Compound, charge transporting film, photoelectric conversion device, and electrophotographic photoreceptor using the compound, method of producing electrophotographic photoreceptor, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus

1. A compound represented by the following Formula (II):

wherein in Formula (II),

each of Ar 1 to Ar 4 independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group,

Ar 5 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group,

each of c1 to c5 represents an integer of from 0 to 2 and a sum of c1 to c5 is an integer of from 1 to 8,

k represents 1, and

D is a group represented by the following Formula (III):

wherein in Formula (III),

L represents a divalent linking group that includes a —(CH 2 ) n —O— group directly linked to the aryl group of Ar 1 to Ar 4 and the aryl group or arylene group of Ar 5 , and

n represents an integer of from 3 to 6.

2. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein the sum of c1 to c5 in Formula (II) is an integer of from 3 to 8.

3. A charge transporting film comprising the compound according to claim 1 or a structure derived therefrom.

4. A charge transporting film, comprising:

a cured material that is obtained by curing a composition containing the compound according to claim 1 .

5. A photoelectric conversion device comprising the charge transporting film according to claim 3 .

6. An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising:

a conductive substrate; and

a photosensitive layer provided on the conductive substrate,

wherein an uppermost surface layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor contains the compound according to claim 1 or a structure derived therefrom.

7. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 6 , wherein the uppermost surface layer is a cured film of a composition containing the compound represented by the Formula (II).

8. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7 , wherein the composition contains a second compound reacting with the compound represented by the Formula (II).

9. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7 , wherein the composition contains a polymer not reacting with the compound represented by the Formula (II).

10. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 8 , wherein the second compound reacting with the compound represented by the Formula (II) is a monomer or oligomer that does not have a charge transport property.

11. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 8 , wherein the second compound reacting with the compound represented by the Formula (II) is a charge transporting compound that has a charge transport property.

12. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7 , wherein the cured film is obtained by curing the composition with heat, light or electron beams.

13. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 6 , wherein the uppermost surface layer contains particles.

14. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 6 , wherein the uppermost surface layer is a protective layer.

15. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 6 , further comprising an adjacent layer that is adjacent to the uppermost surface layer between the conductive substrate and the uppermost surface layer,

wherein the adjacent layer contains a resin having a viscosity average molecular weight of 50000 or more.

16. A method of producing an electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprising:

forming a coating film by coating a coating liquid containing a composition that contains the compound according to claim 1 on a surface to be coated; and then

curing the coating film by heating in a condition of from 100° C. to 170° C.

17. A process cartridge that is detachable from an image forming apparatus, comprising the electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 6 .

18. The process cartridge according to claim 17 , further comprising a developing unit that develops an electrostatic latent image formed on the electrophotographic photoreceptor by using a liquid developer containing a toner.

19. An image forming apparatus comprising:

the electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 6 ;

a charging unit that charges the electrophotographic photoreceptor;

an electrostatic latent image forming unit that forms an electrostatic latent image on a charged electrophotographic photoreceptor;

a developing unit that develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the electrophotographic photoreceptor by using a developer containing a toner to form a toner image; and

a transfer unit that transfers the toner image to a transfer medium.

20. The image forming apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the developer is a liquid developer.

21. An image forming apparatus comprising:

the electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 6 ;

a charging unit that charges the electrophotographic photoreceptor;

an electrostatic latent image forming unit that forms an electrostatic latent image on a charged electrophotographic photoreceptor;

a developing unit that develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the electrophotographic photoreceptor by using the developer to be a layer to form an image developed by a liquid developer;

an intermediate transfer member to which the image developed by the liquid developer that is formed on the electrophotographic photoreceptor is transferred;

a primary transfer unit that transfers the image developed by the liquid developer that is formed on the electrophotographic photoreceptor to the intermediate transfer member;

a film forming unit that forms the image developed by the liquid developer that is formed on the electrophotographic photoreceptor into a film; and

a secondary transfer unit that transfers the image developed by the liquid developer having become a film to a transfer medium from the intermediate transfer member.