Abstract:
A color image forming process is described, which comprises developing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material with a color developer containing an aromatic primary amine developing agent and being substantially free of benzyl alcohol for a period of up to about 2 minutes and 30 seconds, wherein the silver halide color photographic material comprises a reflective support having thereon a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow color-forming coupler, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contaning a magenta color-forming coupler, and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan color-forming coupler in this order, the material further containing light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layers between the blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and the green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and between the green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer on the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, the volume ratio of the oil component to the hydrophilic colloid in each of the light-insensitive layers is at most about 0.2 and both the light-insensitive layer between the green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and the light-insensitive layer on the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer each contains at least one ultraviolet absorbent compound represented by formula (F): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5, which may be the same or different, each may represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and the R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 may bond together to form a 5-membered or 6-membered aromatic ring.
Abstract:
Silver halide color photographic materials contain pyrazoloazole type magenta couplers having at least one hydroxyphenyl group bonded thereto. The silver halide color photographic materials are improved in color developability and color image light fastness. The pyrazoloazole type magenta couplers are 5-membered ring/5-membered ring condensed nitrogen heterocyclic type couplers.
Abstract:
A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is described, the material comprising a support having thereon at least one photographic layer containing at least one compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, ##STR2## a substituted or unsubstituted silyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phosphoric acid group, or a divalent group derived from the above-described groups which forms a ring together with the oxygen atom linking to --R and the carbon atom which is in the ortho-position to --O--R and to which ##STR3## is not bonded; R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 which may be the same or different each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group or a substituent thereof; Q represents an atomic group necessary to form a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring; R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an amino group, a cycloamino group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group or a substituent thereof; and R.sub.5 represents an H atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group or a substituent thereof.
Abstract:
A color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer containing a hydrophobic coupler, in which the color photographic material additionally contains both a polymer having a recurring unit represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an alkyl-substituted amino group or an aryl-substituted amino group, with the proviso that both of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are not simultaneously hydrogen atoms, the total number of carbon atoms in R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is 4 to 12, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 do not contain an acidic group, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 can combine to form a ring;And a polymer having a recurring unit represented by the following general formula (II); ##STR2## wherein R.sup.4 has the same meaning as R.sup.1 ; and Q represents (1) --(CH.sub.2).sub.p OH, wherein p represents 0 or 1, ##STR3## wherein q represents an integer of 2 to 4, ##STR4## wherein R.sup.5 represents an alkyl group; and R.sup.6 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, ##STR5## wherein Z.sup.1 represents the atoms necessary to form a lactam ring, an oxazolidone ring or a pyridone ring, or ##STR6## wherein Z.sup.2 represents the atoms necessary to form a morpholine ring.
Abstract:
A yellow color forming photographic coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Q represents an aliphatic group, an alicyclic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group; Y represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an alicyclic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group; R represents a divalent aliphatic group, a divalent alicyclic group, a divalent aromatic group or a divalent heterocyclic group; and Z represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a nitrogen atom substituted with an electron attracting group.
Abstract:
A method of forming color photographic images which comprises developing image-exposed photographic silver halide emulsion layer with a primary aromatic amino color developing agent in the presence of a yellow color forming coupler represented by the following general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group or an acyl group; X.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; X.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or an acyl group; Y represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; and Q represents a residue of a yellow color forming coupler, e.g., a yellow coupler in which one hydrogen atom attached to the active methylene group of the coupler is eliminated. These yellow color forming couplers provide yellow color images having superior properties.
Abstract:
A photographic silver halide emulsion containing a yellow color forming coupler, in which one hydrogen atom of an active methylene group is replaced by a 2,5-dioxo-1-imidazolidinyl group, in which a nitrogen atom at 3-position and a carbon atom at 4-position are connected to form a ring through a divalent aliphatic radical, a photographic element containing the emulsion and a method for forming color photographic images which comprises developing the image-exposed photographic silver halide emulsion with a primary aromatic amino developing agent. These yellow color forming couplers have a high coupling reactivity as well as no adverse effect on the bleaching of developed silver and thus they are suitable for use in rapid processing type color photographic materials.
Abstract:
A method of forming color photographic images which comprises developing an image-exposed photographic silver halide emulsion layer with a primary aromatic amino color developing agent in the presence of a yellow color forming coupler, in which one hydrogen atom of an active methylene group is substituted with a 5-alkylidene-3-hydantoinyl group and a color photographic light-sensitive element which comprises a silver halide emulsion containing a yellow color forming coupler, in which one hydrogen atom of an active methylene group of the coupler is substituted with a 5-alkylidene-3-hydantoinyl group. These yellow color forming couplers have a high coupling reactivity and additionally provide a stable coupler dispersion.