Color photographic light-sensitive element

Claim 2

A color photographic light-sensitive element comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing therein a 3-anilino-5-pyrazolone magenta color forming coupler represented by formula (I) ##STR14## is present at the 4- or 5-position of the anilino group; X represents a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; Ar represents an aryl group; R 1 represents hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or an alkylthio group; Y represents a non-metallic atomic group forming a 5-membered or 6-membered ring together with the ##STR15## group, except that Y does not include a carbonyl group; and Z represents hydrogen or a coupling-off group.

Claim 3

A color photographic light-sensitive element as in claim 1, wherein X represents a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, or an alkoxy group having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, which may be substituted with one or more substituents selected from a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylcarbonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an acylamine group, a sulfonamido group, a hydroxy group, and a mercapto group.

Claim 4

A color photographic light-sensitive element as in claim 1, wherein Z represents hydrogen.

Claim 5

A color photographic light-sensitive element as in claim 1, wherein Z represents a coupling-off group.

Claim 6

A color photographic light-sensitive element as in claim 1, wherein Z represents hydrogen, a thiocyano group, an acyloxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkoxy group, a halogen atom, an arylazo group, an aryltriazolyl group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a heterocyclic thio group, an aralkoxycarbonyloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyloxy group, an aryloxycarbonyloxy group, a cycloalkylthio group, a cycloalkoxy group, an imido group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a triazolyl group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group or a cycloamino group.

Claim 7

A color photographic light-sensitive element as in claim 1, wherein Ar represents a phenyl group which may be substituted with one or more substituents selected from a halogen atom, a cyano group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an acylamino group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonamido group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkylthio group, an alkylsulfonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a nitro group and a trifluoromethyl group.

Claim 8

A color photographic light-sensitive element as in claim 1, wherein the nucleus represented by the formula of ##STR16## is selected from the group consisting of ##STR17## wherein R 2 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkylcarbonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an N-alkylcarbamoyl group, or an N-arylcarbamoyl group.

Claim 9

A color photographic light-sensitive element as in claim 1, wherein said 5- or 6-membered ring may be substituted with one or more substituents selected from a straight chain or branched chain alkyl group having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an aralkyl group having from 7 to 32 carbon atoms, a carboxy group, an alkoxy group having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an aryl group having from 6 to 32 carbon atoms, an alkylcarbonyl group having from 2 to 22 carbon atoms, an arylcarbonyl group having from 7 to 32 carbon atoms, an alkoxycarbonyl group having from 2 to 22 carbon atoms, an aryloxycarbonyl group having from 7 to 32 carbon atoms, an alkylcarbonyloxy group having from 2 to 22 carbon atoms, an arylcarbonyloxy group having from 7 to 32 carbon atoms, an N-alkylsulfamoyl group having from 1 to 36 carbon atoms, an N,N-dialkylsulfamoyl group, an N-arylsulfamoyl group having from 6 to 32 carbon atoms, an N-aryl-N-alkylsulfamoyl group, an N-alkylcarbamoyl group having from 1 to 36 carbon atoms, an N,N-dialkylcarbamoyl group, an N-arylcarbamoyl group having from 6 to 32 carbon atoms, an N-aryl-N-alkylcarbamoyl group, an alkaneamido group having from 2 to 22 carbon atoms, an aromatic cyclic amido group having from 7 to 32 carbon atoms, a diacylamino group having from 3 to 32 carbon atoms, an N-alkylureido group having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, an N,N-dialkylureido group having from 2 to 36 carbon atoms, an N-alkanesulfonamido group having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, an N-aromatic cyclic sulfonamido group having from 6 to 32 carbon atoms, an alkylthio group having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, an N-alkylamino group having from 1 to 32 carbon atoms, an N,N-dialkylamino group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group having from 2 to 22 carbon atoms, an aryloxycarbonylamino group having from 7 to 32 carbon atoms, an alkylsulfonyloxy group having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, an arylsulfonyloxy group having from 6 to 32 carbon atoms, an alkylsulfonyl group having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, and a hydroxy group.

Claim 10

A color photographic light-sensitive element as in claim 1, wherein said magenta color-forming coupler is represented by formula (II) ##STR18## wherein Z represents hydrogen or a coupling-off group; the lactam ring is present at the 4- or 5-position of the anilino group; R 3 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an alkylcarbonyl group, or an alkylcarbamoyl group; and R 4 represents hydrogen, a chlorine atom, a cyano group, an alkaneamido group, an alkanesulfonamido group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkylcarbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an alkylsulfonyl group or an alkylthio group.

Claim 11

A color photographic ilght-sensitive element as in claim 1, wherein said silver halide emulsion layer is a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 12

A color photographic light-sensitive element as in claim 1, wherein said silver halide emulsion layer containing said magenta color-forming coupler represented by formula (I) is a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and said color photographic light-sensitive element further includes a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 13

A color photographic light-sensitive element as in claim 1, wherein said silver halide emulsion layer containing said magenta color-forming coupler represented by formula (I) is a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and said color photographic light-sensitive element additionally includes a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a phenolic or naphtholic cyan color-forming coupler, and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a benzoylacetanilide or pivaloylacetanilide yellow color-forming coupler.