JP3305452B2 - Silver halide photographic materials - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a silver halide photographic material. In particular, the present invention relates to a silver halide photographic material using a silver halide emulsion having improved fog, sensitivity, gradation and the like.

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2. Description of the Related Art A silver halide emulsion used in a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is usually subjected to chemical sensitization using various chemical substances in order to obtain a desired sensitivity, gradation and the like. Typical methods include sulfur sensitization, selenium sensitization, tellurium sensitization,
Various sensitization methods using noble metal sensitization such as gold, reduction sensitization, and a combination thereof are known. In recent years, there has been a strong demand for high sensitivity, excellent graininess and high sharpness in silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials, as well as rapid processing in which development has been accelerated, and various improvements of the above-described sensitization methods have been made. .

[0003] Among the above sensitization methods, it is known that a selenocarboxylic acid ester, that is, a selenoester can be used as a selenium sensitizer in the selenium sensitization method. However, relatively few examples disclose specific compounds. Among them, for example, US Pat. No. 3,297,446.
No. 3,297,447, JP-B-57-22090, and the like, mention are made of specific compounds that selenoesters are useful as selenium sensitizers. However, as will be shown later in the comparative data, the compounds specifically shown may show a sensitizing effect larger than sulfur sensitization, but generate a large amount of fogging, and also tend to soften easily, resulting in storage. There is a tendency that the sensitivity change is large.

[0004] As described above, selenium sensitization may exhibit a larger sensitizing effect than sulfur sensitization performed in the art, but fogging is large, and it is easy to soften. Tend to be large. While many of the patents disclosed to date have alleviated these shortcomings, they still have limited results,
A fundamental improvement has been aspired to further reduce the occurrence of fogging. In particular, when gold sensitization is used in combination with sulfur sensitization, selenium sensitization, and tellurium sensitization, remarkable increases in sensitivity are obtained, but fog also increases. Compared to gold-sulfur sensitization
Since gold-selenium sensitization and gold-tellurium sensitization have a particularly large increase in fog and tend to soften, the development of hard selenium sensitizers and tellurium sensitizers with less fogging is strongly desired. Was.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a high-sensitivity silver halide photographic material having less fog and excellent gradation.

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The object of the present invention is to provide a silver halide photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein at least one of the silver halide emulsion layers has the following general formula (I) ), Which is achieved by a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material characterized by containing at least one compound represented by the formula It has become possible to make full use of it.

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In the formula, R ₁₁ represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, R ₁₂ represents SeR ₁₄ or TeR ₁₅ ;
R ₁₄ and R ₁₅ each independently represent an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group.

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The general formula (I) will be described in detail. In the general formula (I), the aliphatic group represented by R ₁₁ , R ₁₄ and R ₁₅ preferably has 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and particularly has 1 to 20 carbon atoms, such as linear, branched or cyclic. Alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, and aralkyl groups. Here, the branched ones may be cyclized to form a saturated heterocycle containing one or more heteroatoms therein. Examples of the alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group and aralkyl group include, for example, methyl group, ethyl group, isopropyl group, t-butyl group, n-
Octyl group, n-decyl group, n-hexadecyl group, cyclopropyl group, cyclopentyl group, cyclohexyl group,
Allyl group, 2-butenyl group, 3-pentenyl group, propargyl group, 3-pentynyl group, benzyl group, etc.

In the general formula (I), the aromatic groups represented by R ₁₁ , R ₁₄ and R ₁₅ preferably have 5 to 30 carbon atoms.
And particularly a monocyclic or condensed aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, such as a phenyl group and a naphthyl group. In the general formula (I), R ₁₁ , R ₁₄ and R ₁₅
Is a 3- to 10-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic group containing at least one of a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom and a sulfur atom. These may be monocyclic or may form a condensed ring with another aromatic ring. The heterocyclic group is preferably a 5- to 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic group, for example, a pyridyl group, an imidazolyl group,
Quinolyl, benzimidazolyl, pyrimidyl, pyrazolyl, isoquinolinyl, thiazolyl, thienyl, furyl, benzothiazolyl, and the like. In the general formula (I), each group represented by R ₁₁ , R ₁₄ and R ₁₅ may be substituted. Examples of the substituent include the following.

A halogen atom (for example, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, etc.), an alkyl group (for example, a methyl group,
Ethyl group, n-propyl group, isopropyl group, t-butyl group, n-octyl group, cyclopentyl group, cyclohexyl group, etc., alkenyl group (eg, allyl group, 2-butenyl group, 3-pentenyl group, etc.), alkynyl Group (eg, propargyl group, 3-pentynyl group, etc.), aralkyl group (eg, benzyl group, phenethyl group, etc.), aryl group (eg, phenyl group, naphthyl group, 4-methylphenyl group, etc.), heterocyclic group ( For example, pyridyl group, furyl group, imidazolyl group, piperidyl group, morpholino group, etc., alkoxy group (eg, methoxy group, ethoxy group, butoxy group, etc.), aryloxy group (eg, phenoxy group, 2-naphthyloxy group, etc.) ), Amino groups (eg, unsubstituted amino groups, dimethylamino groups, ethylamino groups, anilino groups, etc.), Shiruamino group (e.g., acetylamino group, benzoylamino group, etc.), a ureido group (e.g., unsubstituted ureido group, N- methylureido group, N-
Phenylureido group, etc.), urethane group (eg, methoxycarbonylamino group, phenoxycarbonylamino group, etc.), sulfonylamino group (eg, methylsulfonylamino group, phenylsulfonylamino group, etc.), sulfamoyl group (eg, unsubstituted sulfamoyl group) , N, N-
Dimethylsulfamoyl group, N-phenylsulfamoyl group, etc.), carbamoyl group (eg, unsubstituted carbamoyl group, N, N-diethylcarbamoyl group, N-phenylcarbamoyl group, etc.), sulfonyl group (eg, mesyl group, A sulfinyl group (eg, a methylsulfinyl group, a phenylsulfinyl group, etc.), an alkyloxycarbonyl group (eg, a methoxycarbonyl group,
Ethoxycarbonyl group, etc.), aryloxycarbonyl group (eg, phenoxycarbonyl group, etc.), acyl group (eg, acetyl group, benzoyl group, formyl group, pivaloyl group, etc.), acyloxy group (eg, acetoxy group, benzoyloxy group, etc.) ), A phosphoric acid amide group (eg, N, N-diethylphosphoric acid amide group, etc.), an alkylthio group (eg, methylthio group, ethylthio group, etc.), an arylthio group (eg, phenylthio group, etc.), a cyano group,
Sulfo group, carboxy group, hydroxy group, mercapto group, phosphono group, nitro group, sulfino group, ammonio group (eg, trimethylammonio group), phosphonio group, hydrazino group, silyl group (eg, trimethylsilyl group, triethylsilyl group, t -Butyldimethylsilyl group,
t-butyldiphenylsilyl group, etc.). These groups may be further substituted. When there are two or more substituents, they may be the same or different.

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Hereinafter , specific examples of the compound of the present invention (3-1 and 3-1)
And 3-2), but the compounds of the present invention are not limited thereto.
It is not something to be done. Also, for reference, the compounds of the present invention
Analogous compound (1-1) presumed to exhibit the same effect as
To 1-9 and 2-1 to 2-6) are also listed.

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The compound represented by the general formula (I) is known from the following literature, edited by S. Patai, Z. Rappoport, The Chemistry of Organic Selenium and Tellurium Compounds (The Chemistry of Organic Sele)
nium and Tellurium Compounds), Volume 1 (1986)
2) (1987), D. Liotta, Organoselenium Chemis
try), (1987), by C. Paulmier, selenium
Reagents and Intermediate Twin Organic Synthesis (Selenium Reagents and Interme
diates in Organic Synthesis), (1986), K.
C. Nicolaou, NA Patasis, Selenium in Natural Product Synthesis
Product Synthesis), (1984), Accounts Chem. Res., Volume 12,
22 (1979), Tetrahedro
n), 34, 1049 (1978), synthesis
(Synthesis), 1 page (1986), Counts Chemistry Research, Vol. 18, 27.
4 (1985), KJ Irgolic, The Organic Chemis
try of Tellurium), (1974) and the like. Furthermore, J. Am. Chem. So
c., Vol. 115, 5823-5824, 1993, Vol. 115, 3000-30
01, 1993 and the like. Next, synthesis of the compound represented by the general formula (I)
The method is explained below with reference to typical examples.
You. Also, for reference, an example of the synthesis of analogous compound 1-9 is described.
I will explain it.

Synthesis Example 1 Compound Example 3-2 4.6 g, 45 mmol of selenium powder was heated and melted under reduced pressure, and then allowed to cool. 20 ° C under argon atmosphere
Then, 450 ml of toluene and 46 ml of a hexane solution of 45 mmol of trimethylaluminum were added thereto, and
The mixture was heated and stirred at ℃ for 3 hours. After cooling to 0 ° C, selenobenzoic acid O-methyl ester was added.
hyl ester) (6 g, 30 mmol) was added and stirred for 30 minutes. The mixture was further stirred at 20 ° C. for 30 minutes. The reaction solution was poured into ice water and extracted with ether. After drying over Na ₂ SO ₄ , ether was distilled off, and the obtained oily product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane) to obtain the desired Exemplified Compound 3-2 as a green oil. Yield 7.2 g,
Yield 91%. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum, mass spectrum,
The product was confirmed to be the target product by infrared absorption spectrum and elemental analysis.

Reference Synthesis Example 2 Compound Example 1-9 Se-phenylethynylselenoacetate
thynyl selenoacetate) in 50 ml of a 0.1 mol solution of 0.1 mol of tetrahydrofuran under an argon atmosphere.
15.2 g, 0.2 mol of propanethiol and 10 mmol of trifluoroacetic acid were added, and the mixture was heated to reflux for 48 hours. After cooling, 500 ml of ether was added, followed by washing with water and drying over Na ₂ SO ₄ , followed by distilling off the ether. The resulting oily product was distilled under reduced pressure to give the desired Exemplified Compound 1-9 in blue or Obtained as a blue-violet oil. Yield 18.1 g, 70%. The product was confirmed to be the target compound by nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum, mass spectrum, infrared absorption spectrum, and elemental analysis.

Heretofore, no specific examples have been reported in which the compound represented by the general formula (I) is used as a selenium sensitizer or a tellurium sensitizer. Therefore, it was extremely difficult to predict the sensitizing effect, fog, and other photographic effects of these compounds, but by using the compound of the present invention, a remarkable effect was obtained. These selenium sensitizers used in the present invention, the amount of tellurium sensitizer used,
Although it varies depending on the selenium compound, tellurium compound, silver halide grains, chemical ripening conditions, etc., it is generally 10 ^-8 to 10 ^-4 mol, preferably 10 ^-7 to 10 mol per mol of silver halide.
About 10 ^-5 mol is used. The conditions of the chemical sensitization in the present invention are not particularly limited, but the pAg is 6 to 1
1, preferably 7 to 10, more preferably 7 to 9.5, and the temperature is 40 to 95C, preferably 50 to 8C.
5 ° C.

In the present invention, it is preferable to use a noble metal sensitizer such as gold, platinum, palladium or iridium in combination. In particular, it is preferable to also perform gold sensitization agent include chloroauric acid, potassium chloroaurate, potassium aurithiocyanate, gold sulfide, gold selenide, and the like, per mol of silver halide, 10 ^{- About 7} to 10 ^-2 mol can be used. In the present invention, it is also preferable to use a sulfur sensitizer in combination. Specific examples include known unstable sulfur compounds such as thiosulfates (eg, hypo), thioureas (eg, diphenylthiourea, triethylthiourea, allylthiourea, etc.) and rhodanines. About 10 ^-7 to 10 ^-2 mol can be used per 1 mol. In the present invention, a reduction sensitizer can be used in combination, and specific examples thereof include stannous chloride, aminoiminomethanesulfinic acid, hydrazine derivatives, borane compounds, silane compounds, and polyamine compounds. Can be

In the present invention, selenium sensitization is preferably performed in the presence of a silver halide solvent. Specifically, thiocyanates (eg, potassium thiocyanate, etc.), thioether compounds (eg, US Pat.
No. 021215, No. 3211157, Japanese Patent Publication No. 58-3
No. 0571, JP-A-60-136736 and the like, in particular, 3,6-dithia-1,8-octanediol and the like, tetrasubstituted thiourea compounds (for example, JP-B-59-1)
No. 1892, the compounds described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,221,863, especially tetramethylthiourea), and the thione compounds described in JP-B-60-11341, JP-B-63
No. 29727, a mercapto compound described in
And the selenoether compound described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,781,2013, the telluroether compound described in Japanese Patent Application No. 63-173474, sulfites and the like. In particular, among these, thiocyanates, thioether compounds, tetrasubstituted thiourea compounds and thione compounds can be preferably used. The amount used is 10 ^-5 to 10 ^-2 per mol of silver halide.
About moles can be used.

The silver halide emulsion used in the present invention is:
Silver bromide, silver iodobromide, silver iodochlorobromide, silver chlorobromide and silver chloride are preferred. Silver halide grains used in the present invention,
Those having a regular crystal form such as cubic or octahedral, or irregular (irregu) such as spherical or plate-like
lar) crystal form or a compound form of these crystal forms. Although a mixture of particles of various crystal forms can be used, it is preferable to use a regular crystal form. The silver halide grains used in the present invention may have different phases in the inside and the surface layer, or may have a uniform phase. Also, grains whose latent image is mainly formed on the surface (eg, a negative emulsion) may be formed, and grains whose main image is mainly formed inside the grains (eg, an internal latent image type emulsion, a directly fogged emulsion which has been previously fogged) It may be. Preferably, the particles are such that the latent image is mainly formed on the surface. The silver halide emulsion used in the present invention has a thickness of 0.5 μm or less, preferably 0.3 μm or less and a diameter of preferably 0.6 μm or more,
Particles with an average aspect ratio of 5 or more account for 50% of the total projected area
Either the average grain emulsion occupying the above or the statistical variation coefficient (the value S / d obtained by dividing the standard deviation S by the diameter d in the distribution represented by the diameter when the projected area is approximated by a circle) is 20.
% Or less is preferred. Further, two or more tabular grain emulsions and monodispersed emulsions may be mixed.

The photographic emulsion to be used in the present invention is described in P. Grafkides, Shimmy e Physique.
Photographeq (Chimie er Physique Photographeq
ue) (Paul Montell, 1967), GFDuffin, Photographic Emulsion Chemistry (Photographic EmulsionChe)
mistry) (Focal Press, 1966), Buoy
VLZelikman et al., Making
It can be prepared by a method described in, for example, Making and Coating Photographic Emulsion (Focal Press, 1964).

In forming the silver halide grains, a silver halide solvent such as ammonia, rodancali, rodanammonium, or the like may be used to control the growth of the grains.
Thioether compounds (eg, US Pat. No. 3,271,1
No. 57, No. 3,574, 628, No. 3,704,
No. 130, No. 4,297,439, No. 4,27
No. 6,374, etc.) and thione compounds (for example,
Nos. 144443, 53-82408, 55-7
7737 etc.), amine compounds (for example,
No. 100717) can be used. In the course of silver halide grain formation or physical ripening, a cadmium salt, a zinc salt, a thallium salt, an iridium salt or a complex salt thereof, a rhodium salt or a complex salt thereof, an iron salt or an iron complex salt may be coexisted.

Gelatin is advantageously used as a binder or protective colloid which can be used in the emulsion layer or intermediate layer of the light-sensitive material of the present invention, but other hydrophilic colloids can also be used. For example, gelatin derivatives,
Graft polymers of gelatin with other polymers, proteins such as albumin and casein; cellulose derivatives such as hydroxyethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose and cellulose sulfates; sodium alginate;
Various sugar derivatives such as starch derivatives; mono- or copolymers such as polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol partial acetal, poly-N-vinylpyrrolidone, polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, polyacrylamide, polyvinylimidazole, polyvinylpyrazole, etc. Synthetic hydrophilic polymeric substances can be used. As gelatin, besides general-purpose lime-processed gelatin, acid-processed gelatin and the journal of the Japan Society of Science Photography (Bull. Soc. Phot. Japan), No. 1
Enzyme-treated gelatin as described in pages 6, 30 (1966) may be used, or a hydrolyzate of gelatin may be used.

In the light-sensitive material of the present invention, an inorganic or organic hardener may be contained in any hydrophilic colloid layer constituting the photographic light-sensitive layer or the back layer. For example, chromium salts, aldehyde salts (formaldehyde, glyoxal, glutaraldehyde, etc.) and N-methylol compounds (dimethylol urea, etc.) are specific examples. Active halogen compounds (such as 2,4-dichloro-6-hydroxy-1,3,5-triazine and its sodium salt) and active vinyl compounds (1,3-bisvinylsulfonyl-2-propanol, 1,2-bis ( Vinylsulfonylacetamide) ethane, bis (vinylsulfonylmethyl) ether or vinyl polymers having a bitylsulfonyl group in the side chain are preferred because they can quickly cure hydrophilic colloids such as gelatin and provide stable photographic properties. N-carbamoylpyridinium salts ((1-
Morpholinocarbonyl-3-pyridinio) methanesulfonate and the like and haloamidinium salts (such as 1- (1-chloro-1-pyridinomethylene) pyrrolidinium-2-naphthalenesulfate) also have fast curing rates and are excellent.

The silver halide photographic emulsion used in the present invention may be spectrally sensitized with a methine dye or the like. Dyes used include cyanine dyes, merocyanine dyes, complex cyanine dyes, complex merocyanine dyes, holopolar cyanine dyes, hemicyanine dyes, styryl dyes, and hemioxonol dyes. Particularly useful dyes are those belonging to the cyanine dyes, merocyanine dyes, and complex merocyanine dyes. Any of the nuclei usually used for cyanine dyes as basic heterocyclic nuclei can be applied to these dyes. That is, the pyrroline nucleus is an oxazoline nucleus, a thiazoline nucleus, a pyrrole nucleus,
An oxazole nucleus, a thiazole nucleus, a selenazole nucleus, an imidazole nucleus, a tetrazole nucleus, a pyridine nucleus, etc .; a nucleus in which an alicyclic hydrocarbon ring is fused to these nuclei; and a nucleus in which an aromatic hydrocarbon ring is fused to these nuclei, , An indolenine nucleus, a benzindolenin nucleus, an indole nucleus, a benzoxadol nucleus, a naphthoxazole nucleus, a benzothiazole nucleus, a naphthothiazole nucleus, a benzoselenazole nucleus, a benzimidazole nucleus, a quinoline nucleus, and the like. These nuclei may have a substituent on a carbon atom. In a merocyanine dye or a complex merocyanine dye, pyrazolin-5-one nucleus, thiohydantoin nucleus, 2-thiooxazolidin-
2,4-dione nucleus, thiazolidine-2,4-dione nucleus,
A 5- to 6-membered heterocyclic nucleus such as a rhodanine nucleus and a thiobarbituric acid nucleus can be applied.

These sensitizing dyes may be used alone or in combination, and the combination of sensitizing dyes is often used particularly for supersensitization. Along with the sensitizing dye, the emulsion may contain a dye which does not itself have a spectral sensitizing effect or a substance which does not substantially absorb visible light and exhibits supersensitization. For example, an aminostilbenzene compound substituted with a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic nucleus group (for example, those described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,933,390 and 3,635,721), formaldehyde condensation of an aromatic organic acid (Eg, US Pat. No. 3,743,743)
510), cadmium salts, azaindene compounds and the like. US Patent 3,615,6
No.13, No.3,615,641, No.3,617,29
The combinations described in JP-A Nos. 5 and 3,635,721 are particularly useful.

The silver halide photographic emulsion used in the present technology contains various compounds for the purpose of preventing fog during the production process, storage or photographic processing of the light-sensitive material, or stabilizing photographic performance. Can be done. That is, azoles such as benzothiazolium salts, nitroimidazoles, nitrobenzimidazoles, chlorobenzimidazoles, bromobenzimidazoles, mercaptothiazoles, mercaptobenzthiazoles, mercaptobenzimidazoles, mercaptothiadiazoles, and aminotriazole , Benzotriazoles, nitrobenzotriazoles, mercaptotetrazole (especially 1-phenyl-5-mercaptotetrazole) and the like; mercaptopyrimidines; mercaptotriazines; thioketo compounds such as oxadrinethione; azaindenes such as tria Zaindenes, tetraazaindenes (especially 4-hydroxy-substituted (1,3,3a, 7) tetraazaindenes) and pentaazaindenes ; Benzenethiosulfonate, benzenesulfonic fins acid, known as antifoggants or stabilizers such as benzenesulfonic acid amide, can be added to many compounds.

The light-sensitive material of the present invention comprises a coating aid, an antistatic,
One or more surfactants may be included for various purposes such as improving slipperiness, emulsifying and dispersing, preventing adhesion and improving photographic properties (eg, accelerating development, increasing contrast, sensitizing). The light-sensitive material prepared by using the present invention may contain a water-soluble dye in a hydrophilic colloid layer as a filter dye or for the purpose of preventing irradiation or halation or other various purposes. As such dyes, oxonol dyes,
Hemioxonol dyes, styryl dyes, merocyanine dyes, anthraquinone dyes and azo dyes are preferably used. In addition, cyanine dyes, azomethine dyes, triarylmethane dyes and phthalocyanine dyes are also useful. The oil-soluble dye may be emulsified by an oil-in-water dispersion method and added to the hydrophilic colloid layer.

The present invention is applicable to multilayer multicolor photographic materials having at least two different spectral sensitivities on a support. The multilayer natural color photographic material usually has at least one red-sensitive emulsion layer, one green-sensitive emulsion layer and one blue-sensitive emulsion layer on a support. The order of arrangement of these layers can be arbitrarily selected as needed. The preferred layer arrangement is from the support side in the order of red-sensitive, green-sensitive and blue-sensitive layers, blue-sensitive layer, green-sensitive layer and red-sensitive layer or in order of blue-sensitive, red-sensitive and green-sensitive layers. Any emulsion layer having the same color sensitivity may be composed of two or more emulsion layers having different sensitivities to improve the reaching sensitivity.
The three-layer structure may further improve the graininess. Further, a non-photosensitive layer may be present between two or more emulsion layers having the same color sensitivity. An emulsion layer having a different color sensitivity may be inserted between emulsion layers having the same color sensitivity. A reflective layer of fine silver halide or the like may be provided below the high-sensitivity layer, particularly the high-sensitivity blue-sensitive layer, to improve the sensitivity. Generally, the cyan-sensitive coupler is contained in the red-sensitive emulsion layer, the magenta-forming coupler is contained in the green-sensitive emulsion layer, and the yellow-forming coupler is contained in the blue-sensitive emulsion layer. For example, a combination of infrared-sensitive layers may be used for pseudo color photography or semiconductor laser exposure.

Various color couplers can be used in the photographic material of the present invention, and specific examples thereof are described in Research Disclosure (RD) No. 17643, VII-
It is described in the patents described in C to G. As the yellow coupler, for example, US Pat. No. 3,933,501
No. 4,022,620, No. 4,326,02
No. 4, No. 4,401,752, JP-B-58-107
39, British Patent Nos. 1,425,020 and 1,4
No. 76,760 are preferable.

As the magenta coupler, 5-pyrazolone-based and pyrazoloazole-based compounds are preferable. For example, US Pat. Nos. 4,310,619 and 4,351,8
No. 97, EP 73,636, U.S. Pat.
Nos. 61,432 and 3,725,067, Research Disclosure No. 24220 (June 1984)
), JP-A-60-33552, Research Disclosure No. 24230 (June 1984), JP-A-60-43659, U.S. Pat. No. 4,500,630.
No. 4,540,654 are preferred. Examples of cyan couplers include phenol-based and naphthol-based couplers.
No. 2,212, No. 4,146,396, No. 4,2
No. 28,233, No. 4,296,200, No. 2,
No. 369,929, No. 2,801,171, No. 2,772,162, No. 2,895,826, No. 3,772,002, No. 3,758,308,
Nos. 4,334,011, 4,327,173
No. 3,329,729, EP 121,365A, U.S. Pat. No. 3,446,622.
No. 4,333,999, No. 4,451,55
No. 9, No. 4,427,767, European Patent No. 161,
No. 626A is preferred.

Colored couplers for correcting unnecessary absorption of coloring dyes are described, for example, in Research Disclosure No. 17643, section VII-G, US Pat.
No. 3,670, JP-B-57-39413, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,004,929 and 4,138,258, and British Patent 1,146,368 are preferred.
Examples of couplers in which a color forming dye has an appropriate diffusibility include, for example, US Pat. No. 4,366,237 and British Patent No.
No. 125,570, European Patent No. 96,570, and West German Patent Publication No. 3,234,533 are preferred. A typical example of a polymerized dye-forming coupler is
U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,451,820 and 4,080,2
No. 11, No. 4,367,282, British Patent No. 2,1
02,173 and the like. Couplers that release a photographically useful residue upon coupling can also be preferably used in the present invention. DIR releasing development inhibitor
The couplers described in the above-mentioned RD17643, VII-F, JP-A-57-151944, and JP-A-57-1
Nos. 54234, 60-184248 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,248,962 are preferred. Examples of couplers which release a nucleating agent or a development accelerator imagewise during development include, for example, British Patent No. 2,097,140.
No. 2,131,188, JP-A-59-1576.
Nos. 38 and 59-170840 are preferred.

Other couplers usable in the light-sensitive material of the present invention include, for example, US Pat.
No. 27, etc., US Patent No. 42834.
No. 72, No. 4,338,393, No. 4,310,618, etc., multi-equivalent couplers described in JP-A-60-185950.
Redox compounds or DIR coupler releasing couplers described in JP-A-62-24252, couplers releasing dyes capable of recoloring after release described in EP 173302A, R.C. D. No. 11449, 2424
1, bleach accelerator releasing couplers described in JP-A-61-201247 and the like, and ligand releasing couplers described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,553,477.

The coupler used in the present invention can be introduced into a light-sensitive material by various known dispersion methods. An example of a high boiling solvent used in the oil-in-water dispersion method is disclosed in US Pat.
No. 7, etc. Specific examples of the high-boiling organic solvent having a boiling point at normal pressure of 175 ° C. or higher used in the oil-in-water dispersion method include phthalic acid esters (for example, dibutyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, decyl phthalate). , Screw (2,
4-di-t-amylphenyl) phthalate, bis (2,
4-di-t-amylphenyl) isophthalate, bis (1,1-diethylpropyl) phthalate), esters of phosphoric acid or phosphonic acid (eg, triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate, Tricyclohexyl phosphate, tri-2-ethylhexyl phosphate,
Tridodecyl phosphate, tributoxyethyl phosphate and trichloropropyl phosphate, di-2-ethylhexylphenyl phosphate), benzoates (eg, 2-ethylhexyl benzoate, dodecyl benzoate, 2-ethylhexyl-p-hydroxybenzoate), amides ( For example, N, N-diethyldodecaneamide, N, N-diethyllauramide,
N-tetradecylpyrrolidone), alcohols or phenols (eg, isostearyl alcohol, 2,
4-di-tert-amylphenol), aliphatic carboxylic acid esters (eg, bis (2-ethylhexyl) sebacate, dioctyl azelate, glycerol tributyrate, isostearyl lactate, trioctyl citrate), aniline derivatives (eg, , N, N-dibutyl-2-butoxy-5-tert-octylaniline), hydrocarbons (eg, paraffin, dodecylbenzene, diisopropylnaphthalene) and the like. As the auxiliary solvent, an organic solvent having a boiling point of about 30 ° C. or higher, preferably 50 ° C. or higher and about 160 ° C. or lower can be used. Typical examples include ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, ethyl propionate, and the like.
Examples include methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone, 2-ethoxyethyl acetate, dimethylformamide and the like.

The steps and effects of the latex dispersion method and specific examples of the latex for impregnation are described in US Pat. No. 4,199,3.
No. 63, West German Patent Application (OLS) No. 2,541,274
And No. 2,541,230.

In the photographic light-sensitive material of the present invention, the photographic emulsion layer and other layers are made of a flexible support such as plastic film, paper, cloth or the like or a rigid support of glass, pottery, metal or the like which is usually used for the photographic light-sensitive material. Applied to the body. Those useful as flexible supports include films, baryta layers or α-olefin polymers composed of semi-synthetic or synthetic polymers such as cellulose nitrate, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate, and polycarbonate. (Eg, polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene / butene copolymer)
And the like are coated or laminated paper. The support may be colored using a dye or a pigment. It may be black for the purpose of shading. The surface of these supports is generally subjected to a subbing treatment in order to improve adhesion with a photographic emulsion layer or the like. The surface of the support may be subjected to glow discharge, corona discharge, ultraviolet irradiation, flame treatment or the like before or after the undercoating treatment.

For coating the photographic emulsion layer and other hydrophilic colloid layers, various known coating methods such as dip coating, roller coating, curtain coating and extrusion coating can be used. US Patent No. 2 if required
Nos. 681294, 2761791 and 3526
Multiple layers may be simultaneously coated by the coating method described in JP-A-528 and JP-A-3508947.

The present invention can be applied to various color and black-and-white photographic materials. Typical examples include color negative films for general use or movies, color reversal films for slides or televisions, color paper, color positive films and color reversal papers, color diffusion transfer type photosensitive materials and heat developable color photosensitive materials. it can. Research Disclosure, No.
17123 (July 1978), or by using a three-color coupler mixture, or as described in U.S. Pat.
The present invention can be applied to black-and-white light-sensitive materials such as those for X-rays by utilizing black color couplers described in U.S. Pat. No. 26,461 and British Patent No. 2,102,136. Plate making films such as squirrel film or scanner film, X-ray films for direct / indirect medical or industrial use, negative black-and-white film for photography, black-and-white photographic paper, CO
The present invention can also be applied to M or ordinary microfilms, silver salt diffusion transfer type photosensitive materials and printout type photosensitive materials.

When the photographic element of the present invention is applied to a color diffusion transfer photographic method, a peeling (peel apartment) type or JP-B-46-16356, JP-B-48-33697,
JP-A-50-13040 and British Patent 1,330,
A film unit of an integral type as described in JP-A No. 524 and a peel-free type film unit as described in JP-A-57-119345 can be employed. The use of a polymeric acid layer protected by a neutralization timing layer in any of the above formats is advantageous for widening the processing temperature latitude. When used in color diffusion transfer photography, it may be used by adding it to any layer in the light-sensitive material, or may be used by being sealed in a processing solution container as a developing solution component.

Various exposure means can be used for the light-sensitive material of the present invention. Any light source that emits a broad ray corresponding to the sensitivity wavelength of the photosensitive material can be used as the illumination light source or the writing light source. Flash light sources such as natural light (sunlight), incandescent lamps, halogen-filled lamps, mercury lamps, fluorescent lamps, and strobe or metal-burning flash bulbs are common. A gas, dye solution or semiconductor laser that emits light in the wavelength range from ultraviolet to infrared,
Light emitting diodes and plasma light sources can also be used as recording light sources. Also, a phosphor screen (such as a CRT) emitted from a phosphor excited by an electron beam or the like, a liquid crystal (LC
Exposure means in which a linear or planar light source is combined with a micro-shutter array using D) or lanthanum-doped lead titanium zirconate (PLZT) can also be used. If necessary, the spectral distribution used for exposure can be adjusted with a color filter.

The color developing solution used in the development of the light-sensitive material of the present invention is preferably an alkaline aqueous solution mainly containing an aromatic primary amine-based color developing agent. Aminophenol compounds are also useful as the color developing agent, but P-phenylenediamine compounds are preferably used. Typical examples thereof include 3-methyl-4-amino-N,
N-diethylaniline, 3-methyl-4-amino-N-
Ethyl-N-β-hydroxyethylaniline, 3-methyl-4-amino-N-ethyl-N-β-methanesulfonamidoethylaniline, 3-methyl-4-amino-N-
Ethyl-N-β-methoxyethylaniline and sulfates, hydrochlorides or p-toluenesulfonates thereof. These diamines are generally more stable in a salt than in a free state, and are preferably used.

The color developing solution comprises a pH buffer such as an alkali metal carbonate, borate or phosphate, bromide,
It generally contains a development inhibitor or an antifoggant such as iodide, benzimidazoles, benzothiazoles or mercapto compounds. If necessary, preservatives such as hydroxylamine or sulfite, organic solvents such as triethanolamine and diethylene glycol, benzyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, quaternary ammonium salts, development accelerators such as amines, dyes Forming couplers, competing couplers, nucleating agents such as sodium boron hydride, 1-phenyl-3-
Auxiliary developing agents such as pyrazolidone, viscosity-imparting agents, various chelating agents represented by aminopolycarboxylic acid, aminopolyphosphonic acid, alkylphosphonic acid and phosphonocarboxylic acid, West German Patent Application (OLS) No. 2,622 , 95
The antioxidant described in No. 0 may be added to the color developer. In the development process of the reversal color photosensitive material, color development is usually performed after black-and-white development. Known black-and-white developers such as dihydroxybenzenes such as hydroquinone, 3-pyrazolidones such as 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone or aminophenols such as N-methyl-p-aminophenol are used alone in the black-and-white developer. Alternatively, they can be used in combination.

The photographic emulsion layer after color development is usually subjected to bleaching. The bleaching process may be performed simultaneously with the fixing process, or may be performed individually. In order to further speed up the processing, a processing method of performing a bleach-fixing process after the bleaching process may be used. Examples of bleaching agents include iron (III), cobalt (III),
Compounds of polyvalent metals such as chromium (IV) and copper (II), peracids, quinones, nitrones and the like are used. Ferricyanide; dichromate; iron (II) as a typical bleach
Organic complex salts of I) or cobalt (III), for example, aminopolycarboxylic acids such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, 1,3-diamino-2-propanoltetraacetic acid or citric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, etc. Complex salts of organic acids; persulfates; manganates; nitrosophenols and the like can be used. Of these, iron (III) ethylenediaminetetraacetate,
Diethylenetriaminepentaacetate iron (III) salt and persulfate are preferred from the viewpoint of rapid processing and environmental pollution. Further, the ethylene (III) complex salt of ethylenediaminetetraacetate is particularly useful in an independent bleaching solution or a single-bath bleach-fixing solution.

In the bleaching solution, the bleach-fixing solution and the prebath thereof, a bleaching accelerator can be used if necessary.
Specific examples of useful bleach accelerators are described in the following specification: U.S. Pat. No. 3,893,858, West German Patents 1,290,812, 2,059,988, JP No. 53-32736, No. 53-57831, No. 37
No. 418, No. 53-65732, No. 53-72623
Nos. 53-95630, 53-95631, 53-104232, 53-124424, and 5
Nos. 3-141623 and 53-28426, Research Disclosure No. 17129 (July 1978
Compounds having a mercapto group or a disulfide group described in JP-A-50-14129; a thiazolidine derivative as described in JP-A-50-140129;
JP-A-52-20832 and JP-A-53-32735.
Thiourea derivatives described in U.S. Patent No. 3,706,561; West German Patent No. 1,127,715;
Iodides described in JP-A-16235; West German Patent No. 966,4
Polyethylene oxides described in JP-A Nos. 10 and 2,748,430; Polyamine compounds described in JP-B-45-8836;
-59644, 53-94927, 54-35
Nos. 727, 55-26506 and 58-163
Compounds described in No. 940 and iodine and bromide ions can also be used. Among them, compounds having a mercapto group or a disulfide group are preferred in view of a large accelerating effect, and in particular, U.S. Pat. No. 3,893,858 and West German Patent 1,29.
0,812 and JP-A-53-95630 are preferred. Further, the compounds described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,552,834 are also preferable. These bleaching accelerators may be added to the light-sensitive material. When bleach-fixing a color photographic material for photography, these bleaching accelerators are particularly effective. Examples of the fixing agent include thiosulfate, thiocyanate, thioether-based compound thioureas, and a large amount of iodide, and thiosulfate is 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 and a stabilizing process are usually performed. In the washing step and the stabilizing step, various known compounds may be added for the purpose of preventing precipitation and saving water. For example, in order to prevent precipitation, water hardeners such as inorganic phosphoric acid, aminopolycarboxylic acid, organic aminopolyphosphonic acid, and organic phosphoric acid, fungicides for preventing the generation of various bacteria, algae and fungi, and antibacterial agents are used. Agents, metal salts typified by magnesium salts and aluminum salts and bismuth salts, surfactants for preventing drying load and unevenness, and various hardeners can be added as necessary. Or West, Photographic Science and Engineering Magazine (L.
E. West, Phot. Sci. Eng.), Volume 6, 344-359.
The compounds described on page (1965) and the like may be added. In particular, the addition of a chelating agent or an anti-binder is effective.

In the water washing step, two or more tanks are subjected to countercurrent water washing,
It is common to save water. Further, instead of the water washing step, a multi-stage countercurrent stabilizing step as described in JP-A-57-8543 may be carried out. In the case of this step, 2 to 9 countercurrent baths are required. Various compounds other than the above-mentioned additives are added to the stabilizing bath for the purpose of stabilizing an image. For example, various buffers (for example, borate, metaborate, borax, phosphate, carbonate, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, aqueous ammonia, etc.) for adjusting the membrane pH (for example, pH 3 to 9) Aldehydes such as monocarboxylic acid, dicarboxylic acid, polycarboxylic acid, etc.) and formalin can be mentioned as typical examples. In addition, if necessary, chelating agents (inorganic phosphoric acid, aminopolycarboxylic acid, organic phosphoric acid, organic phosphonic acid, aminopolyphosphonic acid, phosphonocarboxylic acid, etc.), bactericides (benzoisothiazolinone, irithiazolone, 4- Thiazoline benzimidazole, halogenated phenol, sulfanilamide, benzotriazole, etc.), surfactants, optical brighteners, hardeners, etc., may be used. These may be used in combination.

It is preferable to add various ammonium salts such as ammonium chloride, ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium sulfite, and ammonium thiosulfate as a pH adjuster for the membrane after the treatment. In the color light-sensitive material for photographing, the step (washing-stabilization) usually performed after fixing can be replaced with the above-mentioned stabilizing step and washing step (water saving processing). At this time, when the amount of the magenta coupler is 2 equivalents, formalin in the stabilizing bath may be removed. The washing and stabilizing treatment time of the present invention varies depending on the type of photosensitive material and the treatment conditions, but is usually 20 seconds to 10 minutes, preferably 20 seconds to 5 minutes.

The silver halide color light-sensitive material of the present invention may contain a color developing agent for the purpose of simplifying and speeding up the processing. In order to incorporate the color developing agent, it is preferable to use various precursors of a color developing agent. For example, indoaniline compounds described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,342,597, Schiff base-type compounds described in 3,342,599, Research Disclosure No. 14850 and No. 15159, aldol compounds described in No. 13924, and the like. In addition to the metal salt complexes described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,719,492, urethane compounds described in JP-A-53-135628, JP-A-56-6235 and JP-A-56-235.
No. 16133, No. 56-59232, No. 56-678
No. 42, No. 56-87334, No. 56-83735
Nos. 56-83736, 56-89735, 56-81837, 56-54430, 56-
No. 106241, No. 56-107236, No. 57-9
Examples of the precursor include various salt-type precursors described in Nos. 7531 and 57-83565. The silver halide color light-sensitive material of the present invention may optionally contain various 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidones for the purpose of accelerating color development. Typical compounds are described in JP-A-56-64339, JP-A-57-144547 and JP-A-5-14447.
Nos. 7-111147, 58-50532, 58-
No. 50536, No. 58-50533, No. 58-505
Nos. 34, 58-50535 and 58-1154
No. 38, etc.

The various processing solutions used in the present invention are 10 ° C. to 50 ° C.
Used at ° C. A temperature of 33 ° C. to 38 ° C. is standard, but higher temperatures can accelerate the processing and shorten the processing time, and lower temperatures can achieve higher image quality and improved processing solution stability. it can. Further, in order to save silver in the photosensitive material, a process using cobalt intensification or hydrogen peroxide intensification described in West German Patent No. 2,226,770 or US Pat. No. 3,674,499 may be performed. A heater, a temperature sensor, a liquid level sensor, a circulating pump, a filter, a floating pig, a squeegee, and the like may be provided in the various treatment baths as needed. In the case of continuous processing, a certain finish can be obtained by using a replenisher for each processing liquid to prevent fluctuations in the liquid composition. The replenishment amount can be reduced to half or less than the standard replenishment amount for cost reduction and the like. When the light-sensitive material of the present invention is a color paper, it can be subjected to a bleach-fixing process, if necessary, even if it is a color photographic material for photography.

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The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the following examples. Example 1 0.05 g of potassium bromide and gelatin 30 kept at 75 ° C.
g of the aqueous solution maintained at pH 2 with nitric acid while simultaneously stirring 75 ml of an aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1 M) and an aqueous solution of potassium bromide (1 M) while maintaining the silver potential at 0 mV with respect to the saturated calomel electrode. Minutes. Thereafter, 675 ml of an aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1M) and an aqueous solution of potassium bromide (1M) were further added to the solution while maintaining the silver potential at -30 mV for 30 minutes.
Minutes. After the completion of the particle formation, the solution was desalted and washed with water by a coagulation sedimentation method using a general polymer coagulant, and gelatin and water were added to adjust the pH to 6.4 and the pAg to 8.6. The resulting silver bromide emulsion had a grain diameter of 0.21 μm,
A monodispersed octahedral emulsion having a coefficient of variation of 9.5% in grain diameter. After the emulsion was divided into small portions, the temperature was raised to 60 ° C., and a sensitizer was added as shown in Table 1 to chemically ripen the emulsion for 60 minutes to obtain the highest sensitivity. Then, a magenta coupler;
[2- (2,4-di-tert-amylphenoxy) butyrylamino) benzoylamino} -1- (2,4,6
-Trichlorophenyl) pyrazolone-5-one, tricresyl phosphate, 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-
Addition of 1,3,3a, 7-tetrazaindene, sodium poly-styrenesulfonate, sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, 1,2-bis (vinylsulfonylacetylamino) ethane to protect gelatin containing polymethyl methacrylate particles Along with the layers, they were coated on a triacetyl cellulose film support by a coextrusion method. These samples were exposed under a light wedge (10 seconds) and subjected to the following color development processing. The density of the treated sample was measured with a green filter. The obtained photographic performance is shown in Table 1. The relative sensitivity is represented by the reciprocal of the exposure required to obtain an optical density of fog value + 0.2, and the value of sample 1A is set to 100.

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As is clear from the table, the fog is low.
The conventional well-known selenium sensitizer (Comparative Compound A) has a higher sensitivity than the sulfur sensitizer (sodium thiosulfate) having a lower reaching sensitivity, but has a major drawback of high fog. . On the other hand, the compound of the present invention showed a favorable result that high sensitivity and low fog were obtained, which were almost equal to or higher than those of the well-known selenium sensitizer (Comparative Compound A). Furthermore, compared to conventionally known selenocarboxylic acid ester compounds (Comparative Compounds C and D),
Fog was kept low. In addition, the sensitivity was the same or higher, and the characteristics of the emulsion were remarkably improved.

(Color development processing method) Step Processing time Processing temperature Color development 2 minutes 45 seconds 38 ° C. Bleaching 3 minutes 00 seconds 38 ° C. Water washing 30 seconds 24 ° C. Fixing 3 minutes 00 seconds 38 ° C. Water washing (1) 30 seconds 24 ° C water washing (2) 30 seconds 24 ° C stable 30 seconds 38 ° C drying 4 minutes 20 seconds 55 ° C

Next, the composition of the processing solution will be described. (Color developing solution) (Unit g) Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid 1.0 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid 3.0 Sodium sulfite 4.0 Potassium carbonate 30.0 Potassium bromide 1.4 Potassium iodide 1. 5 mg hydroxylamine sulfate 2.4 4- [N-ethyl-N-β-hydroxyethylamino] -2-methylaniline sulfate 4.5 Water and 1.0 liter pH 10.05

(Bleaching solution) (unit g) Sodium ferric ethylenediaminetetraacetate trihydrate 100.0 Disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 10.0 10.0 3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole 0.08 Ammonium bromide 140.0 Ammonium nitrate 30.0 Aqueous ammonia (27%) 6.5 ml Add water 1.0 liter pH 6.0

(Fixing solution) (Unit g) Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt 0.5 Ammonium sulfite 20.0 Aqueous ammonium thiosulfate (700 g / L) 290.0 mL Add water 1.0 L pH 6.7

(Stabilizing Solution) (Unit g) Sodium p-toluenesulfinate 0.03 Polyoxyethylene-p-monononylphenyl ether (average degree of polymerization 10) 0.2 Disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate 0.05 1, 2,4-triazole 1.3 1,4-bis (1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl) piperazine 0.75 1.0 liter with addition of water pH 8.5

Example 2 Preparation of Tabular Particles 6 g of potassium bromide in 1 liter of water, average molecular weight of 15,5
7 g of 1,000 low molecular weight gelatin was added, and 37 cc of an aqueous solution of silver nitrate (4.00 g of silver nitrate) and 38 cc of an aqueous solution containing 5.9 g of potassium bromide were added to the container kept at 55 ° C. for 37 seconds by a double jet method while stirring. Next, after adding 18.6 g of gelatin, the temperature was raised to 70 ° C. and 89 cc of an aqueous silver nitrate solution (silver nitrate)
9.8 g) was added over 22 minutes. Here, 7 cc of a 25% aqueous ammonia solution was added, the mixture was physically aged at the same temperature for 10 minutes, and 6.5 cc of a 100% acetic acid solution was added. Subsequently, an aqueous solution of 153 g of silver nitrate and an aqueous solution of potassium bromide were added with pA
Controlled double jet method while maintaining g8.5 35
Added over minutes. Next, 15 cc of a 2N potassium thiocyanate solution was added. After physical ripening at the same temperature for 5 minutes, the temperature was lowered to 35 ° C. Average projected area diameter 1.10μ
Monodispersed pure silver bromide tabular grains having a thickness of 0.145 μm and a diameter variation coefficient of 18.5% were obtained. Thereafter, soluble salts were removed by the coagulation sedimentation method. Raise the temperature to 40 ° C again and gelatin 30g
And 2.35 g of phenoxyethanol and 0.8 g of sodium polystyrenesulfonate as a thickener were adjusted to pH 5.90 and pAg 8.00 with sodium hydroxide and silver nitrate solution.
This emulsion was chemically sensitized while being kept at 56 ° C. while stirring. First, thiosulfonic acid compound-I

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Was added at 1 × 10 ^-5 mol / mol Ag, then 0.1 mol% of AgI fine particles were added, and 0.043 mg of thiourea dioxide was further added, and the mixture was kept for 22 minutes to perform reduction sensitization. Next, 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,
20 mg of 3,3a, 7-tetrazaindene and sensitizing dye-I

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Was added. Further, 0.83 g of calcium chloride was added. Followed by sodium thiosulfate 1.3
mg, a selenium compound shown in Table 2, 2.6 mg of chloroauric acid and 90 mg of potassium thiocyanate were added, and after 40 minutes, the mixture was cooled to 35 ° C. Thus, preparation of tabular grains T-1 was completed.

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Preparation of Coating Sample A coating sample was prepared by adding the following chemicals per mole of silver halide of T-1 to obtain a coating solution.・ Gelatin (including Gel in emulsion) 108 g ・ Trimethylolpropane 9 g ・ Dextran (average molecular weight 39,000) 18.5 g ・ Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (average molecular weight 600,000) 1.8 g ・ Hardener 1,2-bis (Vinylsulfonylacetamide) ethane Addition amount is adjusted so that the swelling ratio becomes 230%. ・ Compound-I 34 mg ・ Compound-II 4.8 g ・ Compound-III 15 mg

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Dye-I was applied to one side of the above coating solution.
Dye emulsion A was added so as to be 10 mg / m ² .

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(1) Preparation of Dye Emulsion A The above dye-I (60 g) and the following high-boiling organic solvent-I62.8
g, -II 62.8 g and ethyl acetate 333 g were dissolved at 60 ° C. Next, a 5% aqueous solution of sodium dodecyl sulfonate
65 cc, 94 g of gelatin and 581 cc of water were added and emulsified and dispersed at 60 ° C. for 30 minutes with a dissolver. Next, the following compound
2 g of IV and 6 liters of water were added, and the temperature was lowered to 40 ° C.
Next, Asahi Kasei ultrafiltration lab module ACP105
Using 0, the mixture was concentrated until the total amount became 2 kg, and 1 g of the compound-IV was added to obtain a dye emulsion A.

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The surface protective layer was prepared and prepared such that each component had the following coating amount.・ Gelatin 0.78 g / m ²・ Sodium polyacrylate (average molecular weight: 400,000) 0.080 g / m ²・ 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,3,3a, 7-tetrazaindene 0.015 g / m ²・ Coating aids -I 0.013 g / m ² · coating aids -II 0.045 g / m ² · coating aids -III 0.0065 g / m ² · coating aids -IV 0.003 g / m ² · coating aids -V 0.001 g / M ² · Compound-V 1.7 mg / m ² · Compound-VI 100 mg / m ² · Polymethyl methacrylate (average particle size 3.7 µm) 0.087 g / m ² · Proxel (adjusted to pH 7.4 with NaOH) 0.0005 g / m ²

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Preparation of Support (1) Preparation of Dye Dispersion B for Undercoat Layer The following Dye-II was ball-milled by the method described in JP-A-63-197943.

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434 ml of water and 791 ml of a 6.7% aqueous solution of Triton X-200 surfactant (TX-200) were placed in a 2 liter ball mill. 20 g of the dye were added to this solution. Zirconium oxide (ZrO ₂ ) beads 400ml
(2 mm diameter) was added and the contents were ground for 4 days. Thereafter, 160 g of 12.5% gelatin was added. After defoaming,
The ZrO ₂ beads were removed by filtration. Observation of the obtained dye dispersion showed that the particle size of the crushed dye was 0.
It has a wide field from 05 to 1.15 μm, with an average particle size of 0.37 μm. Further, the dye particles having a size of 0.9 μm or more were removed by centrifugation.
Thus, a dye dispersion D was obtained. (2) Preparation of Support A biaxially stretched polyethylene terephthalate film having a thickness of 175 μm was subjected to corona discharge treatment, and a first undercoating liquid having the following composition was applied so that the coating amount was 4.9 cc / m ^2. It was applied with a bar coater and dried at 185 ° C. for 1 minute. Next, a first undercoat layer was similarly provided on the opposite surface. The polyethylene terephthalate used is a dye-
The one containing 0.04 wt% of I was used. • Butadiene-styrene copolymer latex solution (solid content 40% butadiene / styrene weight ratio = 31/69) 158 cc • 2,4-dichloro-6-hydroxy-s-triazine sodium salt 4% solution 41 cc • Distilled water 801 cc * The latex solution contains the following compound as an emulsifying dispersant at 0.4 wt% based on the solid content of the latex.

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A second undercoat layer having the following composition was coated on the first undercoat layer on both sides by a wire bar coater method on both sides such that the coating amount was as described below. Coated and dried at ℃.・ Gelatin 80 mg / m ²・ Dye dispersion B (as dye solid content) 8 mg / m ²・ Coating aid-VI 1.8 mg / m ²・ Compound-VII 0.27 mg / m ²・ Mat agent Average particle size 2.5 μm polymethyl methacrylate 2.5 mg / m ²

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Preparation of photographic material The emulsion layer and the surface protective layer were coated on both sides of the prepared support by a simultaneous extrusion method. The amount of silver applied per side is 1.
It was 75 g / m ² .

The coated sample was exposed to light under a yellow filter and a light wedge (1/100 second), and X (manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.)
Processing was performed at 35 ° C. for 45 seconds using an automatic developing machine CEPROS-M for laying, and the results in Table 2 were obtained. The relative sensitivity was represented by the relative value of the reciprocal of the exposure required to obtain an optical density of 2.5, and the value of sample 10 was set to 100.

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As is clear from the table, the compound of the present invention showed favorable results in that fog was less generated and the sensitivity of the shoulder in the high concentration area was higher than that of the conventional compound.

REFERENCE EXPERIMENTAL EXAMPLE A 1 liter aqueous solution containing 25 g of gelatin and 2.3 g of NaCl was kept at 50 ° C. and stirred while an AgNO ₃ aqueous solution (1
NaC containing M) and K ₃ IrCl ₆ (5 × 10 ⁻⁷ mol)
An aqueous solution (1M) was simultaneously added over 80 minutes to obtain a cubic silver chloride emulsion having a grain size of 0.5 μm.

Then, after washing with water and desalting by a usual flocculation method using a polymer flocculant, 76 g of gelatin and water were further added to adjust the pH to 6.2 and the pAg to 7.5 at 40 ° C. Was. After subdividing the emulsion, add a sensitizing dye

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4-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,3,3a, 7-tetrazaindene antifoggant; 1- [3- (3-methylureido) phenyl] -5-mercaptotetrazole Image stabilizer: N-allylbenzothiazolium bromide Coating aid: Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate Hardening agent: 2,4-dichloro-6-hydroxy-s-triazine sodium salt is sequentially added and laminated on both sides with polyethylene A sample was obtained by coating the coated paper support together with a protective gelatin layer.

The sample was exposed under a light wedge (1/10 second) and subjected to the following development processing to obtain the results shown in Table 3. However, the relative sensitivity is represented by the reciprocal of the exposure required to give a density of fog value +0.5, and that of sample 20 was set to 100.

(Formulation of color developing solution) Developing at 33 ° C. for 60 seconds Water 800 cc Diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid 1.0 g Sodium sulfite 0.2 g N, N-diethylhydroxylamine 4.2 g Potassium bromide 0.01 g Sodium chloride 1.5 g Triethanol Amine 8.0 g Potassium carbonate 30 g N-ethyl-N- (β-methanesulfonamidoethyl) -3-methyl-4-aminoaniline sulfate 4.5 g 4,4-diaminostilbene-based fluorescent brightener (Sumitomo Chemical ( Whitex 4) 2.0 g Water was added and the total amount was 1000 cc with KOH. PH 10.25 (Bleaching and fixing formulation) 35 ° C. 45 seconds Ammonium thiosulfate (54% by weight) 150 ml Sodium sulfite 15 g NH ₄ [Fe (III) (EDTA) 55 g EDTA · 2Na 4 g Glacial acetic acid 8.61 g Add water 1,000 cc in total (pH 5.4) (Rinse solution formulation) 90 seconds at 35 ° C. 0.4 g of EDTA, 2Na, 2H ₂ O 0.4 g of water was added and 1000 cc in total (pH 7.0)

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Reference Experimental Example In the same manner as in Example 6 of Japanese Patent Application No. 4-226153, Samples 401 and 402 as multilayer color photosensitive materials were produced.
In sample 401, the emulsions A, B, C, D, E, and F used as gold, sulfur, and selenium sensitizers were used as selenium sensitizers.
Comparative compound A of Example 1 was used. On the other hand, in sample 402, emulsions A, B, C, D, and F used the same comparative compound A as in sample 401, but emulsion E used selenium sensitizer 1-
2 was used for chemical sensitization.

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After exposing Sample 401 and Sample 402 through a continuous wedge at a color temperature of 4800 K for 1/100 second, the same color development processing as in Example 6 of Japanese Patent Application No. 4-226153 was performed, and the optical density was measured. Sample 401
And sample 402 under the conditions of 50 ° C. and 80% relative humidity of 7%.
Samples stored for days were similarly exposed and processed. Changes in fog density before and after storage of the red sensitive layer for 7 days, and fog +
Table 4 shows the change (ΔS) in logarithm of the amount of exposure necessary to obtain an optical density of 0.2. As is evident from Table 4, the compound of the present invention can provide favorable results such as a small change in fog and a small change in sensitivity when stored under high temperature and high humidity.

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According to the present invention, it has become possible to provide a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having less fog, high sensitivity, and excellent storage stability over time.

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Shinji Kato 550-1 Furu Market, Gifu City (56) References JP-A-5-134366 (JP, A) JP-A-4-109240 (JP, A) JP-A Heisei 5-100353 (JP, A) JP-A-5-45769 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G03C 1 / 09,1 / 34

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A silver halide photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support,
A silver halide photographic material, wherein at least one of the silver halide emulsion layers contains at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I). General formula (I) In the formula, R ₁₁ represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, R ₁₂ represents SeR ₁₄ or TeR ₁₅ , and R ₁₄ and R ₁₅ are each independently an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group. Represents a ring group. 2. The silver halide photographic material according to claim 1, wherein in the general formula (I), R ₁₁ represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group. 3. A silver halide photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support,
A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, characterized in that at least one of the silver halide emulsion layers contains a silver halide emulsion chemically sensitized with at least one of the compounds represented by formula (I). During wherein said general formula (I), R ₁₂ is a SeR ₁₄
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein
Silver halide photographic light-sensitive material.