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EP0200206A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Silver halide photographic light-sensitive material

Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc
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Filing: 1986-04-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-04-29
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Abstract

Abstract A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising negative type silver halide grains of core-shell structure with an inner core of silver bromide or iodobromide, an outermost shell containing 0 to 10 mol % of silver iodide, a high iodide-containing shell provided inside said outermost shell and an intermediate shell of which a silver iodide content is at least 3 mol % higher than that of said outermost shell, and at least 3 mol % lower than than of said highly iodide-containing shell, the material also comprising a magenta coupler of formula wherein Z forms a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring optionally substituted, X represents hydrogen, halogen or monovalent group which is capable of being released from the coupler residue and R represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent group.

Inventors

  • 👤 Toshifumi Iijima
  • 👤 Kenji Kumashiro
  • 👤 Shoji Matsuzaka
  • 👤 Hiroshi Kashiwagi

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 17:37
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C7/00; G03C7/30; G03C7/32; G03C7/36; G03C7/38; G03C7/381; G03C7/382; G03C7/3825; G03C1/00; G03C1/005; G03C1/035; G03C7/3022

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim 218 words
A silver halide photographic light-sensitive having at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said silver halide emulsion layer comprises a magenta coupler represented by the general formula [I] and a negative type silver halide grains of a core-shell structure which consists of an inner core essentially consisting of silver bromide or silver iodobromide and a plurality of shells essentially consisting of silver oromide or silver iodobromide, said plurality of shells comprising an outermost shell containing 0 to 10 mol% of silver iodide, a high iodide-containing shell provided inside said outermost shell of which silver iodide content is at least 6 mol% higher than that of said outermost shell, and an intermediate shell provided between said outermost shell and said high iodide-containing shell of which a silver iodide content is at least 3 mol% higher than that of said outermost shell, and at least 3 mol% lower than that of said highly iodide-containing shell: (wherein, Z represents a group of non-metallic atoms necessary to complete a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring which may have a substituent, X represents a hydrogen atom, nalogen atom or monovalent group which is, upon reaction with an oxydation product of a color developing agent, capable of being released from the coupler residue and R represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent group.).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 218 words
A silver halide photographic light-sensitive having at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said silver halide emulsion layer comprises a magenta coupler represented by the general formula [I] and a negative type silver halide grains of a core-shell structure which consists of an inner core essentially consisting of silver bromide or silver iodobromide and a plurality of shells essentially consisting of silver oromide or silver iodobromide, said plurality of shells comprising an outermost shell containing 0 to 10 mol% of silver iodide, a high iodide-containing shell provided inside said outermost shell of which silver iodide content is at least 6 mol% higher than that of said outermost shell, and an intermediate shell provided between said outermost shell and said high iodide-containing shell of which a silver iodide content is at least 3 mol% higher than that of said outermost shell, and at least 3 mol% lower than that of said highly iodide-containing shell: (wherein, Z represents a group of non-metallic atoms necessary to complete a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring which may have a substituent, X represents a hydrogen atom, nalogen atom or monovalent group which is, upon reaction with an oxydation product of a color developing agent, capable of being released from the coupler residue and R represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent group.).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 136 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein said R represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent group selected from the group consisting, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an acyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a cyano group, a residue of a spyro compounds, a residue of bridged hydrocarbons, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an heterocycloxy group, a siloxy group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyloxy group, an amino group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, an imido group, an ureido group, a sulfamoylamino group, an alxoxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, and a heterocyclic group.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 37 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein said magenta coupler is represented by the general formula [XII]: (wherein, Z 3 , X, R respectively represent the same atoms or groups as in Formula [I].).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 46 words
The silver nalide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 3, wherein said magenta coupler is represented oy the general formula [VI]: (wherein, R, R 11 are independently selected from the same atoms or groups of R in formula [I], and X is the same in formula [I].).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 147 words
Tne silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 2, 3 or 4, wherein R is represented oy the general formula [XIII]: (wherein, R 10 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent group selected from the group consisting a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an acyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a cyano group, a resudue of a spyro compounds a residue of bridged hydrocarbons, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an heterocycloxy group, a siloxy group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyloxy group, an amino group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, an imido group, an ureido group, a sulfamoylamino group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an alkylthio group, arylthio group, and a heterocyclic group).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 21 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 5, wherein said R 19 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 28 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein the silver iodide content of said high iodide containing-shell is within the range of 6 to 40 mol%.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 28 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 7, wherein the silver iodide content of said high iodide containing-shell is within the range of 10 to 40 mol%.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 27 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein the silver iodide content of said outermost shell is within the range of 0 to 5 mol%.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 27 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 9, wherein the silver iodide content of said outermost shell is within tne range of 0 to 2 mol%.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 29 words
1 1. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 10, wherein the silver iodide content of said outermost shell is within the range of 0 to 1 mol%.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 34 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein the difference of the silver iodide content between said intermediate shell and aid outermost shell is within the range of 4 to 35 mol%.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 34 words
Tne silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein the difference of the silver iodide content between said high iodide-containing shell and said intermediate snellis within the range of 4 to 35 mol%.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 31 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein the difference of the silver iodide content between said high iodide-containing snell and outermost shell is not less than 8 mol%.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 31 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 14, wherein the difference of the silver iodide content between said high iodide-containing shell and outermost shell is not less than 10 mol%.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 28 words
1 6. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein silver iodide content of said inner core is within the range of 0 to 40 mol%.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 26 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 16, wherein silver iodide content of said inner core is within the range of 0 to 10 mol%.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 28 words
1 8. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 17, wherein silver iodide content of said inner core is within the range of 0 to 6 mol%.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 33 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein a volume of said outermost shell is within the range of 4 to 70% of a whole volume of said silver halide grain.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 33 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 19, wherein the volume of said outermost shell is within the range of 10 to 50% of the whole volume of said silver halide grain.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 34 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein a volume of said high iodide-containing shell is within the range of 10 to 80% of the whole volume of said silver halide grain.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 34 words
The silver halide photographic lignt-sensitive material of claim 21, wherein the volume of said hign iodide-containing shell is within the range of 20 to 50% of the wnole volume of said silver halide grain.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 34 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 22, wherein the volume of said high iodide-containing shell is within the range of 20 to 45% of the whole volume of said silver halide grain.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 33 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein a volume of said intermediate shell is within the range of 5 to 60% of the whole volume of said silver halide grain.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 33 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 24, wherein the volume of said intermediate shell is within the range of 20 to 55% of the whole volume of said silver halide grain.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim 24 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein a size of said inner core is within the range of 0.05 to 0.8gm.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim 24 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 26, wherein the size of said inner core is within the range of 0.05 to 0.4µm.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim 30 words
Tne silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein a whole content of silver iodide of said silver halide grain is within the range of 1 to 20 mol%.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim 30 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 28, wherein the whole content of silver iodide of said silver halide grain is within the range of 1 to 15 mol%.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim 30 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 29, wherein the whole content of silver iodide of said silver halide grain is within the range of 2 to 12 mol%.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim 19 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein said silver halide grains are in a monodispersed state.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim 33 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 31, wherein a variation coefficient representing a dispersed state of said silver halide grains, which is defined the equation [A], is not more than 20%:
Claim 34
Dependent Claim 18 words
The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 32, wherein satd variation coefficient is not more than 15%.

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