Color photographic light-sensitive material

Claim 2

A color photographic silver halide light-sensitive material which comprises a support having thereon at least two light-sensitive layers, at least one of said layers containing a compound capable of coupling with an oxidation product of a color developing agent and in which a splitable hetero aromatic ring containing a triazole or diazole ring is connected to the carbon atom in the coupling position, through the nitrogen atom in the 1-position of said triazole or diazole ring.

Claim 3

The color photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein said compound capable of coupling has the general formula (I) ##EQU4## wherein R 1 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, a heterocyclic ring, an amino group, a carbonamido group, or an ureido group; and R 2 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group; the general formula (II) ##EQU5## wherein R 3 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; and R 4 represents a phenyl group; or the general formula (III) ##SPC3## wherein R 5 represents a carbamyl group, a sulfamyl group, or an alkoxycarbonyl group; and wherein Z in each of the formulae (I), (II) and (III) represents a triazole or diazole hetero ring residue represented by the following general formula ##EQU6## wherein V represents an aromatic ring of the benzene series or a heteroaromatic ring containing at least one nitrogen atom; L represents a methine group; and wherein V can contain substituents selected from the group consisting of an amino group, an acylamino group, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a nitro group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, or an aryl group; wherein two of the moieties of the general formula (I) having the general formula (Ia) ##EQU7## two of the moieties of the general formula (II) having the general formula (IIa) ##EQU8## or two of the moieties of the general formula (III) having the general formula (IIIa) ##SPC4## can be combined through a divalent moiety of said Z to form a bis derivative or through a divalent bond or group.

Claim 4

The color photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein said compound capable of coupling contains a nucleus moiety and said splitable heteroaromatic ring, said nucleus moiety being selected from the group consisting of nuclei of 5-pyrazolone couplers, cyanoacetylcumarone couplers, indazolone couplers, acylacetanilide couplers, pivaloylacetanilide couplers, aroylacetanilide couplers, naphthol couplers and phenol couplers.

Claim 5

The color photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein said compound capable of coupling is present in said layer in an amount ranging from about 0.001 to 0.5 moles per mol of silver.

Claim 6

The color photograpic light-sensitive material of claim 2, wherein Z in each of the formulae (I), (II) and (III) represents a triazole hetero ring residue represented by the following general formula: ##SPC5## wherein X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group or the atoms necessary to form a naphthalene ring together with the benzene ring.

Claim 7

The color photographic light-sensitive material of claim 2, wherein said compound capable of coupling is 1-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)-3-[2-chloro-5-(tetradecanamido)anilino]-4-(5-or 6-acetamido-1-benzotriazolyl)-5-pyrazolone, 1-benzyl-3-[2-chloro-5-(tetradecanamido)anilino]-4-(5- or 6-methyl-1-benzotriazolyl)-5-pyrazolone, 1-benzyl-3-(2-chloro-5-(tetradecanamido)anilino-4-(5- or 6-bromo-1-benzotriazolyl)-5-pyrazolone or 1-(4-acetamidophenyl)-3-[2-methoxy-5-(tetradecyloxycarbonyl)anilino]-4-(5- or 6-bromo-1-benzotriazolyl)-5-pyrazolone.

Claim 8

The color photographic light-sensitive material of claim 2, wherein said compound capable of coupling is α-(4-octadecyloxybenzoyl)-α-(5- or 6-bromo-1-benzotriazolyl)-2-methoxyacetanilide, α-pyvaloyl-α-(1-benzotriazolyl)-5-[α-(2,4-di-t-amylphenoxy)butylamido]-2-chloroacetanilide or α-benzoyl-α-(5- or 6-bromo-1-benzotriazolyl)-2-methoxy-5-hexadecyloxycarbonylacetanilide.

Claim 9

A color photographic silver halide light-sensitive material which comprises a support having thereon at least two light-sensitive layers, at least one of said layers containing a compound capable of coupling with an oxidation product of a color developing agent and in which a splitable hetero aromatic ring containing a triazole ring is connected to the carbon atom in the coupling position, through the nitrogen atom in the 1-position of said triazole ring.

Claim 10

A color photographic silver halide light-sensitive material which comprises a support having thereon at least two light-sensitive layers, at least one of said layers containing a compound capable of coupling with an oxidation product of a color developing agent and in which a splitable hetero aromatic ring containing a triazole ring is connected to the carbon atom in the coupling position, through the nitrogen atom in the 1-position of said triazole ring.

Claim 11

The color photographic light-sensitive material of claim 8, wherein said triazole ring residue has the general formula ##SPC6## wherein X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group or the atoms necessary to form a naphthalene ring together with the benzene ring.

Claim 12

The color photographic light-sensitive material of claim 8, wherein said compound capable of coupling has the general formula (I) ##EQU9## wherein R 1 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, a heterocyclic ring, an amino group, a carbonamido group, or an ureido group; and R 2 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group; the general formula (II) ##EQU10## wherein R 3 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; and R 4 represents a phenyl group; or the general formula (III) ##SPC7## wherein R 5 represents a carbamyl group, a sulfamyl group, or an alkoxycarbonyl group; and wherein Z in each of the formulae (I), (II) and (III) represents a triazole ring residue represented by the following general formula ##EQU11## wherein V represents an aromatic ring of the benzene series or a heteroaromatic ring containing at least one nitrogen atom; and wherein V can contain substituents selected from the group consisting of an amino group, an acylamino group, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a nitro group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, or an aryl group; wherein two of the moieties of the general formula (I) having the general formula (Ia) ##EQU12## two of the moieties of the general formula (II) having the general formula (IIa) ##EQU13## or two of the moieties of the general formula (III) having the general formula (IIIa) ##SPC8## can be combined through a divalent moiety of said Z to form a bis derivative or through a divalent bond or group.

Claim 13

The color photographic light-sensitive material of claim 8, wherein said compound capable of coupling contains a nucleus moiety and said splitable heteroaromatic ring, said nucleus moiety being selected from the group consisting of nuclei of 5-pyrazolone couplers, cyanoacetylcumarone couplers, indazolone couplers, acylacetanilide couplers, pivaloylacetanilide couplers, aroylacetanilide couplers, naphthol couplers and phenol couplers.