Silver halide photographic light-sensitive material suitable for a rapid processing and capable of obtaining dye images excellent in fastness against light

Claim 2

A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon, wherein said silver halide emulsion layer contains silver halide grains each containing silver chloride in an amount of not less than 80 mol %, and at least one coupler selected from the group consisting of the couplers represented by the following General Formulas (a), (b) and (c), and an anti-discoloring agent, each dispersed in the emulsion layer by making use of a high boiling organic solvent, provided that a proportion of said high boiling organic solvent to said coupler is not less than 0.6 by weight; ##STR139## wherein Za, Zb, and Zc each represent a group of non-metal atoms necessary to complete a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring; Xa, Xb, and Xc each represent a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being split off upon the reaction thereof with oxidized products of a color developing agent; Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf, and Rg each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, provided that Rg represents a substituent incapable of being split off upon the reaction of the couplers of General Formula (c) with said oxidized products; Y 1 represents carbon or nitrogen; Y 2 represents carbon or a hetero atom; means that the bonding between Y 1 and Y 2 may be either a single bond or a double bond, Y 3 , Y 4 , and Y 5 each represent carbon or nitrogen; n 1 , n 2 , n 3 , n 4 , n 5 , n 6 , and n 7 each represent an integer 0 or 1; and when Y 1 is carbon and the bonding between Y 1 and Y 2 is a double bond, n 3 is 1 and n 4 is 0 and Rc is a group incapable of being split off upon the reaction of the couplers of General Formula (a) with the oxidized products of a color developing agent; in the case that Y 1 is a carbon atom and the bonding between Y 1 and Y 2 is a single bond, n 3 and n 4 are each 1; in the case Y 1 is a nitrogen atom and the bonding between Y 1 and Y 2 is a double bond, n 3 and n 4 are each 0, Y 2 is a hetero atom; and in the case that Y 1 is a nitrogen atom and bonding between Y 1 and Y 2 is a single bond, n 3 is 1 and n 4 is 0.

Claim 3

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein said coupler is selected from the group consisting of the couplers represented by the following General Formulas (a-1) through (a-11), (b-1) through (b-8) and (c-1) through (c-14), respectively, ##STR140## wherein Xa 1 to Xa 11 are synonymous with Xa and, similarly, Xb 1 to Xb 8 with Xb, Xc 1 to Xc 14 with Xc, R 11 to R 20 with Ra, R 51 to R 63 with Rg, R 21 to R 29 with Re, R 64 to R 75 with Rg, R 30 to R 42 with Rf and R 76 to R 90 with Rg, respectively.

Claim 4

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 2, wherein said coupler is selected from the group consisting of the couplers represented by General Formulas (a-2), (a-3), (a-4), (b-1), (b-3), (b-4), (c-2), (c-3), (c-4), (c-9) and (c-10), respectively.

Claim 5

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 3, wherein said coupler selected from the group of the couplers represented by General Formulas (a-3), (b-1), (c-3), (c-9) and (c-10), respectively.

Claim 6

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein said anti-discoloring agent is selected from the group consisting of the compounds represented by the following General Formulas [A] through [H], [XII] through [XVI] and [XVII], respectively, ##STR141## wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R 2 , R 3 , R 5 and R 6 represent each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hdyroxy group, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group or an acylamino group; and R 4 represents an alkyl group, a hydroxy group, an aryl group or an alkoxy group; and R 1 and R 2 are allowed to close a ring with each other so as to complete a 5- or 6-membered ring, provided that, R 4 represents a hydroxy or alkoxy group; and, R 3 and R 4 are allowed to complete a 5-membered hydrocarbon ring provided that, R 1 represents an alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group; provided however that it is exceptional when R 1 represents a hydrogen atom and R 4 represents a hydroxy group at the same time; ##STR142## wherein R 1 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkenyloxy group, a hydroxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a sulfonamido group, a cycloalkyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group; R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group, a cycloalkyl group or a heterocyclic group; and R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, a sulfonamido group, a cycloalkyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group; and Y represents a group of atoms necessary for completing a chroman or coumaran ring; ##STR143## wherein R 1 and R 2 represent each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkenyloxy group, a hydroxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a sulfonamido group or an alkoxycarbonyl group; and Y represents a group of atoms necessary for completing a dichroman or coumaran ring, together with a benzene ring; ##STR144## wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group, a cycloalkyl group or a heterocyclic group; R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a sulfonamido group, a cycloalkyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group; R 2 and R 4 represent each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a cycloalkyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group; and Y represents a group of atoms necessary for completing a chroman or coumaran ring; ##STR145## wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group, a cycloalkyl group or a heterocyclic group; R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a sulfonamido group, a cycloalkyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group; R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a cycloalkyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group; R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkenyloxy group, an hydroxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a sulfonamido group or an alkoxycarbonyl group; and Y represents a group of atoms necessary for completing a chroman or coumaran ring; ##STR146## wherein R 1 and R 3 represent each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a sulfonamido group, a cycloalkyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group; R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a hydroxy group, an aryl group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a sulfonamido group, a cycloalkyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group; and Y represents a group of atoms necessary for completing an indane ring; ##STR147## wherein R 1 and R 2 represent each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a sulfonamido group, a cycloalkyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group; R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a sulfonamido group, a cycloalkyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group; and Y represents a group of atoms necessary for completing an indane ring, and such an indane ring may have a substituent, or may also complete a spiro ring; ##STR148## wherein, M represents a metal atom; X 1 and X 2 represent each an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or an --NR 7 -- in which R 7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a hydroxyl group; X 3 represents a hydroxyl group or a mercapto group; Y represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 represent each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group or, an alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl and heterocyclic group each of which is bonded to a carbon atom directly or through a divalent bonding group, and at least one of the combinations of R 3 with R 4 and of R 5 with R 6 may be so bonded as to complete a 5- or 6-membered ring, together with the carbon atom bonded thereto; and Z 0 represents a compound which may be coordinated to M or the residual group thereof; ##STR149## wherein R 21 , R 22 , R 23 and R 24 represent each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a cyano group or an alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl or heterocyclic group which is to be bonded to a carbon atom on a benzene ring directly or indirectly through a divalent coupling group, and R 21 and R 22 , R 22 and R 23 or R 23 and R 24 may be so bonded to each other as to complete a 6-membered ring; R 25 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; A represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a hydroxy group; and M represents a metal atom; ##STR150## wherein R 1 represents an aliphatic group, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group; and Y represents a group of non-metal atoms necessary for completing a 5-membered to 7-membered heterocyclic ring together with the nitrogen atom, provided, however, that Y contains at least one hetero atom which shall not be adjacent to the nitrogen atom; ##STR151## wherein R 1 represents an aliphatic group, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group; Y represents a simple link or a divalent hydrocarbon group each necessary for completing a 5-membered to 7-membered heterocyclic ring together with the nitrogen atom; and R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 represent each a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group, provided, however, that R 2 and R 4 or R 3 and R 5 may be bonded together to form a simple link so that an unsaturated 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring may be completed together with the nitrogen atom and Y, and that, when Y is a simple link, R 5 and R 7 may be bonded together to form a simple link so that an unsaturated 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring may be completed together with Y, and, further, that, when Y is not a simple link, R 5 and Y, R 7 and Y, or Y itself may be formed an unsaturated link so that an unsaturated 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic ring may be completed together with the nitrogen atom and Y.

Claim 7

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 5, wherein said anti-discoloring agent represented by from General Formula [A] through [H], has an oxidation potential of from 0.95 to 1.50 V.

Claim 8

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 5, wherein said anti-discoloring agent represented by General Formula [XII] through [XV] has a singlet oxygen quenching rate of not less than 3×10 7 M -1 ·sec.

Claim 9

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein said high boiling organic solvent has a dielectric constant within the range of from 1.9 to 6.0.

Claim 10

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 8, wherein said high boiling organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of the organic solvents represented by the following General Formula [IIa] and [IIIa] respectively, ##STR152## wherein R 1 and R 2 represent each an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group, provided that the total number of carbon atoms contained in the group represented by R 1 and R 2 is from 8 to 32; ##STR153## wherein R 3 , R 4 and R 5 represent each an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group, provided that the total number of carbon atoms contained in the group represented by R 3 , R 4 and R 5 is from 24 to 54.

Claim 11

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein said proportion of said high boiling organic solvent to said coupler is not less than 0.8.

Claim 12

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 10, wherein said proportion of said high boiling organic solvent to said coupler is within the range of from 1.0 to 3.0.