Patent ID: 8808954

Claim:
An electrophotographic photoconductor comprising a conductive support, a photosensitive layer disposed on the conductive support, and an intermediate layer disposed between the conductive support and the photosensitive layer, wherein the intermediate layer comprises metal oxide particles and a binder resin, and the metal oxide particles are surface-treated with a titanium chelate compound represented by the following formula (1): Ti(OR) n (L) 4-n (1) wherein R at each occurrence independently represents a C 1-16 aliphatic hydrocarbon group; L at each occurrence independently represents a ligand derived from a chelating agent selected from the group consisting of β-ketoester represented by the following formula (1a): wherein R 1 and R 2 each represent a C 1-18 aliphatic hydrocarbon group; β-diketone represented by the following formula (1b): wherein R 3 to R 5 each represent a C 1-18 aliphatic hydrocarbon group; and C 3-10 alkylene glycol; n represents an integer of 1 to 3; and if n is 2 or more, two Rs may be coupled to each other.