Process for color photographic processing

Claim 2

A process for color photographic processing, which comprises subjecting an imagewise exposed silver halide color light-sensitive material to a color development using a color developer containing; (1) a p-phenylenediamine developing agent or derivative thereof and (2) at least one organic compound having at least one phosphono group and at least one carboxy group in the molecule selected from the group consisting of 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, 1-phosphonopropane-1,2, 3-tricarboxylic acid, 1-phosphonobutane-2,3,4-tricarboxylic acid, 1,1-diphosphonopropane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid, 2-phosphonobutane-2,3,4-tricarboxylic acid and 2,2-diphosphonobutane-3,4-dicarboxylic acid.

Claim 3

The process of claim 1, wherein said organic compound having at least one phosphono group and at least one carboxy group in the molecule is present in said color developer in an amount of about 0.01 g to about 50 g per liter of said color developer.

Claim 4

The process of claim 1, wherein said color developer has a pH ranging from about 7 to about 14. .[.4. The process of claim 1, wherein said aromatic primary amine developing agent is a p-phenylenediamine

Claim 5

derivative..]. 5. The process of claim 1, wherein the color developer

Claim 6

additionally contains a preservative. 6. The process of claim 5, wherein

Claim 7

said preservative is hydroxylamine. 7. The process of claim 5, wherein

Claim 8

said preservative is alkali metal sulfite. 8. The process of claim .[.4.]. .Iadd.1.Iaddend. , wherein said p-phenylenediamine .Iadd.derivative is N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine .Iaddend.hydrochloride, 2-amino-5-diethylaminotoluene hydrochloride, 2-amino-5-(N-ethyl-N-laurylamino)toluene, 4-[N-ethyl-N-(β-hydroxyethyl)amino]aniline sulfate, 2-methyl-4-[N-ethyl-N-(β-hydroxyethyl)amino]aniline sulfate, N-ethyl-N-(β-methanesulfoamidoethyl)-3-methyl-4-aminoaniline sesquisulfate monohydrate, N-(2-amino-5-diethylaminophenylethyl)methanesulfonamide sulfate, N,N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine hydrochloride, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N-methoxyethylaniline, .[.4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N-μ-ethoxyethylaniline.]. .Iadd.4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N-β-ethoxyethylaniline.Iaddend., 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N-β-butoxyethylaniline or the salts thereof.

Claim 9

. The process of claim 1, wherein said color developer additionally contains an alkali agent, a buffer agent, a development accelerator, a

Claim 10

sulfite, and/or an anti-fogging agent. 10. The process of claim 6, wherein the color developer contains hydroxylamine in an amount ranging from about

Claim 11

1×10 -3 to about 5×10 -2 mol/l. 11. The process of claim 6, wherein said organic compound having at least one phosphono group and at least one carboxy group in the molecule is .[.2-phosphono-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid.].

Claim 12

.Iadd.2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid.Iaddend.. 12. The process of claim 1, wherein the color developer additionally contains hydroxylamine.