or a substituent having an unsubstituted metallocene moiety). |