Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A method of forming a cyan dye image in an exposed silver halide color photographic material comprising a support and a photosensitive silver halide emulsion, said method comprising developing the exposed silver halide color photographic material with a color developing solution containing an aromatic primary amine color developing agent in the presence of a cyan coupler represented by formula (I): wherein EWG₁ and EWG₂ each represents an electron attractive group having a Hammett's substituent constant σ p value of at least 0.30 or; R₁ represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R₂ represents a substituent; X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of splitting off by a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent; R₁ and R₂ may be bonded to each other to form a ring; and provided that R₂ must not be a halogen atom.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 1, wherein said σ p value is at least 0.50.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 1, wherein said σ p value is not more than 1.0.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 1, wherein said σ p value is not more than 0.70.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 1, wherein EWG₁, and EWG₂ each represents a cyano group, a nitro group, an aliphatic- or aromatic-acyl group, a carbamoyl group, a phosphono group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a phosphoryl group, a sulfamoyl group, an aliphatic- or aromatic-sulfonyl group, or a perfluoroalkyl group, or substituted groups thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 5, wherein the substituent of said substituted groups is at least one group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a carboxy group, an alkyl group, a cyoloalkyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an amino group, an acylamino group, an aliphatic- or an aromatic- sulfonylamino group, an acyl group, an aliphaic- or an aromatic- sulfonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a ureido group, an urethane group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a nitro group, and an alkoxycarbonyl group, and substituted groups thereof which are substituted with at least one of them.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 6, wherein said heterocyclic group is a 5 to 7-membered heterocyclic group containing at least one of N, O and S atoms with the proviso that the total numbers of N atom, O atom and S atom are 1 to 4, 0 to 1, and 0 to 1, respectively.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 1, wherein R₁ represents hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an aliphatic group having from 1 to 36 carbon atoms, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkenyloxy group, an amino group, an acyl group, an ester group, an amido group, a sulfamoylamino group, an imido group, an ureido group, an aliphatic- or aromatic-sulfonyl group, an aliphatic- or aromatic-thio group, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a carboxyl group, a nitro group, or a sulfo group; or substituted groups thereof; and R₁ and R₂ may be bonded to each other to form a ring.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 8, wherein the substituent of said substituted groups is at least one group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a carboxy group, an alkyl group, a cyoloalkyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an amino group, an acylamino group, an aliphatic- or an aromatic- sulfonylamino group, an acyl group, an aliphaic- or an aromatic- sulfonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a ureido group, an urethane group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a nitro group, and an alkoxycarbonyl group, and substituted groups thereof which are substituted with at least one of the above described substituents.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 1, R₂ represents an aliphatic group having from 1 to 36 carbon atoms, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkenyloxy group, an amino group, an acyl group, an ester group, an amido group, a sulfamoylamino group, an imido group, an ureido group, an aliphatic- or aromatic-sulfonyl group, an aliphatic- or aromatic-thio group, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a carboxyl group, a nitro group, or a sulfo group; or substituted groups thereof; and R₁ and R₂ may be bonded to each other to form a ring.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 10, wherein the substituent of said substituted groups is at least one group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a carboxy group, an alkyl group, a cyoloalkyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an amino group, an acylamino group, an aliphatic- or an aromatic- sulfonylamino group, an acyl group, an aliphaic- or an aromatic- sulfonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a ureido group, an urethane group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a nitro group, and an alkoxycarbonyl group, and substituted groups thereof which are substituted with at least one of the above described substituents.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 1, wherein X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom , an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acyloxy group, an aliphatic- or aromatic-sulfonyloxy group, an acylamino group, an aliphatic or aromatic sulfonamido group, an alkoxycarbonyloxy group, an aryloxycarbonyloxy group, an aliphatic-, aromatic- or heterocyclic-thio group, a carbamoylamino group, a 5-membered or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group, an imido group, an aromayic azo group, or a carboxyl group; substituted groups thereof; or a group which is bonded to the remainder of formula (I) via a carbon atom to form a bis-type coupler.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 12, wherein the substituent of said substituted groups is at least one group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a carboxy group, an alkyl group, a cyoloalkyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an amino group, an acylamino group, an aliphatic- or an aromatic- sulfonylamino group, an acyl group, an aliphaic- or an aromatic- sulfonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a ureido group, an urethane group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a nitro group, and an alkoxycarbonyl group, and substituted groups thereof which are substituted with at least one of the above described substituents.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 1, wherein the cyan dye has a maximum absorption wavelength of 580 to 720 nm.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 1, wherein said cyan dye forming coupler is incorporated in a silver halide color photographic material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 15, wherein said cyan dye forming coupler is an alkaline aqueous solution soluble coupler and is incorporated in a color developing solution for development of a silver halide color photographic material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 1, wherein said cyan dye forming coupler is incorporated in a silver halide color photographic material in an amount of 1 x 10⁻³ to 1 mol per mol of silver halide.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The method of forming a cyan dye image as in claim 15, wherein said cyan dye forming coupler is incorporated in a color developing solution for development of a silver halide color photographic material in an amount of 0.0005 to 0.05 mol per liter of the color developing solution.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support and at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan dye forming coupler represented by formula (I): wherein EWG₁ and EWG₂ each represents an electron attracting group having a Hammett's substituent constant σ p value of at least 0.30; R₁ represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R₂ represents a substituent; X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of splitting off by a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine compound; R₁ and R₂ may be bonded to each other to form a ring; and provided that R₂ must not be a halogen atom.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The silver halide color photographic material as in claim 19, wherein said emulsion layer is a red-sensitive emulsion layer.