Image-receiving element for silver salt diffusion process with image stabilizer precursor

Claim 1

An image-receiving element for a silver salt diffusion transfer process, said element comprising an image stabilizing agent precursor having an inactive group capable of being removed upon contact with an alkaline processing composition, and substantially lacking an image-stabilizing function prior to contact with the alkaline processing composition, said image stabilizing agent precursor being represented by general formula (III): ##STR14## wherein A' represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring; R 1A and R 2A may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; p and q are each 0 or an integer of 1 to 3 and may be the same or different; X 1 and X 2 may be the same or different, and each represents an ester linkage, a substituted or unsubstituted amido linkage, or an ether linkage and L represents an alkylene group, a phenylene group or a xylylene group; and n and m are each 0 or 1, provided that when X 1 and X 2 are amido groups, substituents on the nitrogen may be linked to each other to form a hetero ring together with L and a part of each of X 1 and X 2 .