Photographic material with metal complexed dyes

Claim 1

A color photographic material for the diffusion transfer process comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a redox compound of high solubility in organic solvents which is dispersed in a hydrophilic colloid using ethyl acetate, cyclohexanone, 2-methoxy methanol or acetone, and a solvent which is substantially insoluble in water and has a boiling point of higher than about 200° C. at normal pressure, the solvent which is substantially insoluble in water and having a boiling point of higher than about 200° C. at normal pressure remaining in the color photographic material, said redox compound releasing a diffusible metal complex having coordinated therewith a dye or a precursor thereof and a cyclic or chain multidenate ligand by reaction with the oxidation product of a developing agent, wherein the redox compound is a dye releasing compound having formula (VIIIa) ##STR42## wherein A represents a redox compound represented by formula (VIIa) or (VIIb) ##STR43## wherein T represents the atoms necessary to complete a benzene nucleus or a naphthalene nucleus; when T represents the atoms necessary to complete the naphthalene nucleus (BALL) may be connected to either of the rings of the naphthalene nucleus; and (BALL) represents a photographically inert ballast group which renders the compound non-diffusible; ##STR44## wherein T' has the same meaning as T in formula (VIIa) and (BALL) is as described above; X represents an arylene group; Y represents an arylene group for a 5-membered or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring; (ML) represents a monodentate ligand having a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom as a coordination atom; (LINK) represents a divalent linking group; R 4 represents a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom; and Z' represents a hydroxy group.