Method for processing silver halide color photographic materials wherein the color developer contains low concentrations of benzyl alcohol, hydroxylamine and sulfite

Claim 3

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 1, wherein the silver halide color photographic material contains a magenta coupler represented by formula (I) ##STR19## wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent group; Y 1 represents a group capable of being released upon a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine-developing agent; and Za, Zb, and Zc each represents an unsubstituted methine group, a substituted methine group, ═N--, or --NH--, provided that either of the Za--Zb bond or the Zb--Zc bond is a double bond, and the other is a single bond.

Claim 4

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 1, wherein the color development time is from 30 seconds to 2 minutes.

Claim 5

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 2, wherein the color development time is from 30 seconds to 2 minutes.

Claim 6

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 1, wherein the color developing solution contains no benzyl alcohol at all.

Claim 7

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 2, wherein the color developing solution contains no benzyl alcohol at all.

Claim 8

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 1, wherein the sulfite concentration ranges from 1.6×10 -3 to 6.5×10 -3 mol/liter.

Claim 9

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 2, wherein the sulfite concentration ranges from 1.6×10 -3 to 6.5×10 -3 mol/liter.

Claim 10

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 1, wherein the concentration of hydroxylamine in the color developing solution is not more than 3.8×10 -3 mol/liter.

Claim 11

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 2, wherein the concentration of hydroxylamine in the color developing solution is not more than 3.8×10 -3 mol/liter.

Claim 12

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 1, wherein the color developing solution is free from hydroxylamine.

Claim 13

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 2, wherein the color developing solution is free from hydroxylamine.

Claim 14

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 2, wherein said magenta coupler represented by formula (I) is selected from 1H-imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazoles, 1H-pyrazolo[1,5-b]pyrazoles, 1H-pyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazoles, 1H-pyrazolo[1,5-d]tetrazoles, 1H-pyrazolo[1,5-a]benzimidazoles, and 1H-pyrazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazoles.

Claim 15

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 2, wherein said magenta coupler is a compound represented by formula (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI) or (VII) ##STR20## wherein R 5 , R 6 and R 7 (which may be the same or different) each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cyano group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclic oxy group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyloxy group, a silyloxy group, a sulfonyloxy group, an acylamino group, an anilino group, a ureido group, an imido group, a sulfamoylamino group, a carbamoylamino group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a heterocyclic thio group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a carbamoyl group, an acyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group or an aryloxycarbonyl group; and Y 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a carboxyl group or a coupling releasable group capable of being released upon coupling by being bonded with the carbon atom located at the coupling position through an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom or a sulfur atom, or alternatively, R 5 , R 6 , R 7 or Y 1 represents a divalent group forming a bis coupler; and wherein the couplers represented by formulae (II), (III), (V), (VI), or (VII) may be in the form of a polymeric coupler in which the coupler comprises a vinyl monomer and R 5 , R 6 or R 7 represents a chemical bond or a connecting group, through which the couplers represented by formulae (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), or (VII) and the vinyl group are connected together.

Claim 16

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 2, wherein said magenta coupler is a compound represented by formula (IV) or (V) ##STR21## wherein R 5 and R 6 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cyano group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclicloxy group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyloxy group, a silyloxy group, a sulfonyloxy group, an acylamino group, an anilino group, a ureido group, an imido group, a sulfamoylamino group, a carbamoylamino group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a heterocyclicthio group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a carbamoyl group, an acyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, or an aryloxycarbonyl group; and Y 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a carboxyl group, or a coupling releasable group capable of being released upon coupling by being bonded with the carbon atom located at the coupling position through an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom or a sulfur atom.

Claim 17

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 15, wherein the magenta coupler is represented by formula (IV) or (V) wherein at least one of R 5 and R 6 is a branched substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group which is an alkyl group or a substituted alkyl group which is connected to a pyrazoloazole skeleton through a secondary or tertiary carbon atom.

Claim 18

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 16, wherein the secondary or tertiary carbon atom has at least two groups selected from an alkyl group or a substituted alkyl group.

Claim 19

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 17, wherein the secondary or tertiary carbon atom has at least one of a sulfonamido alkyl group, a sulfonamidoaryl alkyl group, or a sulfonylalkyl group.

Claim 20

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 1, wherein the color developing solution contains an aromatic primary amine color developing agent.

Claim 21

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as in claim 19, wherein the aromatic primary amine color developing agent is N-ethyl-N-(β-methanesulfonamidoethyl)-3-methyl-4-aminoaniline.