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The present invention provides a thermal recording material comprising a support and at least a thermal recording layer disposed on the support, wherein at least one of the thermal recording layer includes, together with an electron donating colorless dye, at least an electron accepting compound rep

The present invention provides a thermal recording material comprising a support and at least a thermal recording layer disposed on the support, wherein at least one of the thermal recording layer includes, together with an electron donating colorless dye, at least an electron accepting compound represented by the following general formula (1). R 1 and R2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; and Ar is represented by the following general formula (2). In the general formula (2), R11 to R14 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an aryl group.

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What is claimed is: 1. A thermal recording material comprising a support and at least a thermal recording layer disposed on the support, wherein at least one thermal recording layer includes, together with an electron donating colorless dye enclosed in microcapsules, at least an electron accepting

What is claimed is: 1. A thermal recording material comprising a support and at least a thermal recording layer disposed on the support, wherein at least one thermal recording layer includes, together with an electron donating colorless dye enclosed in microcapsules, at least an electron accepting compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an aryl group, wherein at least one of R 1 and R2 is an aryl group which may be substituted by a hydroxyl group or an alkyl group with 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and Ar is represented by the following general formula (2): wherein R11 to R14 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an aryl group. 2. The thermal recording material according to claim 1, wherein at least one of R1 and R2 in the general formula (1) is a substituent represented by the following general formula (3): 3. The thermal recording material according to claim 1, wherein the compound represented by the general formula (1) is at least one selected from a group consisting of following compounds 8, 9, 10 and 15: General formula (1) Compound No. R1 R2 Ar 8 --H 9 --H 10 --H 15 4. The thermal recording material according to claim 1, wherein a wall membrane of the microcapsules includes at least one selected from the group consisting of polyurethane resins, polyurea resins, polyamide resins, polyester resins, polycarbonate resins, aminoaldehyde resins, melamine resins, polystyrene resins, styrene-acrylate copolymer resins, styrene-methacrylate copolymer resins, gelatins and polyvinyl alcohols. 5. The thermal recording material according to claim 1, wherein the microcapsules have an average particle size of 0.1 to 5.0 μ m. 6. The thermal recording material according to claim 1, wherein the electron donating colorless dye includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a triarylmethane compound, a diphenylmethane compound, a thiazine compound, a xanthene compound and a spiropyran compound. 7. The thermal recording material according to claim 1, wherein the electron donating colorless dye in the thermal recording layer possesses a solid coating amount of 0.01 to 2.0 g/m2. 8. The thermal recording material according to claim 1, wherein the electron accepting compound includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a phenol derivative and a hydroxybenzoic acid ester. 9. The thermal recording material according to claim 1, wherein the electron accepting compound in the thermal recording layer possesses a solid coating amount of 0.5 to 10.0 g/m2. 10. The thermal recording material according to claim 1, comprising at least one photo-fixable thermal recording layer disposed on the support, said photo-fixable thermal recording layer including a diazonium salt compound, a diazo color developing agent including a coupler capable of a coupling reaction with said diazonium salt compound, and a binder. 11. The thermal recording material according to claim 10, wherein the diazonium salt compound is enclosed in microcapsules. 12. The thermal recording material according to claim 11, wherein a wall membrane of the microcapsules enclosing the diazonium salt compound includes at least one selected from the group consisting of polyurethane resins, polyurea resins, polyamide resins, polyester resins, polycarbonate resins, aminoaldehyde resins, melamine resins, polystyrene resins, styrene-acrylate copolymer resins, styrene-methacrylate copolymer resins, gelatins and polyvinyl alcohols. 13. The thermal recording material according to claim 11, wherein the microcapsules enclosing the diazonium salt compound have an average particle size of 0.1 to 5.0 μm. 14. The thermal recording material according to claim 10, wherein the photo-fixable thermal recording layer further includes a basic substance. 15. The thermal recording material according to claim 1, further comprising, on the support, at least one each of an optical transmittance regulating layer, a protective layer and an intermediate layer. 16. The thermal recording material according to claim 15, wherein the optical transmittance regulating layer includes an ultraviolet absorber precursor. 17. The thermal recording material according to claim 15, wherein the intermediate layer includes at least one selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohols, denatured polyvinyl alcohols, methyl cellulose, sodium polystyrenesulfonate, styrene-maleic acid copolymers, gelatins, gelatin derivatives, polyethylene glycols and polyethylene glycol derivatives. 18. The thermal recording material according to claim 15, wherein the protective layer includes at least one selected from the group consisting of denatured polyvinyl alcohols, silicone-denatured polyvinyl alcohol polymers, carboxylmethyl cellulose and hydroxyethyl cellulose. 19. The thermal recording material according to claim 3, wherein the support has at least one in a layer form selected from the group consisting of a polyester film, a cellulose derivative film, a polyolefin film, a polyimide film, a polyvinyl chloride film, a polyvinylidene chloride film, a polyacrylic acid copolymer film, a polycarbonate film, paper and synthetic paper. 20. The thermal recording material according to claim 3, wherein the compound represented by the general formula (1) is at least one selected from a group consisting of the following compound 8 and 15.