Silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material containing pyrazoloazole type cyan coupler

Claim 2

A light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material comprising a support and, provided thereon, a red light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a pyrazoloazole type cyan dye-forming coupler having at least one electron attractive group at a substitutable position except the active site of the coupler for coupling reaction.

Claim 3

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material of claim 1, wherein the spectral absorption maximum within the visible wave length of said cyan dye-forming coupler is between 580nm to 710nm.

Claim 4

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material of claim 2, wherein the spectral absorption maximum within the visible wave length of said cyan dye-forming coupler is between 600nm to 700nm.

Claim 5

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material of claim 1, wherein said cyan dye-forming coupler is represented by Formula [i]-1; wherein R 1 is a hydrogen atom or a substituent, R 2 is a hydrogen atom or a substituent provided that at least one of R 1 and R 2 (at least one of R 2 s when there are more than 2 R 2 s) is an electron attractive group; Z represents a group of non-metal atoms necessary to complete a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring; R 2 being connected with a carbon atom of said heterocyclic ring; X represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent capable of being split off upon reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent; and n is an integer of 1 or 2.

Claim 6

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material of claim 4, wherein said R 1 is an electron attractive group.

Claim 7

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material of claim 5, wherein said electron attractive group is selected from the group consisting of a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyloxy group, a sulfonylmethyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a phosphoryl group, a tetrazolyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a halogenated alkoxy group, a halogenated aryloxy group, an acyl group, a halogen group, a nitro group and a carboxy group.

Claim 8

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material of claim 1, wherein said cyan dye-forming coupler is represented by Formula [1]-4; wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of a cyano group, an acyloxy group, an oxycarbonyl group or a carbamoyl group; R 2 and Y independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of beeing split off upon reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent.

Claim 9

A light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material of claim 4, wherein at least one of said R 2 is an electron attractive group.

Claim 10

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material of claim 1, wherein said cyan dye-forming coupler is represented by Formula [1]-6; wherein R 2 represents a substituent selected from the group consisting of a sulfonyl group, a sulfonyloxy group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a phosphoryl group, a tetrazolyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a halogenated alkoxy group, a halogenated aryloxy group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, an acyl group and a carbamoyl group: R i and R 3 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being split off upon reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent.

Claim 11

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material of claim 4, wherein at least two of said R 1 and R 2 (s) are electron attractive groups.

Claim 12

The light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material of claim 1, wherein said red light-sensitive emulsion layer contains a spectral sensitizing dye selected from the group consisting of ones represented by formulas [A], [B], [C], [D], [E] and [F]: Wherein Z 1 through Z 9 each represent a group of atoms necessary for completing a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring condensed with a pyridine ring, an imidazole ring, a thiazole ring, a selenazole ring, an oxazole ring or a tetrazole ring; Zio represents a group of atoms necessary for completing a benzothiazole ring, a benzoselenazole ring, a β-naphthothiazole ring, a β-naphthoselenazole ring, a benzimidazole ring or a 2-quinoline ring; Q 1 and Q 2 each represent a group of atoms necessary for associatively completing a nucleus of 4-thiazolidinone, 5-thiazolidinone or 4-imidazolidinone; R 1 and R 15 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R 7 , R 8 , R 7 , and R 8 , each represent an alkyl group: R 9 and R 11 each represent an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , Rs. R 6 , R 10 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 and R 16 each represent an alkyl group or an aryl group; ℓ is an integer of 1 or 2; Y represents a sulfur atom or selenium atom: L 1 through L 6 each represent a substituted or nonsubstituted methine group; and K represents an acid anion.