Patent ID: 8546050

Claim:
An electrophotographic photosensitive member, comprising: a conductive support; an intermediate layer which is placed on the conductive support; a photosensitive layer which is placed on the intermediate layer, and comprises a charge-generating substance and a hole-transporting substance, wherein the intermediate layer comprises a metal-oxide particle and a compound having a structure represented by the following formula (1): wherein, in the formula (1), R 1 and R 3 each independently represents a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an acetyl group, an alkyl halide group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or COOR 4 , R 4 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, k, l, and m each independently represents integer number 0 to 3, R 2 represents a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an acetyl group, an alkyl halide group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, COOR 8 , or an univalent group having a structure represented by the following formula (2) or the following formula (3), R 8 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms: wherein, in the formula (2), R 5 represents a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an acetyl group, an alkyl halide group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or COOR 9 , R 9 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms: wherein, in the formula (3), R 6 and R 7 each independently represents a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an acetyl group, an alkyl halide group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or COOR 10 , x and y each independently represents integer number 0 to 3, R 10 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.