Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
272 words
A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing substantially surface latent image type silver halide grains, said emulsion layer or at least one hydrophilic colloid layer adjacent to the emulsion layer containing a compound represented by general formula (I): wherein Z represents an atomic group necessary for forming a monocyclic or condensed heterocyclic ring composed of a carbon atom or carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom or nitrogen atoms; L 1 represents a divalent organic group; m represents 0 or 1; L 2 represents -CONR-, -NRCO-, -S0 2 NR-, -NRSO 2 -, -OCO-, -COO-, -S-, -NR-, -CO-, -SO-, -SO 2 -, -OCOO-, -NRCONR-, -NRCOO-, -OCONR-, or -NRSO 2 NR'-(wherein R and R' each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group); and A represents a residue formed by removing one hydrogen atom from Ar of the compound represented by the following general formula (II) or a residue formed by removing M from the compound of general formula (II): wherein Ar represents an aryl group; M represents a formyl group, an acyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfinyl group, an arylsulfinyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a sulfinamoyl group, an alkoxysulfonyl group, a thioacyl group, a thiocarbamoyl group, or a heterocyclic group; R 1 represents a hydrogen atom; said M, R 1 and the nitrogen atom to which M and R 1 attach may form a partial structure of hydrazone; and R 0 represents a hydrogen atom, a formyl group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, or an aryloxycarbonyl group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
272 words
A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing substantially surface latent image type silver halide grains, said emulsion layer or at least one hydrophilic colloid layer adjacent to the emulsion layer containing a compound represented by general formula (I): wherein Z represents an atomic group necessary for forming a monocyclic or condensed heterocyclic ring composed of a carbon atom or carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom or nitrogen atoms; L 1 represents a divalent organic group; m represents 0 or 1; L 2 represents -CONR-, -NRCO-, -S0 2 NR-, -NRSO 2 -, -OCO-, -COO-, -S-, -NR-, -CO-, -SO-, -SO 2 -, -OCOO-, -NRCONR-, -NRCOO-, -OCONR-, or -NRSO 2 NR'-(wherein R and R' each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group); and A represents a residue formed by removing one hydrogen atom from Ar of the compound represented by the following general formula (II) or a residue formed by removing M from the compound of general formula (II): wherein Ar represents an aryl group; M represents a formyl group, an acyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfinyl group, an arylsulfinyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a sulfinamoyl group, an alkoxysulfonyl group, a thioacyl group, a thiocarbamoyl group, or a heterocyclic group; R 1 represents a hydrogen atom; said M, R 1 and the nitrogen atom to which M and R 1 attach may form a partial structure of hydrazone; and R 0 represents a hydrogen atom, a formyl group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, or an aryloxycarbonyl group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The silver halide photographic material as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the compound shown by general formula (I) is the compound represented by general formula (III) wherein Z, L 1 , L 2 , m, R 0 , R 1 and M have the same significance as defined in regard to general formulae (I) and (II) and G represents a group formed by removing one hydrogen atom from Ar of general formula (II).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The silver halide photographic material as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the compound shown by general formula (I) is the compound represented by general formula (IV): wherein Z, L1, m, R 0 , R 1 and Ar have the same significance as defined in regard to general formulae (I) and (II) and L 2 ' represents -CO-, -SO-, or -SO 2 -.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
90 words
The silver halide photographic material as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the compound shown by general formula (I) is the compound represented by general formula (V): wherein L 1 , L 2' m, R 0 , R 1 , and M have the same significance as defined in regard to general formulae (I) and (II); R 2 and R 3 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a carbonamido group, a sulfonamido group, or a halogen atom; and a and b are .each 0 to 4.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A silver halide photographic material as claimed in Claim 1, wherein R 1 in the general formula (II) is a hydrogen atom or forms a partial structure of hydrazone with M and the nitrogen atom to which R 1 and M attach; wherein R" represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group and R"' represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A silver halide photographic material as claimed in Claim 3, wherein R 1 in the general formula (III) represents a hydrogen atom or forms a partial structure of hydrazone with M and the nitrogen atom to which R 1 and M attach; wherein R" represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group and R"' represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A silver halide photographic material as claimed in Claim 3, wherein R in the general formula (IV) represents a hydrogen atom or forms a partial structure of hydrazone with L 2 ' and the nitrogen atom to which R 1 and L 2 ' attach; wherein R" represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A silver halide photographic material as claimed in Claim 1, wherein L 2 is -CONR-, -SO 2 NR-, or TNRCONR'-; wherein R and R' are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A silver halide photographic material as claimed in Claim 2, wherein L 2 in the general formula (III) represents -CONR-, -SO 2 NR-, or -NRCONR'-; wherein R and R' are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The silver halide photographic material as claimed in Claim 4, wherein L2 in the general formula (V) is -CONR-, -SO 2 NR-, or -NRCONR'-; wherein R and R' are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A silver halide photographic material as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the amount of the compound represented by the general formula (I) is 1 x 10 -6 to 1 x 10 -3 mol per mol of silver in the surface latent image type silver halide emulsion.