A substantially light-insensitive thermographic recording material
comprising a support and a thermosensitive element, the thermosensitive
element containing a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt,
an organic reducing agent therefor in thermal working relationship
therewith, a binder and at least one compound selected from the group
consisting of mono-alkyl tetrachloro-phthalates, di-alkyl
tetrachlorophthalates and N-(tetrachloro-phthalimyl).sub.n-alkanes,
wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 1.