Method for processing silver halide color photosensitive materials

Claim 3

A method as in claim 1, wherein said at least one compound selected from a compound represented by formula (II), a compound represented by formula (III), an aminopolyphosphonic acid, and a phosphonocarboxylic acid is present in a concentration of from 6.0×10 -3 to 30×10 -3 mol/liter.

Claim 4

A method as in claim 1, wherein said 4-mercapto-5-pyrazolone type magenta coupler is represented by formulae (IV) or (V) ##STR19## wherein Ar represents a phenyl group substituted by at least one halogen atom, alkyl group, alkoxy group, alkoxycarbonyl group, or cyano group; Z represents a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, a diacylamino group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkoxysulfonyl group, an aryloxysulfonyl group, an alkanesulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, a ureido group, an acyl group, a nitro group, or a carboxy group; R 4 represents a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an amino group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, or an aryl group; R 5 represents a hydrogen atom, an amino group, an acylamino group, a ureido group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an imido group, a sulfonamido group, a sulfamoylamino group, a nitro group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an acyl group, a cyano group, or an alkylthio group; R 6 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or an aryl group; at least one of said R 4 and R 6 representing an alkoxy group; R 7 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; R 8 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group or an aryl group; a and b each represents an integer of 1 to 5; m represents an integer of 1 to 3; n represents an integer of 1 to 4; and l represents an integer of 1 to 3.

Claim 5

A method as in claim 3, wherein said at least one compound selected from a compound represented by formula (II), a compound represented by formula (III), an aminopolyphosphonic acid, and a phosphonocarboxylic acid is present in a concentration of from 6.0×10 -3 to 30×10 -3 mol/liter.

Claim 6

A method as in claim 1, wherein the compound represented by formula (II) is ##STR20## the compound represented by formula (III) is ##STR21## the aminopolyphosphonic acid is ##STR22## and the phosphonocarboxylic acid is ##STR23##

Claim 7

A method as in claim 2, wherein the compound represented by formula (II) is ##STR24## the compound represented by formula (III) is ##STR25## the aminopolyphosphonic acid is ##STR26## and the phosphonocarboxylic acid is ##STR27##

Claim 8

A method as in claim 4, wherein the compound represented by formula (II) is ##STR28## the compound represented by formula (III) is ##STR29## the aminopolyphosphonic acid is ##STR30## and the phosphonocarboxylic acid is ##STR31##