JPH05289265A - Silver halide color photographic sensitive material - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the silver halide color photographic sensitive material superior in photographic performance and improved at the same time in both of prevention of residual dye stains and storage stability of a color image by using a specified photosensitive material. CONSTITUTION:The silver halide color photographic sensitive material has, on a support, at least each one of blue-, green-, and red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, and it is characterized by that at least one constituent layers contain at least one kind of methine compound represented by formula I and at least one kind of yellow dye-forming coupler represented by formula II or III in at least one spectrally sensitized silver halide emulsion layer. In the formulae I-III, R<1> is -(CH2)r-CONHSO2-R<3>-(CH2)s or the like; and each of R<3>-R<6> is an alkyl or the like; each of X<1> and X<2> is an alkyl, aryl or a heterocyclic group or the like: and X<3> forms a heterocyclic group or the like together with >N-.

Description

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 color photographic light-sensitive material which has improved color image storability when stored under high temperature and high humidity, and has excellent sensitivity-to-granularity ratio and prevention of residual color.

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2. Description of the Related Art A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is prepared by reacting a dye-forming coupler (hereinafter referred to as a yellow coupler, a magenta coupler and a cyan coupler, respectively) that develops yellow, magenta and cyan, respectively, with a color developing agent. The method of forming a color image by utilizing it is currently most widely used. Among them, benzoylacetanilides or pivaloylacetanilides have been widely used as yellow couplers. However, since yellow dyes obtained from these couplers have broad main absorption, there is a problem in color reproducibility, and an improved technique thereof has been desired. Further, since the color-forming dye obtained from the conventional yellow coupler is inferior in fastness to the color-forming dyes obtained from the magenta and cyan couplers, there is a problem that the color balance during storage remarkably changes. In particular, the color-forming dye obtained from the above-mentioned yellow coupler has insufficient storability of a color image in a high temperature and high humidity state, and improvement of this point is desired.

On the other hand, with the recent acceleration of development processing and the addition of large amounts of sensitizing dyes, the sensitizing dyes contained in silver halide light-sensitive materials are not completely dissolved during the processing and coloring occurs in the light-sensitive materials. The problem of leaving (so-called residual color) is growing. In order to prevent such a residual color, a sensitizing dye having a small residual color is disclosed in JP-A-1-147451 and JP-A-61-161.
The methine compounds having a hydrophilic substituent such as sulfamoyl group and carbamoyl group disclosed in JP-A-294429, JP-B-45-32749 and JP-A-61-77843 have been studied, but the hydrophilicity of the sensitizing dye When the property is increased, the adsorptivity is generally lowered, so that the residual color is improved, but desensitization is likely to occur due to desorption of the sensitizing dye, and sufficient performance cannot be exhibited. Further, the sensitizing dyes described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,282,933 also have the effect of improving residual color, but the spectral sensitizing effect is low, and sufficient effects cannot be obtained in terms of achieving both residual color and sensitivity. . By the way, a yellow coupler having improved color image storability in order to overcome the drawbacks of the above-mentioned conventional yellow couplers is disclosed in JP-A No. 2-60735. The use of a sensitizing dye also has the same drawbacks, and the original color image storability is improved, but on the contrary, there is a drawback that the residual color is rather worse than that of a light-sensitive material using a conventional yellow coupler. .

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Therefore, the present invention is
It is an object of the present invention to provide a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having good photographic properties, preventing residual color, and simultaneously improving storability of color images.

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The above object of the present invention is to provide at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support.
In a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer,
At least one layer constituting the light-sensitive material contains a silver halide photographic emulsion spectrally sensitized with at least one of the methine compounds represented by the following general formula (1), and the blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains This is achieved by a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material characterized by containing at least one yellow coupler represented by the following general formula (2) or (3).

General formula (1)

[Chemical 4](In the formula, R¹ Is-(CH₂ )_r -CONHSO₂ -R
³ ,-(CH₂ )_s -SO₂ NHCO-R^Four ,-(CH
₂ )_t -CONHCO-R^Five , Or-(CH₂ )_u −
SO₂ NHSO₂ -R⁶ Represents. Where R³ , R^Four ,
R^Five Or R⁶ Is an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or
Represents a mino group, and r, s, t or u is from 1 to 5
Represents an integer. R² Is R¹ Is synonymous with or represents an alkyl group
You Z¹ And Z ² Forms a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle
Represents a group of non-metal atoms required for p and q are 0 or 1
Represents. L₁ , L₂ And L₃ Represents a methine group, m
Represents 0, 1 or 2. X₁ Represents an anion group
And k is the number required to adjust the charge in the molecule to zero.
Forget )

General formula (2)

[Chemical 5] General formula (3)

[Chemical 6] (In the formula, X ¹ and X ² each represent an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocycle, X ³ represents a heterocyclic group together with> N-, and Z represents a coupler represented by the general formula as an oxidized developing agent. Represents a group that reacts with and leaves.)

In the above general formula (1), R ¹ is-(CH
^{_{2) r -CONHSO 2 -R 3,}} - (CH 2) s -SO
^{_{2 NHCO-R 4, - (}} CH 2) t -CONHCO-R
^5, or - represents a _{(CH 2) u -SO 2 NHSO} 2 -R 6. Here, R ³ , R ⁴ , R ⁵ , or R ⁶ represents an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or an amino group, and r,
s, t, or u represents an integer of 1 to 5. R ²
Represents the same as R ¹ or represents an alkyl group or a sulfoalkyl group. Z ¹ and Z ² represent a group of non-metal atoms necessary for forming a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle, and p and q represent 0 or 1. L ₁ , L ₂ or L ₃ represents a methine group, and m represents 0, 1 or 2. X ₁ represents an anion, and k represents the number necessary for adjusting the charge in the molecule to zero.

The alkyl group represented by R ³ or R ⁴ may be substituted and is preferably one having 4 or less carbon atoms, particularly preferably a methyl group or an ethyl group. The sulfoalkyl group represented by R ² may be substituted and is preferably one having 5 or less carbon atoms, particularly preferably 2-sulfoethyl group, 3-sulfopropyl group, 4-sulfobutyl group or 3-sulfobutyl group. .. Preferred values of r or s are 1, 2, and 3. The 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic nucleus represented by Z ¹ and Z ² is a thiazole nucleus,
{Thiazole nucleus (for example, thiazole, 4-methylthiazole, 4-phenylthiazole, 4,5-dimethylthiazole, 4,5-diphenylthiazole), benzothiazole nucleus (for example, benzothiazole, 4-chlorobenzothiazole, 5-chloro) Benzothiazole, 6-chlorobenzothiazole, 5-nitrobenzothiazole, 4
-Methylbenzothiazole, 5-methylbenzothiazole, 6-methylbenzothiazole, 5-bromobenzothiazole, 6-bromobenzothiazole, 5-iodobenzothiazole, 5-phenylbenzothiazole, 5-
Methoxybenzothiazole, 6-methoxybenzothiazole, 5-ethoxybenzothiazole, 5-ethoxycarbonylbenzothiazole, 5-carboxybenzothiazole, 5-phenethylbenzothiazole, 5-fluorobenzothiazole, 5-chloro-6-methylbenzothiazole , 5,6-dimethylbenzothiazole, 5,6
-Dimethoxybenzothiazole, 5-hydroxy-6-
Methylbenzothiazole, tetrahydroxybenzothiazole, 4-phenylbenzothiazole), naphthothiazole nucleus (for example, naphtho [2,1-d] thiazole,
Naphtho [1,2-d] thiazole, naphtho [2,3-
d] thiazole, 5-methoxynaphtho [1,2-d] thiazole, 7-ethoxynaphtho [2,1-d] thiazole, 8-methoxynaphtho [2,1-d] thiazole, 5
-Methoxynaphtho [2,3-d] thiazole)}, thiazoline nucleus (eg, thiazoline, 4-methylthiazoline, 4-nitrothiazoline), oxazole nucleus {oxazole nucleus (eg, oxazole, 4-methyloxazole, 4-nitro) Oxazole, 5-methyloxazole, 4-phenyloxazole, 4,5-diphenyloxazole, 4-ethyloxazole), benzoxazole nucleus (for example, benzoxazole, 5-chlorobenzoxazole, 5-methylbenzoxazole, 5
-Bromobenzoxazole, 5-fluorobenzoxazole, 5-phenylbenzoxazole, 5-methoxybenzoxazole, 5-nitrobenzoxazole, 5-trifluoromethylbenzoxazole, 5-
Hydroxybenzoxazole, 5-carboxybenzoxazole, 6-methylbenzoxazole, 6-chlorobenzoxazole, 6-nitrobenzoxazole, 6-methoxybenzoxazole, 6-hydroxybenzoxazole, 5,6-dimethylbenzoxazole, 4, 6-dimethylbenzoxazole, 5-ethoxybenzoxazole), naphthoxazole nucleus (for example, naphtho [2,1-d] oxazole, naphtho [1,2-d] oxazole, naphtho [2,3-d] oxazole, 5 -Nitronaphtho [2,1-d] oxazole)}, oxazoline nucleus (e.g. 4,4-dimethyloxazoline), selenazole nucleus {selenazole nucleus (e.g. 4-methylselenazole, 4-nitroselenazole, 4-phenylselenone Sol), a benzoselenazole nucleus (for example, benzoselenazole, 5-chlorobenzoselenazole, 5-nitrobenzoselenazole, 5-methoxybenzoselenazole, 5-hydroxybenzoselenazole, 6-nitrobenzoselenazole, 5 -Chloro-
6-nitrobenzoselenazole, 5,6-dimethylbenzoselenazole), naphthoselenazole nucleus (for example, naphtho [2,1-d] selenazole, naphtho [1,2-]
d] selenazole)}, a selenazoline nucleus (eg, selenazoline, 4-methylselenazoline), a tellurazole nucleus {terrazole nucleus (eg, tellurazole, 4-methylterrazole, 4-phenylterrazole), a benzoterrazole nucleus (eg, benzo) Tellurazole, 5-chlorobenzoterrazole, 5-methylbenzoterrazole,
5,6-dimethylbenzoterrazole, 6-methoxybenzoterrazole), naphthoterrazole nucleus (eg,
Naphtho [2,1-d] terrazole, naphtho [1,2-
d] tellurazole)}, tellurazoline nucleus (for example, tellrazoline, 4-methylterrazoline), 3,3-dialkylindolenine nucleus (for example, 3,3-dimethylindolenine, 3,3-diethylindolenine, 3,3 -Dimethyl-5-cyanoindolenin, 3,3-dimethyl-6
-Nitroindolenine, 3,3-dimethyl-5-nitroindolenine, 3,3-dimethyl-5-methoxyindolenine, 3,3,5-trimethylindolenine, 3,3
-Dimethyl-5-chloroindolenine), imidazole nucleus (imidazole nucleus (e.g., 1-alkylimidazole, 1-alkyl-4-phenylimidazole, 1-arylimidazole), benzimidazole nucleus (e.g., 1-alkylbenzimidazole, 1-alkyl-
5-chlorobenzimidazole, 1-alkyl-5,6
-Dichlorobenzimidazole, 1-alkyl-5-methoxybenzimidazole, 1-alkyl-5-cyanobenzimidazole, 1-alkyl-5-fluorobenzimidazole, 1-alkyl-5-trifluoromethylbenzimidazole, 1-alkyl -6-chloro-5
-Cyanobenzimidazole, 1-alkyl-6-chloro-5-trifluoromethylbenzimidazole, 1-
Allyl-5,6-dichlorobenzimidazole, 1-allyl-5-chlorobenzimidazole, 1-arylbenzimidazole, 1-aryl-5-chlorobenzimidazole, 1-aryl-5,6-dichlorobenzimidazole, 1- Aryl-5-methoxybenzimidazole, 1-aryl-5-cyanobenzimidazole), naphthimidazole nucleus (for example, alkylnaphtho [1,2-d] imidazole, 1-arylnaphtho [1,2-d] imidazole), The aforementioned alkyl groups have 1 to 8 carbon atoms, such as methyl, ethyl,
Unsubstituted alkyl groups such as propyl, isopropyl, butyl and hydroxyalkyl groups (eg, 2-hydroxyethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl) are preferred. Particularly preferred are methyl group and ethyl group. The aforementioned aryl group represents phenyl, halogen (eg chloro) substituted phenyl, alkyl (eg methyl) substituted phenyl, alkoxy (eg methoxy) substituted phenyl. }, A pyridine nucleus (eg, 2-pyridine, 4-pyridine, 5-
Methyl-2-pyridine, 3-methyl-4-pyridine),
Quinoline nucleus {quinoline nucleus (eg, 2-quinoline, 3-
Methyl-2-quinoline, 5-ethyl-2-quinoline, 6
-Methyl-2-quinoline, 6-nitro-2-quinoline,
8-fluoro-2-quinoline, 6-methoxy-2-quinoline, 6-hydroxy-2-quinoline, 8-chloro-2
-Quinoline, 4-quinoline, 6-ethoxy-4-quinoline, 6-nitro-4-quinoline, 8-chloro-4-quinoline, 8-fluoro-4-quinoline, 8-methyl-4-
Quinoline, 8-methoxy-4-quinoline, 6-methyl-
4-quinoline, 6-methoxy-4-quinoline, 6-chloro-4-quinoline), isoquinoline nucleus (e.g. 6-nitro-1-isoquinoline, 3,4-dihydro-1-isoquinoline, 6-nitro-3-). Isoquinoline)}, an imidazo [4,5-b] quinoxaline nucleus (eg 1,3-diethylimidazo [4,5-b] quinoxaline, 6-chloro-1,3-diallylimidazo [4,5-b] quinoxaline. ), An oxadiazole nucleus, a thiadiazole nucleus, a tetrazole nucleus, and a pyrimidine nucleus.

Of these heterocyclic nuclei, preferred are thiazole nucleus, benzothiazole nucleus, naphthothiazole nucleus, oxazole nucleus, benzoxazole nucleus, naphthoxazole nucleus, benzimidazole nucleus, naphthimidazole nucleus, quinoline nucleus, Most preferably, it is a benzothiazole nucleus, a benzoselenazole nucleus, or a quinoline nucleus. The methine group represented by L ₁ , L ₂ and L ₃ may be substituted, and the substituent may be an alkyl group (eg, methyl group, ethyl group, 2-carboxyethyl group) which may be substituted, or may be substituted. Good aryl group (eg phenyl group, o-carboxyphenyl group), halogen atom (eg chlorine atom, bromine atom), alkoxy group (eg methoxy group, ethoxy group), alkylthio group (eg methylthio group, ethylthio group), etc. And may form a ring with another methine group, or may form a ring with an auxochrome. The anion represented by X ₁ is an inorganic or organic acid anion (for example, chloride, bromide, iodide, p-toluenesulfonate,
Naphthalene disulfonate, methane sulfonate, methyl sulfate, ethyl sulfate, perchlorate and the like). The value of m is preferably 0 or 1.

In the present invention, the addition amount of the compound represented by the general formula (1) is usually 1 mol of silver halide.
1 × 10 ⁻⁷ to 1 × 10 ⁻² mol, preferably 1 × 10 ⁻⁶ to
5 × 10 ⁻³ mol, more preferably 5 × 10 ⁻⁵ to 2 × 10
^-3 mol. In the present invention, the compound represented by the general formula (1) can be used in combination with a conventional sensitizing dye. Typical examples of the compound represented by the general formula (1) are shown below, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to these compounds.

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Next, the yellow dye-forming couplers represented by formulas (2) and (3) will be described in detail. When General Formula (2), X ₁ and X ₂ represent an alkyl group, the alkyl group has 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
Is a linear, branched, cyclic, saturated, unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group. Examples of alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, cyclopropyl, allyl, t-octyl, i-butyl, dodecyl, 2-hexyldecyl.

When X ₁ and X ₂ represent a heterocyclic group, the heterocyclic group has 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and at least a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom as a hetero atom. It is a 3- to 12-membered, preferably 5- or 6-membered, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, and monocyclic or condensed-ring heterocyclic group containing one or more. Examples of the heterocyclic group include 3-pyrrolidinyl, 1,2,4-triazol-3-yl, 2-pyridyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 3-pyrazolyl, 2-pyrrolyl, 2,4-dioxo-1,3- Imidazolidine-5
-Yl or pyranyl.

When X ₁ and X ₂ represent an aryl group,
The aryl group has 6 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 6 to 10 carbon atoms.
Represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group. Typical examples of the aryl group are phenyl and naphthyl.

In the general formula (3), when X ₃ represents a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group formed with> N-, this heterocyclic group has 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and a hetero atom. In addition to the nitrogen atom, for example, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom may be contained. Further, the heterocyclic group has 3 to 12
A membered ring, preferably a 5- or 6-membered ring, which is a substituted or unsubstituted and saturated or unsaturated monocyclic ring or condensed ring. Examples of this heterocyclic group are pyrrolidino, piperidino, morpholino, 1-piperazinyl, 1-indolinyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-1-
Yl, 1-imidazolidinyl, 1-pyrazolyl, 1-pyrrolinyl, 1-pyrazolidinyl, 2,3-dihydro-1
-Indazolyl, 2-isoindolinyl, 1-indolyl, 1-pyrrolyl, 4-thiazine-S, S-dioxo-
4-yl or benzoxazin-4-yl may be mentioned.

In the general formula (2), when X ₁ and X ₂ represent a substituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group, and a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group formed by X ₃ together with> N- When it has a substituent, examples of the substituent include the following. Halogen atom (for example, fluorine atom, chlorine atom), alkoxycarbonyl group (having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 2 to 20. For example, methoxycarbonyl, dodecyloxycarbonyl, hexadecyloxycarbonyl), acylamino group (having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, It is preferably 2 to 20. For example, acetamide, tetradecane amide, 2- (2,4-di-t-amylphenoxy) butanamide, benzamide), sulfonamide group (having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 20. For example, methanesulfone. Amide, dodecanesulfonamide, hexadecylsulfonamide, benzenesulfonamide), a carbamoyl group (having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 20. For example, N-butylcarbamoyl, N, N-diethylcarbamoyl),
N-sulfonylcarbamoyl group (C1-C30, preferably 1-20. For example, N-mesylcarbamoyl, N-
Dodecylsulfonylcarbamoyl), a sulfamoyl group (having 1 to 30, preferably 1 to 20 carbon atoms. For example, N-butylsulfamoyl, N-dodecylsulfamoyl, N
-Hexadecylsulfamoyl, N-3- (2,4-di-t-amylphenoxy) butylsulfamoyl, N,
N-diethylsulfamoyl), an alkoxy group (having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 20. For example, methoxy, hexadecyloxy, isopropoxy), an aryloxy group (having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 6 to 10 carbon atoms). For example, phenoxy, 4-methoxyphenoxy, 3-t-butyl-4-
Hydroxyphenoxy, naphthoxy), aryloxycarbonyl group (C7-21, preferably 7-11.
For example, phenoxycarbonyl), an N-acyl sulfamoyl group (having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 2 to 20 carbon atoms, such as N-propanoylsulfamoyl, N-tetradecanoylsulfamoyl), a sulfonyl group (having 1 carbon atom). ~ 30,
Preferably 1-20. For example, methanesulfonyl, octanesulfonyl, 4-hydroxyphenylsulfonyl, dodecanesulfonyl), alkoxycarbonylamino group (having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 20. For example, ethoxycarbonylamino), cyano group, nitro group, carboxyl group, hydroxyl group. Group, sulfo group, alkylthio group (having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 20. For example, methylthio, dodecylthio, dodecylcarbamoylmethylthio), ureido group (having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 2 carbon atoms)
0. For example, N-phenylureido, N-hexadecylureido), an aryl group (having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 6 carbon atoms).
~ 10. For example, phenyl, naphthyl, 4-methoxyphenyl), heterocyclic group (having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 1 carbon atoms)
0. A monocyclic or condensed ring having a 3- to 12-membered ring, preferably a 5- or 6-membered ring, containing at least one or more nitrogen atom, oxygen atom or sulfur atom as a hetero atom. For example, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyrazolyl, 1-pyrrolyl,
2,4-dioxo-1,3-imidazolidin-1-yl, 2-benzoxazolyl, morpholino, indolyl), alkyl group (having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 2 carbon atoms)
0, straight-chain, branched, cyclic, saturated, unsaturated. For example, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, t-
Pentyl, t-octyl, cyclopentyl, t-butyl, s-butyl, dodecyl, 2-hexyldecyl), an acyl group (having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 2 to 20. For example, acetyl, benzoyl), an acyloxy group (having carbon number). 2 to
30, preferably 2-20. For example, propanoyloxy, tetradecanoyloxy), an arylthio group (having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 6 to 10. For example, phenylthio, naphthylthio), a sulfamoylamino group (having 0 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 0 to 20 carbon atoms). For example, N-butylsulfamoylamino, N-dodecylsulfamoylamino, N-phenylsulfamoylamino) or N-sulfonylsulfamoyl group (having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 20. For example, N-mesyl. Sulfamoyl, N-
Ethanesulfamoyl, N-dodecanesulfonylsulfamoyl, N-hexadecanesulfonylsulfamoyl). The above substituents may further have a substituent. Examples of the substituent include the substituents mentioned here.

Among the preferred substituents listed above, an alkoxy group, a halogen atom, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an acyloxy group, an acylamino group, a sulfonyl group,
Examples thereof include a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonamide group, a nitro group, an alkyl group or an aryl group.

When Y represents an aryl group in the general formulas (2) and (3), the aryl group has 6 to 2 carbon atoms.
0, preferably 6-10 substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups. For example, a phenyl group and a naphthyl group are typical examples. When Y represents a heterocyclic group in the general formulas (2) and (3), it has the same meaning as described when X ₁ and X ₂ represent a heterocyclic group. When Y represents a substituted aryl group or a substituted heterocyclic group, examples of the substituent include the substituents listed as examples when X ₁ has a substituent. As a preferred example of the substituent which Y has, one of the substituents is a halogen atom, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfonyl group, an N-sulfonylsulfamoyl group, an N-acylsulfamoyl group, an alkoxy group. Base,
It is an acylamino group, an N-sulfonylcarbamoyl group, a sulfonamide group or an alkyl group. A particularly preferred example of Y is a phenyl group in which at least one substituent is in the ortho position.

The group represented by Z in the general formulas (2) and (3) may be any conventionally known coupling-off group. Preferable Z is a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group bonded to a coupling position at a nitrogen atom, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, a heterocyclic oxy group, a heterocyclic thio group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyloxy group, an alkylthio group or a halogen atom. Can be mentioned. These leaving groups are non-photographic useful groups or photographic usefulness or precursors thereof (for example, development inhibitors, development accelerators, desilvering accelerators, fogging agents, dyes, hardeners, couplers, oxidized developing agents). Scavenger, fluorescent dye, developing agent or electron transfer agent).

When Z is a photographically useful group, those conventionally known are useful. For example, US Pat. No. 4,24
8,962, 4,409,323, 4,43
8,193, 4,421,845, 4,61
8,571, 4,652,516, 4,86
1,701, 4,782,012, 4,85
7,440, 4,847,185, 4,47
7,563, 4,438,193, 4,62
8,024, 4,618,571, 4,74
1,994, European Published Patent No. 193389A
No. 348139A or No. 272573A, or a leaving group (for example, a timing group) for releasing the photographically useful group is used.

When Z represents a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group which is bonded to the coupling position at the nitrogen atom, this heterocyclic group preferably has 1 to 15 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and 5
Alternatively, it is a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated, monocyclic or condensed ring having a 6-membered ring. The hetero atom may contain an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom in addition to the nitrogen atom. Preferred specific examples of the heterocyclic group are 1-pyrazolyl, 1-imidazolyl, pyrrino, 1,2,4-
Triazol-2-yl, 1,2,3-triazol-
1-yl, benzotriazolyl, benzimidazolyl,
Imidazolidine-2,4-dione-3-yl, oxazolidin-2,4-dione-3-yl, 1,2,4-triazolidine-3,5-dione-4-yl, imidazolidin-2,4 5-trion-3-yl, 2-imidazolinon-1-yl, 3,5-dioxomorpholino or 1
-Indazolyl. When these heterocyclic groups have a substituent, examples of the substituent include the substituents listed as the substituents which the group represented by the above X ₁ group may have. As a preferred substituent, one of the substituents is an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen atom,
This is when it is an alkoxycarbonyl group, aryloxycarbonyl group, alkylthio group, acylamino group, sulfonamide group, aryl group, nitro group, carbamoyl group, cyano group or sulfonyl group.

When Z represents an aromatic oxy group, the aromatic oxy group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, and particularly preferably a substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy group. When it has a substituent, examples of the substituent include the substituents enumerated as the substituents which the group represented by X ₁ may have.
Among them, a preferable substituent is a case where at least one substituent is an electron-withdrawing substituent, and examples thereof include a sulfonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a halogen atom, a carbamoyl group, a nitro group and a cyano group. Alternatively, an acyl group can be mentioned.

When Z represents an aromatic thio group, this aromatic thio group is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted one having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, and particularly preferably a substituted or unsubstituted phenylthio group. .. When it has a substituent, examples of the substituent include the substituents enumerated as the substituents which the group represented by X ₁ may have.
Among them, preferable substituent is when at least one substituent is an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a sulfonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a halogen atom, a carbamoyl group or a nitro group.

When Z represents a heterocyclic oxy group, the heterocyclic group portion of the heterocyclic oxy group has 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and as a hetero atom, for example, a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom or sulfur. Contains at least one atom. The heterocyclic group is a 3- to 12-membered ring, preferably a 5- or 6-membered ring, a substituted or unsubstituted, and a saturated or unsaturated monocyclic ring or condensed ring. Examples of the heterocyclic oxy group include a pyridyloxy group, a pyrazolyloxy group, or a furyloxy group. When it has a substituent, examples of the substituent include the substituents enumerated as the substituents which the group represented by X ₁ may have. Among them, as a preferable substituent, one of the substituents is an alkyl group, an aryl group, a carboxyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen atom, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an alkylthio group,
When it is an acylamino group, a sulfonamide group, a nitro group, a carbamoyl group, or a sulfonyl group.

When Z represents a heterocyclic thio group, the heterocyclic group of the heterocyclic thio group has 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and a hetero atom such as a nitrogen atom,
It contains at least one oxygen atom or sulfur atom. The heterocyclic group is a 3- to 12-membered ring, preferably a 5- or 6-membered ring, a substituted or unsubstituted, and a saturated or unsaturated monocyclic ring or condensed ring. Examples of the heterocyclic thio group include a tetrazolylthio group, a 1,3,4-thiadiazolylthio group, a 1,3,4-oxadiazolylthio group,
Examples include a 1,3,4-triazolylthio group, a benzimidazolylthio group, a benzothiazolylthio group, and a 2-pyridylthio group. When it has a substituent, examples of the substituent include the substituents enumerated as the substituents which the group represented by X ₁ may have. Among them, preferable substituents include at least one of the substituents such as an alkyl group, an aryl group, a carboxyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen atom, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an alkylthio group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamide group and a nitro group. When it is a group, a carbamoyl group, a heterocyclic group or a sulfonyl group.

When Z represents an acyloxy group, the acyloxy group preferably has 6 to 10 carbon atoms,
A monocyclic or condensed ring, and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic acyloxy group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic acyloxy group having 2 to 30, preferably 2 to 20 carbon atoms. When these have a substituent, examples of the substituent include the substituents enumerated as the substituents which the group represented by X ₁ may have.

When Z represents a carbamoyloxy group,
The carbamoyloxy group has 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and is an aliphatic, aromatic, heterocyclic, substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyloxy group. Examples thereof include N, N-diethylcarbamoyloxy, N-phenylcarbamoyloxy, 1-imidazolylcarbonyloxy or 1-pyrrolocarbonyloxy. When these have a substituent, examples of the substituent include the above-mentioned X.
Examples thereof include the substituents enumerated as the substituents which the group represented by ₁ may have.

When Z represents an alkylthio group, the alkylthio group has 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
And is a linear, branched, cyclic, saturated, unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group. When it has a substituent, examples of the substituent include the substituents enumerated as the substituents which the group represented by X ₁ may have.

Next, a particularly preferable range of the yellow dye-forming coupler represented by the general formula (2) or (3) will be described below. The group represented by X ₁ in the general formula (2) is preferably an alkyl group. Particularly preferably, it is an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms. The group represented by Y in the general formulas (2) and (3) is preferably an aromatic group. Particularly preferred is a phenyl group having at least one substituent at the ortho position. As the description of the substituent, those described as the substituent that may be possessed when Y is an aromatic group are mentioned. The explanation of the preferable substituents is also the same. The group represented by Z in the general formulas (2) and (3) is preferably a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group bonded to a coupling position at a nitrogen atom, an aromatic oxy group, a 5- or 6-membered group. Examples thereof include a heterocyclic oxy group and a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic thio group.

Represented by the general formula (2) or (3),
Preferred yellow dye-forming couplers are represented by formula (4), (5) or (6).

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[Chemical 15]

[0040]

[Chemical 16]

[0041]

[Chemical 17]

In the general formulas (4) to (6), Z has the same meaning as described in the general formula (2), X ₄ represents an alkyl group, and X ₅ represents an alkyl group or an aromatic group. , Ar represents a phenyl group having at least one substituent at the ortho position, and X ₆ -C (R ₁ R ₂ ) -N
<With nitrogen-containing cyclic group represents an organic residue forming a (monocyclic or condensed), X ₇ is _{-C (R 3) = C (} R 4) -
It represents an organic residue forming a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group (monocyclic or condensed ring) with N <, and R ₁ , R ₂ , R ₃ and R ₄ represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

In the general formulas (4) to (6), X _{4 to} X
The detailed description and the preferred range of the groups represented by ₇ , Ar and Z have the same meanings as those described in the corresponding ranges in the description of the general formula (2) and the general formula (3). When R _{1 to} R ₄ represent a substituent, those enumerated as the substituents which X ₁ may have are mentioned as examples. Among the above formulas (4) to (6), the particularly preferable yellow dye-forming coupler is represented by the formula (5).
Alternatively, it is a coupler represented by (6).

The yellow dye-forming couplers represented by the general formulas (2) to (6) include X _{1 to} X ₇ , Y, Ar and R _{1 to} R.
_{In the} groups represented by ₄ and Z, a dimer or a multimer (for example, a telomer or a polymer) which is bonded to each other via a divalent or more group may be formed.
In this case, the number of carbon atoms shown in each of the above substituents may be out of the specified range.

The yellow dye-forming couplers represented by formulas (2) to (6) are preferably diffusion-resistant couplers. The diffusion-resistant coupler is a coupler having a group in the molecular weight that makes the molecular weight sufficiently large in order to immobilize it in the layer to which the molecule is added. Normally, total carbon number is 8
˜30, preferably 10 to 20 alkyl groups or aryl groups having a total carbon number of 4 to 20 are used. These diffusion resistant groups may be substituted in any of the molecules, or may have a plurality of groups.

Specific examples of the yellow dye-forming couplers represented by the general formulas (2) to (6) are shown below, but the invention is not limited thereto.

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[Chemical 18]

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[Chemical 19]

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[Chemical 20]

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[Chemical 21]

[0051]

[Chemical formula 22]

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[Chemical formula 23]

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[Chemical formula 24]

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[Chemical 25]

[0055]

[Chemical formula 26]

[0056]

[Chemical 27]

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[Chemical 28]

[0058]

[Chemical 29]

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[Chemical 30]

[0060]

[Chemical 31]

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[Chemical 32]

[0062]

[Chemical 33]

[0063]

[Chemical 34]

[0064]

[Chemical 35]

[0065]

[Chemical 36]

[0066]

[Chemical 37]

[0067]

[Chemical 38]

The yellow dye-forming coupler Y-56
In the general formulas in to 58, "}" represents substitution at the 5-position or 6-position of the benzotriazolyl group.

The yellow dye-forming couplers represented by formulas (2) to (6) of the present invention can be used in the range of 1.0 to 1.0 × 10 ^-3 mol per mol of silver halide. . Preferably 5.0 × 10 ^{−1 to} 2.0 × 10 ⁻²
Mol, more preferably 4.0 × 10 ^{−1 to} 5.0 ×
It is in the range of 10 ^-2 mol.

The yellow dye-forming couplers represented by the general formulas (2) to (6) of the present invention can be used in combination of two or more kinds, and can also be used in combination with other known couplers. The yellow dye-forming couplers represented by the general formulas (2) to (6) of the present invention can be prepared by various known dispersion methods.
It can be incorporated into a color light-sensitive material.

For example, in the oil-in-water dispersion method, an organic solvent having a low boiling point (eg, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, methyl ethyl ketone, isopropanol) is used to apply a fine dispersion to substantially dry a film. A method in which the low boiling point organic solvent does not remain may be used. It is also possible to use a high boiling organic solvent, in which case the boiling point at atmospheric pressure is 175
Any solvent having a temperature of not lower than 0 ° C. may be used, and one kind or two or more kinds may be optionally mixed and used. The ratio of the coupler of the present invention to these high-boiling point organic solvents can be in a wide range, but the weight ratio is 5.0 or less per 1 g of the coupler, preferably 0 to 2.0, more preferably 0.
It is in the range of 01 to 1.0. Further, the latex dispersion method described below can also be applied. Furthermore, it can be used as a mixture or coexistence with various couplers and compounds described later.

The light-sensitive material of the present invention may have at least one silver halide emulsion layer of a blue-sensitive layer, a green-sensitive layer and a red-sensitive layer provided on a support. There is no particular limitation on the number and order of layers of the silver halide emulsion layer and the non-photosensitive layer.
As a typical example, a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having at least one light-sensitive layer composed of a plurality of silver halide emulsion layers having substantially the same color sensitivity but different sensitivities on a support. And the photosensitive layer is a unit photosensitive layer having color sensitivity to any of blue light, green light, and red light,
In the multilayer silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, the unit light-sensitive layers are generally arranged in order of the red-sensitive layer, the green-sensitive layer and the blue-sensitive layer from the support side. However, the order of installation may be reversed depending on the purpose, or the order of installation may be such that different photosensitive layers are sandwiched between the same color-sensitive layers. Non-photosensitive layers such as various intermediate layers may be provided between the above-described silver halide photosensitive layers and as the uppermost layer and the lowermost layer. In the intermediate layer, JP-A Nos. 61-43748, 59-113438, 59-113440 and 6-
The couplers and DIR compounds as described in the specifications of 1-20037 and 61-20038 may be contained, and a color mixing inhibitor may be contained as is commonly used. A plurality of silver halide emulsion layers constituting each unit photosensitive layer are composed of a high-sensitivity emulsion layer and a low-sensitivity emulsion layer as described in West German Patent No. 1,121,470 or British Patent No. 923,045. A two-layer structure can be preferably used. Usually, it is preferable that the layers are arranged so that the sensitivities are gradually lowered toward the support, and a non-photosensitive layer may be provided between each halogen emulsion layer. Further, JP-A-57-112751, JP-A-62-200350,
As described in JP-A Nos. 62-206541 and 62-206543, a low-sensitivity emulsion layer may be provided on the side farther from the support and a high-sensitivity emulsion layer may be provided on the side closer to the support.
As a specific example, from the side farthest from the support, a low-sensitivity blue photosensitive layer (BL) / high-sensitivity blue photosensitive layer (BH) / high-sensitivity green photosensitive layer (GH) / low-sensitivity green photosensitive layer (GL) / High-sensitivity red photosensitive layer (RH) / Low-sensitivity red photosensitive layer (RL), or BH / BL / GL / GH / RH / RL, or BH / BL / GH / GL / RL / RH It can be installed in the order of. Further, as described in JP-B-55-34932, the layers can be arranged in the order of blue-sensitive layer / GH / RH / GL / RL from the side farthest from the support. Also, JP-A-56-25738 and 62-639.
As described in Japanese Patent No. 36, it is also possible to arrange in the order of blue-sensitive layer / GL / RL / GH / RH from the side farthest from the support. Further, as described in JP-B-49-15495, the upper layer is a silver halide emulsion layer having the highest sensitivity, the middle layer is a silver halide emulsion layer having a lower sensitivity, and the lower layer is more sensitive than the middle layer. An example is an arrangement in which a silver halide emulsion layer having a low degree of sensitivity is arranged, and the layer is composed of three layers having different sensitivities in which the sensitivities are gradually lowered toward the support. Even when it is composed of three layers having different sensitivities, as described in JP-A-59-202464, a medium-sensitivity emulsion from the side remote from the support in the same color-sensitive layer. It may be arranged in the order of layer / high-speed emulsion layer / low-speed emulsion layer. In addition, they may be arranged in the order of high-speed emulsion layer / low-speed emulsion layer / medium-speed emulsion layer, or low-speed emulsion layer / medium-speed emulsion layer / high-speed emulsion layer. Also, in the case of four layers or more, the arrangement may be changed as described above. In order to improve color reproducibility, US Pat. Nos. 4,663,271 and 4,705,744,
No. 4,707,436, JP-A-62-160448.
No. 63-89850, and BL, G described in the specification.
It is preferable to dispose a donor layer (CL) having a multilayer effect, which has a spectral sensitivity distribution different from that of the main photosensitive layer such as L and RL, adjacent to or in proximity to the main photosensitive layer. As described above, various layer configurations and arrangements can be selected according to the purpose of each light-sensitive material.

The preferred silver halide contained in the photographic emulsion layer of the photographic light-sensitive material used in the present invention is about 30 mol%.
Silver iodobromide, silver iodochloride, or silver iodochlorobromide, including the following silver iodides. About 2 mol% is particularly preferred.
To silver iodobromide or silver iodochlorobromide containing up to about 10 mol% silver iodide. Silver halide grains in photographic emulsions have regular crystals such as cubes, octahedra and tetradecahedrons, grains having irregular crystal forms such as spheres and plates, twin planes, etc. It may have a crystal defect of, or a composite form thereof. The grain size of silver halide is about 0.2 μm or less, but the projected area diameter is about 10 μm.
It may be a large-sized grain up to and including a polydisperse emulsion or a monodisperse emulsion. The silver halide photographic emulsion which can be used in the present invention is, for example, Research Disclosure (R
D) No. 17643 (December 1978), 22-23
Page, "I. Emulsion preparation and type
s) ", and No. 18716 (November 1979),
Pp. 648, No. 307105 (November 1989),
Pp. 863-865, and Graphide, "Physics and Chemistry of Photography," published by Paul Montel (P.Glafkides, Chemie et P.
hisique Photographique, Paul Montel, 1967), "Photoemulsion Chemistry" by Duffin, published by Focal Press.
F. Duffin, Photographic Emulsion Chemistry (Focal P
ress, 1966)), "Manufacturing and coating of photographic emulsions" by Zelikmann et al., published by Focal Press (VL Zelikman et al.,
Making and Coating Photographic Emulsion, Focal Pr
ess, 1964) and the like.

US Pat. Nos. 3,574,628 and 3,
Monodisperse emulsions described in 655,394 and British Patent 1,413,748 are also preferable. Further, tabular grains having an aspect ratio of about 3 or more can be used in the present invention. Tabular grains are described by Gatov, Photographic Science and Engineering (Gutoff,
Photographic Science and Engineering), Volume 14,
248-257 (1970); U.S. Pat. No. 4,43.
4,226, 4,414,310, 4,43
It can be easily prepared by the method described in 3,048, 4,439,520 and British Patent 2,112,157. The crystal structure may be uniform or may have different halogen compositions inside and outside,
It may have a layered structure, or silver halides having different compositions may be joined by epitaxial junction, or may be joined with a compound other than silver halide such as silver rhodanide or lead oxide. . Also, a mixture of particles having various crystal forms may be used. The above emulsion may be either a surface latent image type which forms a latent image mainly on the surface, an internal latent image type which forms a latent image inside the grain or a type which has a latent image both on the surface and inside, but a negative type emulsion. It is necessary to be. Among the internal latent image types, JP-A-63-264
The core / shell internal latent image type emulsion described in No. 740 may be used. The method for preparing this core / shell type internal latent image type emulsion is described in JP-A-59-133542.
The thickness of the shell of this emulsion varies depending on development processing and the like, but is preferably 3 to 40 nm, particularly preferably 5 to 20 nm.

As the silver halide emulsion, those which are physically ripened, chemically ripened and spectrally sensitized are usually used. The additives used in such a process are Research Disclosure No. 17643, No. 18716, and No. 30.
No. 7105, the relevant parts are summarized in the table below. In the light-sensitive material of the present invention, two or more kinds of emulsions having different characteristics of at least one of the grain size, grain size distribution, halogen composition, grain shape and sensitivity of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion are mixed in the same layer. Can be used. Surface-fogged silver halide grains described in US Pat. No. 4,082,553, US Pat. No. 4,62.
No. 6,498 and JP-A No. 59-214852, in which the inside of the grains are fogged, colloidal silver is used as a photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and / or a substantially non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer. Can be preferably used. The fogged silver halide grain inside or on the surface means a silver halide grain which enables uniform (non-imagewise) development regardless of the unexposed portion and exposed portion of the light-sensitive material. .. A method for preparing a silver halide grain whose inside or surface is fogged is described in US Pat. No. 4,626,498, JP-A-59-2.
No. 14852. The silver halide forming the inner nucleus of a core / shell type silver halide grain having a fogged inside may have the same halogen composition or different halogen compositions. As the silver halide having the inside or surface of the grain fogged, any of silver chloride, silver chlorobromide, silver iodobromide and silver chloroiodobromide can be used. The grain size of these fogged silver halide grains is not particularly limited, but the average grain size is 0.01 to 0.75 μm, particularly 0.05 to 0.6 μm.
Is preferred. The grain shape is not particularly limited and may be regular grains or polydisperse emulsions, but monodisperse grains (at least 95% of the weight or number of silver halide grains are ± 40 of the average grain size). %) Is preferable.

In the present invention, it is preferable to use a non-photosensitive fine grain silver halide. The non-photosensitive fine grain silver halide is a fine grain of silver halide which is not exposed to light during imagewise exposure for obtaining a dye image and is not substantially developed in the developing treatment, and it is preferable that the fog is not fogged in advance. .. The fine grain silver halide has a silver bromide content of 0 to 100 mol%, and may optionally contain silver chloride and / or silver iodide. Preferred is one containing 0.5 to 10 mol% of silver iodide. The fine grain silver halide preferably has an average grain diameter (average value of circle-equivalent diameters of projected areas) of 0.01 to 0.5 μm, and 0.02 to
0.2 μm is more preferable. The fine grain silver halide can be prepared in the same manner as in the case of ordinary photosensitive silver halide. In this case, the surface of the silver halide grain does not need to be chemically sensitized nor spectral sensitization. However, prior to adding this to the coating liquid, it is preferable to add a known stabilizer such as a triazole-based, azaindene-based, benzothiazolium-based, mercapto-based compound or zinc compound in advance. Colloidal silver can be preferably contained in the layer containing the fine grain silver halide grains. The coating amount of silver of the light-sensitive material of the present invention is 6.
It is preferably 0 g / m ² or less, and most preferably 4.5 g / m ² or less.

Known photographic additives that can be used in the present invention are also described in the above three Research Disclosures, and the relevant portions are shown in the following table. Types of additives RD17643 RD18716 RD307105 1 Chemical sensitizer page 23 648 page right column 866 page 2 Sensitivity enhancer page 648 right column 3 Spectral sensitizer, page 23 to page 648 right column 866 to 868 Supersensitization Agent ~ page 649 right column 4 whitening agent page 24 647 page right column 868 page 5 antifoggant, page 24 ~ 25 page 649 right column 868 ~ 870 stabilizer 6 light absorber, page 25 ~ 26 page 649 right column Page 873 Filter dye, page 650 Left column UV absorber 7 Anti-staining agent Page 25 Right column Page 650 Left column Page 872 Right column 8 Dye image stabilizer Page 25 Page 650 Left column Page 872 9 Hardener 26 Page 651 Page left column 874 to 875 page 10 Binder page 26 page 651 page left column 873 to 874 page 11 Plasticizer, lubricant 27 page 650 page right column 876 12 Coating aid, page 26 to 27 page 650 right column 875 to 876 page Surface active agent 13 Static protection page 27 page 650 right column 876 to 877 stop agent 14 matting agent page 878 to 879

In order to prevent deterioration of photographic performance due to formaldehyde gas, US Pat. No. 4,411,9
It is preferable to add a compound capable of being immobilized by reacting with formaldehyde described in No. 87 and No. 4,435,503 to the light-sensitive material. The light-sensitive material of the present invention can be incorporated into U.S. Pat.
JP-A-62-18539, JP-A-1-28355
It is preferable that the mercapto compound described in No. 1 is contained. A compound described in JP-A No. 1-106052, which releases a fogging agent, a development accelerator, a silver halide solvent or a precursor thereof, to the light-sensitive material of the present invention, irrespective of the amount of developed silver produced by the development processing. Is preferably contained. In the light-sensitive material of the present invention, the international publication WO88 / 04
No. 794, Dyes dispersed by the method described in JP-A-1-502912 or EP317,308A, US Pat. No. 4,420,555, JP-A-1-259358.
It is preferable to incorporate the dyes described in No. Various color couplers can be used in the present invention, specific examples of which are described in Research Disclosure No. 176 above.
43, VII-C to G, and No. 307105, VII-
It is described in the patents described in C to G. Examples of the yellow coupler which can be used in combination with the yellow coupler represented by formula (2) or (3) in the present invention include US Pat. Nos. 3,933,501 and 4,022,6.
No. 20, No. 4,326,024, No. 4,401,
No. 752, No. 4,248,961, Japanese Patent Publication No. 58-1
0739, British Patents 1,425,020, 1,476,760, U.S. Patent 3,973,968.
No. 4, No. 4,314, 023, No. 4,511, 64
Those described in No. 9, European Patent No. 249,473A, etc. are preferable.

As the magenta coupler, 5-pyrazolone type compounds and pyrazoloazole type compounds are preferable.
No. 6,619, No. 4,351,897, European Patent No. 73,636, US Pat. No. 3,061,432,
No. 3,725,067, Research Disclosure No. 24220 (June 1984), JP-A-60-
33552, Research Disclosure No. 24
230 (June 1984), JP-A-60-43659.
No. 61-72238, No. 60-35730, No. 55-118034, No. 60-185951, U.S. Pat. No. 4,500,630, No. 4,540,654.
No. 4,556,630, International Publication WO88 / 0
Those described in No. 4795 and the like are particularly preferable. Examples of cyan couplers include phenol-type and naphthol-type couplers, and US Pat. Nos. 4,052,212, 4,146,396, 4,228,233, and 4,296,200. No. 2,369,929,
No. 2,801,171, No. 2,772,162
No. 2, No. 2,895,826, No. 3,772,00
No. 2, No. 3,758,308, No. 4,334,0
No. 11, No. 4,327,173, West German Patent Publication No. 3,329,729, European Patent No. 121,365A.
No. 249,453A, US Pat.
No. 622, No. 4,333, 999, No. 4,77.
No. 5,616, No. 4,451,559, No. 4,4
27,767, 4,690,889, 4,
Those described in JP-A No. 254,212, JP-A No. 4,296,199 and JP-A No. 61-42658 are preferable. Further, JP-A 64-553, 64-554, and 64-
The pyrazoloazole couplers described in JP-A-555 and 64-556 and the imidazole couplers described in US Pat. No. 4,818,672 can also be used.
Typical examples of polymerized dye-forming couplers are U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,451,820 and 4,080,211;
No. 4,367,282, No. 4,409,320
No. 4,576,910, British Patent 2,102,
No. 137 and European Patent No. 341,188A.

As couplers in which the color forming dye has an appropriate diffusibility, US Pat. No. 4,366,237, British Patent 2,125,570, European Patent 96,570, West German Patent (Publication) No. 3 , 234,533 are preferred. Researched Disclosure No. 1 is a colored coupler for correcting unwanted absorption of color forming dyes.
7643, Item VII-G, No. 307105, Item VII-G
, U.S. Pat. No. 4,163,670, Japanese Patent Publication No. 57-3
9413, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,004,929, 4,138,258, and British Patent 1,146,368.
Those described in No. 10 are preferable. Also, US Pat.
A coupler for correcting unnecessary absorption of a coloring dye by a fluorescent dye released at the time of coupling described in 4,181,
It is also preferable to use a coupler described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,777,120 having a dye precursor group capable of reacting with a developing agent to form a dye as a leaving group. Compounds that release a photographically useful residue upon coupling are also preferably used in the present invention. DIR couplers releasing a development inhibitor are disclosed in RD17643, VII-F and JP-A No. 307105, VII-F, JP-A-57-151944 and 57-15423.
No. 4, No. 60-184248, No. 63-37346.
63-37350, U.S. Pat. No. 4,248,9.
Those described in No. 62 and No. 4,782, 012 are preferable. RD No. 11449, 24241, JP-A-6
The bleaching accelerator releasing coupler described in JP-A No. 1-2201247 is effective for shortening the time of the processing step having a bleaching ability. In addition, the effect is great. Examples of couplers that release a nucleating agent or a development accelerator imagewise during development include British Patents 2,097,140 and 2,131,188, and JP-A-59-157638.
Those described in JP-A-59-170840 are preferable. Further, JP-A-60-107029 and JP-A-60-25234.
Compounds which release a fog, a development accelerator, a silver halide solvent and the like by an oxidation-reduction reaction with an oxidized product of a developing agent described in JP-A No. 0-44940 and JP-A-1-45687 are also preferable.

Other compounds that can be used in the light-sensitive material of the present invention include US Pat. No. 4,130,427.
Couplers described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,283,4
No. 72, No. 4,338,393, No. 4,310,
No. 618 and the like, multiequivalent couplers, JP-A-60-18.
5950, DI described in JP-A-62-24252, etc.
R redox compound-releasing coupler, DIR coupler-releasing coupler, DIR coupler-releasing redox compound or DIR redox-releasing redox compound, coupler releasing a dye that recolors after separation described in European Patent Nos. 173,302A and 313,308A , A ligand releasing coupler described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,555,477, a coupler releasing a leuco dye described in JP-A-63-75747, and a fluorescent dye described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,774,181. Examples thereof include releasing couplers.

The coupler used in the present invention can be introduced into the light-sensitive material by various known dispersion methods. Examples of high boiling point solvents used in the oil-in-water dispersion method are described in US Pat. No. 2,322,222.
No. 027 and the like. Specific examples of the high-boiling-point organic solvent having a boiling point of 175 ° C. or higher at atmospheric pressure used in the oil-in-water dispersion method include phthalic acid esters (dibutyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, decyl phthalate, bis phthalate (2,4-
Di-t-amylphenyl) phthalate, bis (2,4-
Di-t-amylphenyl) isophthalate, bis (1,
1-diethylpropyl) phthalate etc.), phosphoric acid or phosphonic acid esters (triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate, tricyclohexyl phosphate, tri-2-ethylhexyl phosphate, tridodecyl phosphate, tributoxy) Ethyl phosphate,
Trichloropropyl phosphate, di-2-ethylhexyl phenylphosphonate, etc., Benzoic acid esters (2-ethylhexyl benzoate, dodecyl benzoate, 2-ethylhexyl-p-hydroxybenzoate etc.), amides (N, N-diethyldodecane amide, N , N-diethyllaurylamide, N-tetradecylpyrrolidone, etc., alcohols or phenols (isostearyl alcohol, 2,4-di-tert-)
Amylphenol), aliphatic carboxylic acid esters (bis (2-ethylhexyl) sebacate, dioctyl azelate, glycerol tributyrate, isostearyl lactate, trioctyl citrate, etc.), aniline derivative (N, N-dibutyl-2) -Butoxy-5-t
ert-octylaniline) and hydrocarbons (paraffin, dodecylbenzene, diisopropylnaphthalene, etc.) 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, and a typical example is ethyl acetate,
Butyl acetate, ethyl propionate, methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone, 2-ethoxyethyl acetate, dimethylformamide and the like can be mentioned. The steps of the latex dispersion method, effects, and specific examples of the latex for impregnation are described in US Pat. No. 4,199,363, West German Patent Application (OLS) Nos. 2,541,274 and 2,54.
1, 230 and the like.

In the color light-sensitive material of the present invention, phenethyl alcohol, JP-A-63-257747 and JP-A-62-257747 are used.
No. 272248 and 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, n-butyl p-hydroxybenzoate, phenol, 4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol, 2-phenoxyethanol, 2 described in JP-A No. 1-80941. It is preferable to add various preservatives or antifungal agents such as-(4-thiazolyl) benzimidazole. The present invention can be applied to various color light-sensitive materials. Typical examples include color negative films for general use or movies, color reversal films for slides or televisions, color papers, color positive films and color reversal papers. Suitable supports that can be used in the present invention are described, for example, in RD. No. 1
7643, page 28, No. 18716, page 647, right column to page 648, left column, and No. 307105, page 897. In the light-sensitive material of the present invention, the total thickness of all hydrophilic colloid layers on the emulsion layer side is preferably 28 μm or less, more preferably 23 μm or less, and 1
8 μm or less is more preferable, and 16 μm or less is particularly preferable. The film swelling speed T _1/2 is preferably 30 seconds or less, more preferably 20 seconds or less. The film thickness means a film thickness measured under a humidity condition of 25 ° C. and a relative humidity of 55% (2 days), and the film swelling rate T _1/2 can be measured according to a method known in the art. For example, A. Green et al., Photographic Science and Engineering (Photogr. Sci., Eng.
), Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 124-129, can be measured by using a swellometer (swelling meter) of the type, and T _1/2 is treated with a color developer at 30 ° C. for 3 minutes 15 seconds. 90% of the maximum swollen film thickness reached at that time is defined as the saturated film thickness, and is defined as the time required to reach 1/2 of the saturated film thickness. The film swelling speed T _1/2 can be adjusted by adding a film hardening agent to gelatin as a binder or changing the aging condition after coating. The swelling rate is 150
~ 400% is preferred. The swelling rate is calculated from the maximum swollen film thickness under the conditions described above by the formula: (maximum swollen film thickness-film thickness)
/ Can be calculated according to the film thickness. The light-sensitive material of the present invention has a total dry film thickness of 2 μm to the side opposite to the side having the emulsion layer.
It is preferable to provide a 20 μm hydrophilic colloid layer (referred to as a back layer). This back layer includes the above-mentioned light absorber, filter dye, ultraviolet absorber, antistatic agent, hardener, binder, plasticizer, lubricant, coating aid,
It is preferable to include a surface active agent and the like. The swelling ratio of this back layer is preferably 150 to 500%.

The color photographic light-sensitive material according to the present invention has the RD. No. 17643, pages 28-29, No. 18;
No. 307, 651, left column to right column, and No. 307105, pages 880-881. The color developing solution used in the development processing of the light-sensitive material of the present invention is preferably an alkaline aqueous solution containing an aromatic primary amine type color developing agent as a main component.
Although aminophenol compounds are also useful as the color developing agent, p-phenylenediamine compounds are preferably used, and a typical example thereof is 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, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-methyl-N- (3-
Hydroxypropyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N- (3-hydroxypropyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N- (2
-Hydroxypropyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-ethyl-N-ethyl-N- (3-hydroxypropyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-propyl-N-
(3-hydroxypropyl) aniline, 4-amino-3
-Propyl-N-methyl-N- (3-hydroxypropyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-methyl-
N- (4-hydroxybutyl) aniline, 4-amino-
3-Methyl-N-ethyl-N- (4-hydroxybutyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-propyl-N- (4-hydroxybutyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-ethyl-N- Ethyl-N- (3-hydroxy-2
-Methylpropyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N, N-bis (4-hydroxybutyl) aniline, 4
-Amino-3-methyl-N, N-bis (5-hydroxypentyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-
(5-Hydroxypentyl) -N- (4-hydroxybutyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-methoxy-N-ethyl-N- (4-hydroxybutyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-ethoxy-N, N -Bis (5-hydroxypentyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-propyl-N- (4
-Hydroxybutyl) aniline, and their sulfates,
Hydrochloride or p-toluene sulfonate may be used. Among these, especially 3-methyl-4-amino-N-
Ethyl-N-β-hydroxyethylaniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N- (3-hydroxypropyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N- (4-hydroxy Butyl) aniline, and their hydrochlorides, p-toluenesulfonates or sulfates are preferred. Two or more kinds of these compounds can be used in combination depending on the purpose. Color developing solutions include alkali metal carbonates, pH buffers such as borates or phosphates, chloride salts, bromide salts, iodide salts, benzimidazoles,
It is common to include a development inhibitor such as benzothiazoles or mercapto compounds, or an antifoggant. If necessary, hydroxylamine, diethylhydroxylamine, sulfite, hydrazines such as N, N-biscarboxymethylhydrazine, phenylsemicarbazides, triethanolamine, various preservatives such as catecholsulfonic acid, ethylene glycol, Organic solvent such as diethylene glycol, benzyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, quaternary ammonium salt,
Development accelerators such as amines, dye-forming couplers, competitive couplers, auxiliary developing agents such as 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone, tackifiers, aminopolycarboxylic acids, aminopolyphosphonic acids, alkylphosphonic acids, phosphonos. Various chelating agents represented by carboxylic acids, for example, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acid, hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid, 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, nitrilo. -N, N, N-trimethylenephosphonic acid, ethylenediamine-N, N, N,
Representative examples include N-tetramethylenephosphonic acid, ethylenediamine-di (o-hydroxyphenylacetic acid) and salts thereof.

When the reversing process is carried out, the black and white development is usually carried out before the color development. In this black-and-white developing solution, known black-and-white developing agents 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. Alternatively, they can be used in combination. The color developing solution and the black and white developing solution generally have a pH of 9 to 12. The replenishing amount of these developing solutions depends on the color photographic light-sensitive material to be processed, but is generally 3 liters or less per 1 square meter of the light-sensitive material, and it is 500 ml or less by reducing the bromide ion concentration in the replenishing solution. You can also do it. When the replenishment amount is reduced, it is preferable to prevent the liquid evaporation and air oxidation by reducing the contact area with the air in the processing tank. The contact area between the photographic processing liquid and air in the processing tank can be represented by the aperture ratio defined below. That is, aperture ratio = [contact area between treatment liquid and air (cm ² )] ÷ [volume of treatment liquid (cm ³ )] The above aperture ratio is preferably 0.1 or less, more preferably 0.1. It is 001-0.05. As a method of reducing the aperture ratio in this way, in addition to providing a shield such as a floating lid on the surface of the photographic processing liquid in the processing tank, JP-A-1-82
No. 033, a method using a movable lid, JP-A-63-63
-216050 can be mentioned as a slit developing treatment method. To reduce the aperture ratio, not only the steps of color development and black and white development, but also the subsequent steps,
For example, it is preferably applied in all steps such as bleaching, bleach-fixing, fixing, washing with water, stabilization and the like. Further, the amount of replenishment can be reduced by using a means for suppressing the accumulation of bromide ions in the developing solution. The time of color development processing is usually set between 2 and 5 minutes, but by using a high temperature and high pH and using a color developing agent at a high concentration,
Further, the processing time can be shortened.

The photographic emulsion layer after color development is usually bleached. The bleaching process may be performed simultaneously with the fixing process (bleach-fixing process), or may be performed individually. Further, in order to speed up the processing, a processing method of bleach-fixing processing after bleaching processing may be used. Further, treatment with two continuous bleach-fixing baths, fixing treatment before the bleach-fixing treatment, or bleaching treatment after the bleach-fixing treatment may be optionally carried out. As the bleaching agent, compounds of polyvalent metals such as iron (III), peracids, quinones, nitro compounds and the like are used. Typical bleaching agents are organic complex salts of iron (III), such as aminoamines such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acid, methyliminodiacetic acid, 1,3-diaminopropanetetraacetic acid, glycol etherdiaminetetraacetic acid. Polycarboxylic acids or complex salts of citric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid and the like can be used. Of these, aminopolycarboxylic acid iron (III) complex salts such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid iron (III) complex salt and 1,3-diaminopropanetetraacetic acid iron (III) complex salt are preferable from the viewpoint of rapid treatment and prevention of environmental pollution. .. Further, the aminopolycarboxylic acid iron (III) complex salt is particularly useful in both the bleaching solution and the bleach-fixing solution. The pH of the bleaching solution or bleach-fixing solution using these iron (III) aminopolycarboxylic acid complex salts is usually 4.0 to 8, but it is also possible to process at a lower pH for speeding up the processing.

If necessary, a bleaching accelerator can be used in the bleaching solution, the bleach-fixing solution and their pre-bath.
Specific examples of useful bleaching accelerators are described in the following specifications: US Pat. No. 3,893,858, West German Patents 1,290,812, 2,059,988, JP No. 53-32736, No. 53-57831, No. 53
-37418, 53-72623, 53-95.
No. 630, No. 53-95631, No. 53-10423.
No. 2, No. 53-124424, No. 53-141623.
No. 53-28426, Research Disclosure No. 17129 (July 1978), and the like, compounds having a mercapto group or a disulfide group; thiazolidine derivatives described in JP-A-50-140129; JP-B-45. -8506, JP-A-52-20832
No. 53-32735, U.S. Pat. No. 3,706,5
Thiourea derivatives described in No. 61; West German Patent No. 1,12
No. 7,715, iodide salts described in JP-A-58-16235; West German Patent Nos. 966,410 and 2,748,4.
Polyoxyethylene compounds described in No. 30; Japanese Patent Publication No. 4
Polyamine compounds described in JP-A-5-8836; Others, JP-A-49-40943, JP-A-49-59644, and JP-A-53-
94927, 54-35727, 55-265.
Compounds described in No. 06 and No. 58-163940; bromide ions and the like can be used. Among them, a compound having a mercapto group or a disulfide group is preferable from the viewpoint of a large accelerating effect, and particularly, U.S. Pat. No. 3,893,858, West German Patent No. 1,290,812, and JP-A-53-95630.
Compounds described in US Pat. Furthermore, US Pat.
The compounds described in No. 552,834 are also preferable. These bleaching accelerators may be added to the light-sensitive material. These bleaching accelerators are particularly effective when bleach-fixing a color light-sensitive material for photographing. In addition to the above compounds, the bleaching solution and the bleach-fixing solution preferably contain an organic acid for the purpose of preventing bleach stain. A particularly preferred organic acid is a compound having an acid dissociation constant (pka) of 2 to 5, specifically, acetic acid,
Propionic acid, hydroxyacetic acid and the like are preferred. As a fixing agent used in a fixing solution or a bleach-fixing solution, thiosulfate,
Thiocyanates, thioether compounds, thioureas,
Although a large amount of iodide salt and the like can be mentioned, thiosulfate is generally used, and ammonium thiosulfate is most widely used. Further, the combined use of thiosulfate and thiocyanate, thioether compounds, thiourea and the like is also preferable. As a preservative for the fixing solution and the bleach-fixing solution, sulfites, bisulfites, carbonyl bisulfite adducts or sulfinic acid compounds described in European Patent 294769A are preferable. Further, it is preferable to add various aminopolycarboxylic acids and organic phosphonic acids to the fixing solution and the bleach-fixing solution for the purpose of stabilizing the solution. In the present invention, the fixer or the bleach-fixer has a pKa of 6.0 to adjust the pH.
It is preferable to add a compound of 9.0, preferably imidazoles such as imidazole, 1-methylimidazole, 1-ethylimidazole and 2-methylimidazole in an amount of 0.1 to 10 mol / liter.

The total time of the desilvering process is preferably as short as possible so long as no desilvering failure occurs. Preferred time is 1 to 3 minutes
Minutes, more preferably 1 minute to 2 minutes. The processing temperature is 25 ° C to 50 ° C, preferably 35 ° C to 45 ° C. In the preferred temperature range, the desilvering rate is improved,
In addition, the occurrence of stains after the treatment is effectively prevented. In the desilvering process, it is preferable that the stirring is strengthened as much as possible. As a concrete method for strengthening the stirring, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-62160
No. 183460, a method of impinging a jet of a processing solution on the emulsion surface of the light-sensitive material, a method of improving the stirring effect by using a rotating means of JP-A No. 62-183461, and a wiper provided in the solution. Examples include a method of moving the light-sensitive material while bringing the blade into contact with the emulsion surface to make the emulsion surface turbulent, thereby further improving the stirring effect, and a method of increasing the circulation flow rate of the entire processing solution. Such a stirring improving means is effective in any of the bleaching solution, the bleach-fixing solution and the fixing solution. The improvement of stirring is due to the bleaching agent in the emulsion film,
It is considered that the supply of the fixing agent is accelerated, and as a result, the desilvering rate is increased. Further, the above-mentioned stirring improving means is more effective when a bleaching accelerator is used, and it is possible to remarkably increase the accelerating effect and eliminate the fixing inhibiting action of the bleaching accelerator. The automatic developing machine used for the light-sensitive material of the present invention is disclosed in JP-A-60-191257 and 60-1912.
It is preferable to have the photosensitive material transporting means described in JP-A No. 58 and 60-191259. JP-A-60-
As described in Japanese Patent No. 191257, such a conveying means can significantly reduce the carry-in of the treatment liquid from the front bath to the rear bath, and is highly effective in preventing the performance deterioration of the treatment liquid. Such effects are particularly effective in shortening the processing time in each step and reducing the amount of processing liquid replenishment.

The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material of the present invention is generally washed with water and / or stabilized after desilvering. The amount of rinsing water in the rinsing process depends on the characteristics of the photosensitive material (for example, depending on the material used such as couplers), the application, and the temperature of the rinsing water, the number of rinsing tanks (number of stages), replenishment method such as countercurrent, forward flow, and various other conditions It can be set in a wide range. Of these, the relationship between the number of washing tanks and the water volume in the multi-stage countercurrent system is described in the Journal of the Society of Motion Pictur.
e and Television Engineers Volume 64, p. 248 ~
253 (May 1955 issue). According to the multistage countercurrent method described in the above document,
Although the amount of washing water can be significantly reduced, the increase in the residence time of water in the tank causes problems such as bacteria breeding and adhered floating substances to the photosensitive material. In the processing of the color light-sensitive material of the present invention, as a solution to such a problem, the method of reducing calcium ion and magnesium ion described in JP-A-62-288838 can be used very effectively. In addition, JP-A-57-
Nos. 8542, isothiazolone compounds, siabendazoles, chlorinated fungicides such as chlorinated sodium isocyanurate, and other benzotriazoles, etc. Hiroshi Horiguchi, "Chemistry of Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents" (1986) Sankyo Publishing, Sanitary Technology Association, "Microbial Sterilization, Sterilization, and Antifungal Technology" (1982)
It is also possible to use the bactericide described in "Encyclopedia of Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents" (1986) edited by Japan Society of Industrial Technology and Antifungal Society. The pH of washing water in the processing of the light-sensitive material of the present invention is
It is 4-9, preferably 5-8. The washing water temperature and washing time can be variously set depending on the characteristics of the light-sensitive material, the use, etc., but are generally in the range of 15 to 45 ° C. for 20 seconds to 10 minutes, preferably 25 to 40 ° C. for 30 seconds to 5 minutes. To be selected.
Further, the light-sensitive material of the present invention can be directly processed with a stabilizing solution instead of the above washing with water. In such stabilizing treatment, JP-A-57-8543 and 58-58
All known methods described in Nos. 14834 and 60-220345 can be used. Further, there is a case where further stabilization treatment is carried out after the water washing treatment, and an example thereof is a stabilizing bath containing a dye stabilizer and a surfactant, which is used as a final bath of a color light-sensitive material for photographing. be able to. Examples of dye stabilizers include aldehydes such as formalin and glutaraldehyde, N-methylol compounds, hexamethylenetetramine, and aldehyde sulfite adducts. Various chelating agents and antifungal agents can also be added to this stabilizing bath.

The overflow solution resulting from the above washing with water and / or supplementation of the stabilizing solution can be reused in other steps such as the desilvering step. In the processing using an automatic processor, etc., when the above processing solutions are concentrated by evaporation,
It is preferable to correct the concentration by adding water. The silver halide color light-sensitive material of the present invention may contain a color developing agent for the purpose of simplifying and accelerating the processing. For incorporation, it is preferable to use various precursors of color developing agents. For example, indoaniline compounds described in US Pat. No. 3,342,597, No. 3,342,599, Research Disclosure No. 14850 and N.
Schiff base type compound described in No. 15159, No. 1
Aldol compounds described in 3924, US Pat. No. 3,7
Metal salt complexes described in JP-A-53-135.
The urethane compound described in No. 628 can be mentioned. The silver halide color light-sensitive material of the present invention may contain various 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidones in order to accelerate color development, if necessary. Typical compounds are JP-A-56-64339 and JP-A-57-144547.
No. 58-115438 and the like.
Various treatment liquids in the present invention are used at 10 ° C to 50 ° C. Usually, a temperature of 33 ° C. to 38 ° C. is standard, but a higher temperature is used to accelerate the processing to shorten the processing time, and a lower temperature is used to improve the image quality and the stability of the processing liquid. be able to.

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EXAMPLES The present invention will now be specifically described with reference to examples, but the invention is not limited thereto. Example 1 Preparation of Sample 101 Sample 101 was prepared by preparing a multilayer color light-sensitive material having the following compositions on a cellulose triacetate film support having a thickness of 127 μ and having an undercoat. The numbers represent the amount added per m ² . The effect of the added compound is not limited to the described use.

First layer: antihalation layer Black colloidal silver 0.20 g Gelatin 1.9 g UV absorber U-1 0.1 g UV absorber U-3 0.04 g UV absorber U-4 0.1 g High boiling organic Solvent Oil-1 0.1 g Microcrystalline solid dispersion of Dye E-1 0.1 g

Second layer: intermediate layer Gelatin 0.40 g Compound Cpd-C 5 mg Compound Cpd-J 5 mg Compound Cpd-K 3 mg High boiling point organic solvent Oil-3 0.1 g Dye D-4 0.4 mg

Third layer: intermediate layer Fine grained silver iodobromide emulsion whose surface and inside are fogged (average grain size 0.06 μm, coefficient of variation 18%, AgI content 1 mol%) silver amount 0.05 g gelatin 0.4 g

Fourth layer: low-sensitivity red-sensitive emulsion layer Emulsion A Silver amount 0.1 g Emulsion B Silver amount 0.4 g Gelatin 0.8 g Coupler C-1 0.15 g Coupler C-2 0.05 g Coupler C-30 0.05 g Coupler C-9 0.05 g Compound Cpd-C 10 mg High boiling point organic solvent Oil-2 0.1 g Additive P-1 0.1 g

Fifth layer: Medium sensitivity red-sensitive emulsion layer Emulsion B Silver amount 0.2 g Emulsion C Silver amount 0.3 g Gelatin 0.8 g Coupler C-1 0.2 g Coupler C-2 0.05 g Coupler C-30 .2 g High boiling point organic solvent Oil-2 0.1 g Additive P-1 0.1 g

Sixth layer: High-sensitivity red-sensitive emulsion layer Emulsion D Silver amount 0.4 g Gelatin 1.1 g Coupler C-1 0.3 g Coupler C-2 0.1 g Coupler C-3 0.7 g Additive P-1 0.1 g

Seventh layer: Intermediate layer Gelatin 0.6 g Additive M-1 0.3 g Color mixing inhibitor Cpd-I 2.6 mg UV absorber U-1 0.01 g UV absorber U-2 0.002 g UV absorber Agent U-5 0.01 g Dye D-1 0.02 g Dye D-5 0.02 g Compound Cpd-C 5 mg Compound Cpd-J 5 mg Compound Cpd-K 5 mg High boiling point organic solvent Oil-1 0.02 g

Eighth layer: intermediate layer Fine grained silver iodobromide emulsion whose surface and inside are fogged (average grain size 0.06 μm, coefficient of variation 16%, AgI content 0.3 mol%) silver amount 0.02 g gelatin 1 0.0 g Additive P-1 0.2 g Color mixing inhibitor Cpd-A 0.1 g

Ninth layer: low-sensitivity green-sensitive emulsion layer Emulsion E Silver amount 0.1 g Emulsion F Silver amount 0.2 g Emulsion G Silver amount 0.2 g Gelatin 0.5 g Coupler C-4 0.1 g Coupler C-7 0 .05g coupler C-8 0.20g compound Cpd-B 0.03g compound Cpd-C 10mg compound Cpd-D 0.02g compound Cpd-E 0.02g compound Cpd-F 0.02g compound Cpd-G 0.02g compound Cpd-L 0.05 g High boiling point organic solvent Oil-1 0.1 g High boiling point organic solvent Oil-2 0.1 g

Layer 10: Medium-speed green-sensitive emulsion layer Emulsion G Silver amount 0.3 g Emulsion H Silver amount 0.1 g Gelatin 0.6 g Coupler C-4 0.1 g Coupler C-7 0.2 g Coupler C-80 .1 g Compound Cpd-B 0.03 g Compound Cpd-D 0.02 g Compound Cpd-E 0.02 g Compound Cpd-F 0.05 g Compound Cpd-G 0.05 g Compound Cpd-L 0.05 g High boiling point organic solvent Oil- 2 0.01 g

Eleventh layer: High-sensitivity green-sensitive emulsion layer Emulsion I Silver amount 0.5 g Gelatin 1.0 g Coupler C-4 0.3 g Coupler C-7 0.1 g Coupler C-8 0.1 g Compound Cpd-B 0 0.08 g compound Cpd-C 5 mg compound Cpd-D 0.02 g compound Cpd-E 0.02 g compound Cpd-F 0.02 g compound Cpd-G 0.02 g compound Cpd-J 5 mg compound Cpd-K 5 mg compound Cpd-L 0 0.05 g High boiling organic solvent Oil-1 0.02 g High boiling organic solvent Oil-2 0.02 g

Twelfth layer: intermediate layer Gelatin 0.6 g

Thirteenth layer: Yellow filter layer Yellow colloidal silver Silver amount 0.07 g Gelatin 1.1 g Color mixing inhibitor Cpd-A 0.01 g High boiling point organic solvent Oil-1 0.01 g Dye E-2 microcrystalline solid dispersion Thing 0.05g

14th layer: Intermediate layer Gelatin 0.6 g

Fifteenth layer: low-sensitivity blue-sensitive emulsion layer Emulsion J Silver amount 0.2 g Emulsion K Silver amount 0.3 g Emulsion L Silver amount 0.1 g Gelatin 0.8 g Coupler C-5 0.7 g

Sixteenth layer: Medium sensitivity blue-sensitive emulsion layer Emulsion L Silver amount 0.1 g Emulsion M Silver amount 0.4 g Gelatin 0.9 g Coupler C-5 0.8 g

Seventeenth layer: High-sensitivity blue-sensitive emulsion layer Emulsion N Silver amount 0.4 g Gelatin 1.2 g Coupler C-5 0.8 g High boiling point organic solvent Oil-2 0.1 g

Eighteenth layer: First protective layer Gelatin 0.7 g UV absorber U-1 0.2 g UV absorber U-2 0.05 g UV absorber U-5 0.3 g Formalin scavenger Cpd-H 0.4 g Dye D-1 0.1g Dye D-2 0.05g Dye D-3 0.1g

19th layer: Second protective layer Colloidal silver Silver amount 0.1 mg Fine grain silver iodobromide emulsion (average grain size 0.06 μm, AgI content 1 mol%) Silver amount 0.1 g Gelatin 0.4 g

20th layer: Third protective layer Gelatin 0.4 g Polymethylmethacrylate (average particle size 1.5 μ) 0.1 g Copolymer of methylmethacrylate and acrylic acid 4: 6 (average particle size 1.5 μm) 0.1 g Silicone oil 0.03 g Surfactant W-1 3.0 mg Surfactant W-2 0.03 g

In addition to the above composition, additives F-1 to F-8 were added to all emulsion layers. In addition to the above composition, gelatin hardener H-1 and coating and emulsifying surfactants W-3, W-4, W-5 and W-6 were added to each layer. Further, phenol, 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, 2-phenoxyethanol, phenethyl alcohol, and p-benzoic acid butyl ester were added as antiseptic and antifungal agents.

The silver iodobromide emulsion used for Sample 101 is as follows.

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[Table 1]

Spectral sensitization of Emulsions A to I and Emulsions J to N was performed as shown in Tables 2 and 3.

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[Table 2]

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[Table 3]

The compounds used for Sample 101 are as follows.

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[Chemical Formula 39]

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[Chemical 40]

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[Chemical 41]

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[Chemical 42]

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[Chemical 43]

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[Chemical 44]

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[Chemical 45]

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[Chemical 46]

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[Chemical 47]

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[Chemical 48]

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[Chemical 49]

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[Chemical 50]

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[Chemical 51]

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[Chemical 52]

The silver halide color photographic material prepared as described above was exposed and then processed according to the following steps. Treatment process Time Temperature First development 6 minutes 38 ° C Water wash 2 minutes 38 ° C Inversion 2 minutes 38 ° C Color development 6 minutes 38 ° C adjustment 2 minutes 38 ° C Bleach 6 minutes 38 ° C Settling 4 minutes 38 ° C Water wash 4 minutes 38 ° C stable 1 minute 25 ° C

The composition of each processing liquid was as follows. [First developer] Nitrilo-N, N, N-trimethylenephosphonic acid / 5 sodium salt 1.5 g Diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid / 5 sodium salt 2.0 g Sodium sulfite 30 g Hydroquinone / potassium monosulfonate 20 g Potassium carbonate 15 g Bicarbonate Sodium 12 g 1-Phenyl-4-methyl-4-hydroxymethyl-3-pyrazolidone 1.5 g Potassium bromide 2.5 g Potassium thiocyanate 1.2 g Potassium iodide 2.0 mg Diethylene glycol 13 g Water was added to 1000 ml pH 9.60 The pH was adjusted with hydrochloric acid or potassium hydroxide.

[Inversion Liquid] Nitrilo-N, N, N-trimethylenephosphonic acid-5 sodium salt 3.0 g stannous chloride dihydrate 1.0 g p-aminophenol 0.1 g sodium hydroxide 8 g glacial acetic acid 15 ml water was added and 1000 ml pH 6.00 pH was adjusted with hydrochloric acid or sodium hydroxide.

[Color developer] Nitrilo-N, N, N-trimethylenephosphonic acid / 5 sodium salt 2.0 g Sodium sulfite 7.0 g Trisodium phosphate / dihydrate 36 g Potassium bromide 1.0 g Potassium iodide 90 mg sodium hydroxide 3.0 g citrazinic acid 1.5 g N-ethyl-N- (β-methanesulfonamidoethyl) -3-methyl-4-aminoaniline · 3/2 sulfuric acid · monohydrate 11 g 3,6-dithiaoctane -1,8-diol 1.0g Water was added and 1000 ml pH 11.80 pH was adjusted with hydrochloric acid or potassium hydroxide.

[Preparation Liquid] Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid • disodium salt • dihydrate 8.0 g Sodium sulfite 12 g 1-Thioglycerol 0.4 g Sodium formaldehyde bisulfite adduct 30 g Water added 1000 ml pH 6.20 pH is hydrochloric acid Or adjusted with sodium hydroxide.

[Bleach] Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid / sodium salt / dihydrate 2.0 g Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid / Fe (III) / ammonium / dihydrate 120 g Potassium bromide 100 g Ammonium nitrate 10 g Water 1000 ml pH 5. 70 pH was adjusted with hydrochloric acid or sodium hydroxide.

[Fixer] Ammonium thiosulfate 80 g Sodium sulfite 5.0 g Sodium bisulfite 5.0 g Water was added to 1000 ml pH 6.60 The pH was adjusted with hydrochloric acid or aqueous ammonia.

[Stabilizer] Benzisothiazolin-3-one 0.02 g Polyoxyethylene-p-monononyl phenyl ether (average degree of polymerization 10) 0.3 g Water was added to 1000 ml pH 7.0

Preparation of Samples The yellow couplers of the 15th to 17th layers and the sensitizing dyes of the 4th to 6th layers of Sample 101 were replaced as shown in Table 4 Sample 102
~ 120 was created. Sensitizing dyes 1-1 and 1 in Table 4
2, S-1, S-2 addition amount is 0.2g / Ag mol, S-3
The addition amount of is 0.1 g / Ag mol.

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[Table 4]

Like Sample 101, Samples 102 to 120 were exposed and then processed. The following tests were then performed on such samples. The results are shown in Table 5.

RL sensitivity test by sensitometry White exposure through a continuous wedge at an exposure dose of 20 CMS for 1/100 seconds, the exposure of the sample processed in the above processing step giving the minimum cyan density +0.2 density It is shown by the reciprocal of the amount. Residual color test Magenta stain of the sample after the above treatment was evaluated as residual color. Yellow color image storability test After the above treatment, the sample was stored for 20 days under the conditions of a temperature of 80 ° C. and a relative humidity of 70%. The color image storability was investigated.

From Table 5, it can be seen that the samples of Comparative Examples are inferior in sensitivity, color image storability or residual color, whereas the samples of the present invention have all the above-mentioned performances.

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[Table 5]

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INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material of the present invention has excellent photographic properties, and has the excellent effects of preventing residual color and forming an image with simultaneously improved color image storability.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support. At least one of the constituent layers contains a silver halide photographic emulsion spectrally sensitized with at least one methine compound represented by the following general formula (1), and the blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer has the following general formula ( A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising at least one yellow dye-forming coupler represented by 2) or (3). General formula (1) (In the formula, R ¹ is — (CH ₂ ) _r —CONHSO ₂ —R
_{^{3, - (CH 2) s}} -SO 2 NHCO-R 4, - (CH
_{2) t} -CONHCO-R ⁵ or, - (CH _{2) u} -
It represents SO ₂ NHSO ₂ —R ⁶ . Where R ³ , R ⁴ ,
R ⁵ or R ⁶ represents an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an amino group, and r, s, t or u represents an integer of 1 to 5. R ² has the same meaning as R ¹ or represents an alkyl group. Z ¹ and Z ² represent a nonmetallic atom group necessary for forming a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle, and p and q are 0 or 1
Represents. L ₁ , L ₂ and L ₃ represent a methine group, m
Represents 0, 1 or 2. X ₁ represents an anion group, and k represents the number necessary for adjusting the charge in the molecule to zero. ) General formula (2) General formula (3) (In the formula, X ¹ and X ² each represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group, X ³ represents a heterocyclic group together with> N-, and Z represents a coupler represented by the general formula as a developing agent. Represents a group that leaves by reacting with an oxidant.) 2. The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material according to claim 1, wherein the blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one yellow dye-forming coupler represented by formula (3).