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Silver halide photographic material and process for the formation of image using same
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1988-12-27
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Granted: 1990-04-03
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Expires: 2008-12-27
Abstract
Abstract A novel silver halide photographic material is provided comprising at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer provided on a support and containing at least one hydrazine compound and at least one amine compound of the general formula (I) in said emulsion layer or at least one of other constituting layers, provided that said hydrazine compound and said amine compound can be present in the same or different layers: <IMAGE> (I) wherein R2 and R3, which can be the same or different, each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or R2 and R3 may be linked to each other to form a ring; R4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group; A represents a divalent linkage group; X represents -CONR5-, -OCONR5-, -NR5CONR5-, -NR5COO-, -COO-, -OCO-, -CO-, -NR5CO-, -SO2NR5-, -NR5SO2-, -SO2-, -S- or -O- group (in which R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms); and n represents an integer of 0 or 1, with the proviso that the total number of carbon atoms contained in R2, R3, R4 and A is 20 or more. Furthermore, a novel method for forming a superhigh contrast negative image is provided which comprises imagewise exposing a silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer provided on a support and containing at least one hydrazine compound and at least one amine compound of the general formula (I) in said emulsion layer of at least one of other constituting layers to light provided that said hydrazine compound and said amine compound can be present in the same or different layers, and then developing the silver halide photographic material thus exposed with a developing solution having a pH value of 10.5 to 12.0 and containing 0.15 mol/liter or more of sulfite ions.
Inventors
- 👤 Morio Yagihara
- 👤 Nobuaki Inoue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 11:09
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/005; G03C1/06; G03C1/061; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/15
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A silver halide photographic material comprising at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer provided on a support and containing at least one hydrazine compound and at least one amine compound of the general formula (I) in said emulsion layer or at least one of other constituting layers, wherein said hydrazine compound and said amine compound can be present in the same or different layers: ##STR13## wherein R 2 and R 3 , which can be the same or different, each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or R 2 and R 3 may be linked to each other to form a ring; R 4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group; A represents a divalent linkage group; X represents --CONR 5 --, --OCONR 5 --, --NR 5 CONR 5 --, --NR 5 COO--, --COO--, --OCO--, --CO--, --NR 5 CO--, --SO 2 NR 5 --, --NR 5 SO 2 --, --SO 2 --, --S-- or --O-- group, in which R 5 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 0 or 1, with the proviso that the total number of carbon atoms contained in R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and A is 20 or more.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
A silver halide photographic material comprising at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer provided on a support and containing at least one hydrazine compound and at least one amine compound of the general formula (I) in said emulsion layer or at least one of other constituting layers, wherein said hydrazine compound and said amine compound can be present in the same or different layers: ##STR13## wherein R 2 and R 3 , which can be the same or different, each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or R 2 and R 3 may be linked to each other to form a ring; R 4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group; A represents a divalent linkage group; X represents --CONR 5 --, --OCONR 5 --, --NR 5 CONR 5 --, --NR 5 COO--, --COO--, --OCO--, --CO--, --NR 5 CO--, --SO 2 NR 5 --, --NR 5 SO 2 --, --SO 2 --, --S-- or --O-- group, in which R 5 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 0 or 1, with the proviso that the total number of carbon atoms contained in R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and A is 20 or more.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A silver halide photographic material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the amine compound of the general formula (I) is present in an amount of 1×10 -5 to 1×10 -1 mol per mol of total silver halide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A silver halide photographic material as claimed in claim 2, wherein the amine compound of the general formula (I) is present in an amount of 1×10 -4 to 5×10 -2 mol per mol of total silver halide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A silver halide photographic material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the amine compound of the general formula (I) is incorporated in the silver halide emulsion layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A silver halide photographic material as claimed in claim 4, wherein the amine compound of the general formula (I) is added between the completion of chemical ripening and before coating.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
148 words
A silver halide photographic material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hydrazine compound is represented by the general formula (II): ##STR14## wherein Y represents an aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic group; Z represents a formyl group, an acyl group, an alkyl- or arylsulfonyl group, an alkyl- or arylsulfinyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfinamoyl group, an alkoxy- or aryloxycarbonyl group, a sulfinamoyl group, an alkoxysulfonyl group, a thioacyl group, a thiocarbamoyl group, or a heterocyclic group; and R 0 and R 1 each represents a hydrogen atom or one of R 0 and R 1 represents a hydrogen atom and the other represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, with the proviso that Z, R 1 and the nitrogen atom to which Z and R 1 are bonded may form a partial structure of hydrazine ##STR15##
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
102 words
A silver halide photographic material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substituents for R 4 are one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an acyl group, an acyl amino group, a nitro group, a cyano group, an oxycarbonyl group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a sulfo group, a uredo group, a sulfonamide group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an acyloxy group, an amino group, a carbonic ester group, a sulfone group, and a sulfonyl group.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
261 words
A method for forming a superhigh contrast negative image, which comprises imagewise exposing a silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer provided on a support and containing at least one hydrazine compound and at least one amine compound of the general formula (I) in said emulsion layer or at least one of other constituting layers to light provided said hydrazine compound and said amine compound can be present in the same or different layers, and then developing the silver halide photographic material thus exposed with a developing solution having a pH value of 10.5 to 12.0 and containing 0.15 mol/liter or more of sulfite ions: ##STR16## wherein R 2 and R 3 , which can be the same or different, each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or R 2 and R 3 may be linked to each other to form a ring; R 4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group; A represents a divalent linkage group; X represents --CONR 5 --, --OCONR 5 --, --NR 5 CONR 5 13 , --NR 5 COO--, --COO--, --OCO--, --CO--, --NR 5 CO--, --SO 2 NR 5 --, --NR 5 SO 2 --, --SO 2 --, --S-- or --O-- group, in which R 5 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 0 or 1, with the proviso that the total number of carbon atoms contained in R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and A is 20 or more.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
261 words
A method for forming a superhigh contrast negative image, which comprises imagewise exposing a silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer provided on a support and containing at least one hydrazine compound and at least one amine compound of the general formula (I) in said emulsion layer or at least one of other constituting layers to light provided said hydrazine compound and said amine compound can be present in the same or different layers, and then developing the silver halide photographic material thus exposed with a developing solution having a pH value of 10.5 to 12.0 and containing 0.15 mol/liter or more of sulfite ions: ##STR16## wherein R 2 and R 3 , which can be the same or different, each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or R 2 and R 3 may be linked to each other to form a ring; R 4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group; A represents a divalent linkage group; X represents --CONR 5 --, --OCONR 5 --, --NR 5 CONR 5 13 , --NR 5 COO--, --COO--, --OCO--, --CO--, --NR 5 CO--, --SO 2 NR 5 --, --NR 5 SO 2 --, --SO 2 --, --S-- or --O-- group, in which R 5 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 0 or 1, with the proviso that the total number of carbon atoms contained in R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and A is 20 or more.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method for forming a superhigh contrast negative image as claimed in claim 8, wherein the amine compound of the general formula (I) is present in an amount of 1×10 -5 to 1×10 -1 mol per mol of total silver halide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method for forming a superhigh contrast negative image as claimed in claim 9, wherein the amine compound of the general formula (I) is present in an amount of 1×10 -4 to 5×10 -2 mol per mol of total silver halide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method for forming a superhigh contrast negative image as claimed in claim 8, wherein the amine compound of the general formula (I) is incorporated in the silver halide emulsion layer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method for forming a superhigh contrast negative image as claimed in claim 11, wherein the amine compound of the general formula (I) is added between the completion of chemical ripening and before coating.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
152 words
A method for forming a superhigh contrast negative image as claimed in claim 8, wherein the hydrazine compound is represented by the general formula (II): ##STR17## wherein Y represents an aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic group; Z represents a formyl group, an acyl group, an alkyl- or arylsulfonyl group, an alkyl- or arylsulfinyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkoxy- or aryloxycarbonyl group, a sulfinamoyl group, an alkoxysulfonyl group, a thioacyl group, a thiocarbamoyl group, or a heterocyclic group; and R 0 and R 1 each represents a hydrogen atom or one of R 0 and R 1 represents a hydrogen atom and the other represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, with the proviso that Z, R 1 and the nitrogen atom to which Z and R 1 are bonded may form a partial structure of hydrazine ##STR18##
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
107 words
A method for forming a super high contrast negative image as claimed in claim 8, wherein the substituents for R 4 are one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an acyl group, an acyl amino group, a nitro group, a cyano group, an oxycarbonyl group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a sulfo group, a uredo group, a sulfonamide group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an acyloxy group, an amino group, a carbonic ester group, a sulfone group, and a sulfonyl group.
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