Method for forming color image

Claim 3

The method for forming a color image as in claim 1, in which the photographic material contains a super-color sensitizing agent of one of the following formulae (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), (VIIIa), (VIIIb) and (VIIIc): ##STR122## where A 41 represents a divalent aromatic residue; R 41 , R 42 , R 43 and R 44 each represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a halogen atom, a heterocyclic group, a heterocyclic-thio group, an arylthio group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, an arylamino group, an aralkylamino group, an aryl group or a mercapto group, which may optionally be substituted; provided that at least one of A 41 , R 41 , R 42 , R 43 and R 44 has a sulfo group; X 41 and Y 41 each represents --CH═ or --N═; and at least one of X 41 and Y 41 represents --N═; ##STR123## where Z 51 represents a non-metallic atomic group necessary for completing a 5-membered or 6-membered nitrogen-containing hetero-ring, which may be condensed with a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring; R 51 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkenyl group; R 52 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; and X 51 represents an acid anion; ##STR124## where R 61 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group; and X 61 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, an ammonium group or a percursor thereof; ##STR125## where Y 71 represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, ═NH or ═N--(L 71 )n 72 --R 72 ; L 71 represents a divalent linking group; R 71 and R 72 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group; n 72 represents 0 or 1; X 71 has the same meaning as X 61 ; and n 71 represents 0 or 1; ##STR126## where R 81 and R 82 each represent OH, OM 81 , OR 84 , NH 2 , NHR 84 , --N(R 84 ) 2 , --NHNH 2 or --NHNHR 84 ; R 84 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; M 81 represents an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal; R 83 represents OH or a halogen atom; and n 81 and n 82 each represent 1, 2 or 3.

Claim 4

The method for forming a color image as in claim 1, in which the content of the dye of the formula (A) is from 10 -3 g/m 2 to 1 g/m 2 .

Claim 5

The method for forming a color image as in claim 1, which L groups in formula (A) may combine to form a group according to formula (B): ##STR127## wherein Z 3 represents a non-metal atomic group necessary for forming 5 or 6 membered ring and Y represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent group.

Claim 6

The method for forming a color image as in claim 1, the maximum absorption wavelength range of said dyes represented by formula (A) is from 730 to 850 nm.

Claim 7

The method for forming a color image as in claim 1, the maximum absorption wavelength range of said dyes represented by formula (A) is from 770 to 850 nm.