| abstract |
A process for preparing a color toner for developing an electrostatic image comprising a step of polymerizing monomers to obtain resin particles, wherein the color toner comprises primary particles or secondary particles of resin particles, and a metal complex dye represented by the following formula (1) or formula (2),wherein, X1 and X3 each are a group of atoms bonding with each other which can form at least bidentate coordination bond with a metal ion; Y1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon ring, a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring or -L4=Y2; Y2 and Y3 each represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; L1 and L4 each represent a substituted or an unsubstituted methine group or a nitrogen atom; L2 and L3 each represent a substituted or an unsubstituted methine group; M represents a metal ion which can form at least a bidentate coordination bond with said group of atoms bonding with each other represented by X1 and X3; m represents an integer of 0, 1, 2 or 3; n1 and n2 each represent an integer of 1, 2 or 3. |