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Silver halide color photographic material containing sparingly water soluble epoxy compound and organic soluble polymer

Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1988-08-22
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Granted: 1991-03-19
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Expires: 2008-08-22
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Abstract

Abstract A silver halide color photographic material composed of a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one layer thereof containing a yellow coupler represented by formula (I), a sparingly water-soluble epoxy compound represented by formula (II) and a water-insoluble but organic solvent-soluble homopolymer or copolymer: ##STR1## wherein R 11 represents an N-arylcarbamoyl group; and Z 11 represents a group capable of being released by a reaction with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent; and ##STR2## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, an aliphatic oxycarbonyl group, an aromatic oxycarbonyl group or a carbamoyl group; provided that at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 represents a group other than hydrogen; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 contain a total of 8 to 60 carbon atoms; and R 1 and R 2 , or R 1 and R 3 may be linked to form a 5-membered to 7-membered ring. Because of the combination of the particular yellow coupler, epoxy resin and polymer, the storage stability of the yellow image formed in the material is excellent.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nobuo Furutachi
  • 👤 Osamu Takahashi

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C7/00; G03C7/30; G03C7/392; G03C7/39208; G03C7/3924; G03C7/39268; G03C7/396

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim 237 words
A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one layer of the material containing a yellow coupler represented by formula (I), a sparingly water-soluble epoxy compound represented by formula (II) and a water-insoluble but organic solvent-soluble homopolymer or copolymer which comprises acrylamide or methacrylamide monomer units having at least one ##STR40## group, in which G 1 and G 2 , which may be the or different, each represents hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group: ##STR41## wherein R 11 represents a N-arylcarbamoyl group; and Z 11 represents a group capable of being released by a reaction with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent; and ##STR42## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, an aliphatic oxycarbonyl group, an aromatic oxycarbonyl group or a carbamoyl group; provided that at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 represents a group other than hydrogen; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 contain a total of 8 to 60 carbon atoms; and R 1 and R 2 , or R 1 and R 3 may be linked to form a 5-membered to 7-membered ring.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 237 words
A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one layer of the material containing a yellow coupler represented by formula (I), a sparingly water-soluble epoxy compound represented by formula (II) and a water-insoluble but organic solvent-soluble homopolymer or copolymer which comprises acrylamide or methacrylamide monomer units having at least one ##STR40## group, in which G 1 and G 2 , which may be the or different, each represents hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group: ##STR41## wherein R 11 represents a N-arylcarbamoyl group; and Z 11 represents a group capable of being released by a reaction with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent; and ##STR42## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, an aliphatic oxycarbonyl group, an aromatic oxycarbonyl group or a carbamoyl group; provided that at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 represents a group other than hydrogen; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 contain a total of 8 to 60 carbon atoms; and R 1 and R 2 , or R 1 and R 3 may be linked to form a 5-membered to 7-membered ring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 58 words
The silver halide color photographic material as claimed in claim 1, wherein said group Z 11 is selected from a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acyloxy group, a sulfonyloxy group, an amido group, an alkoxycarbonyloxy group, an aryloxycarbonyloxy group, an aliphatic thio group, an aromatic thio group, an imido group, and an N-heterocyclic group.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
The silver halide color photographic material as claimed in claim 2, wherein Z 11 represents an aryloxy group, an imido group, or an N-heterocyclic group.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 22 words
The silver halide color photographic material as claimed in claim 3, wherein Z 11 represents an imido group or an N-heterocyclic group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 96 words
The silver halide color photographic material as claimed in claim 4, wherein Z 11 in formula (I) is represented by formulae (III) or (IV): ##STR43## wherein R 71 , R 72 , R 81 and R 82 , which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen, a halogen atom, a carboxylic acid ester group, an amino group, an alkyl group, an alkylthio group, an alkoxy group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfinyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a sulfonic acid group, or an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group or an unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic group.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 39 words
The silver halide color photographic material as claimed in claim 4, wherein Z 11 in formula (I) is represented by formula (V): ##STR44## wherein W 91 represents a nonmetallic atomic group necessary for forming a 5-membered or 6-membered ring.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 99 words
The silver halide color photographic material as in claim 6, wherein the group represented by formula (V) is selected from groups represented by formulae (VI) to (VIII): ##STR45## R 101 and R 102 , which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group or a hydroxyl group; R 103 , R 104 and R 105 , which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group or an acyl group; and W 101 represents oxygen or sulfur.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 77 words
The silver halide color photographic material as claimed in claim 1, wherein said yellow coupler represented by formula (I) is represented by formula (I-A): ##STR46## wherein X 12 represents a nonmetallic atomic group necessary for forming a 5-membered ring; and R 12 represents an aliphatic group, an aliphatic oxy group, an aromatic oxy group, an ester group, an amido group, an imido group or a halogen atom; and l is an integer of from 1 to 4.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 97 words
The silver halide color photographic material as claimed in claim 8, wherein said 5-membered ring formed by X 12 is represented by formulae (VI), (VII) or (VIII): ##STR47## wherein R 101 and R102, which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, or a hydroxyl group; R 103 , R104 and R 105 , which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, or an acyl group; and W 101 represents oxygen or sulfur.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 26 words
The silver halide color photographic material as claimed in claim 9, wherein said 5-membered ring formed by X 12 is represented by formulae (VI) or (VII).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 30 words
The silver halide color photographic material as claimed in claim 10, wherein in formula (VI) at least one of R 101 and R 102 represents a substituent other than hydrogen.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 117 words
The silver halide color photographic material as claimed in claim 1, wherein said aliphatic group and said aromatic group represented by R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 each is unsubstituted or substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkenyloxy group, an acyl group, an ester group, an amido group, a sulfamido group, an imido group, a ureido group, an aliphatic sulfonyl group, an aromatic sulfonyl group, an aliphatic thio group, an aromatic thio group, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a carboxyl group, a nitro group, a sulfo group, and a halogen atom.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 35 words
The silver halide color photographic material as claimed in claim 1, wherein said polymer is a homopolymer having a molecular weight of at least 20,000 and a glass transition point of at least 50° C.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 32 words
The silver halide color photographic material as claimed in claim 13, wherein said homopolymer has a glass transition point of at least 80° C. and a molecular weight of at most 30,000.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 40 words
The silver halide color photographic material as claimed in claim 1, wherein said yellow coupler represented by formula (I), said epoxy compound represented by formula (II) and said homopolymer or copolymer are present in said light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 63 words
The silver halide color photographic material as claimed in claim 1, comprising from 0.01 to 2 mol of said yellow coupler per mol of said silver halide; from 5% by weight to 300% by weight of said epoxy compound based on said yellow coupler; and from 10% by weight to 300% by weight of said homopolymer or copolymer based on said yellow coupler.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 47 words
The silver halide color photographic material as claimed in claim 15, wherein said yellow coupler represented by formula (I), said epoxy compound represented by formula (II), and said homopolymer or copolymer are dissolved in droplets which are emulsified and dispersed in the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 26 words
The silver halide color photographic material as claimed in claim 1, said homopolymer or copolymer has a relative quantum yield of fluorescence of 0.2 or more.

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