Silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material

Claim 1

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the photographic light-sensitive material has a layer containing both a non-diffusible coupler capable of producing a dye of such mobility that controlled image smearing occurs upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent and a silver halide emulsion in which silver halide grains containing at least 10 mol% of silver iodide grains account for at least about 40% by weight of the total silver halide grains in the emulsion; wherein the non-diffusible coupler is a coupler represented by the following general formula (A): (Cp).sub.a X (A) wherein Cp represents a coupler component which yields a dye of such mobility that controlled image smearing occurs and improves graininess; X represents a component which is bonded to the coupling position of the coupler component, which is released upon a reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent and which contains a ballast group having from 8 to 32 carbon atoms and a represents 1 to 2; and the non-diffusible coupler represented by the formula (A) is a coupler represented by the following general formula (XV) or (XVI): ##STR14## where R 16 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group having 10 or less carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 10 or less carbon atoms, an aryloxy group, an acylamido group, a sulfonamido group and a ureido group represented by the general formulae (XVII) to (XIX) as described below, or a carbamoyl group represented by the general formula (XX) as described below: ##STR15## wherein G and G', which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, provided that G and G' are not hydrogen atoms at the same time and that the total number of carbon atoms included in G and G' is form 1 to 12, an aliphatic group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, and each of these groups may be substituted with a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, an amino group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an acyloxycarbonyl group, an amido group, an imido group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group or a sulfonyl group; R 17 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group having 12 or less carbon atoms or a carbamoyl group represented by the general formula (XX), R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 and R 22 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, a heterocyclic group, an amino group, a carbonamido group, a sulfonamido group, a sulfamonyl group or a carbamoyl group; J represents a non-metal atomic group necessary to form a 5-membered or 6-membered ring; and X"' represents a group which contains a group having from 8 to 32 carbon atoms, which is bonded to the coupling position through --O, --S, or --N═N, and which is capable of being released upon a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent.

Claim 13

A method of forming a color image comprising developing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the photographic light-sensitive material has a layer containing both a non-diffusible coupler capable of producing a dye of such mobility that controlled image smearing occurs upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent and a silver halide emulsion in which silver halide grains containing at least 10 mol% of silver iodide grains account for at least about 40% by weight of the total silver halide grains in the emulsion with an aqueous alkaline solution containing a color developing agent; wherein the non-diffusible coupler is a coupler represented by the following general formula (A): (Cp).sub.a X (A) wherein Cp represents a coupler component which yields a dye of such mobility that controlled image smearing occurs and improves graininess; X represents a component which is bonded to the coupling position of the coupler component, which is released upon a reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent and which contains a ballast group having from 8 to 32 carbon atoms; and a represents 1 or 2; and the non-diffusible coupler represented by the formula (a) is a coupler represented by the following general formulae (XV) or (XVI) ##STR16## wherein R 16 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group having 10 or less carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 10 or less carbon atoms, an aryloxy group, an acylamido group, a sulfonamido group and a ureido group represented by the general formulae (XVII) to (XIX) as described below, or a carbamoyl group represented by the general formula (XX) as described below: ##STR17## wherein G and G', which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, provided that G and G' are not hydrogen atoms at the same time and that the total number of carbon atoms included in G and G' is form 1 to 12, an aliphatic group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, and each of these groups may be substituted with a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, an amino group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an acyloxycarbonyl group, an amido group, an imido group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group or a sulfonyl group; R 17 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group having 12 or less carbon atoms or a carbamoyl group represented by the general formula (XX), R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 and R 22 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, a heterocyclic group, an amino group, a carbonamido group, a sulfonamido group, a sulfamoyl group or a carbamoyl group; J represents a non-metal atomic group necessary to form a 5-membered or 6-membered ring; and X"' represents a group which contains a group having from 8 to 32 carbon atoms, which is bonded to the coupling position through --O--, --S--, or --N═N--, and which is capable of being released upon a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent.

Claim 14

A method of forming a color image comprising developing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the photographic light-sensitive material has a layer containing both a non-diffusible coupler capable of producing a dye of such mobility that controlled image smearing occurs upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent and a silver halide emulsion in which silver halide grains containing at least 10 mol% of silver iodide grains account for at least about 40% by weight of the total silver halide grains in the emulsion with an aqueous alkaline solution containing a color developing agent; wherein the non-diffusible coupler is a coupler represented by the following general formula (A): (Cp).sub.a X (A) wherein Cp represents a coupler component which yields a dye of such mobility that controlled image smearing occurs and improves graininess; X represents a component which is bonded to the coupling position of the coupler component, which is released upon a reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent and which contains a ballast group having from 8 to 32 carbon atoms; and a represents 1 or 2; and the non-diffusible coupler represented by the formula (a) is a coupler represented by the following general formulae (XV) or (XVI) ##STR16## wherein R 16 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group having 10 or less carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 10 or less carbon atoms, an aryloxy group, an acylamido group, a sulfonamido group and a ureido group represented by the general formulae (XVII) to (XIX) as described below, or a carbamoyl group represented by the general formula (XX) as described below: ##STR17## wherein G and G', which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, provided that G and G' are not hydrogen atoms at the same time and that the total number of carbon atoms included in G and G' is form 1 to 12, an aliphatic group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, and each of these groups may be substituted with a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, an amino group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an acyloxycarbonyl group, an amido group, an imido group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group or a sulfonyl group; R 17 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group having 12 or less carbon atoms or a carbamoyl group represented by the general formula (XX), R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 and R 22 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, a heterocyclic group, an amino group, a carbonamido group, a sulfonamido group, a sulfamoyl group or a carbamoyl group; J represents a non-metal atomic group necessary to form a 5-membered or 6-membered ring; and X"' represents a group which contains a group having from 8 to 32 carbon atoms, which is bonded to the coupling position through --O--, --S--, or --N═N--, and which is capable of being released upon a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent.