Silver halide photographic light-sensitive material

Claim 1

A method of processing a silver halide light-sensitive photographic material which comprises the steps of: exposing said material to light and color developing said exposed material with a color developer; wherein a replenishing amount of said color developer is not more than 1000 ml/m 2 and said material contains a coupler represented by formula I; ##STR74## wherein R 1 represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group, R 2 represents non-diffusible aliphatic or aromatic group, R 3 represents an aliphatic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; X represents --CO-- or --SO 2 --; W is a group represented by formulae A, B, C, D or E: ##STR75## wherein R 21 and R 22 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent capable of taking a position on these azole rings; and R 21 and R 22 are identical or different and may form a ring structure connecting each other, ##STR76## wherein Y 1 and Y 2 each represents --N(R 23 )--, --O-- or --S(O) r -- wherein R 23 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, r is an integer from 0 to 2, R 24 , R 25 and R 26 each identical to R 21 and R 22 of formula A, R 27 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group or a sulfonyl group, ##STR77## wherein Z 1 represents a heteroatom in the form of ##STR78## --N═, --O--, --S (O) s --wherein s is an integer from 0 to 2; or a carbon atom in the form of ##STR79## wherein R 28 , R 29 , R 30 and R 31 each represents a hydrogen atom or group identical to R 21 or R 22 of formula A; Z 2 represents non-metal atomic group necessary for forming a five- or six-membered ring in conjunction with ##STR80##

Claim 2

A method of processing a silver halide light-sensitive photographic material which comprises the steps of: exposing said material to light and color developing said exposed material with a color developer; wherein a replenishing amount of said color developer is not more than 1000 ml/m 2 and said material contains a coupler represented by formula I; ##STR74## wherein R 1 represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group, R 2 represents non-diffusible aliphatic or aromatic group, R 3 represents an aliphatic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; X represents --CO-- or --SO 2 --; W is a group represented by formulae A, B, C, D or E: ##STR75## wherein R 21 and R 22 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent capable of taking a position on these azole rings; and R 21 and R 22 are identical or different and may form a ring structure connecting each other, ##STR76## wherein Y 1 and Y 2 each represents --N(R 23 )--, --O-- or --S(O) r -- wherein R 23 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, r is an integer from 0 to 2, R 24 , R 25 and R 26 each identical to R 21 and R 22 of formula A, R 27 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group or a sulfonyl group, ##STR77## wherein Z 1 represents a heteroatom in the form of ##STR78## --N═, --O--, --S (O) s --wherein s is an integer from 0 to 2; or a carbon atom in the form of ##STR79## wherein R 28 , R 29 , R 30 and R 31 each represents a hydrogen atom or group identical to R 21 or R 22 of formula A; Z 2 represents non-metal atomic group necessary for forming a five- or six-membered ring in conjunction with ##STR80##

Claim 12

A method of processing a silver halide light-sensitive photographic material which comprises the steps of: exposing said material to light and color developing said exposed material with a color developer, wherein a replenishing amount of said color developer is not more than 1000 ml/m 2 and said material contains a coupler represented by formula I, ##STR81## wherein R 1 represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group; R 2 represents an aryl group having a substituent of alkyl group having 4 through 10 carbon atoms, or a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 6 to 21 carbon atoms which may have a functional group represented by formula II, ##STR82## wherein J represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R 12 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, X 2 represents --O--, --OCO--, --OSO 2 , --COO--, --CON(R 13 )--, --CON(R 13 )SO 2 --, --N(R 13 )--, --N(R 13 )CO--, --N(R 13 )SO 2 --, --N(R 13 )CON(R 14 )--, --N(R 13 )COO--, --S(O) n --, --S(O) n N(R 13 ) or --S(O) n N(R 13 )CO--, wherein R 13 and R 14 each represents a hydrogen atom or a group being identical to the alkyl group or the aryl group represented by R 1 in the formula I, n is a integer of 0 through 2; R 3 represents an aliphatic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; X represents --CO-- or --SO 2 --; W is a group represented by formulae A, B, C, D or E: ##STR83## wherein R 21 and R 22 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent capable of taking a position on these azole rings, and R 21 and R 22 are identical or different and may form a ring structure connecting each other; ##STR84## wherein Y 1 and Y 2 each represents --N(R 23 )--, --O-- or --S(O) r -- wherein R 23 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, r is an integer of 0 through 2, R 24 , R 25 and R 26 each identical to R 21 and R 22 of formula A, R 27 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group or a sulfonyl group; ##STR85## wherein Z 1 represents a hetero-atom in the form of ##STR86## --N═, --O--, --S(O) s -- wherein s is an integer 0 through 2, or a carbon atom in the form of ##STR87## wherein R 28 , R 29 , R 30 and R 31 each represents a hydrogen atom or group identical to R 21 or R 22 of formula A, Z 2 represents non-metal atomic group necessary for forming a five- or six-membered ring in conjunction with ##STR88##

Claim 13

A method of processing a silver halide light-sensitive photographic material which comprises the steps of: exposing said material to light and color developing said exposed material with a color developer, wherein a replenishing amount of said color developer is not more than 1000 ml/m 2 and said material contains a coupler represented by formula I, ##STR81## wherein R 1 represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group; R 2 represents an aryl group having a substituent of alkyl group having 4 through 10 carbon atoms, or a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 6 to 21 carbon atoms which may have a functional group represented by formula II, ##STR82## wherein J represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R 12 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, X 2 represents --O--, --OCO--, --OSO 2 , --COO--, --CON(R 13 )--, --CON(R 13 )SO 2 --, --N(R 13 )--, --N(R 13 )CO--, --N(R 13 )SO 2 --, --N(R 13 )CON(R 14 )--, --N(R 13 )COO--, --S(O) n --, --S(O) n N(R 13 ) or --S(O) n N(R 13 )CO--, wherein R 13 and R 14 each represents a hydrogen atom or a group being identical to the alkyl group or the aryl group represented by R 1 in the formula I, n is a integer of 0 through 2; R 3 represents an aliphatic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; X represents --CO-- or --SO 2 --; W is a group represented by formulae A, B, C, D or E: ##STR83## wherein R 21 and R 22 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent capable of taking a position on these azole rings, and R 21 and R 22 are identical or different and may form a ring structure connecting each other; ##STR84## wherein Y 1 and Y 2 each represents --N(R 23 )--, --O-- or --S(O) r -- wherein R 23 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, r is an integer of 0 through 2, R 24 , R 25 and R 26 each identical to R 21 and R 22 of formula A, R 27 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group or a sulfonyl group; ##STR85## wherein Z 1 represents a hetero-atom in the form of ##STR86## --N═, --O--, --S(O) s -- wherein s is an integer 0 through 2, or a carbon atom in the form of ##STR87## wherein R 28 , R 29 , R 30 and R 31 each represents a hydrogen atom or group identical to R 21 or R 22 of formula A, Z 2 represents non-metal atomic group necessary for forming a five- or six-membered ring in conjunction with ##STR88##

Claim 14

A method of processing a silver halide light-sensitive photographic material which comprises the steps of: preparing the photographic material, exposing, developing, fixing and stabilizing; wherein the material comprises a support having provided thereon at least one layer made from a silver halide emulsion containing a silver halide grain having not less than 90 mol % of a silver chloride, not more than 0.5 mol % of silver iodide and having 0.1 to 2 mol % of silver bromide wherein the layer made from the silver halide emulsion can be processed with a processing solution to which a replenishing amount of a color developer is 50 ml/m 2 to 400 ml/m 2 ; and a weight of the grains having not less than 90 mol % of silver chloride, being not less than 80 weight %; and at least one of the layers contains a compound represented by formula I, ##STR89## wherein R 1 represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group; R 2 represents an aryl group having a substituent of alkyl group having 4 through 10 carbon atoms, or a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 6 to 21 carbon atoms which may have a functional group represented by formula II, ##STR90## wherein J represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R 12 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, X 2 represents --O--, --OCO--, --OSO 2 , --COO--, --CON(R 13 )--, --CON(R 13 )SO 2 --, --N(R 13 )--, --N(R 13 )CO--, --N(R 13 )SO 2 --, --N(R 13 )CON(R 14 )--, --N(R 13 )COO--, --S(O) n --, --S(O) n N(R 13 ) or --S(O) n N(R 13 )CO--, wherein R 13 and R 14 each represents a hydrogen atom or a group being identical to the alkyl group or the aryl group represented by R 1 in formula I, n is an integer of 0 through 2; R 3 represents an aliphatic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; X represents --CO-- or --SO 2 --; W is a group represented by formulae A, B, C, D or E: ##STR91## wherein R 21 and R 22 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent capable of taking a position on these azole rings, and R 21 and R 22 are identical or different and may form a ring structure connecting each other; ##STR92## wherein Y 1 and Y 2 reach represents --N(R 23 )--, --O-- or --S(O) r -- wherein R 23 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, r is an integer of 0 through 2, R 24 , R 25 and R 26 each identical to R 21 and R 22 of formula A, R 27 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group or a sulfonyl group; ##STR93## wherein Z 1 represents a hetero-atom in the form of ##STR94## --N═, --O--, --S(O) s -- wherein s is an integer 0 through 2, or a carbon atom in the form of ##STR95## wherein R 28 , R 29 , R 30 and R 31 each represents a hydrogen atom or group identical to R 21 or R 22 of formula A, Z 2 represents non-metal atomic group necessary for forming a five- or six-membered ring in conjunction with ##STR96##

Claim 15

A method of processing a silver halide light-sensitive photographic material which comprises the steps of: preparing the photographic material, exposing, developing, fixing and stabilizing; wherein the material comprises a support having provided thereon at least one layer made from a silver halide emulsion containing a silver halide grain having not less than 90 mol % of a silver chloride, not more than 0.5 mol % of silver iodide and having 0.1 to 2 mol % of silver bromide wherein the layer made from the silver halide emulsion can be processed with a processing solution to which a replenishing amount of a color developer is 50 ml/m 2 to 400 ml/m 2 ; and a weight of the grains having not less than 90 mol % of silver chloride, being not less than 80 weight %; and at least one of the layers contains a compound represented by formula I, ##STR89## wherein R 1 represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group; R 2 represents an aryl group having a substituent of alkyl group having 4 through 10 carbon atoms, or a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 6 to 21 carbon atoms which may have a functional group represented by formula II, ##STR90## wherein J represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R 12 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, X 2 represents --O--, --OCO--, --OSO 2 , --COO--, --CON(R 13 )--, --CON(R 13 )SO 2 --, --N(R 13 )--, --N(R 13 )CO--, --N(R 13 )SO 2 --, --N(R 13 )CON(R 14 )--, --N(R 13 )COO--, --S(O) n --, --S(O) n N(R 13 ) or --S(O) n N(R 13 )CO--, wherein R 13 and R 14 each represents a hydrogen atom or a group being identical to the alkyl group or the aryl group represented by R 1 in formula I, n is an integer of 0 through 2; R 3 represents an aliphatic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; X represents --CO-- or --SO 2 --; W is a group represented by formulae A, B, C, D or E: ##STR91## wherein R 21 and R 22 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent capable of taking a position on these azole rings, and R 21 and R 22 are identical or different and may form a ring structure connecting each other; ##STR92## wherein Y 1 and Y 2 reach represents --N(R 23 )--, --O-- or --S(O) r -- wherein R 23 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, r is an integer of 0 through 2, R 24 , R 25 and R 26 each identical to R 21 and R 22 of formula A, R 27 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group or a sulfonyl group; ##STR93## wherein Z 1 represents a hetero-atom in the form of ##STR94## --N═, --O--, --S(O) s -- wherein s is an integer 0 through 2, or a carbon atom in the form of ##STR95## wherein R 28 , R 29 , R 30 and R 31 each represents a hydrogen atom or group identical to R 21 or R 22 of formula A, Z 2 represents non-metal atomic group necessary for forming a five- or six-membered ring in conjunction with ##STR96##