Light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material

Claim 2

A light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material having, on a support, a red sensitive emulsion layer group and a green senstivie emulsion layer gorup constituted by at least two layers of which the color sensitivities are substantially the same and the light- sensitivities are different from each other, and a plural number of light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layers, which comprises a DIR compound capable of releasing a diffusible development inhibitor or a precursor thereof by the reaction with an oxidized form of a color developing agent and satisfies at least one of the following Conditions A and B: Condition A: to have at least one layer of said light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layers containing a non-diffusible red absorptive dye and being located at the position farther, when viewed from the support, than the red sensitive emulsion layer closest to the support among said red sensitive emulsion layer group Condition B: to have at least one layer of said light-insensitve hydrophilic colloidal layers containing -a non-diffusible green absorptive dye and being located at the position farther, when viewed from the support, than the green sensitive emulsion layer closest to the support among said green sensitive emulsion layer group.

Claim 3

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim I, wherein the DIR compound is represented by the following general formula (1): wherein A represents a coupler component; m is an integer of 1 or 2, and Y is a group which is bonded to the coupler component A at the coupling site of A and capable of being eliminated by the reaction of the DIR compound with an oxidized form of a color developing agent to become, after eliminated, a development inhibitor having higher diffusibility or a compound capable of releasing a development inhibitor.

Claim 4

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim 2 wherein Y in general formula (1) of Claim 1 is a group selected from the groups of the general formula (2A) to (5) general formula (2A) general formula (2B) general formula (2C) general formula (2D) general formula (2E) general formula (3) general formula (4) general formula (5) wherein, in general formulas (2A)-(2D) and (3), R 1 represents an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an acylamino group, a halogen atom, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a thiazolideneamino group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyl group, an N-alkylcarbamoyl group, an N,N-dialkylcarbamoyl group, a nitro group, an amino gorup, an N-arylcarbamoyloxy group, a sulfamoyl group, an N-alkylcarbamoyloxy gorup, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy- cabonylamino group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cyano group, an alkylsulfonyl group or an aryloxycarbonylamino group; n represents 1 or 2 and, in cases where n is 2, R I may be the same or different and the total number of carbon atoms included in n R l s is 0 to 10; R 2 in general formula (2E) has the same meaning as R I of (2A) - (2D) and X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; R 2 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group in general formula (4); R3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, and R 4 in general formula (5) represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, an acylamino group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, an alkanesulfonamido group, a cyano group, a heterocyclic group, an alkylthio group or an amino group; provided that in general formula (2E) and (4), the number of carbon atoms contained in R 2 is 1 to 15; and in general formula (5), the total number of carbon atoms contained in R 3 and R 4 is 1 to 15.

Claim 5

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim I wherein Y in general formula (1) of Claim 1 is a group represented by the following general formula (6) wherein TIME represents a group bonded to the coupling site of a coupler, capable of being cleaved by the reaction with a color developing agent and capable of releasing, after cleavage, and INHIBIT group under appropriate control; an INHIBIT represents a group which functions as a development inhibitor after released.

Claim 6

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim 4 wherein the -TIME-INHIBIT group is a group selected from the groups represented by the following general formulas (7)-(13) general formula (7) general formula (8) general formula (9) general formula (10) general formula (11) general formula (12) general formula (13) wherein, in general formulas (7) to (13), R 5 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkoxy broup, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an anilino group, an acylamino group, a ureido group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a sulfonamido group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an aryl group, a carboxy group, a sulfo group, a hydroxy group or an alkanesulfonyl group; in general formulas (7), (8), (9), (11) and (13), represents an integer of 1 or 2; in general formulas (7), (11), (12) and (13), k represents an integer of 1 or 2; in general formulas (7), (10) and (11), R 6 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group; in general formulas (12) and (13), B represents an oxgen atom or group in which R 6 has the same meanings as defined above; and INHIBIT has the same meanings as defined in general formulas (2A), (2B), (3), (4) and (5) of Claim 3, provided that, in general formula (2A), (2B) and (3), the number of carbon atoms contained in each of R I in molecule is 1 to 32 in total; in general formula (4), the number of carbon atoms contained in R 2 is 1 to 32; and, in general formula (5), the number of carbon atoms contained in R 3 and R 4 is 0 to 32 in total.

Claim 7

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim I wherein A in general formula (1) represents a residue selected from a yellow coupler residue of the pivaloyacetanilide type, the benzolylacetanilide type, the malonic acid diester type, the malonic acid diamide type, dibenzoylmethane type, the benzothiazolylacetamide type, the malonic acid monoester monoamide type, the benzothiazolyl acetate type, the benzoxazolylacetamide type, the benzoxazolyl acetate type, the benzimidazolylacetamide type or the benzimidazolyl acetate type; a magenta coupler residue having a 5-oxo-2-pyrazoline nucleus, a pyrazolo-[1,5- albenzimidazole nucleus or a cyanoacetophenone type coupler residue; a cyan coupler residue having a phenol nucleus or an a-naphthol residue; or a coupler residue of an imidazolone series or a pyrazolotriazole series.

Claim 8

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim 1 wherein the amount of the DIR compound to be used is within a range of 0.0005 to 0.05 mole per one mole of the silver halide contained in an emulsion layer.

Claim 9

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim 7 wherein the amount of the DIR compound to be used in within a range of 0.001 to 0.01 mole per one mole of the silver halide contained in an emulsion layer.

Claim 10

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim 1 wherein the amount of the non-diffusible red or green absorptive dye to be used in such that the transmission density is 0.01 to 0.3 when measured with a light of wave length region corresponding to the color sensitivity in the red region (600 to 700 nm) or the green region (500 to 600 nm) for the red or green absorptive light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer containing the red or green absorptive dye, repectively.

Claim 11

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim 9 wherein the amount of the non-diffusible red or green absorptive dye to be used is such that the transmission density is 0.03 to 0.1.

Claim 12

ll. The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim I wherein the light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer containing the non-diffusible red absorptive dye is located at the position being adjacent to and farhter, when viewed from the support, than the red sensitive emulsion layer closest to the support.

Claim 13

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim 1 wherein the light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer containing the non-diffusible green adsorptive dye is located at the position being adjecent to and farther, when viewed from he support, than the green sensitive emulsion layer closest to the support.

Claim 14

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim 1, wherein said non-diffusible red absorptive dye is a reaction product of a cyan coupler with a color developing agent.

Claim 15

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim 1, wherein said non-diffusible green absorptive dye is a reaction product of a magenta coupler with a color developing agent.

Claim 16

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim 1, wherein said non-diffusible green absorptive dye is a colored cyan coupler.

Claim 17

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layers is incorporated with finely divided silver halide.

Claim 18

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim 1, wherein said silver halide contained in the emulsion is tablet silver halide grains.

Claim 19

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim 17, wherein the average aspect ratio of the tablet silver halide grains is 5 or higher.

Claim 20

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material according to Claim 15, wherein said colored cyan coupler is a compound represented by the following general formula [I]-a or [I]-b. General formula [I]-a General formula [I]-b wherein R 1 and R 2 represent, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom, a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a mono- or bicycloalkyl group, a terpenyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, or R 1 and R 2 may represent non-matallic atoms necessary for forming, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, a heterocyclic group.