Photographic materials with ballasted, alkali cleavable azo dyes

Claim 2

A photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and one of said layers having associated therewith a cyan image dye-providing compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC42## wherein Car represents a ballasted carrier moiety which, as a function of oxidation of said compound under alkaline conditions, cleaves off from said compound releasing a diffusible dye; X represents a bivalent linking group of the formula -R 2 -L n -R 2 .sub. p - where each R 2 can be the same or different and each represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; a phenylene radical; or a phenylene radical substituted with chloro, bromo, cyano, nitro, methoxy, methyl, carboxy or sulfo; L represents a bivalent radical selected from oxy, carbonyl, carboxamido, carbamoyl, sulfonamido, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl or sulfonyl; n is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; p is 1 when n equals 1 and p is 1 or 0 when n equals 0, provided that when p is 1 the carbon content of the sum of both R 2 radicals does not exceed 14 carbon atoms; R represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; J represents a bivalent radical selected from sulfonyl or carbonyl; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy radical or a radical having the formula -NHCOR 3 or -NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl; G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU20## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro; D represents a halogen atom, a cyano radical, a nitro radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula --COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a fluorosulfonyl radical, a --SO 3 -phenyl radical or a --SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkyl carbonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl carbonyl radical, with the proviso that the carbon content of the sum of R 5 and R 6 not exceed 14 carbon atoms; a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 can be the same or different and is as described previously; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; or D can represent a substituent having the formula Car-[X-(NR-J) q ] m - or Car-X-J-, provided that the Car-[X-(NR-J) q ] m -substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the Car-X-J-NH- substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Car, X, J, R, q and m are as described previously. E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro radical, a cyano radical or a trifluoromethyl radical; M represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 and R 6 are as described previously, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; a phenylsulfonyl radical or a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 3

A photosensitive element as described in claim 1 wherein n and p each have a value of 0.

Claim 4

A photosensitive element as described in claim 1 wherein m has a value of 0.

Claim 5

A photosensitive element as described in claim 1 wherein G is a hydroxy radical.

Claim 6

A photosensitive element as described in claim 1 wherein E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a nitro radical; and M represents a hydrogen atom or a sulfamoyl radical as described in claim 1.

Claim 7

A photosensitive element as described in claim 1 wherein R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, phenylene or phenylene substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl or methoxy; L represents sulfamoyl, sulfonamido, carbamoyl or carboxamido; R represents hydrogen; q is an integer having a value of 1; m is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents hydrogen, hydroxy, --NHCOR 3 or --NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl; D represents chloro, fluoro, bromo, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro, fluorosulfonyl, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; phenylsulfonyl; phenylsulfonyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfamoyl, fluorosulfonyl, carboxy or sulfo; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 is hydrogen or methyl, and D can represent a substituent having the formula Car-[X-(NR-J) q ] m -or Car-X-J-, provided that the Car-[X-(NR-J) q ] m - substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the Car-X-J-NH substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Car, X, J, R, q and m are as described previously; E represents hydrogen, fluoro, or chloro; and M represents hydrogen or a sulfamoyl radical of the formula --SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen; an alkyl radical of 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo.

Claim 8

A photosensitive element as described in claim 6 wherein n and p each have a value of 0.

Claim 9

A photosensitive element as described in claim 6 wherein m has a value of 0.

Claim 10

A photosensitive element as described in claim 6 wherein G is a hydroxy radical.

Claim 11

A photosensitive element as described in claim 6 wherein E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or nitro radical; and M represents a hydrogen atom.

Claim 12

A photosensitive element as described in claim 6 wherein the Car-X-J-NH- substituent in Formula II is in the 5-position on the naphthalene nucleus relative to G; and the Car-[X-(NR-J) q ] m - substituent in Formula I is in the 5- or 6-position on the naphthalene nucleus relative to G; R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or phenylene; L represents sulfamoyl or sulfonamido; J represents sulfonyl; Q is in the 8-position relative to G and represents hydrogen, hydroxy, --NHSO 2 R 3 or --NHCOCH 3 ; G represents hydroxy, a photographically inactive ammonium salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU21## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro; D represents chloro, bromo, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, or benzylsulfonyl; E represents hydrogen; and M represents hydrogen.

Claim 13

A photosensitive element as described in claim 11 wherein X represents ##SPC43## G represents hydroxy or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group; and D represents an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms.

Claim 14

A photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and one of said layers having associated therewith a cyan image dye-providing compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC44## wherein Ball represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration as to render said compound nondiffusible during development in an alkaline processing composition; Y represents the carbon atoms necessary to complete a benzene or naphthalene nucleus; X represents a bivalent linking group of the formula -R 2 -L n -R 2 p - where each R 2 can be the same or different and each represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; a phenylene radical; or a phenylene radical substituted with chloro, bromo, cyano, nitro, methoxy, methyl, carboxy or sulfo; L represents a bivalent radical selected from oxy, carbonyl, carboxamido, carbamoyl, sulfonamido, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl or sulfonyl; n is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; p is 1 when n equals 1 and p is 1 or 0 when n equals 0, provided that when p is 1 the carbon content of the sum of both R 2 radicals does not exceed 14 carbon atoms; R represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; J represents a bivalent radical selected from sulfonyl or carbonyl; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy radical or a radical having the formula -NHCOR 3 or -NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl; G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU22## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro; D represents a halogen atom, a cyano radical, a nitro radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a fluorosulfonyl radical, a -SO 3 -phenyl radical or a -SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkyl carbonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl carbonyl radical, with the proviso that the carbon content of the sum of R 5 and R 6 not exceed 14 carbon atoms; a carbamoyl radical of the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 can be the same or different and is as described previously; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; or D can represent a substituent having the formula ##SPC45## provided that the ##SPC46## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the ##SPC47## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Car, X, J, R, q and m are as described previously. E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro radical, a cyano radical or a trifluoromethyl radical; M represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 and R 6 are as described previously, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; a phenylsulfonyl radical or a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 15

A photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and one of said layers having associated therewith a cyan image dye-providing compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC44## wherein Ball represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration as to render said compound nondiffusible during development in an alkaline processing composition; Y represents the carbon atoms necessary to complete a benzene or naphthalene nucleus; X represents a bivalent linking group of the formula -R 2 -L n -R 2 p - where each R 2 can be the same or different and each represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; a phenylene radical; or a phenylene radical substituted with chloro, bromo, cyano, nitro, methoxy, methyl, carboxy or sulfo; L represents a bivalent radical selected from oxy, carbonyl, carboxamido, carbamoyl, sulfonamido, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl or sulfonyl; n is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; p is 1 when n equals 1 and p is 1 or 0 when n equals 0, provided that when p is 1 the carbon content of the sum of both R 2 radicals does not exceed 14 carbon atoms; R represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; J represents a bivalent radical selected from sulfonyl or carbonyl; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy radical or a radical having the formula -NHCOR 3 or -NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl; G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU22## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro; D represents a halogen atom, a cyano radical, a nitro radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a fluorosulfonyl radical, a -SO 3 -phenyl radical or a -SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkyl carbonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl carbonyl radical, with the proviso that the carbon content of the sum of R 5 and R 6 not exceed 14 carbon atoms; a carbamoyl radical of the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 can be the same or different and is as described previously; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; or D can represent a substituent having the formula ##SPC45## provided that the ##SPC46## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the ##SPC47## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Car, X, J, R, q and m are as described previously. E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro radical, a cyano radical or a trifluoromethyl radical; M represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 and R 6 are as described previously, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; a phenylsulfonyl radical or a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 16

A photosensitive element as described in claim 13 wherein R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, phenylene or phenylene substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl or methoxy; L represents sulfamoyl, sulfonamido, carbamoyl, or carboxamido; R represents hydrogen; q is an integer having a value of 1; m is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents hydrogen, hydroxy, --NHCOR 3 or --NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl; D represents chloro; fluoro; bromo; cyano; trifluoromethyl; nitro; fluorosulfonyl; alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; phenylsulfonyl; phenylsulfonyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfamoyl, fluorosulfonyl, carboxy or sulfo; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 is hydrogen or methyl, and D can represent a substituent having the formula ##SPC48## provided that the ##SPC49## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the ##SPC50## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Y, Ball, X, R, J, q and m are as described previously; E represents hydrogen, fluoro or chloro; and M represents hydrogen or a sulfamoyl radical of the formula --SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen; an alkyl radical of 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo.

Claim 17

A photosensitive element as described in claim 14 wherein n and p each have a value of 0.

Claim 18

A photosensitive element as described in claim 14 wherein m has a value of 0.

Claim 19

A photosensitive element as described in claim 14 wherein G is a hydroxy radical.

Claim 20

A photosensitive element as described in claim 14 wherein E represents a hydrogen atom; and M represents a hydrogen atom.

Claim 21

A photosensitive element as described in claim 14 wherein the ##SPC51## containing substituent on the naphthalene nucleus is in the 5- or 6-position relative to G in Formula I and in the 5-position relative to G in Formula II; Y represents the atoms necessary to complete a naphthalene nucleus; R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or phenyl; L represents sulfamoyl or sulfonamido; J represents sulfonyl; Q is in the 8-position relative to G and represents hydrogen, hydroxy, --NHSO 2 CH 3 , or --NHCOCH 3 ; G represents hydroxy, a photographically inactive ammonium salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula ##EQU23## wherein R 4 is an alkyl having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro; D represents chloro, bromo, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or benzylsulfonyl; E represents hydrogen; and M represents hydrogen.

Claim 22

A photosensitive element as described in claim 19 wherein X represents ##SPC52## G represents hydroxy or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group; and D represents an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms.

Claim 23

A photosensitive element as described in claim 19 wherein -Ball is linked to the sulfonamidonaphthol nucleus through a bivalent ##EQU24## moiety.

Claim 24

A photosensitive element as described in claim 20 wherein -Ball represents ##SPC53## and is in the 2-position relative to the hydroxy group.

Claim 25

A photosensitive element as described in claim 1 wherein said cyan image dye-providing compound is contained in a layer contiguous to the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 26

A photosensitive element as described in claim 6 wherein said cyan image dye-providing compound is contained in a layer contiguous to the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 27

A photosensitive element as described in claim 11 wherein said cyan image dye-providing compound is contained in a layer contiguous to the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 28

A photosensitive element as described in claim 12 wherein said cyan image dye-providing compound is contained in a layer contiguous to the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 29

A photosensitive element as described in claim 13 wherein said cyan image dye-providing compound is contained in a layer contiguous to the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 30

A photosensitive element as described in claim 14 wherein said cyan image dye-providing compound is contained in a layer contiguous to the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 31

A photosensitive element as described in claim 15 wherein said cyan image dye-providing compound is contained in a layer contiguous to the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 32

A photosensitive element as described in claim 16 wherein said cyan image dye-providing compound is contained in a layer contiguous to the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 33

A photosensitive element as described in claim 19 wherein said cyan image dye-providing compound is contained in a layer contiguous to the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 34

A photosensitive element as described in claim 20 wherein said cyan image dye-providing compound is contained in a layer contiguous to the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 35

A photosensitive element as described in claim 21 wherein said cyan image dye-providing compound is contained in a layer contiguous to the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 36

A photosensitive element as described in claim 22 wherein said cyan image dye-providing compound is contained in a layer contiguous to the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 37

A photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon a layer containing a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a cyan image dye-providing material, a layer containing a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a magenta image dye-providing material, and a layer containing a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a yellow image dye-providing material, said cyan image dye-providing material having a formula as follows: ##SPC54## wherein Car represents a ballasted carrier moiety which, as a function of oxidation of said compound under alkaline conditions, cleaves off from said compound releasing a diffusible dye; X represents a bivalent linking group of the formula -R 2 -L n -R 2 p - where each R 2 can be the same or different and each represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; a phenylene radical; or a phenylene radical substituted with chloro, bromo, cyano, nitro, methoxy, methyl, carboxy or sulfo; L represents a bivalent radical selected from oxy, carbonyl, carboxamido, carbamoyl, sulfonamido, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl or sulfonyl; n is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; p is 1 when n equals 1 and p is 1 or 0 when n equals 0, provided that when p is 1 the carbon content of the sum of both R 2 radicals does not exceed 14 carbon atoms; R represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; J represents a bivalent radical selected from sulfonyl or carbonyl; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy radical or a radical having the formula -NHCOR 3 or -NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl; G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU25## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro; D represents a halogen atom, a cyano radical, a nitro radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula --COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a fluorosulfonyl radical, a --SO 3 -phenyl radical or a --SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkyl carbonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl carbonyl radical, with the proviso that the carbon content of the sum of R 5 and R 6 not exceed 14 carbon atoms; a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 can be the same or different and is as described previously; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; or D can represent a substituent having the formula Car-[X-(NR-J) q ] m - or Car-X-J-, provided that the Car-[X-(NR-J) q ] m - substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the Car-X-J-NH- substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Car, X, J, R, q and m are as described previously. E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro radical, a cyano radical or a trifluoromethyl radical; M represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 and R 6 are as described previously, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; a phenylsulfonyl radical or a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 38

A photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon a layer containing a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a cyan image dye-providing material, a layer containing a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a magenta image dye-providing material, and a layer containing a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a yellow image dye-providing material, said cyan image dye-providing material having a formula as follows: ##SPC54## wherein Car represents a ballasted carrier moiety which, as a function of oxidation of said compound under alkaline conditions, cleaves off from said compound releasing a diffusible dye; X represents a bivalent linking group of the formula -R 2 -L n -R 2 p - where each R 2 can be the same or different and each represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; a phenylene radical; or a phenylene radical substituted with chloro, bromo, cyano, nitro, methoxy, methyl, carboxy or sulfo; L represents a bivalent radical selected from oxy, carbonyl, carboxamido, carbamoyl, sulfonamido, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl or sulfonyl; n is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; p is 1 when n equals 1 and p is 1 or 0 when n equals 0, provided that when p is 1 the carbon content of the sum of both R 2 radicals does not exceed 14 carbon atoms; R represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; J represents a bivalent radical selected from sulfonyl or carbonyl; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy radical or a radical having the formula -NHCOR 3 or -NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl; G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU25## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro; D represents a halogen atom, a cyano radical, a nitro radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula --COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a fluorosulfonyl radical, a --SO 3 -phenyl radical or a --SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkyl carbonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl carbonyl radical, with the proviso that the carbon content of the sum of R 5 and R 6 not exceed 14 carbon atoms; a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 can be the same or different and is as described previously; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; or D can represent a substituent having the formula Car-[X-(NR-J) q ] m - or Car-X-J-, provided that the Car-[X-(NR-J) q ] m - substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the Car-X-J-NH- substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Car, X, J, R, q and m are as described previously. E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro radical, a cyano radical or a trifluoromethyl radical; M represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 and R 6 are as described previously, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; a phenylsulfonyl radical or a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 39

A photosensitive element as described in claim 35 wherein n and p each have a value of 0.

Claim 40

A photosensitive element as described in claim 35 wherein m has a value of 0.

Claim 41

A photosensitive element as described in claim 35 wherein G is a hydroxy radical; E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a nitro radical; and M represents a hydrogen atom or a sulfamoyl radical as described in claim 1.

Claim 42

A photosensitive element as described in claim 35 wherein R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, phenylene or phenylene substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl or methoxy; L represents sulfamoyl, sulfonamido, carbamoyl or carboxamido; R represents hydrogen; q is an integer having a value of 1; m is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents hydrogen, hydroxy, --NHCOR 3 or --NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl; D represents chloro, fluoro, bromo, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro, fluorosulfonyl, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; phenylsulfonyl; phenylsulfonyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfamoyl, fluorosulfonyl, carboxy or sulfo; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 is hydrogen or methyl, and D can represent a substituent having the formula Car-[X-(NR-J) q ] m - or Car-X-J-, provided that the Car-[X-(NR-J) q ] m - substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the Car-X-J-NH- substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Car, X, J, R, q and m are as described previously; E represents hydrogen, fluoro, or chloro; and M represents hydrogen or a sulfamoyl radical of the formula --SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen; an alkyl radical of 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo.

Claim 43

A photosensitive element as described in claim 39 wherein n and p each have a value of 0.

Claim 44

A photosensitive element as described in claim 39 wherein m has a value of 0.

Claim 45

A photosensitive element as described in claim 39 wherein G is a hydroxy radical.

Claim 46

A photosensitive element as described in claim 39 wherein E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or nitro radical; and M represents a hydrogen atom.

Claim 47

A photosensitive element as described in claim 39 wherein the Car-X-J-NH- substituent in Formula II is in the 5-position on the naphthalene nucleus relative to G; and the Car-[X-(NR-J) q ] m - substituent in Formula I is in the 5- or 6-position on the naphthalene nucleus relative to G; R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms or phenylene; L represents sulfamoyl or sulfonamido; J represents sulfonyl; Q is in the 8-position relative to G and represents hydrogen, hydroxy, --NHSO 2 R 3 or --NHCOCH 3 ; G represents hydroxy, a photographically inactive ammonium salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU26## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro; D represents chloro, bromo, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, or benzylsulfonyl; E represents hydrogen; and M represents hydrogen.

Claim 48

A photosensitive element as described in claim 44 wherein X represents ##SPC55## G represents hydroxy or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group; and D represents an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms.

Claim 49

A photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon a layer containing a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a cyan image dye-providing material, a layer containing a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a magenta image dye-providing material, and a layer containing a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a yellow image dye-providing material, said cyan image dye-providing material having a formula as follows: ##SPC56## wherein Ball represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration as to render said compound nondiffusible during development in an alkaline processing composition; Y represents the carbon atoms necessary to complete a benzene or naphthalene nucleus; X represents a bivalent linking group of the formula -R 2 -L n -R 2 p - where each R 2 can be the same or different and each represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; a phenylene radical; or a phenylene radical substituted with chloro, bromo, cyano, nitro, methoxy, methyl, carboxy or sulfo; L represents a bivalent radical selected from oxy, carbonyl, carboxamido, carbamoyl, sulfonamido, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl or sulfonyl; n is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; p is 1 when n equals 1 and p is 1 or 0 when n equals 0, provided that when p is 1 the carbon content of the sum of both R 2 radicals does not exceed 14 carbon atoms; R represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; J represents a bivalent radical selected from sulfonyl or carbonyl; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy radical or a radical having the formula -NHCOR 3 or -NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl;

Claim 50

A photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon a layer containing a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a cyan image dye-providing material, a layer containing a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a magenta image dye-providing material, and a layer containing a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a yellow image dye-providing material, said cyan image dye-providing material having a formula as follows: ##SPC56## wherein Ball represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration as to render said compound nondiffusible during development in an alkaline processing composition; Y represents the carbon atoms necessary to complete a benzene or naphthalene nucleus; X represents a bivalent linking group of the formula -R 2 -L n -R 2 p - where each R 2 can be the same or different and each represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; a phenylene radical; or a phenylene radical substituted with chloro, bromo, cyano, nitro, methoxy, methyl, carboxy or sulfo; L represents a bivalent radical selected from oxy, carbonyl, carboxamido, carbamoyl, sulfonamido, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl or sulfonyl; n is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; p is 1 when n equals 1 and p is 1 or 0 when n equals 0, provided that when p is 1 the carbon content of the sum of both R 2 radicals does not exceed 14 carbon atoms; R represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; J represents a bivalent radical selected from sulfonyl or carbonyl; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy radical or a radical having the formula -NHCOR 3 or -NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl;

Claim 51

G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU27## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro;

Claim 52

G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU27## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro;

Claim 53

D represents a halogen atom, a cyano radical, a nitro radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a fluorosulfonyl radical, a -SO 3 -phenyl radical or a -SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkyl carbonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl carbonyl radical, with the proviso that the carbon content of the sum of R 5 and R 6 not exceed 14 carbon atoms; a carbamoyl radical of the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 can be the same or different and is as described previously; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; or D can represent a substituent having the formula ##SPC57## provided that the ##SPC58## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the ##SPC59## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Car, X, J, R, q and m are as described previously. E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro radical, a cyano radical or a trifluoromethyl radical; M represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 and R 6 are as described previously, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; a phenylsulfonyl radical or a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 54

D represents a halogen atom, a cyano radical, a nitro radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a fluorosulfonyl radical, a -SO 3 -phenyl radical or a -SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkyl carbonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl carbonyl radical, with the proviso that the carbon content of the sum of R 5 and R 6 not exceed 14 carbon atoms; a carbamoyl radical of the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 can be the same or different and is as described previously; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; or D can represent a substituent having the formula ##SPC57## provided that the ##SPC58## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the ##SPC59## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Car, X, J, R, q and m are as described previously. E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro radical, a cyano radical or a trifluoromethyl radical; M represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 and R 6 are as described previously, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; a phenylsulfonyl radical or a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 55

A photosensitive element as described in claim 46 wherein R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, phenylene or phenylene substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl or methoxy; L represents sulfamoyl, sulfonamido, carbamoyl, or carboxamido; R represents hydrogen; q is an integer having a value of 1; m is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents hydrogen, hydroxy, -NHCOR 3 or -NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl; D represents chloro; fluoro; bromo; cyano; trifluoromethyl; nitro; fluorosulfonyl; alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; phenylsulfonyl; phenylsulfonyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfamoyl, fluorosulfonyl, carboxy or sulfo; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 is hydrogen or methyl, and D can represent a substituent having the formula ##SPC60## provided that the ##SPC61## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the ##SPC62## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Y, Ball, X, R, J, q and m are as described previously; E represents hydrogen, fluoro or chloro; and M represents hydrogen or a sulfamoyl radical of the formula -SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen; an alkyl radical of 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo.

Claim 56

A photosensitive element as described in claim 47 wherein n and p each have a value of 0.

Claim 57

A photosensitive element as described in claim 47 wherein m has a value of 0.

Claim 58

A photosensitive element as described in claim 47 wherein G is a hydroxy radical.

Claim 59

A photosensitive element as described in claim 47 wherein E represents a hydrogen atom; and M represents a hydrogen atom.

Claim 60

A photosensitive element as described in claim 47 wherein the ##SPC63## containing substituent on the naphthalene nucleus is in the 5- or 6-position relative to G in Formula I and in the 5-position relative to G in Formula II; Y represents the atoms necessary to complete a naphthalene nucleus; R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or phenyl; L represents sulfamoyl or sulfonamido; J represents sulfonyl; Q is in the 8-position relative to G and represents hydrogen, hydroxy, -NHSO 2 CH 3 , or -NHCOCH 3 ; G represents hydroxy, a photographically inactive ammonium salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula ##EQU28## wherein R 4 is an alkyl having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro; D represents chloro, bromo, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or benzylsulfonyl; E represents hydrogen; and M represents hydrogen.

Claim 61

A photosensitive element as described in claim 52 wherein X represents ##SPC64## G represents hydroxy or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group; and D represents an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms.

Claim 62

A photosensitive element as described in claim 52 wherein -Ball is linked to the sulfonamidonaphthol nucleus through a bivalent ##EQU29##

Claim 63

A photosensitive element as described in claim 53 wherein -Ball represents ##SPC65##

Claim 64

A photosensitive element as described in claim 35 wherein each silver

Claim 65

A photosensitive element as described in claim 46 wherein each silver

Claim 66

A photographic film unit which is adapted to be processed by passing said unit between a pair of juxtaposed pressure-applying members comprising: a. a photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and one of said layers having associated therewith a cyan image dye-providing compound; b. a dye image-receiving layer which is positioned on the same side of the support as the silver halide emulsion layer; and c. means for discharging an alkaline processing composition within said film unit; said film unit containing a silver halide developing agent and said compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC66## wherein Car represents a ballasted carrier moiety which, as a function of oxidation of said compound under alkaline conditions, cleaves off from said compound releasing a diffusible dye; X represents a bivalent linking group of the formula -R 2 -L n -R 2 p - were each R 2 can be the same or different and each represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; a phenylene radical; or a phenylene radical substituted with chloro, bromo, cyano, nitro, methoxy, methyl, carboxy or sulfo; L represents a bivalent radical selected from oxy, carbonyl, carboxamido, carbamoyl, sulfonamido, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl or sulfonyl; n is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; p is 1 when n equals 1 and p is 1 or 0 when n equals 0, provided that when p is 1 the carbon content of the sum of both R 2 radicals does not exceed 14 carbon atoms; R represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; J represents a bivalent radical selected from sulfonyl or carbonyl; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy radical or a radical having the formula -NHCOR 3 or -NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl; G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU30## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro; D represents a halogen atom, a cyano radical, a nitro radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a fluorosulfonyl radical, a -SO 3 -phenyl radical or a -SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkyl carbonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl carbonyl radical, with the proviso that the carbon content of the sum of R 5 and R 6 not exceed 14 carbon atoms; a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 can be the same or different and is as described previously; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; or D can represent a substituent having the formula Car-[X-(NR-J) q] m - or Car-X-J-, provided that the Car-[X-(NR-J) q] m - substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the Car-X-J-NH- substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Car, X, J, R, q and m are as described previously. E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro radical, a cyano radical or a trifluoromethyl radical; M represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 and R 6 are as described previously, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; a phenylsulfonyl radical or a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 67

A photographic film unit which is adapted to be processed by passing said unit between a pair of juxtaposed pressure-applying members comprising: a. a photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and one of said layers having associated therewith a cyan image dye-providing compound; b. a dye image-receiving layer which is positioned on the same side of the support as the silver halide emulsion layer; and c. means for discharging an alkaline processing composition within said film unit; said film unit containing a silver halide developing agent and said compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC66## wherein Car represents a ballasted carrier moiety which, as a function of oxidation of said compound under alkaline conditions, cleaves off from said compound releasing a diffusible dye; X represents a bivalent linking group of the formula -R 2 -L n -R 2 p - were each R 2 can be the same or different and each represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; a phenylene radical; or a phenylene radical substituted with chloro, bromo, cyano, nitro, methoxy, methyl, carboxy or sulfo; L represents a bivalent radical selected from oxy, carbonyl, carboxamido, carbamoyl, sulfonamido, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl or sulfonyl; n is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; p is 1 when n equals 1 and p is 1 or 0 when n equals 0, provided that when p is 1 the carbon content of the sum of both R 2 radicals does not exceed 14 carbon atoms; R represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; J represents a bivalent radical selected from sulfonyl or carbonyl; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy radical or a radical having the formula -NHCOR 3 or -NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl; G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU30## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro; D represents a halogen atom, a cyano radical, a nitro radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a fluorosulfonyl radical, a -SO 3 -phenyl radical or a -SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkyl carbonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl carbonyl radical, with the proviso that the carbon content of the sum of R 5 and R 6 not exceed 14 carbon atoms; a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 can be the same or different and is as described previously; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; or D can represent a substituent having the formula Car-[X-(NR-J) q] m - or Car-X-J-, provided that the Car-[X-(NR-J) q] m - substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the Car-X-J-NH- substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Car, X, J, R, q and m are as described previously. E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro radical, a cyano radical or a trifluoromethyl radical; M represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 and R 6 are as described previously, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; a phenylsulfonyl radical or a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 68

A film unit as described in claim 58 wherein n and p each have a value of 0.

Claim 69

A film unit as described in claim 58 wherein m has a value of 0.

Claim 70

A film unit as described in claim 58 wherein G is a hydroxy radical.

Claim 71

A film unit as described in claim 58 wherein E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a nitro radical; and M represents a hydrogen atom or a sulfamoyl radical as described in claim 58.

Claim 72

The film unit of claim 58 wherein said dye image-receiving layer is located in said photosensitive element between said support and the lowermost photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 73

The film unit of claim 58 wherein said dye image-receiving layer is coated on a separate support and is adapted to be superimposed on said photosensitive element after exposure thereof.

Claim 74

The film unit of claim 58 wherein said discharging means is a rupturable container and is so positioned during processing of said film unit that a compressive force applied to said container by said pressure-applying members will effect a discharge, the contents of said container between said image dye-receiving layer and the layer most remote from the support of said photosensitive element.

Claim 75

The film unit of claim 58 wherein said receiving layer comprises a polymeric cationic mordant.

Claim 76

The film unit of claim 58 wherein said dye image-receiving layer comprises a polymer having units represented by the following formula in copolymerized relationship with units of at least one other ethylenically unsaturated monomer: ##EQU31## wherein R 7 and R 8 each represent a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl radical and R 8 can additionally be a group containing at least one aromatic nucleus; Q can be a divalent alkylene radical, a divalent arylene radical, a divalent aralkylene radical, a divalent arylenealkylene radical, ##EQU32## wherein R 12 is an alkylene radical, or R 8 can be taken together with Q to form a ##EQU33## R 9 , R 10 and R 11 can be alkyl, aralkyl or aryl, or R 9 and R 10 and the nitrogen atom to which they are attached can together with Q represent the atoms and bonds necessary to form a quaternized nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, and X - is a monovalent negative salt-forming radical or atom in ionic relationship with the positive salt-forming radical; wherein said polymer is substantially free of carboxy groups and wherein the positive saltforming radical of said polymer comprises at least two aryl groups for each quaternary nitrogen atom in said polymer.

Claim 77

A film unit as described in claim 58 wherein R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, phenylene or phenylene substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl or methoxy; L represents sulfamoyl, sulfonamido, carbamoyl or carboxamido; R represents hydrogen; q is an integer having a value of 1; m is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents hydrogen, hydroxy, -NHCOR 3 or -NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl; D represents chloro, fluoro, bromo, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro, fluorosulfonyl, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, or sulfo; phenylsulfonyl; phenylsulfonyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfamoyl, fluorosulfonyl, carboxy or sulfo; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 is hydrogen or methyl, and D can represent a substituent having the formula Car-[X-(NR-J) q] m -or Car-X-J-, provided that the Car-[X-(NR-J) q] m - substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the Car-X-J-NH- substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Car, X, J, R, q and m are as described previously; E represents hydrogen, fluoro, or chloro; and M represents hydrogen or a sulfamoyl radical of the formula -SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen; an alkyl radical of 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo.

Claim 78

A film unit as described in claim 68 wherein n and p each have a value of 0.

Claim 79

A film unit as described in claim 68 wherein m has a value of 0.

Claim 80

A film unit as described in claim 68 wherein G is a hydroxy radical.

Claim 81

A film unit as described in claim 68 wherein E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or nitro radical; and M represents a hydrogen atom.

Claim 82

A film unit as described in claim 68 wherein the Car-X-J-NH-substituent in Formula II is in the 5-position on the naphthalene nucleus relative to G; and the Car-[X-(NR-J) q]m - substituent in Formula I is in the 5- or 6-position on the naphthalene nucleus relative to G; R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or phenylene; L represents sulfamoyl or sulfonamido; J represents sulfonyl; Q is in the 8-position relative to G and represents hydrogen, hydroxy, -NHSO 2 R 3 , or -NHCOCH 3 ; G represents hydroxy, a photographically inactive ammonium salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU34## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro; D represents chloro, bromo, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, or benzylsulfonyl; E represents hydrogen; and M represents hydrogen.

Claim 83

A film unit as described in claim 73 wherein X represents ##SPC67## G represents hydroxy or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group; and D represents an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms.

Claim 84

A photographic film unit which is adapted to be processed by passing said unit between a pair of juxtaposed pressureapplying members comprising: a. a photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and one of said layers having associated therewith a cyan image dye-providing compound; b. a dye image-receiving layer which is positioned on the same side of the support as the silver halide emulsion layer; and c. means for discharging an alkaline processing composition within said film unit; said film unit containing a silver halide developing agent and said compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC68## wherein Ball represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration as to render said compound nondiffusible during development in an alkaline processing composition; Y represents the carbon atoms necessary to complete a benzene or naphthalene nucleus; X represents a bivalent linking group of the formula -R 2 -L n -R 2 p - where each R 2 can be the same or different and each represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; a phenylene radical; or a phenylene radical substituted with chloro, bromo, cyano, nitro, methoxy, methyl, carboxy or sulfo; L represents a bivalent radical selected from oxy, carbonyl, carboxamido, carbamoyl, sulfonamido, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl or sulfonyl; n is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; p is 1 when n equals 1 and p is 1 or 0 when n equals 0, provided that when p is 1 the carbon content of the sum of both R 2 radicals does not exceed 14 carbon atoms; R represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; J represents a bivalent radical selected from sulfonyl or carbonyl; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy radical or a radical having the formula -NHCOR 3 or -NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl; G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU35## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro; D represents a halogen atom, a cyano radical, a nitro radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a fluorosulfonyl radical, a -SO 3 -phenyl radical or a -SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkyl carbonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl carbonyl radical, with the proviso that the carbon content of the sum of R 5 and R 6 not exceed 14 carbon atoms; a carbamoyl radical of the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 can be the same or different and is as described previously; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; or D can represent a substituent having the formula ##SPC69## provided that the ##SPC70## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the ##SPC71## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Car, X, J, R, q and m are as described previously. E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro radical, a cyano radical or a trifluoromethyl radical; M represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 and R 6 are as described previously, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; a phenylsulfonyl radical or a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 85

A photographic film unit which is adapted to be processed by passing said unit between a pair of juxtaposed pressureapplying members comprising: a. a photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and one of said layers having associated therewith a cyan image dye-providing compound; b. a dye image-receiving layer which is positioned on the same side of the support as the silver halide emulsion layer; and c. means for discharging an alkaline processing composition within said film unit; said film unit containing a silver halide developing agent and said compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC68## wherein Ball represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration as to render said compound nondiffusible during development in an alkaline processing composition; Y represents the carbon atoms necessary to complete a benzene or naphthalene nucleus; X represents a bivalent linking group of the formula -R 2 -L n -R 2 p - where each R 2 can be the same or different and each represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; a phenylene radical; or a phenylene radical substituted with chloro, bromo, cyano, nitro, methoxy, methyl, carboxy or sulfo; L represents a bivalent radical selected from oxy, carbonyl, carboxamido, carbamoyl, sulfonamido, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl or sulfonyl; n is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; p is 1 when n equals 1 and p is 1 or 0 when n equals 0, provided that when p is 1 the carbon content of the sum of both R 2 radicals does not exceed 14 carbon atoms; R represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; J represents a bivalent radical selected from sulfonyl or carbonyl; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy radical or a radical having the formula -NHCOR 3 or -NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl; G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU35## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro; D represents a halogen atom, a cyano radical, a nitro radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a fluorosulfonyl radical, a -SO 3 -phenyl radical or a -SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkyl carbonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl carbonyl radical, with the proviso that the carbon content of the sum of R 5 and R 6 not exceed 14 carbon atoms; a carbamoyl radical of the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 can be the same or different and is as described previously; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; or D can represent a substituent having the formula ##SPC69## provided that the ##SPC70## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the ##SPC71## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Car, X, J, R, q and m are as described previously. E represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro radical, a cyano radical or a trifluoromethyl radical; M represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula -COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a sulfo radical, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 and R 6 are as described previously, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; a phenylsulfonyl radical or a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 86

The film unit of claim 75 wherein said dye image-receiving layer is located in said photosensitive element between said support and the lowermost photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 87

The film unit of claim 75 wherein said dye image-receiving layer is coated on a separate support and is adapted to be superimposed on said photosensitive element after exposure thereof.

Claim 88

The film unit of claim 75 wherein said discharging means is a rupturable container and is so positioned during processing of said film unit that a compressive force applied to said container by said pressure-applying ##EQU36## will effect a discharge, the contents of said container between said image dye-receiving layer and the layer most remote from the support of said photosensitive element.

Claim 89

The film unit of claim 75 wherein said receiving layer comprises a polymer cationic mordant.

Claim 90

A film unit of claim 75 wherein said dye image-receiving layer comprises a polymer having units represented by the following formula in copolymerized relationship with units of at least one other ethylenically unsaturated monomer: wherein R 7 and R 8 each represent a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl radical and R 8 can additionally be a group containing at least one aromatic nucleus; Q can be a divalent alkylene radical, a divalent arylene radical, a divalent aralkylene radical, a divalent arylenealkylene radical, ##EQU37## wherein R 12 is an alkylene radical, or R 8 can be taken together with Q to form a ##EQU38## group; R 9 , R 10 and R 11 can be alkyl, aralkyl or aryl, or R 9 and R 10 and the nitrogen atom to which they are attached can together with Q represent the atoms and bonds necessary to form a quaternized nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, and X - is a monovalent negative salt-forming radical or atom in ionic relationship with the positive salt-forming radical; wherein said polymer is substantially free of carboxy groups and wherein the positive saltforming radical of said polymer comprises at least two aryl groups for each quaternary nitrogen atom in said polymer.

Claim 91

A film unit as described in claim 75 wherein R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, phenylene or phenylene substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl or methoxy; L represents sulfamoyl, sulfonamido, carbamoyl or carboxamido; R represents hydrogen; q is an integer having a value of 1; m is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q represents hydrogen, hydroxy, -NHCOR 3 or -NHSO 2 R 3 wherein R 3 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl; D represents chloro; fluoro; bromo; cyano; trifluoromethyl; nitro; fluorosulfonyl; alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; phenylsulfonyl; phenylsulfonyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfamoyl, fluorosulfonyl, carboxy or sulfo; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula -SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a carbamoyl radical having the formula -CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein R 5 is hydrogen or methyl, and D can represent a substituent having the formula ##SPC72## provided that the ##SPC73## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula I is replaced by an M group or the ##SPC74## substituent on the naphthalene nucleus of Formula II is replaced by a Q group wherein Y, Ball, X, R, J, q and m are as described previously; E represents hydrogen, fluoro or chloro; and M represents hydrogen or a sulfamoyl radical of the formula -SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is hydrogen; an alkyl radical of 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with hydroxy, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo.

Claim 92

A film unit as described in claim 81 wherein n and p each have a value of 0.

Claim 93

A film unit as described in claim 81 wherein m has a value of 0.

Claim 94

A film unit as described in claim 81 wherein G is a hydroxy radical.

Claim 95

A film unit as described in claim 81 wherein E represents a hydrogen atom; and M represents a hydrogen atom.

Claim 96

A film unit as described in claim 81 wherein the ##SPC75## containing substituent on the naphthalene nucleus is in the 5- or 6-position relative to G in Formula I and in the 5-position relative to G in Formula II; Y represents the atoms necessary to complete a naphthalene nucleus; R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or phenyl; L represents sulfamoyl or sulfonamido; J represents sulfonyl; Q is in the 8-position relative to G and represents hydrogen, hydroxy, -NHSO 2 CH 3 , or -NHCOCH 3 ; G represents hydroxy, a photographically inactive ammonium salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula ##EQU39## wherein R 4 is an alkyl having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, phenyl or phenyl substituted with chloro or nitro; D represents chloro, bromo, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or benzylsulfonyl; E represents hydrogen; and M represents hydrogen.

Claim 97

A film unit as described in claim 86 wherein X represents ##SPC76## G represents hydroxy or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group; and D represents an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms.

Claim 98

A film unit as described in claim 86 wherein -Ball is linked to the sulfonamidonaphthol nucleus through a bivalent ##EQU40## moiety.

Claim 99

A film unit as described in claim 87 wherein -Ball represents ##SPC77## and is in the 2-position relative to the hydroxy group.

Claim 100

A photosensitive element as described in claim 12 wherein X represents ##SPC78## E represents hydroxy and D represents methylsulfonyl.

Claim 101

A photosensitive element as described in claim 22 wherein X represents ##SPC79## G represents hydroxy and D represents methylsulfonyl.

Claim 102

A photosensitive element as described in claim 20 wherein -Ball represents ##SPC80## and is in the 2-position relative to the hydroxy group.

Claim 103

A photosensitive element as described in claim 19 wherein -Ball represents ##SPC81## and is in the 2-position relative to the hydroxy group.

Claim 104

A photosensitive element as described in claim 92 wherein X represents ##SPC82## G represents hydroxy, and D represents methylsulfonyl.

Claim 105

A photosensitive element as described in claim 91 wherein said cyan image dye-providing compound is contained in a layer contiguous to the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 106

A photosensitive element as described in claim 93 wherein said cyan image dye-providing compound is contained in a layer contiguous to the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 107

A photosensitive element as described in claim 95 wherein each silver halide emulsion is a direct positive silver halide emulsion.

Claim 108

A photosensitive element as described in claim 96 wherein each silver halide emulsion is a direct positive silver halide emulsion.