JP2597832B2 - Processing method of silver halide color photosensitive material - Google Patents

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Description: FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a processing method for a silver halide color light-sensitive material, and more particularly to a processing method in which a color developer is improved and excellent in color development.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, various measures have been taken to speed up color development. Among them, color developing agents have low hydrophilicity, so the penetration of the color developing agent into the light-sensitive material is slow, and various types of penetrants have been studied to accelerate the penetration. Particularly, benzyl alcohol is used in the color developing solution. In addition, the method of accelerating color development has been widely used in the processing of color photographic light-sensitive materials, especially color papers at present, because of its great effect of promoting color development.

However, benzyl alcohol is currently used in color paper processing at an amount of 10 ml / to 1 ml.
When used at 5 ml / or more, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, and further alkanolamines are required as solvents because of their low water solubility, but benzyl alcohol, glycols, alkanolamines, and the like are pollutant load values. Since certain BOD and COD are high, it is desirable to reduce the amount of benzyl alcohol used in order to reduce the pollution load. The load can be greatly reduced.

Further, benzyl alcohol, when brought into a bleach bath or a bleach-fix bath, which is a bath after the color developing bath, causes the formation of a leuco dye of a cyan coupler, and lowers the color density of the cyan dye. If they are brought into the washing water as a post-bath, the storage stability of the color image is deteriorated. Therefore, it is preferable that the concentration of benzyl alcohol in the color developer is low also for the above reason.

However, when the benzyl alcohol concentration is reduced to 8 ml / or less, the color development concentration of the magenta dye is greatly reduced, and various color developer accelerators (for example, U.S. Pat.Nos. 2,950,970, 2,515,147, 2,496,903, Same 2,3
04,925, 4,038,075, 4,119,462, British Patent 1,
430,998, 1,455,413, JP-A-53-15831, 55
−62450, 55−62451, 55−62452, 55−624
No. 53, JP-B Nos. 51-12422 and 55-49728) were not able to obtain a sufficient color density even when used in combination.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) An object of the present invention is to provide a processing method using a color developer in which the concentration of benzyl alcohol is significantly reduced. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method for processing a color photographic light-sensitive material having a significantly reduced pollution load.

(Means for Solving the Problems) (1) A silver halide color light-sensitive material containing at least one pyrazoloazole-based magenta coupler represented by the following general formula (IV) or (V): A method for processing a silver halide color light-sensitive material, wherein the processing is performed with a color developer containing up to 8 ml / content.

General formula (IV) General formula (V) (Wherein, R ₂ represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, X represents a group capable of splitting off upon a coupling reaction with hydrogen atom or an aromatic primary amine developing agent oxidized form. Furthermore, in R ₂ or X The case where a multimer of dimer or more is formed is also included.

R ₃ is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cyano group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclic oxy group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyloxy group, a silyloxy group, a sulfonyloxy group, an acylamino group. Group, anilino group, ureido group, imide group, sulfamoylamino group, carbamoylamino group,
An alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a heterocyclic thio group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, a sulfonamide group, a carbamoyl group, an acyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, and an aryloxycarbonyl group. Express.

(However, the photographic material does not contain a photographic yellow coupler represented by the following general formula [I] and a phenol derivative represented by the following general formula [II] in its photographic constituent layer.

General formula [I] (In the formula, R ₁ represents an alkyl group or an aryl group, R ₂ represents a monovalent group, Z represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of leaving during a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of a color developing agent, l represents an integer of 1 to 3, and when 1 is 2 or more, R ₂
May be the same or different. General formula [II] Wherein R ₃ represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group or an amino group,
R ₄ represents a monovalent group, n represents an integer of 0 to 3,
When n is 2 or more, R ₄ may be the same or different. (2) The method for processing a silver halide color photographic material according to (1), wherein the support of the silver halide color photographic material is a reflective support.

In the general formula (IV) or (V), the term “multimer” means a compound having two or more groups represented by the general formula (IV) or (V) in one molecule, and includes a bis-form or a polymer coupler. Is also included in this. Here, the polymer coupler may be a homopolymer composed of only a monomer having a moiety represented by the general formula (IV) or (V) (preferably having a vinyl group, hereinafter referred to as a vinyl monomer), or an aromatic polymer. Copolymers may be made with non-chromogenic ethylene-like monomers that do not couple with the oxidation products of primary amine developers.

 A more preferred compound is (V).

In the general formula (IV) or (V), the substituents R ₂ and R ₃ are a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cyano group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclic oxy group, an acyloxy group. Group, carbamoyloxy group, silyloxy group, sulfonyloxy group, acylamino group, anilino group, ureido group, imide group, sulfamoylamino group, carbamoylamino group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, heterocyclic thio group, alkoxycarbonylamino group An aryloxycarbonylamino group,
X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a carboxy group, or an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom or a sulfur atom, which represents a sulfonamide group, a carbamoyl group, an acyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, or an aryloxycarbonyl group. Represents a group which is coupled to a carbon at the coupling position via and is capable of coupling-off.

R ₂ , R ₃ , or X may be a divalent group to form a bis form. When the moiety represented by the general formula (IV) or (V) is in the vinyl monomer, R ₂ ,
R ₃ represents a simple bond or a linking group, through which the moiety represented by the general formula (IV) or (V) and the vinyl group are bonded.

More specifically, R ₂ and R ₃ are a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom (eg, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, etc.), an alkyl group (eg, a methyl group, a propyl group, an i-propyl group, a t-butyl group, a trifluoromethyl Group, tridecyl group, 3- (2,
4-di-t-amylphenoxy) propyl group, 2-dodecyloxyethyl group, 3-phenoxypropyl group, 2-
Hexylsulfonyl-ethyl group, cyclopentyl group, benzyl group, etc.), aryl group (for example, phenyl group, 4
-T-butylphenyl group, 2,4-di-t-amylphenyl group, 4-tetradecanamidophenyl group, etc.), heterocyclic group (for example, 2-furyl group, 2-thienyl group, 2-
Pyrimidinyl group, 2-benzothiazolyl group, etc.), cyano group, alkoxy group (for example, methoxy group, ethoxy group,
2-methoxyethoxy group, 2-dodecyloxyethoxy group, 2-phenoxyethoxy group, 2-methanesulfonylethoxy group, etc., aryloxy group (for example, phenoxy group, 2-methylphenoxy group, 4-t-butylphenoxy) Group), a heterocyclic oxy group (eg, 2-benzimidazolyloxy group, etc.), an acyloxy group (eg, acetoxy group, hexadecanoyloxy group, etc.),
Carbamoyloxy group (for example, N-phenylcarbamoyloxy group, N-ethylcarbamoyloxy group,
Etc.), a silyloxy group (for example, a trimethylsilyloxy group, etc.), a sulfonyloxy group (for example, a dodecylsulfonyloxy group, etc.), an acylamino group (for example, an acetamido group, a benzamide group, a tetradecaneamide group, an α- (2,4 -Di-t-amylphenoxy) butylamide group, γ- (3-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenoxy) butylamide group, α- {4- (4-hydroxyphenylsulfonyl) phenoxy} decaneamide group,
Anilino group (for example, phenylamino group, 2-chloroanilino group, 2-chloro-5-tetradecanamidoanilino group, 2-chloro-5-dodecyloxycarbonylanilino group, N-acetylanilino group, Chloro-
5- {α- (3-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenoxy) dodecaneamide} anilino group, etc., ureido group (for example, phenylureido group, N-butyl-N′-methylureido group, methylureido group) , N, N dibutylureido group, etc.), imide group (eg, N-succinimide group, 3-benzylhydantoinyl group, 4- (2-ethylhexanoylamino) phthalimide group, etc.), sulfamoylamino Groups (eg, N, N-dipropylsulfamoylamino group, N-methyl-N-decylsulfamoylamino group, etc.), alkylthio groups (eg, methylthio group, octylthio group, tetradecylthio group, 2- Phenoxyethylthio group, 3-phenoxypropylthio group,
3- (4-t-butylphenoxy) propylthio group,
Etc.), an arylthio group (for example, a phenylthio group, 2-
A butoxy-5-t-octylphenylthio group, a 3-pentadecylphenylthio group, a 2-carboxyphenylthio group, a 4-tetradecanamidophenylthio group, and the like, a heterocyclic thio group (for example, Benzothiazolylthio group,
Etc.), an alkoxycarbonylamino group (for example, methoxycarbonylamino group, tetradecyloxycarbonylamino group, etc.), an aryloxycarbonylamino group (for example, phenoxycarbonylamino group, 2,4-di-t
ert-butylphenoxycarbonylamino group, etc.), sulfonamide group (for example, methanesulfonamide group, hexadecanesulfonamide group, benzenesulfonamide group, p-toluenesulfonamide group, octadecanesulfonamide group, 2-methyloxy -5-t-butylbenzenesulfonamide group, etc.), carbamoyl group (for example, N-ethylcarbamoyl group, N, N-dibutylcarbamoyl group, N- (2-dodecyloxyethyl) carbamoyl group, N-methyl-N -Dodecylcarbamoyl group, N
-{3- (2,4-di-tert-amylphenoxy) propyl} carbamoyl group, etc.), acyl group (eg, acetyl group, (2,4-di-tert-amylphenoxy) acetyl group, benzoyl group, etc.) , A sulfamoyl group (for example,
N-ethylsulfamoyl group, N, N-dipropylsulfamoyl group, N- (2-dodecyloxyethyl) sulfamoyl group, N-ethyl-N-dodecylsulfamoyl group, N, N-diethylsulfamoyl Group, etc.), sulfonyl group (for example, methanesulfonyl group, octanesulfonyl group, benzenesulfonyl group, toluenesulfonyl group,
), Sulfinyl group (eg, octanesulfinyl group, dodecylsulfinyl group, phenylsulfinyl group, etc.), alkoxycarbonyl group (eg, methoxycarbonyl group, butyloxycarbonyl group, dodecylcarbonyl group, octadecylcarbonyl) Group, etc.), aryloxycarbonyl group (eg, phenyloxycarbonyl group, 3-pentadecyloxy-carbonyl group, etc.)
X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom (eg, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, etc.), a carboxyl group, or a group linked by an oxygen atom (eg, an acetoxy group, a propanoyloxy group, a benzoyloxy group, 2 , 4-Dichlorobenzoyloxy group, ethoxyoxaloyloxy group, pyrvinyloxy group, cinnamoyloxy group, phenoxy group, 4-cyanophenoxy group, 4-methanesulfonamidophenoxy group, 4-methanesulfonylphenoxy group , Α-naphthoxy group, 3-pentadecylphenoxy group, benzyloxycarbonyloxy group, ethoxy group,
2-cyanoethoxy group, benzyloxy group, 2-phenethyloxy group, 2-phenoxyethoxy group, 5-phenyltetrazolyloxy group, 2-benzothiazolyloxy group, etc.), linked by a nitrogen atom Groups (for example, benzenesulfonamide group, N-ethyltoluenesulfonamide group, heptafluorobutanamide group, 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzamide group, 2,3,4,5,6-pentane Fluorobenzamide group, octanesulfonamide group, p-cyanophenylureido group, N, N-diethylsulfamoylamino group, 1-piperidyl group, 5,5-dimethyl-2,4-
Dioxo-3-oxazolidinyl group, 1-benzyl-ethoxy-3-hydantoinyl group, 2N-1,1-dioxo-
3 (2H) -oxo-1,2-benzisothiazolyl group, 2
-Oxo-1,2-dihydro-1-pyridinyl group, imidazolyl group, pyrazolyl group, 3,5-diethyl-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl group, 5- or 6-bromo-benzotriazole-1 -Yl, 5-methyl-1,2,3,4-triazol-1-yl group, benzimidazolyl group, 3-benzyl-1-hydontoinyl group, 1-benzyl-5-hexadecyloxy-3-hydantoinyl group, 5-methyl-1-tetrazolyl group, 4-methoxyphenylazo group,
4-pivaloylaminophenylazo group, 2-hydroxy-4-propanoylphenylazo group, etc.), a group linked by a sulfur atom (for example, phenylthio group, 2-carboxyphenylthio group, 2-butoxy) -5-t-octylphenylthio group, 4-methanesulfonamidophenylthio group, 2,5-dibutoxyphenylthio group, 4-methanesulfonylphenylthio group, 4-octanesulfonamidophenylthio group , 2-butoxyphenylthio, 4-dodecyloxyphenylthio, 2- (2-hexanesulfonylethyl) -5-tert-octylphenylthio, benzylthio, 2-cyanoethylthio, 1-ethoxy Carbonyltridecylthio group, 5-phenyl-2,3,4,5
-Tetrazolylthio group, 2-benzothiazolylthio group,
2-dodecylthio group, 2-dodecylthio-5-thiophenylthio group, 2-phenyl-3-dodecyl-1,2,4-triazolyl-5-thio group, etc.).

When R ₂ , R ₃ or X is a divalent group to form a bis-form, the divalent group may be further described in detail as a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group (for example, a methylene group, an ethylene group, , 10-decylene _{group, -CH 2 CH 2 -O-CH} 2 CH 2 -,
Etc.), substituted or unsubstituted phenylene groups (eg, 1,4
-Phenylene group, 1,3-phenylene group, —NHCO—R ₂ —CONH— group (R ₂ represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group or a phenylene group.

When the compound represented by the general formula (IV) or (V) is in the building monomer, the linking group represented by R ₂ , R ₃ or an alkylene group (a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group; , methylene group, ethylene group, 1,10-decylene _{group, -CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH} 2 -, etc.), with phenylene group (a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group, for example, 1,4-phenylene group, 1 , 3-phenylene group, -NHCO-, -CONH-, -O-, -OCO-, and aralkylene groups (for example, Etc.) are included.

The vinyl group in the vinyl monomer is represented by the general formula (IV)
Alternatively, a case having a substituent other than those represented by (V) is also included. Preferred substituents are a hydrogen atom, a chlorine atom, or a lower alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Acrylic acid is a non-color-forming ethylene-like monomer that does not couple with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developer.
α-chloroacrylic acid, α-alkacrylic acid (for example,
Methacrylic acid, etc.) and esters or amides derived from these acrylic acids (eg, acrylamide, n-butylacrylamide, t-butylacrylamide, diacetoneacrylamide, methacrylamide, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, n-propyl acrylate, n -Butyl acrylate, t-butyl acrylate, iso-butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, n-octyl acrylate, lauryl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate and β-hydroxy methacrylate), methylene dibisacrylamide, vinyl Esters (eg, vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate and vinyl laurate),
Acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, aromatic vinyl compounds (eg, styrene and its derivatives, vinyltoluene, divinylbenzene, vinylacetophenone and sulfostyrene), itaconic acid, citraconic acid, crotonic acid, vinyldenchloride, vinyl alkyl ether ( For example, vinyl ethyl ether), maleic acid, maleic anhydride, maleic ester, N-vinyl-2-
Pyrrolidone, N-vinylpyridine, and 2- and 4
-Vinyl pyridine and the like. The case where two or more of the non-color-forming ethylenically unsaturated monomers used herein are used together is also included.

Examples of the compound of the coupler represented by the general formulas (IV) and (V) and the synthesis method thereof are described in the following documents.

The compound of the general formula (IV) is disclosed in JP-B-47-27411 and the like, and the compound of the general formula (V) is described in JP-A-59-171956 and JP-A-60-27411.
172982 etc.

Also, JP-A-58-42045, JP-A-59-214854, JP-A-59-17755
The high-color-forming ballast groups described in 3, 59-177544 and 59-177557 apply to any of the compounds of the above general formulas (IV) to (V).

Specific examples of the pyrazoloazole-based coupler used in the present invention are shown below, but are not limited thereto.

However, (M-23), (M-25), (M-28), (M-
29), (M-31), (M-32), (M-66), (M-6
7) is a reference example.

These couplers are generally used in an amount of 2 × 10 ^-3 mol to 5 × 10 ^-1 mol, preferably ¹ × 10 ^-1 mol, per mol of silver in the emulsion layer.
^-2 mol to 5 × 10 ^-1 mol is added.

Two or more couplers may be used in the same layer in order to satisfy the properties required for the light-sensitive material, and the same compound may be added to two or more different layers.

For introducing the coupler into the silver halide emulsion layer, a known method, for example, a method described in US Pat. No. 2,322,027 is used. For example, alkyl phthalates (such as dibutyl phthalate and dioctyl phthalate), phosphates (such as diphenyl phthalate, triphenyl phthalate, tricresyl phthalate, and dioctyl butyl phthalate), and citrates (such as acetyl) Tributyl citrate), benzoic acid esters (eg, octyl benzoate), alkyl amides (eg, diethyl lauryl amide), fatty acid esters (eg, dibutoxyethyl succinate, diethyl azelate), trimesic acid esters (eg, tributyl trimesate) Or an organic solvent having a boiling point of about 30 ° C. to 150 ° C., for example, lower alkyl acetates such as ethyl acetate and butyl acetate, ethyl propionate, secondary butyl alcohol, methyl isobutyl ketone, β-ethoxy After being dissolved in ethyl acetate, methyl cellosolve acetate, etc., it is dispersed in a hydrophilic colloid. The above-mentioned high-boiling organic solvent and low-boiling organic solvent may be used as a mixture.

Next, the color developer used in the present invention will be described.

The benzyl alcohol used in the present invention contains 2 to 8 ml, preferably 3 to 6 ml, per color developer. or,
When processing a light-sensitive material having a reflective support, a high color density is obtained as a reflection density, so that good color developability is obtained even when the benzyl alcohol concentration is lower than the above, containing 0 to 8 ml. (A color developer containing no benzyl alcohol at all is also included in the present invention.

In the case of a transmissive light-sensitive material, if the amount of benzyl alcohol is 0 ml or an amount close to 0 ml, there may be cases where a sufficient color density cannot be obtained.

The color developing solution used in the present invention contains a known aromatic primary amine color developing agent. Preferred examples are p-phenylenediamine derivatives, representative examples of which are shown below, but are not limited thereto.

D-1 N, N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine D-2 2-amino-5-diethylaminotoluene D-3 2-amino-5- (N-ethyl-N-laurylamino) toluene D-4 4- [N-ethyl-N- (β-hydroxyethyl) amino] aniline D-5 2-methyl-4- [N-ethyl-N- (β-hydroxyethyl) amino] aniline D-6 N-ethyl-N- (Β-methanesulfonamidoethyl) -3-methyl-4-aminoaniline D-7 N- (2-amino-5-diethylaminophenylethyl) methanesulfonamide D-8 N, N-dimethyl-p-phenylene Diamine D-9 4-Amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N-methoxyethylaniline D-10 4-Amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N-β
-Ethoxyethylaniline D-11 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N-β
-Butoxyethylaniline These p-phenylenediamine derivatives may be salts such as sulfates, hydrochlorides, sulfites, and p-toluenesulfonates. The amount of the aromatic primary amine developing agent used is from about 0.1 g to about 20 g, more preferably from about 0.5 g to about 10 g, per developing solution.

The color developing agent may be incorporated in a silver halide color light-sensitive material for the purpose of simplifying and speeding up processing.

In order to incorporate the color developing agent, it is preferable to use various precursors of a color developing agent. For example, U.S. Pat.
Indoaniline compounds described in No. 7, No. 3,342,599, Research Disclosure 1
Schiff base compounds described in Nos. 4850 and 15159, 139
No. 24, aldol compounds described in U.S. Pat.No. 3,719,492, metal salt complexes described in U.S. Pat.No. 3,719,492, urethane compounds described in JP-A-53-135628, and others described in JP-A-56-6235 and JP-A-56-16133.
Nos. 56-59232, 56-67842, 56-86734,
56-86735, 56-83736, 56-89735, 56
-81837, 56-54430, 56-106241, 56-10
No. 7,236, 57-97531 and 57-83565.

Further, the silver halide color light-sensitive material of the present invention may contain various 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidones as needed for the purpose of accelerating color development. These compounds are described in JP-A-56-64339, JP-A-57-1444547 and JP-A-57-142.
No. 11147, No. 58-50532, No. 58-50536, No. 58-50533
Nos. 58-50534, 58-50535 and 58-115438.

As is well known, hydroxylamines may be contained in the color developer trusted in the present invention.

Although the hydroxylamines can be used in free amine form in color developers, it is more common to use them in the form of water-soluble acid salts.
Common examples of such salts are sulfates, acid salts, chlorides, phosphates, carbonates, acetates and the like. Hydroxylamines may be substituted or unsubstituted,
Preferably, the nitrogen atom of the hydroxylamines is replaced by an alkyl group.

The color developer used in the present invention is preferably pH 9
To 12, more preferably 9 to 11.0, and the color developer may further contain a compound of a known developer component.

For example, caustic soda, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium tertiary phosphate, potassium tertiary phosphate, potassium metaborate, borax, and the like are used alone or in combination as the alkaline agent and the pH buffer. Further, for the purpose of giving a buffering capacity, for convenience in preparation, or for increasing the ionic strength, for example, disodium hydrogen phosphate or potassium,
Various salts such as potassium or sodium dihydrogen phosphate, sodium or potassium bicarbonate, boric acid, alkali nitrate and alkali sulfate are used.

In addition, various chelating agents can be used in the color developer to prevent precipitation of calcium and magnesium. For example, polyphosphates, aminopolycarboxylic acids,
Phosphonocarboxylic acids, aminopolyphosphonic acids, 1-
And hydroxyalkylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acids.

An optional development accelerator can be added to the color developer as needed. For example, U.S. Patent 2,648,604, JP-B-44-950
3, various pyrimidium compounds and other cationic compounds represented by U.S. Pat.No. 3,171,247, cationic dyes such as phenosafuranine, neutral salts such as thallium nitrate and potassium nitrate, JP-B-44-9304, U.S. Pat. 2,53
3,990, 2,531,832, 2,950,970, 2,577,127
No. 3,201,387, nonionic compounds such as polyethylene glycol and derivatives thereof, polythioethers, and the like.
The thioether compound described in No. 242 may be used.

Further, sodium sulfite, potassium sulfite, potassium bisulfite, or sodium bisulfite, which is usually used as a preservative, can be added.

In the present invention, an optional antifoggant can be added to the color developer as required. As antifoggants, alkali metal halides such as potassium bromide, sodium chloride and potassium iodide and organic antifoggants can be used. Examples of the organic antifoggant include benzotriazole, 6-nitrobenzimidazole, 5-nitroindazole, 5-methylbenzotriazole, 5-nitrobenzotriazole, 5-chloro-benzotriazole, 2-thiazolyl-benzimidazole, Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds such as thiazolylmethyl-benzimidazole, hydroxyazaindolizine and adenine;
Mercapto-substituted heterocyclic compounds such as -phenyl-5-mercaptotetrazole, 2-mercaptobenzimidazole and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, and further mercapto-substituted aromatic compounds such as thiosalicylic acid can be used. Particularly preferred are nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds. These antifoggants may elute from the color photographic material during processing and accumulate in the color developer.

The silver halide color light-sensitive material after color development is usually subjected to a bleaching process. The bleaching process may be performed simultaneously with the fixing process (bleach-fixing) or may be performed individually. As the bleaching agent, for example, compounds of polyvalent metals such as iron (III), cobalt (III), chromium (VI), and copper (II), peracids, quinones, and nitroso compounds are used. For example, organic complex salts of phyllocyanide, dichromate, iron (III) or cobalt (III), for example, aminopolycarboxylic acids such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, and 1,3-diaminopropanotetraacetic acid. Alternatively, iron (III) or cobalt (III) complex salts of organic acids such as citric acid, tartaric acid, and malic acid; persulfates, manganates, and nitrosophenols can be used. Among these, potassium ferricyanide, sodium (III) sodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate and ammonium (III) ammonium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, ammonium (III) ammonium diethylenetriaminepentaacetate, ammonium (III) ammonium 1,3-diaminopropanetetraacetate, cyclohexanediamine Ammonium iron (III) tetraacetate and persulfate are particularly useful. The iron (III) complex salt of ethylenediaminetetraacetate is useful both in an independent bleaching solution and in a single-bath bleach-fixing solution.

Various accelerators may be used in the bleaching solution or the bleach-fixing solution, if necessary. For example, in addition to bromide ion and iodide ion, U.S. Pat. No. 3,706,561, Japanese Patent Publication No. 45-8506, and
No. 6586, JP-A-53-32735, JP-A-53-36233 and JP-A-53-32233.
No. 37016, thiourea-based compounds as disclosed in JP-A-53-124424, JP-A-53-95631, JP-A-53-578.
Nos. 31, 53-32736, 53-65732, 54-52534 and U.S. Pat.No. 3,893,858, and thiol compounds as disclosed in JP-A-49-59644 and JP-A-49-644.
-140129, 53-28426, 53-141623, 53-1
No. 04232, the heterocyclic compound described in JP 54-35727, etc., or the thioether compounds described in JP-A-52-20832, JP-A-55-25064, and JP-A-55-26506, etc. Alternatively, compounds such as quaternary amines described in JP-A-48-84440 or thiocarbamoyls described in JP-A-49-42349 may be used.

Examples of the fixing agent include thiosulfates, thiocyanates, thioether-based compounds, thioureas, and a large amount of iodide, and thiosulfates are generally used. As a preservative for the bleach-fixing solution or the fixing solution, a sulfite, a bisulfite or a carbonyl bisulfite adduct is preferable.

After the bleach-fixing process or the fixing process, a washing process is usually performed. In the washing step, various known compounds may be added for the purpose of preventing precipitation and saving water. For example, inorganic phosphoric acid to prevent precipitation, aminopolycarboxylic acid,
Hard water softeners such as organic phosphoric acid, fungicides and anti-bacterial agents to prevent the occurrence of various bacteria, algae and molds, hardening agents such as magnesium salts and aluminum salts, and interfaces for preventing drying load and unevenness An activator or the like can be added as needed. Or El E West (L.
E.West), “Water Quality Criteria”
(Water Quality Criteria), Photographic Science and Engineering (Phot.Sci.and En)
g.), Vol. 9, No. 6, (1965) and the like. In particular, the addition of a chelating agent or an anti-binder is effective. In addition, multiple stages (for example, 2-5
It is also possible to save water by using a counter-current method.

Also, after or instead of the water washing treatment process,
A multi-stage countercurrent stabilization process as described in No. 8543 may be performed. In the case of this step, 2 to 9 countercurrent baths are required. Various compounds are added to the stabilizing bath for the purpose of stabilizing an image. For example, buffers for adjusting membrane pH (e.g., borate, metaborate, borax, phosphate, carbonate, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, aqueous ammonia, monocarboxylic acid, dicarboxylic acid, Polycarboxylic acid) and formalin. In addition, if necessary, water softeners (inorganic phosphoric acid, aminopolycarboxylic acid, organic phosphoric acid, aminopolyphosphonic acid, phosphonocarboxylic acid, etc.), disinfectants (proxel, isothiazolone,
-Thiazolyl benzimidazole, halogenated phenol, etc.), surfactants, optical brighteners, hardeners and the like.

Further, various ammonium salts such as ammonium chloride, ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, asmonium sulfite, and ammonium thiosulfate may be added as a membrane pH adjuster after the treatment.

The processing method of the present invention can be applied to any processing of general silver halide color photographic materials such as a color negative film, a color paper, a color positive film, and a color reversal film, but a color paper processing is particularly preferable.

The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material used in the present invention is suitable for all color photographic light-sensitive materials involving a color development step, such as color negative film, color paper, color positive film, and color reversal film. preferable.

Various silver halides can be used in the silver halide emulsion layer according to the present invention. For example, silver chloride, silver bromide, silver chlorobromide, silver iodobromide or silver chloroiodobromide. The crystal form, crystal structure, particle size, particle size distribution and the like of the silver halide grains are not limited, but silver chlorobromide emulsions having a silver bromide content of 1.0 mol% or more are preferred. In order to obtain an emulsion having sufficient sensitivity without increasing fog, the silver bromide content must be 20 mol%.
Although it is preferable that the amount is not less than 20 mol% or less or 10 mol% or less in some cases, particularly when rapidity is provided. When the silver bromide content is reduced, not only the speed of development is improved but also the amount of bromide ions accumulated in the developing solution when the photosensitive material containing the same is run with the processing solution is reduced, and the developing solution itself is reduced. Also has high activity and is very preferable for rapid processing.

The silver halide crystal may be a normal crystal or a twin crystal, and may be any of a hexahedron, an octahedron, and a tetrahedron.

These silver halide grains can be produced by a known method commonly used in the art.

The light-sensitive material used in the present invention can contain various compounds for the purpose of preventing fog during the manufacturing process, storage or photographic processing, or stabilizing photographic performance. That is, they are known as antifoggants or stabilizers such as mercaptotetrazole such as 1-phenyl-5-mercaptotetrazole and tetrazaindene such as 4-hydroxy-substituted (1,3,3a, 7) tetrazaindene. Many compounds can be added.

The photographic emulsion layer of the light-sensitive material used in the present invention contains a dye-forming coupler, that is, an aromatic primary amine developing agent (for example, a phenylenediamine derivative,
(Aminophenol derivative etc.). For example, magenta couplers include 5-pyrazolone couplers, pyrazolobenzimidazole couplers, cyanoacetylcoumarone couplers, open-chain acylacetonitrile couplers and the like in addition to the couplers of the general formula (I), and yellow couplers include acylacetamide couplers (for example, Benzoylacetoanilides, piperoylacetoanilides), and the like, and as a cyan coupler, a naphthol coupler,
And phenol couplers. These couplers are preferably non-diffusible couplers having a hydrophobic group called a ballast group in the molecule, or polymerized couplers. The coupler may be either 4-equivalent or 2-equivalent to silver ion. Also, a colored coupler having a color correcting effect, or a coupler that releases a development inhibitor or a development accelerator upon development (a so-called DIR coupler or D coupler)
AR coupler).

In addition to the DIR coupler, the product of the coupling reaction may be colorless and may contain a colorless DIR coupling compound that releases a development inhibitor.

In addition to the DIR coupler, a light-sensitive material may contain a compound that releases a development inhibitor during development.

Two or more couplers may be used in the same layer in order to satisfy the properties required for the light-sensitive material, and the same compound may be added to two or more different layers.

These couplers are generally used in an amount of 2 × 10 ^-3 mol to 5 × 10 ^-1 mol, preferably ¹ × 10 ^-1 mol, per mol of silver in the emulsion layer.
^-2 mol to 5 × 10 ^-1 mol is added.

The silver halide emulsion can be sensitized by chemical sensitization usually performed, that is, a sulfur sensitization method, a noble metal sensitization method, or a combination thereof. Further, the silver halide emulsion according to the present invention can impart color sensitivity to a desired photosensitive wavelength region by using a sensitizing dye. Examples of the dyes that can be advantageously used in the present invention include methine dyes such as cyanine, hemicyanine, rhodocyanine, merocyanine, oxonol, and hexoxonol, and styryl dyes, which can be used alone or in combination of two or more. . It is advantageous to use gelatin as a binder or protective colloid used in the photosensitive material, but other hydrophobic colloids can also be used. As gelatin, lime-processed gelatin, acid-processed gelatin, gelatin derivatives, and the like can be used.

Various other additives are used in the photosensitive material used in the present invention. For example, fluorescent brightener, dye, desensitizer, hardener, coating aid, antistatic agent, plasticizer, sliding agent, matting agent, development accelerator, oil, mordant, ultraviolet absorber, anti-fading agent , Color antifoggants, anti-fogging agents (such as 2-thiazolylbenzimidazoles and isothiazolones). Specific examples of these additives include those described in Research Disclosure, No. 176, pp. 22-31 (RD-17643) (Dec., 1978).

In the color light-sensitive material of the present invention, if necessary, an undercoat layer,
Auxiliary layers such as an intermediate layer and a protective layer can be provided. These auxiliary layers may contain a known ultraviolet absorber.

As the support used in the present invention, any of a transparent support such as polyethylene terephthalate and cellulose triacetate and a reflective support described below may be used. Reflective supports are more preferable, for example, baryta paper, polyethylene-coated paper, polypropylene-based synthetic paper, transparent supports provided with a reflective layer or combined with a reflector, for example, polyethylene terephthalate, cellulose triacetate or nitric acid There are polyester films such as cellulose, polyamide films, polycarbonate films, polystyrene films and the like, and these supports can be appropriately selected according to the purpose of use.

(Example) Next, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to examples.

(Example 1) The following first layer (lower layer) to seventh layer (upper layer) were coated on a paper support laminated on both sides with polyethylene to apply a multilayer silver halide color light-sensitive material.

The first layer coating solution was prepared as follows. That is, 100 g of the yellow coupler shown in Table 1 was dissolved in a mixture of 166.7 ml of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and 200 ml of ethyl acetate, and this solution was emulsified and dispersed in 800 g of a 10% aqueous gelatin solution containing 80 ml of a 1% aqueous sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate solution. Then, this emulsified dispersion was mixed with 1450 g (containing 66.7 g of Ag) of a blue-sensitive silver chlorobromide emulsion (80% of Br) to prepare a coating solution. Coating solutions were prepared for other layers by the same method. As a hardener for each layer, 2.4-dichloro-6-hydroxy-s-triazine sodium salt was used.

 The following were used as spectral sensitizers for each emulsion.

Blue-sensitive emulsion layer; 3,3'-di- (r-sulfopropyl) -selenacyanine sodium salt (2 per mol of silver halide)
× 10 ^-4 mol) Green-sensitive emulsion layer; 3,3'-di- (r-sulfopropyl) -5,
5'-diphenyl-9-ethyloxacarbocyanine sodium salt (2.5 × 10 ^-4 mol per mol of silver halide) Red-sensitive emulsion layer; 3,3'-di- (r-sulfopropyl) -9
-Methyl-thiazicarbocyanine sodium salt (2.5 × 10 ^-4 mol per mol of silver halide) The following dyes were used as irradiation prevention dyes for each emulsion layer.

The chemical structures of the compounds in the above table are as follows.

After the above photosensitive material was exposed through an optical wedge, it was processed in the following steps.

 Processing Step Temperature Time Color development 37 ° C 3 minutes 30 seconds Bleaching and fixing 33 ° C 1 minute 30 seconds Rinse 24 to 33 ° C 3 minutes Drying 80 ° C 1 minute The components of each processing solution are as follows.

Color developer Water 800 ml Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid 1.0 g Benzyl alcohol Table 1 Diethylene glycol Table 1 Sodium sulfite 2.0 g Sodium bromide 1.0 g Sodium carbonate 30.0 g N-ethyl-N- (p-methanesulfonamidoethyl)
-3-Methyl-4-aminoaniline sulfate 5.0 g Hydroxylamine sulfate 4.0 g Fluorescent brightener (4,4'-diaminostilbene) 1.0 g Add water 1000 ml pH (25 ° C) 10.10 Bleaching and fixing Liquid Water 400 ml Ammonium thiosulfate (70%) 150 ml Sodium sulfite 18 g Ammonium iron (III) nitrylenediaminetetraacetate 55 g Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid / 2Na 5 g Water was added to 1000 ml pH (25 ° C) 6.70 The concentration of benzyl alcohol and diethylene glycol was changed. After processing with various color developers, the green reflection density of each sample was measured. The relative sensitivity was determined with the sensitivity when the benzyl alcohol concentration of each photosensitive material was 15 ml / as 100.

The results obtained are shown in Table 1. The structures of the various magenta couplers used are shown below.

Magenta coupler When the magenta coupler, i, b, c, d, and e were used, the color photosensitive material was applied with the amount of silver in the green sensitive layer being 0.44 g / m ² .

According to the results shown in Table 1, according to the present invention, even when the light-sensitive material containing the coupler of the general formula (I) was processed using a color developer having a benzyl alcohol concentration of 0 to 8 ml, the benzyl alcohol concentration was 10 ml. / While the same sensitivity and color development as those obtained by processing using the above color developer are obtained, in the comparative example using the conventional coupler, as the benzyl alcohol concentration decreases,
The decrease in sensitivity and color development is large.

(Example 2) With respect to the color developers F and G of Example 1, color developers without diethylene glycol were prepared, and they were designated as H and I, respectively. AI were left in a sealed state at 40 ° C for 2 weeks. As a result, in H and I, oily stains occurred in the color developer, but A to G were transparent.

Therefore, the benzyl alcohol concentration in the present invention is 8 ml /
Since the following color developer can remove the solvent,
Color processing with less pollution load can be performed.

Example 3 On a paper support laminated on both sides with polyethylene, a multilayer color photographic paper having a layer constitution shown in Table A was prepared by changing a magenta coupler. The coating solution was prepared as follows.

Preparation of first layer coating solution 19.1 g of yellow coupler (a) and color image stabilizer (b)
To 4.4 g, 27.2 ml of ethyl acetate and 7.9 ml of the solvent (c) were added and dissolved, and this solution was emulsified and dispersed in 185 ml of a 10% aqueous gelatin solution containing 8 ml of 10% sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate. On the other hand, the following blue-sensitive sensitizing dye is added to a silver chlorobromide emulsion (containing 4.0 mol% of silver bromide and 70 g / Kg of Ag) in an amount of 5.5 per mol of silver chlorobromide.
90 g of a blue-sensitive emulsion was prepared by adding 0 × 10 ⁻⁴ mol.
The emulsified dispersion and the emulsion were mixed and dissolved, and the gelatin concentration was adjusted so as to have the composition shown in Table A to prepare a coating solution for the first layer. Coating solutions for the second to seventh layers were prepared in the same manner as the coating solution for the first layer. Various gelatin hardeners include 1-oxy-3,
5-Dichloro-s-triazine sodium salt was used.

 The following were used as spectral sensitizers for each emulsion.

(5.0 × 10 ^-4 mol added per mol of silver halide) (4.0 × 10 ^-4 mol added per mol of silver halide) (Add 7.0 × 10 ^-5 mol per mol of silver halide) (1.0 × 10 ⁻⁴ mol was added per 1 mol of silver halide) The following dyes were used as irradiation prevention dyes in each emulsion layer.

The structural formula of the compound used in this example such as a coupler is as follows.

(E) Refer to Table 2 (When using (a), (b), (d), and (e), double the amount of silver applied.) (H) UV absorber With the same compound as UV-1 described in Example 1. (J) Solvent (iso C ₉ H ₁₈ O ₃ P = O (K) Cyan coupler Same compound as C-2 described in Example 1 (l) Color image stabilizer Same as UV-1 described in Example 1 1: 3: 3 mixture of UV-2 and UV-4 described in Example 3 (molar ratio) The emulsions used are as shown in Table B below.

The obtained color printing paper was subjected to the following processing steps after being subjected to wedge-shaped exposure.

 Processing time Temperature Color development 45 seconds 35 ° C Bleaching and fixing 45 seconds 35 ° C Rinse (4 tank cascade) 1 minute 30 seconds 30 ° C Drying 50 seconds 80 ° C The composition of each processing solution used is as follows.

Color developer Water 800 ml 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (60%
Solution) 1.5 ml lithium chloride 1.0 g diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid 1.0 g 4,5-dihydroxy-m-benzenedisulfonic acid 1.0 g sodium bisulfate 1.5 g potassium bromide 0.1 g sodium chloride 1.5 g adenine 30 mg potassium carbonate 30 g N-ethyl -N- (β-methanesulfonamidoethyl)
-3-Methyl-4-aminoaniline sulfate 4.5 g Hydroxylamine / sulfate 3.0 g 4,4'-diaminostilbene-based fluorescent brightener (Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. Whitex4) 1.0 g Benzyl alcohol Table 2 Diethylene glycol 2 Add water to the surface and add 1000 ml of KOH to pH 10.25. Bleaching fixer Water 400 ml 2-mercapto-5-amino-3,4-thiadiazole 1 g Ammonium thiosulfate (70%) 150 ml Sodium sulfite 18 g Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (III) 55 g Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid 5g Water was added and 1000ml pH 6.75 rinse solution 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (60
%) 1.5 ml Nitritotriacetic acid 1.0 g Nitrilo-N, N, N-trimethylenephosphonic acid 1.0 g Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid 0.5 g Ethylenediamine-N, N, N ', N'-tetramethylenephosphonic acid 1.0 g Bismuth chloride (40% %) 0.5 g magnesium sulfate 0.2 g zinc sulfate 0.3 g ammonium bright ban 0.5 g 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one 30 mg 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one 10 mg 2-octyl -4-isothiazolin-3-one 10 mg ethylene glycol 1.5 g sulfanilamide 0.1 g 1,2,3-benzotriazole 1.0 g ammonium sulfite (40%) 1.0 g ammonia water (26%) 2.6 ml polyvinylpyrrolidone 1.0 g optical brightener (4,4'-diaminostilbene type) in the same manner as pH7.0 example 1 at 1000 ml KOH was added to 1.0g water, the concentration of benzyl alcohol and diethylene glycol After treatment with various color developer obtained by reduction were measured green reflection density of each sample. The results are shown in Table 2.

From the results shown in Table 2, it can be seen that according to the present invention, sufficient color developability can be obtained even when benzyl alcohol is not present in the developer.

(Example 4) As described in Table C, the first layer (the lowermost layer) to the seventh layer (the uppermost layer) were applied to a double-sided polyethylene laminate paper subjected to corona discharge machining to prepare a sample.

The coating liquid for the first layer was prepared as follows. That is, 200 g of yellow coupler shown in the table, anti-fading agent 9
A mixture of 3.3 g, 10 g of the high boiling point solvent (p) and 5 g of (q) and 600 ml of ethyl acetate as an auxiliary solvent was heated and dissolved at 60 ° C., and then a 5% aqueous solution of alkanol B (alkylnaphthalene sulfonate, manufactured by DuPont) was dissolved. The mixture was mixed with 3,300 ml of a 5% aqueous gelatin solution containing 330 ml, and emulsified using a colloid mill to prepare a coupler dispersion. Ethyl acetate was distilled off from this dispersion under reduced pressure, and the sensitizing dye for blue-sensitive emulsion layer and 1
-Methyl-2-mercapto-5-acetylamino-1,3,
1,400 g of emulsion containing 4-triazole (96.7 g of Ag,
(Including 170 g of gelatin), and 2,600 g of a 10% gelatin aqueous solution was further added to prepare a coating solution. The coating liquids for the second to seventh layers were prepared according to the first layer.

n 2- (2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-amylphenyl) benzotriazole o 2- (2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl) benzotriazole p di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate q dibutyl Phthalate r 2,5-di-tert-amylphenyl-3,5-di-tert-
Butylhydroxybenzoate s 2,5-di-tert-octylhydroquinone t 1,4-di-tert-amyl-2,5-dioctyloxybenzene u 2,2'-methylenebis (4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol The following substances were used as sensitizing dyes for each emulsion layer.

Blue-sensitive emulsion layer; anhydro-5-methoxy-5'-methyl-3,3'-disulfopropyl selenocyanine hydroxide Green-sensitive emulsion layer; anhydro-9-ethyl-5,5'-diphenyl-3,3 '-Disulfoethyloxacarbocyanine hydroxide red-sensitive emulsion layer; 3,3'-diethyl-5-methoxy-9,9'
-(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propano) thiazicarbocyanine iodide The following compounds were used as stabilizers for each emulsion layer.

1-methyl-2-mercapto-5-acetylamino-1,
3,4-Triazole The following substances were used as irradiation prevention dyes.

4- (3-carboxy-5-hydroxy-4- (3-
(3-carboxy-5-oxo-1- (4-sulfonatophenyl) -2-pyrazolin-4-ylidene) -1-propenyl) -1-pyrazolyl) benzenesulfonate-
Di-potassium salt N, N '-(4,8-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxo-3,7-
Disulfonatoanthracene-1,5-diyl) bis (aminomethanesulfonate) -tetrasodium salt Also, 1,2-bis (vinylsulfonyl) methane was used as a hardening agent.

 The couplers used are as follows.

Magenta coupler described in Table 3 (When using (a) to (e), the amount of silver was doubled.) Cyan coupler [C-1; C-2 = 50: 50 mixture (molar ratio)] The multilayer color printing paper obtained as described above was subjected to the following processing steps after wedge-shaped exposure.

 Processing time Temperature Color development 3 minutes 30 seconds 33 ° C Bleaching and fixing 1 minute 30 seconds 33 ° C Rinse (3-tank cascade) 3 minutes 30 ° C Drying 1 minute 80 ° C The processing solutions used are as follows.

Color developing water 800 ml Benzyl alcohol Table 3 Diethylene glycol Table 3 Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid 1.0 g N, N'-bis (2-hydroxybenzyl) ethylenediamine-N, N'-diacetic acid 0.1 g Nitrilo-N, N, N- Trimethylene phosphonic acid (40%) 1.0
g Potassium bromide 1.0 g Sodium sulfite 1.7 g Adenine 30 mg N, N-diethylhydroxylamine 1.0 g Potassium carbonate 30 g N-ethyl-N- (β-methanesulfonamidoethyl)
-3-Methyl-4-aminoaniline sulfate 5.5g Fluorescent brightener (4,4'-diaminostilbene) 1.0g Water was added and pH10.10 in 1000ml KOH Bleach-fix solution Ammonium thiosulfate (70% 150 ml Sodium sulfite 15 g Ethylenediamineiron (III) ammonium 60 g Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid 10 g Optical brightener (4,4'-diaminostilbene) 1.0 g 2-mercapto-5-amino-3,4-thiadiazole 1.0
g Water was added and 1000 ml of ammonia water was added to the pH 7.0 rinse solution. 5-Chloro-2-methyl-4-inch azolin-3-one 40 mg 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one 10 mg 2-octyl -4-isothiazolin-3-one 10 mg bismuth chloride (40%) 0.5 g nitrilo-N, N, N-trimethylenephosphonic acid (40%) 1.0
g 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (60
%) 2.5 g Optical brightener (4,4'-diaminostilbene) 1.0 g Ammonia water (26%) 2.0 ml Water was added and pH 7.5 with 1000 ml KOH pH 7.5 After processing with various color developers with varying concentrations of alcohol and diethylene glycol, the green color density of each sample was measured. The results are shown in Table 3.

From the results in Table 3, it can be seen that, according to the present invention, sufficient color developability can be obtained even without the presence of benzyl alcohol in the developer.

(Example 5) In the same manner as in Example 3, the magenta coupler M of the present invention was used.
-1, M-7, M-18, M-24, M-28, M-34, M-
When 37, M-38, M-41, M-51, M-57 and M-60 were used, sufficient color development was obtained even in the absence of benzyl alcohol in the color developer.

(Effect of the Invention) By using the processing method of the present invention, the concentration of benzyl alcohol in a color developer can be greatly reduced, and the pollution load can be significantly reduced. Was.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A color developer containing a silver halide color light-sensitive material containing at least one pyrazoloazole-based magenta coupler represented by the following general formula (IV) or (V) and 0 to 8 ml / benzyl alcohol. A method for processing a silver halide color light-sensitive material, characterized in that the processing is carried out by: General formula (IV) General formula (V) (Wherein, R ₂ represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, X represents a group capable of splitting off upon a coupling reaction with hydrogen atom or an aromatic primary amine developing agent oxidized form. Furthermore, in R ₂ or X R ₃ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cyano group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclic oxy group, or an acyloxy group. Group, carbamoyloxy group, silyloxy group, sulfonyloxy group,
Acylamino group, anilino group, ureido group, imide group,
Sulfamoylamino group, carbamoylamino group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, heterocyclic thio group, alkoxycarbonylamino group, aryloxycarbonylamino group, sulfonamide group, carbamoyl group, acyl group, sulfamoyl group, sulfonyl group, sulfinyl group , An alkoxycarbonyl group and an aryloxycarbonyl group. (However, the photographic material does not contain a photographic yellow coupler represented by the following general formula [I] and a phenol derivative represented by the following general formula [II] in the photographic constituent layer. The general formula [I] Wherein R ₁ represents an alkyl group or an aryl group, R ₂ represents a monovalent group, Z represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of leaving during a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of a color developing agent, l represents an integer of 1 to 3, and when 1 is 2 or more, R ₂
May be the same or different. General formula [II] Wherein R ₃ represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group or an amino group,
R ₄ represents a monovalent group, n represents an integer of 0 to 3,
When n is 2 or more, R ₄ may be the same or different. ]) 2. The method for processing a silver halide color photographic material according to claim 1, wherein the support of the silver halide color photographic material is a reflective support.