(57) An optical recording medium having a substrate and an optical recording layer on
the substrate. The optical recording layer is formed of an optical recording material
containing at least one heterocyclic compound represented by general formula (III):

wherein Z1 represents oxygen, sulfur, -CR5R6-, etc. (R5 and R6 are each a substituent, e.g., an alkyl group or an aralkyl group, or are taken together
to form a ring); R1 and R2 each represent hydrogen, etc.; R3 and R4 each represent an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or are taken together to
form a heterocyclic ring having no multiple bond; An'- represents a q-valent anion; q represents 1 or 2; p represents a number necessary
to neutralize an electric charge; and m represents a number of 1 to 4.
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