Diffusable dye-releasing compounds which are cleavable upon oxidation

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 magenta image dye-providing compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC31## 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; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; 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 or when q is 0, Car-X- may represent Car-alkylene-SO 2 --, Car-C 6 H 4 CH 2 SO 2 --, or Car-phenylene-SO 2 --, provided that the carbon content of X 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; Q is in the 5- or 8-position relative to G and represents 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 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, cyano, chloro, methoxy, methyl or sulfamoyl; G represents a hydroxy radical, a 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, a phenyl radical or phenyl radical substituted with chloro or nitro; r represents an integer having a value of 1 or 2; Z represents a cyano radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, fluorosulfonyl, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula --COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a nitro radical in the 2- or 3-position relative to the azo linkage, a fluoro, chloro or bromo atom, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, fluorosulfonyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 7 carbon atoms, phenylcarbonyl, an alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; phenylsulfonyl or methoxyphenylsulfonyl; or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may represent morpholino or piperidino; 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; Z 1 represents hydrogen or Z; R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, hydroxy or methoxy; an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom; D represents a cyano radical, a sulfo radical, fluorosulfonyl, a halogen atom, a --SO 3 -phenyl or a --SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, a phenylsulfonyl or phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms or alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, phenyl, hydroxy or sulfamoyl; a phenylsulfinyl radical or phenylsulfinyl radical substituted with sulfo or fluorosulfonyl; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 and R 6 is as described previously for Z, 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: R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, phenylene or phenylene substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl or methoxy; n is an integer having a value of 0; R represents hydrogen; J represents sulfonyl; m is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q is in the 5-position relative to G and represents 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; G represents a hydroxy radical or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU22## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms or phenyl; r is an integer having a value of 1; Z represents cyano, trifluoromethyl, fluorosulfonyl, chloro, fluoro, bromo, a nitro radical in the 2- or 3-position relative to the azo linkage, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, 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; Z 1 represents hydrogen; R 1 represents hydrogen, methoxy, chloro or fluoro; D represents chloro, bromo, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, sulfo, sulfamoylphenyl, carboxyphenyl, chlorophenyl, -cyanophenyl, methylphenyl, nitrophenyl; phenylsulfonyl; or a sulfamoyl radical of the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 is hydrogen or methyl, R 6 is hydrogen; an alkyl radical of 1 to about 8 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; or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded represents morpholino.

Claim 4

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 magenta image dye-providing compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC32## 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; G represents hydroxy, ##EQU23## R 1 represents hydrogen or chloro; R 3 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; D represents an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 5 carbon atoms, benzylsulfonyl, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 5

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 magenta image dye-providing compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC32## 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; G represents hydroxy, ##EQU23## R 1 represents hydrogen or chloro; R 3 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; D represents an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 5 carbon atoms, benzylsulfonyl, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 6

A photosensitive element as described in claim 3 wherein Car is in the 4-position relative to the azo linkage when R 1 is hydrogen and Car is in the 5-position when R 1 is chloro; R 3 represents methyl and D represents --SO 2 CH 2 C 6 H 5 , --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 -t or --SO 2 NHCH 3 .

Claim 7

A photosensitive element as described in claim 4 wherein R 1 is hydrogen and D represents --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 -t.

Claim 8

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 magenta image dye-providing compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC33## 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; G represents hydroxy, ##EQU24## D represents --SO 2 NHCH 3 or --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 t; R 1 represents hydrogen or chloro; Z represents 5-sulfamoyl when R 1 is 2-chloro; and when R 1 is hydrogen Z represents 4-sulfamoyl, 3-methylsulfonyl or 3-nitro.

Claim 9

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 magenta image dye-providing compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC33## 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; G represents hydroxy, ##EQU24## D represents --SO 2 NHCH 3 or --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 t; R 1 represents hydrogen or chloro; Z represents 5-sulfamoyl when R 1 is 2-chloro; and when R 1 is hydrogen Z represents 4-sulfamoyl, 3-methylsulfonyl or 3-nitro.

Claim 10

A photosensitive element as described in claim 1 wherein each silver halide emulsion is a direct positive silver halide emulsion.

Claim 11

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 magenta image dyeproviding compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC34## wherein:

Claim 12

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 magenta image dyeproviding compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC34## wherein:

Claim 13

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 and having the formula ##SPC35## 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; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; 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 a 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 or when q is 0, Car-X- may represent Car-alkylene--SO 2 --, Car-C 6 H 4 CH 2 SO 2 --, or Car-phenylene--SO 2 --, provided that the carbon content of X 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; Q is in the 5- or 8-position relative to G and represents 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 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, cyano, chloro, methoxy, methyl 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, a phenyl radical or phenyl radical substituted with chloro or nitro; r represents an integer having a value of 1 or 2; Z represents a cyano radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, fluorosulfonyl, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula --COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a nitro radical in the 2- or 3-position relative to the azo linkage, a fluoro, chloro or bromo atom, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, fluorosulfonyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 7 carbon atoms, phenylcarbonyl, an alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; phenylsulfonyl or methoxyphenylsulfonyl; or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may represent morpholino or piperidino; 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; Z 1 represents hydrogen or Z; R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, hydroxy or methoxy; an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom; D represents a cyano radical, a sulfo radical, fluorosulfonyl, a halogen atom, a --SO 3 --phenyl or a --SO 3 --phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, a phenylsulfonyl or phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms or alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, phenyl, hydroxy or sulfamoyl; a phenylsulfinyl radical or phenylsulfinyl radical substituted with sulfo or fluorosulfonyl; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 and R 6 is as described previously for Z, with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 14

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 and having the formula ##SPC35## 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; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; 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 a 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 or when q is 0, Car-X- may represent Car-alkylene--SO 2 --, Car-C 6 H 4 CH 2 SO 2 --, or Car-phenylene--SO 2 --, provided that the carbon content of X 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; Q is in the 5- or 8-position relative to G and represents 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 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, cyano, chloro, methoxy, methyl 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, a phenyl radical or phenyl radical substituted with chloro or nitro; r represents an integer having a value of 1 or 2; Z represents a cyano radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, fluorosulfonyl, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula --COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a nitro radical in the 2- or 3-position relative to the azo linkage, a fluoro, chloro or bromo atom, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, fluorosulfonyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 7 carbon atoms, phenylcarbonyl, an alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; phenylsulfonyl or methoxyphenylsulfonyl; or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may represent morpholino or piperidino; 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; Z 1 represents hydrogen or Z; R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, hydroxy or methoxy; an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom; D represents a cyano radical, a sulfo radical, fluorosulfonyl, a halogen atom, a --SO 3 --phenyl or a --SO 3 --phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, a phenylsulfonyl or phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms or alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, phenyl, hydroxy or sulfamoyl; a phenylsulfinyl radical or phenylsulfinyl radical substituted with sulfo or fluorosulfonyl; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 and R 6 is as described previously for Z, 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 as described in claim 8 wherein: Y represents the atoms necessary to complete a naphthalene nucleus; R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, phenylene or phenylene substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl or methoxy; n is an integer having a value of 0; R represents hydrogen; J represents sulfonyl; m is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q is in the 5-position relative to G and represents 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; G represents a hydroxy radical or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU26## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms or phenyl; r is an integer having a value of 1; Z represents cyano, trifluoromethyl, fluorosulfonyl, chloro, fluoro, bromo, a nitro radical in the 2- or 3- position relative to the azo linkage, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, 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; Z 1 represents hydrogen; R 1 represents hydrogen, methoxy, chloro or fluoro; D represents chloro, bromo, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, sulfo, sulfamoylphenyl, carboxyphenyl, chlorophenyl, cyanophenyl, methylphenyl, nitrophenyl; phenylsulfonyl; or a sulfamoyl radical of the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 is hydrogen or methyl, R 6 is hydrogen; an alkyl radical of 1 to about 8 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; or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded represents morpholino.

Claim 16

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 magenta image dye-providing compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC36## wherein: Car represents a ballasted carrier moiety which as a function of oxidation of said compound under alkaline conditions cleaves off from said compound relesing a diffusible dye and having the formula ##SPC37## 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; R 1 represents hydrogen or chloro; R 3 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; D represents an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 5 carbon atoms, benzylsulfonyl, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 17

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 magenta image dye-providing compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC36## wherein: Car represents a ballasted carrier moiety which as a function of oxidation of said compound under alkaline conditions cleaves off from said compound relesing a diffusible dye and having the formula ##SPC37## 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; R 1 represents hydrogen or chloro; R 3 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; D represents an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 5 carbon atoms, benzylsulfonyl, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 18

A photosensitive element as described in claim 10 wherein Y represents the carbon atoms necessary to complete a naphthalene nucleus; Car is in the 4-position relative to the azo linkage when R 1 is hydrogen and Car is in the 5-position when R 1 is chloro; R 3 represents methyl; and D represents --SO 2 CH 2 C 6 H 5 , --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 --t or --SO 2 NHCH 3 .

Claim 19

A photosensitive element as described in claim 11 wherein R 1 is hydrogen and D represents --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 --t.

Claim 20

A photosensitive element as described in claim 11 wherein -Ball represents ##EQU27## or --SO 2 NH--Ball 1 -- wherein Ball 1 represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration as to render the compound nondiffusible during development in an alkaline processing composition.

Claim 21

A photosensitive element as described in claim 12 wherein -Ball represents ##SPC38## and is in the 2-position relative to the hydroxy group.

Claim 22

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 magenta image dye-providing compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC39## 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 and having the formula ##SPC40## wherein: Ball represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration 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; D represents --SO 2 NHCH 3 or --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 t; R 1 represents hydrogen or chloro; Z represents 5-sulfamoyl when R 1 is 2-chloro; and when R 1 is hydrogen Z represents 4-sulfamoyl, 3-methylsulfonyl or 3-nitro.

Claim 23

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 magenta image dye-providing compound having a formula as follows: ##SPC39## 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 and having the formula ##SPC40## wherein: Ball represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration 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; D represents --SO 2 NHCH 3 or --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 t; R 1 represents hydrogen or chloro; Z represents 5-sulfamoyl when R 1 is 2-chloro; and when R 1 is hydrogen Z represents 4-sulfamoyl, 3-methylsulfonyl or 3-nitro.

Claim 24

A photosensitive element as described in claim 15 wherein -Ball represents ##EQU28## or --SO 2 NH-Ball 1 -- wherein Ball 1 represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration as to render the compound nondiffusible in an alkaline processing composition.

Claim 25

A photosensitive element as described in claim 15 wherein -Ball represents ##SPC41## and is in the 2-position relative to the hydroxy group.

Claim 26

A photosensitive element as described in claim 1 wherein said magenta 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 2 wherein said magenta 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 3 wherein said magenta 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 4 wherein said magenta 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 5 wherein said magenta 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 6 wherein said magenta 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 8 wherein said magenta 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 9 wherein said magenta 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 10 wherein said magenta 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 11 wherein said magenta 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 12 wherein said magenta image dye-providing compound is contained in a layer contiguous to the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 37

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

Claim 38

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

Claim 39

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

Claim 40

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

Claim 41

A photosensitive element as described in claim 17 wherein said magenta image dye-providing compound is contained in a layer contiguous to the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 42

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 material having associated therewith a yellow image dye-providing material, said magenta image dye-providing material 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; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; 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 or when q is 0, Car-X- may represent Car-alkylene--SO 2 --, Car-C 6 H 4 CH 2 SO 2 --, or Car-phenylene-SO 2 --, provided that the carbon content of X 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; Q is in the 5- or 8-position relative to G and represents 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 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, cyano, chloro, methoxy, methyl or sulfamoyl; G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU29## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, a phenyl radical or phenyl radical substituted with chloro or nitro; r represents an integer having a value of 1 or 2; Z represents a cyano radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, fluorosulfonyl, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula --COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a nitro radical in the 2- or 3-position relative to the azo linkage, a fluoro, chloro or bromo atom, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, fluorosulfonyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 7 carbon atoms, phenylcarbonyl, an alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; phenylsulfonyl or methoxyphenylsulfonyl; or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may represent morpholino or piperidino; 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; Z 1 represents hydrogen or Z; R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, hydroxy or methoxy; an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom; D represents a cyano radical, a sulfo radical, fluorosulfonyl, a halogen atom, a --SO 3 -phenyl or a --SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, a phenylsulfonyl or phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms or alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, phenyl, hydroxy or sulfamoyl; a phenylsulfinyl radical or phenylsulfinyl radical substituted with sulfo or fluorosulfonyl; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 and R 6 is as described previously for Z, with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 43

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 material having associated therewith a yellow image dye-providing material, said magenta image dye-providing material 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; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; 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 or when q is 0, Car-X- may represent Car-alkylene--SO 2 --, Car-C 6 H 4 CH 2 SO 2 --, or Car-phenylene-SO 2 --, provided that the carbon content of X 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; Q is in the 5- or 8-position relative to G and represents 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 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, cyano, chloro, methoxy, methyl or sulfamoyl; G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU29## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, a phenyl radical or phenyl radical substituted with chloro or nitro; r represents an integer having a value of 1 or 2; Z represents a cyano radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, fluorosulfonyl, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula --COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a nitro radical in the 2- or 3-position relative to the azo linkage, a fluoro, chloro or bromo atom, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, fluorosulfonyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 7 carbon atoms, phenylcarbonyl, an alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; phenylsulfonyl or methoxyphenylsulfonyl; or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may represent morpholino or piperidino; 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; Z 1 represents hydrogen or Z; R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, hydroxy or methoxy; an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom; D represents a cyano radical, a sulfo radical, fluorosulfonyl, a halogen atom, a --SO 3 -phenyl or a --SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, a phenylsulfonyl or phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms or alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, phenyl, hydroxy or sulfamoyl; a phenylsulfinyl radical or phenylsulfinyl radical substituted with sulfo or fluorosulfonyl; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 and R 6 is as described previously for Z, with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 44

A photosensitive element as described in claim 34 wherein R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, phenylene or phenylene substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl or methoxy; n is an integer having a value of 0; R represents hydrogen; J represents sulfonyl; m is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q is in the 5-position relative to G and represents 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, sulfamonyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl, methoxy or sulfamoyl; G represents a hydroxy radical or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU30## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms or phenyl; r is an integer having a value of 1; Z represents cyano, trifluoromethyl, fluorosulfonyl, chloro, fluoro, bromo, a nitro radical in the 2- or 3-position relative to the azo linkage, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, 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; Z 1 represents hydrogen; R 1 represents hydrogen, methoxy, chloro or fluoro; D represents chloro, bromo, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbom atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, sulfo, sulfamoylphenyl, carboxyphenyl, chlorophenyl, cyanophenyl, methylphenyl, nitrophenyl; phenylsulfonyl; or a sulfamoyl radical of the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 is hydrogen or methyl, R 6 is hydrogen; an alkyl radical of 1 to about 8 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; or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded represents morpholino.

Claim 45

A photosensitive element as described in claim 35 wherein the image dye-providing compound has the formula ##SPC43## wherein R 1 represents hydrogen or chloro; R 3 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; D represents an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 5 carbon atoms, benzylsulfonyl, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 46

A photosensitive element as described in claim 36 wherein Car is in the 4-position relative to the azo linkage when R 1 is hydrogen and Car is in the 5-position when R 1 is chloro; R 3 represents methyl and D represents --SO 2 CH 2 C 6 H 5 , --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 -t or --SO 2 NHCH 3 .

Claim 47

A photosensitive element as described in claim 37 wherein R 1 is hydrogen and D represents --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 -t.

Claim 48

A photosensitive element as described in claim 35 wherein the image dye-providing compound has the formula ##SPC44## wherein: D represents --SO 2 NHCH 3 or --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 t; R 1 represents hydrogen or chloro; Z represents 5-sulfamoyl when R 1 is 2-chloro; and when R 1 is hydrogen Z represents 4-sulfamoyl, 3-methylsulfonyl or 3-nitro.

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 magenta image dye-providing material having a formula as follows ##SPC45## 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 and having the formula ##SPC46## 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; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; 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 or when q is 0, Car-X- may represent Car-alkylene-SO 2 --, Car-C 6 H 4 CH 2 SO 2 --, or Car-phenylene-SO 2 -, provided that the carbon content of X 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; Q is in the 5- or 8-position relative to G and represents 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 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, cyano, chloro, methoxy, methyl or sulfamoyl; G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU31## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, a phenyl radical or phenyl radical substituted with chloro or nitro; r represents an integer having a value of 1 or 2; Z represents a cyano radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, fluorosulfonyl, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula --COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a nitro radical in the 2- or 3-position relative to the azo linkage, a fluoro, chloro or bromo atom, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorocsulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, fluorosulfonyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 7 carbon atoms, phenylcarbonyl, an alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; phenylsulfonyl or methoxyphenylsulfonyl, or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may represent morpholino or piperidino; 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; Z 1 represents hydrogen or Z; R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, hydroxy or methoxy; an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom; D represents a cyano radical, a sulfo radical, a fluorosulfonyl, a halogen atom, a --SO 3 -phenyl or a --SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, a phenylsulfonyl or phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms or alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, phenyl, hydroxy or sulfamoyl; a phenylsulfinyl radical or phenylsulfinyl radical substituted with sulfo or fluorosulfonyl; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 and R 6 is as described previously for Z, with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

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 magenta image dye-providing material having a formula as follows ##SPC45## 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 and having the formula ##SPC46## 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; m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; 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 or when q is 0, Car-X- may represent Car-alkylene-SO 2 --, Car-C 6 H 4 CH 2 SO 2 --, or Car-phenylene-SO 2 -, provided that the carbon content of X 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; Q is in the 5- or 8-position relative to G and represents 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 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, cyano, chloro, methoxy, methyl or sulfamoyl; G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU31## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, a phenyl radical or phenyl radical substituted with chloro or nitro; r represents an integer having a value of 1 or 2; Z represents a cyano radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, fluorosulfonyl, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula --COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously, a nitro radical in the 2- or 3-position relative to the azo linkage, a fluoro, chloro or bromo atom, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorocsulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, fluorosulfonyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 7 carbon atoms, phenylcarbonyl, an alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; phenylsulfonyl or methoxyphenylsulfonyl, or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may represent morpholino or piperidino; 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; Z 1 represents hydrogen or Z; R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, hydroxy or methoxy; an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom; D represents a cyano radical, a sulfo radical, a fluorosulfonyl, a halogen atom, a --SO 3 -phenyl or a --SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, a phenylsulfonyl or phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms or alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, phenyl, hydroxy or sulfamoyl; a phenylsulfinyl radical or phenylsulfinyl radical substituted with sulfo or fluorosulfonyl; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 and R 6 is as described previously for Z, with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 51

A photosensitive element as described in claim 40 wherein Y represents the atoms necessary to complete a naphthalene nucleus; R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, phenylene or phenylene substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl or methoxy; n is an integer having a value of 0; R represents hydrogen; J represents sulfonyl; m is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q is in the 5-position relative to G and represents 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; G represents a hydroxy radical or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU32## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms or phenyl; r is an integer having a value of 1; Z represents cyano, trifluoromethyl, fluorosulfonyl, chloro, fluoro, bromo, a nitro radical in the 2- or 3- position relative to the azo linkage, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, 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; Z 1 represents hydrogen; R 1 represents hydrogen, methoxy, chloro or fluoro; D represents chloro, bromo, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxyl, sulfo, sulfamoylphenyl, carboxyphenyl, chlorophenyl, cyanophenyl, methylphenyl, nitrophenyl; phenylsulfonyl; or a sulfamoyl radical of the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 is hydrogen or methyl, R 6 is hydrogen; an alkyl radical of 1 to about 8 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; or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded represents morpholino.

Claim 52

A photosensitive element as described in claim 41 wherein the image dye-providing compound has the formula ##SPC47## wherein: R 1 represents hydrogen or chloro; R 3 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; D represents an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 5 carbon atoms, benzylsulfonyl, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 53

A photosensitive element as described in claim 42 wherein Car is in the 4-position relative to the azo linkage when R 1 is hydrogen and Car is in the 5-position when R 1 is chloro; R 3 represents methyl; and D represents --SO 2 CH 2 C 6 H 5 , --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 -t or --SO 2 NHCH 3 .

Claim 54

A photosensitive element as described in claim 43 wherein R 1 is hydrogen and D represents --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 -t.

Claim 55

A photosensitive element as described in claim 44 wherein -Ball represents ##EQU33## or --SO 2 NH-Ball 1 -- wherein Ball 1 represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration as to render the compound nondiffusible during development in an alkaline processing composition.

Claim 56

A photosensitive element as described in claim 44 wherein -Ball represents ##SPC48## and is in the 2-position relative to the hydroxy group.

Claim 57

A photosensitive element as described in claim 41 wherein the image dye-providing compound has the formula ##SPC49## wherein: D represents --SO 2 NHCH 3 or --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 -t; R 1 represents hydrogen or chloro; Z represents 5-sulfamoyl when R 1 is 2-chloro; and when R 1 is hydrogen Z represents 4-sulfamoyl, 3-methylsulfonyl or 3-nitro.

Claim 58

A photosensitive element as described in claim 47 wherein -Ball represents ##EQU34## or --SO 2 NH-Ball 1 -- wherein Ball 1 represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration so as to render the compound nondiffusible in an alkaline processing composition.

Claim 59

A photosensitive element as described in claim 41 wherein -Ball represents ##SPC50## and is in the 2-position relative to the hydroxy group.

Claim 60

A photosensitive element as described in claim 34 wherein each silver halide emulsion is a direct positive silver halide emulsion.

Claim 61

A photosensitive element as described in claim 40 wherein each silver halide emulsion is a direct positive silver halide emulsion.

Claim 62

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 magenta 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: ##SPC51## wherein: Car represnts 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; m and q represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; 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, ethyl, carboxyl, sulfo or amino; 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 or when q is 0, Car-X-- may represent Car-alkylene-SO 2 --, Car-C 6 H 4 CH 2 SO 2 --, or Car-phenylene-SO 2 --, provided that the carbon content of X 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; Q is in the 5- or 8-position relative to G and represents 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 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, cyano, chloro, methoxy, methyl 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, a phenyl radical or phenyl radical substituted with chloro or nitro; r represents an integer having a value of 1 or 2; Z represents a cyano radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, fluorosulfonyl, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula --COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously a nitro radical in the 2- or 3-position relative to the azo linkage, a fluoro, chloro or bromo atom, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, fluorosulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 7 carbon atoms, phenylcarbonyl, an alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; phenylsulfonyl or methoxyphenylsulfonyl; or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may represent morpholino or piperidino; 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; Z 1 represents hydrogen or Z; R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, hydroxy or methoxy; an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom; D represents a cyano radical, a sulfo radical, fluorosulfonyl, a halogen atom, a --SO 3 -phenyl or a --SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, a phenylsulfonyl or phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms or alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, phenyl, hydroxy or sulfamoyl; a phenylsulfinyl radical or phenylsulfinyl radical substituted with sulfo or fluorosulfonyl; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 and R 6 is as described previously for Z, with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 63

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 magenta 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: ##SPC51## wherein: Car represnts 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; m and q represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1; 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, ethyl, carboxyl, sulfo or amino; 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 or when q is 0, Car-X-- may represent Car-alkylene-SO 2 --, Car-C 6 H 4 CH 2 SO 2 --, or Car-phenylene-SO 2 --, provided that the carbon content of X 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; Q is in the 5- or 8-position relative to G and represents 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 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, cyano, chloro, methoxy, methyl 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, a phenyl radical or phenyl radical substituted with chloro or nitro; r represents an integer having a value of 1 or 2; Z represents a cyano radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, fluorosulfonyl, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula --COOR 4 wherein R 4 is as described previously a nitro radical in the 2- or 3-position relative to the azo linkage, a fluoro, chloro or bromo atom, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, fluorosulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 7 carbon atoms, phenylcarbonyl, an alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; phenylsulfonyl or methoxyphenylsulfonyl; or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may represent morpholino or piperidino; 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; Z 1 represents hydrogen or Z; R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, hydroxy or methoxy; an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom; D represents a cyano radical, a sulfo radical, fluorosulfonyl, a halogen atom, a --SO 3 -phenyl or a --SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, a phenylsulfonyl or phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms or alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, phenyl, hydroxy or sulfamoyl; a phenylsulfinyl radical or phenylsulfinyl radical substituted with sulfo or fluorosulfonyl; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 and R 6 is as described previously for Z, with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 64

The film unit of claim 52 wherein said dye image-receiving layer is located in said photosensitive element between said support and the lowermost photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 65

The film unit of claim 52 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 66

The film unit of claim 52 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 67

The film unit of claim 52 wherein said receiving layer comprises a polymeric cationic mordant.

Claim 68

The film unit of claim 52 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: ##EQU36## 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 salt forming radical of said polymer comprises at least two aryl groups for each quarternary nitrogen atom in said polymer.

Claim 69

A film unit as described in claim 53 wherein R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, phenylene or phenylene substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl or methoxy; n is an integer having a value of 0; R represents hydrogen; J represents sulfonyl; m is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q is in the 5-position relative to G and represents 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; G represents a hydroxy radical or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU39## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms or phenyl; r is an integer having a value of 1; Z represents cyano, trifluoromethyl, fluorosulfonyl, chloro, fluoro, bromo, a nitro radical in the 2- or 3- position relative to the azo linkage, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl 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, slfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; Z 1 represents hydrogen; R 1 represents hydrogen, methoxy, chloro or fluoro; D represents chloro, bromo, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, sulfo, sulfamoylphenyl, carboxyphenyl, chlorophenyl, cyanophenyl, methylphenyl, nitrophenyl; phenylsulfonyl; or a sulfamoyl radical of the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 is hydrogen or methyl, R 6 is hydrogen; an alkyl radical of 1 to about 8 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; or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded represents morpholino.

Claim 70

A film unit as described in claim 58 wherein the image dye-providing compound has the formula ##SPC52## wherein: R 1 represents hydrogen or chloro; R 3 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; D represents an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 5 carbon atoms, benzylsulfonyl, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 71

A film unit as described in claim 59 wherein Car is in the 4-position relative to the azo linkage when R 1 is hydrogen and Car is in the 5-position when R 1 is chloro; R 3 represents methyl and D represents --SO 2 CH 2 C 6 H 5 , --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 -t or --SO 2 NHCH 3 .

Claim 72

A film unit as described in claim 60 wherein R 1 is hydrogen and D represents --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 -t.

Claim 73

A film unit as described in claim 58 wherein the image dye-providing compound has the formula ##SPC53## wherein: D represents --SO 2 NHCH 3 or --SO 2 NHCH 4 H 9 t; R 1 represents hydrogen or chloro; Z represents 5-sulfamoyl when R 1 is 2-chloro; and when R 1 is hydrogen Z represents 4-sulfamoyl, 3-methylsulfonyl or 3-nitro.

Claim 74

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 magenta 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: ##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 and having the formula ##SPC55## 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; sulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, fluorosulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 7 carbon atoms, phenylcarbonyl, an alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; phenylsulfonyl or methoxyphenylsulfonyl; or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may represent morpholino or piperidino; 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; Z 1 represents hydrogen or Z; R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, hydroxy or methoxy; an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom; D represents a cyano radical, a sulfo radical, fluorosulfonyl, a halogen atom, a --SO 3 -phenyl or a --SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, a phenylsulfonyl or phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms or alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, phenyl, hydroxy or sulfamoyl; a phenylsulfinyl radical or phenylsulfinyl radical substituted with sulfo or fluorosulfonyl; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 and R 6 is as described previously for Z, with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 75

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 magenta 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: ##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 and having the formula ##SPC55## 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; sulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or sulfo; a phenylsulfonyl radical; a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms; R 6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, fluorosulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo; an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 7 carbon atoms, phenylcarbonyl, an alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy; phenylsulfonyl or methoxyphenylsulfonyl; or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may represent morpholino or piperidino; 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; Z 1 represents hydrogen or Z; R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, hydroxy or methoxy; an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom; D represents a cyano radical, a sulfo radical, fluorosulfonyl, a halogen atom, a --SO 3 -phenyl or a --SO 3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy; alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, a phenylsulfonyl or phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy; an alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms or alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, phenyl, hydroxy or sulfamoyl; a phenylsulfinyl radical or phenylsulfinyl radical substituted with sulfo or fluorosulfonyl; a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 , a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R 5 ) 2 wherein each R 5 and R 6 is as described previously for Z, with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

Claim 76

The film unit of claim 63 wherein said dye image-receiving layer is located in said photosensitive element between said support and the lowermost photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 77

The film unit of claim 63 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 78

The film unit of claim 63 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 79

The film unit of claim 63 wherein said receiving layer comprises a polymeric cationic mordant.

Claim 80

The film unit of claim 63 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: ##EQU40## 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, ##EQU41## wherein R 12 is an alkylene radical, or R 8 can be taken together with Q to form a ##EQU42## 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 salt forming radical of said polymer comprises at least two aryl groups for each quaternary nitrogen atom in said polymer.

Claim 81

A film unit as described in claim 64 wherein Y represents the atoms necessary to complete a naphthalene nucleus; R 2 represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, phenylene or phenylene substituted with carboxy, chloro, methyl or methoxy; n is an integer having a value of 0; R represents hydrogen; J represents sulfonyl; m is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; Q is in the 5-position relative to G and represents 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; G represents a hydroxy radical or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula: ##EQU43## wherein R 4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms or phenyl; r is an integer having a value of 1; Z represents cyano, trifluoromethyl, fluorosulfonyl, chloro, fluoro, bromo, a nitro radical in the 2- or 3-position relative to the azo linkage, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl 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; Z 1 represents hydrogen; R 1 represents hydrogen, methoxy, chloro or fluoro; D represents chloro, bromo, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, sulfo, sulfamoylphenyl, carboxyphenyl, chlorophenyl, cyanophenyl, methylphenyl, nitrophenyl; phenylsulfonyl; or a sulfamoyl radical of the formula --SO 2 NR 5 R 6 wherein R 5 is hydrogen or methyl, R 6 is hydrogen; an alkyl radical of 1 to about 8 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; or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded represents morpholino.

Claim 82

A film unit as described in claim 69 wherein the image dye-providing compound has the formula ##SPC56## wherein: R 1 represents hydrogen or chloro; R 3 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; D represents an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 5 carbon atoms, benzylsulfonyl, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO 2 NHR 6 wherein R 6 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 83

A film unit as described in claim 70 wherein Car is in the 4-position relative to the azo linkage when R 1 is hydrogen and Car is in the 5-position when R 1 is chloro; R 3 represents methyl; and D represents --SO 2 CH 2 C 6 H 5 , --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 -t or --SO 2 NHCH 3 .

Claim 84

A film unit as described in claim 71 wherein R 1 is hydrogen and D represents --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 -t.

Claim 85

A film unit as described in claim 71 wherein -Ball represents ##EQU44## or --SO 2 NH-Ball m 1 wherein Ball 1 represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration as to render the compound nondiffusible during development in an alkaline processing composition.

Claim 86

A film unit as described in claim 72 wherein -Ball represents ##SPC57## and is in the 2-position relative to the hydroxy group.

Claim 87

A film unit as described in claim 69 wherein the image dye-providing compound has the formula ##SPC58## wherein: D represents --SO 2 NHCH 3 or --SO 2 NHC 4 H 9 -t; R 1 represents hydrogen or chloro; Z represents 5-sulfamoyl when R 1 is 2-chloro; and when R 1 is hydrogen Z represents 4-sulfamoyl, 3-methylsulfonyl or 3-nitro.

Claim 88

A film unit as described in claim 75 wherein -Ball represents ##EQU45## or --SO 2 NH-Ball m 1 wherein Ball 1 represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration as to render the compound nondiffusible during development in an alkaline processing composition.

Claim 89

A film unit as described in claim 75 wherein -Ball represents ##SPC59## and is in the 2-position relative to the hydroxy group.

Claim 90

A photosensitive element as described in claim 12 wherein -Ball represents ##SPC60## and is in the 2-position relative to the hydroxy group.

Claim 91

A photosensitive element as described in claim 15 wherein Y represents the carbon atoms necessary to complete a naphthalene nucleus; and -Ball represents ##SPC61## and is in the 2-position relative to the hydroxy group.

Claim 92

A photosensitive element as described in claim 45 wherein -Ball represents ##SPC62## and is in the 2-position relative to the hydroxy group.

Claim 93

A photosensitive element as described in claim 48 wherein -Ball represents ##SPC63## and is in the 2-position relative to the hydroxy group.

Claim 94

A film unit as described in claim 73 wherein -Ball represents ##SPC64## and is in the 2-position relative to the hydroxy group.

Claim 95

A film unit as described in claim 76 wherein -Ball represents ##SPC65## and is in the 2-position relative to the hydroxy group.