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Colorless ligand-releasing monomers and polymers and their use to provide dyes with metal ions
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1985-08-09
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Granted: 1987-07-14
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Expires: 2005-08-09
Abstract
Abstract Essentially colorless, hydrophilic ligand-releasing polymers are prepared from ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers represented by the structure: ##STR1## wherein R' is hydrogen or lower alkyl, COUP is a photographic color coupling moiety, LINK is a coupling-off group which can be cleaved by an oxidized developer composition, and LIG is a ligand capable of complexing with metal ions, while joined to the polymer, to form a dye. These polymers also have recurring units which impart hydrophilicity to the polymer. These polymers form metal complex dyes in unexposed areas of photographic elements only, while the ligand is cleaved from the polymer in the exposed areas and washed out of the element.
Inventors
- 👤 William N. Washburn
- 👤 Kenneth R. Hollister
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 06:19
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C7/00; G03C7/30; G03C7/32; G03C7/327; G03C7/3275; G03C7/305; G03C7/30541; G03C7/30547
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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An essentially colorless, hydrophilic ligand-releasing polymer comprising: (a) recurring units derived from an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable hydrophilic monomer in a number sufficient to render said polymer hydrophilic, and (b) recurring units derived from an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer represented by the structure: ##STR13## wherein R' is hydrogen or lower alkyl, LINK is --COO--, --CONH--, --O--, --S--, --SO 2 O-- or --SO 2 NH-- COUP is a photographic color coupling moiety which can be cleaved from LINK by an oxidized developer composition, and LIG is a ligand capable of complexing with metal ions, while joined to said polymer, to form a dye.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
An essentially colorless, hydrophilic ligand-releasing polymer comprising: (a) recurring units derived from an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable hydrophilic monomer in a number sufficient to render said polymer hydrophilic, and (b) recurring units derived from an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer represented by the structure: ##STR13## wherein R' is hydrogen or lower alkyl, LINK is --COO--, --CONH--, --O--, --S--, --SO 2 O-- or --SO 2 NH-- COUP is a photographic color coupling moiety which can be cleaved from LINK by an oxidized developer composition, and LIG is a ligand capable of complexing with metal ions, while joined to said polymer, to form a dye.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The polymer of claim 1 wherein LIG is derived from a compound having the structure: ##STR14## wherein m is 0 or a positive integer of 1 to 3, n and p are independently 0 or 1, represents a single or double bond, Z is R 1 --N═, O═, S═, R 1 --P═, (R 1 ) 2 P-- or (R 1 ) 3 P═, and when Z is (R 1 ) 2 P--, n is 1, otherwise n is 0, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are independently hydrogen, amino, hydroxy, mercapto, alkoxy, alkyl, aryl or a heterocyclic moiety, and when R 6 is so defined, p is 1 and is a single bond, if m is 0, R 1 and R 2 , R 2 and R 3 , and R 3 and R 4 , taken together, can independently represent the carbon and heteroatoms necessary to complete a substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic nucleus, or, if m is 1 to 3, R 1 is R 2 , R 5 and R 6 , and R 3 and R 4 , taken together, can independently represent the carbon and heteroatoms necessary to complete a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic nucleus, and when R 5 and R 6 are so defined, p is 0 when is a double bond and p is 1 when is a single bond.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The polymer of claim 2 wherein m is 0 or 1 and Z is R 1 --N═.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The polymer of claim 1 wherein the monomer of (a) either is uncharged and has a hydroxy or amide moiety, or has an ionic group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The polymer of claim 1 comprising from about 10 to about 90 mole percent of (a) and from about 90 to about 10 mole percent of (b).
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