JPH0566532A - Silver halide color photographic sensitive material - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve color developing property and stability of color picture by incorporating a specified compd. and an acylacetoamide coupler having a specified group as an acyl group. CONSTITUTION:The photosensitive material contains a compd. expressed by formula I and/or formula II, and acylacetoamide coupler having a group expressed by formula III as an acyl group. In formula I, A is a coupler residue, L1 and L3 are bivalent timing groups, L2 is a tervalent or higher valent timing group. PUG is a photographic effective group, j and n are 0, 1, or 2, m is 1 or 2, and S is >=2 and equal to the number of (valance of L2-1). In formula II, A and PUG are same as in formula I, L4 is -OCO-group, -OSO-, etc., L5 is a group which releases PUG by electron transfer along the conjugated system or a group defined by L4. In formula III, R1 is a univalent group, Q is nonmetal atoms necessary to form a 3- to 5-membered hydrocarbon ring with C or to form 3- to 5-membered heterocycle having heteroatoms such as N, O, etc.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material which gives a high yellow color density and improves the image quality and color image fastness of the resulting color image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material (hereinafter simply referred to as "light-sensitive material"), particularly a light-sensitive material for photographing, has high sensitivity and image quality (granularity, sharpness, color reproducibility) of a color image obtained. There is a demand for a light-sensitive material having excellent color image storability.

As means for improving the image quality, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 51-
No. 146828, No. 60-218645, No. 61-1
56127, 63-37346 and JP-A-1-28.
0755, 1-219747, 2-23013.
9, European Patent Publication 348139, 3545
Compounds which release the development-inhibiting compounds described in Nos. 32 and 403019 and the like through two timing groups are known.

As a yellow coupler for forming a color photographic image, an acylacetanilide type coupler represented by benzoylacetanilide type and pivaloylacetanilide type is generally known and used.

These benzoyl- or pivaloyl-acetanilide type yellow couplers are used, and a compound which releases the above-mentioned development-inhibiting compound through two timing groups is used to improve the image quality or to improve the image quality without impairing the other. Improving performance (for example, processing stability) is disclosed in, for example, JP-A-1-107256, 1-205163, and 1-2.
No. 19747, No. 2-16541 and No. 3-3
It is proposed in Japanese Patent No. 6205.

Certainly, it is recognized that the use of these compounds with a benzoyl or pivaloyl acetanilide type coupler improves the interlayer effect and the edge effect to improve the image quality to some extent. However, the effect was still unsatisfactory due to the fact that the development-inhibiting compound was released in a single step, or the release timing and the diffusibility were unfavorable.

Further, when looking at the yellow coupler, the benzoylacetanilide type yellow coupler generally has a higher coupling activity with the oxidized aromatic primary amine developer during development as compared with the pivaloylacetanilide type yellow coupler, Moreover, the molecular absorption coefficient of the yellow dye formed is rather large, but it has the drawbacks that the yellow dye has poor spectral absorption characteristics and poor color image fastness. On the other hand, the pivaloyl acetanilide type yellow coupler is superior to the benzoyl acetanilide type yellow coupler in the spectral absorption property of the yellow dye and the color image fastness, but it is not easily mixed with the oxidized aromatic primary amine developer during color development. It has the drawbacks of low coupling reactivity and low molecular extinction coefficient of the resulting yellow dye.

Further, in the benzoylacetanilide type and pivaloylacetanilide type yellow couplers, which represent the acylacetanilide type couplers, couplers having an oil-soluble diffusion resistant group in the molecule are mixed with a high-boiling organic solvent, dissolved and finely dispersed. When the dispersion is mixed with silver halide to prepare a color light-sensitive material, there is also a drawback that the above-mentioned color developability is deteriorated when the amount of the high boiling point organic solvent added per unit weight of the coupler is low.

Here, the high coupling reactivity of the coupler and the large molecular extinction coefficient of the dye formed enable high sensitivity, high gradation and high color density, resulting in so-called high color developability. Further, the excellent spectral absorption characteristic in a yellow image means, for example, an absorption characteristic in which the absorption density on the long wavelength side of the spectral absorption is low and unnecessary absorption in the green region is small.

Therefore, the so-called so-called development-releasing compound which gives a high color density due to the high molecular extinction coefficient of the produced dye, has excellent spectral absorption characteristics of a color image and excellent fastness of a color image, and releases the aforementioned development-inhibiting compound. There has been a demand for the development of a yellow coupler which exhibits an excellent image quality improving effect by the DIR compound.

On the other hand, as an acyl group of an acylacetanilide type coupler, US Pat. No. 3,265,506 discloses a pivaloyl group, 7,7-dimethylnorbornane-1-carbonyl group, 1-methylcyclohexane-1-carbonyl group and the like. However, JP-A 47-26133 discloses a cyclopropane-1-carbonyl group, a cyclohexane-1-carbonyl group and the like. However, these couplers have inferior coupling reactivity, low molecular extinction coefficient of dye, inferior spectral absorption property of color image, or inferior color image fastness. Was there.

In addition, an acylacetamide type coupler having a group represented by the general formula (A) as an acyl group,
The effect of improving the image quality when the DIR compound having two timing groups described above is applied is confirmed to some extent as in the case of the benzoyl- and pivaloylacetanilide yellow coupler, but it is still satisfactory. It was not possible, and further improvement was desirable.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the first object of the present invention is to provide a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material exhibiting a high color-forming property and having improved color image fastness. The second object is to provide a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having improved image quality. The third object is to provide a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having improved storability of the light-sensitive material.

[0014]

The above-mentioned problems can be solved by the means described below.

That is, a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support contains a compound represented by the general formula (I) and / or the general formula (II). And a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material characterized by containing an acylacetamide type coupler having a group represented by formula (A) as an acyl group.

General formula (I)

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[Chemical 4] In the formula, A represents a coupler residue or a redox group, and L ₁
And L ₃ represent a divalent timing group, L ₂ represents a timing group having a trivalent or more bonding hand, and PUG represents a photographically useful group. j and n each independently represent 0, 1 or 2, m represents 1 or 2, s represents the valence of L ₂ minus 1, and is an integer of 2 or more. When a plurality of L ₁ , L ₂ or L ₃ are present in the molecule, they may all be the same or different. Further, the plurality of PUGs may be the same or different.

General formula (II)

[0019]

[Chemical 5] In the formula, A and PUG have the same meaning as in formula (I). L ₄ represents -OCO- group, -OSO group, -OSO ₂ - group, -OCS
-Group, -SCO- group, -SCS- group or -WCR ₁₁ R
Represents a ₁₂ -group. Here, W represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a tertiary amino group (—NR ₁₃ —), and R ₁₁ and R ₁₂
Each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and R ₁₃
Represents a substituent. Further, each of R ₁₁ , R ₁₂ and R ₁₃ is 2
It also represents a case where it represents a valent group and is linked to form a cyclic structure. L ₅ represents a group that releases PUG by electron transfer along a conjugated system or a group defined by L ₄ .

General formula (A)

[0021]

[Chemical 6] In the formula, R ₁ represents a monovalent group. Q is 3-5 with C
Represents a non-metal atomic group necessary for forming a 3-membered 5-membered heterocycle having at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, S and P in the ring. However, R ₁ is not a hydrogen atom and does not combine with Q to form a ring.

The general formula (I) and the general formula (II) are shown below.
The coupler represented by will be described in detail.

In the general formula (I), A specifically represents a coupler residue or a redox group.

Examples of the coupler residue represented by A include a yellow coupler residue (for example, a closed ketomethylene type coupler residue such as acylacetanilide and malondianilide) and a magenta coupler residue (for example, 5-pyrazolone type, pyrazolotriazole). Type or an imidazopyrazole type coupler residue), a cyan coupler residue (for example, phenol type, naphthol type, imidazole type or the same type as described in European Patent Publication 249,453).
No. 4,001, such as pyrazolopyrimidine type coupler residues) and non-color-forming coupler residues (for example, indanone type or acetophenone type coupler residues). Also, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,315,070, 4,183,752, 4,174,969, 3,961,959, 4,171,223 or JP-A-52-82423. It may be a heterocyclic coupler residue described in No.

When A represents a redox group, the redox group is a group which can be cross-oxidized by an oxidized product of a developing agent, and examples thereof include hydroquinones, catechols, pyrogallols, 1,4-naphthohydroquinones, 1 , 2-naphthohydroquinones, sulfonamide phenols,
Examples include hydrazides or sulfonamide naphthols. These groups are specifically described in, for example, JP-A-61-2.
No. 30135, No. 62-251746, No. 61-27
8852, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,364,022 and 3,
379,529, 3,639,417, 4,6
84,604 or J. Org. Chem. , 29,
588 (1964).

In the general formula (I), L ₁ preferably includes the following. (1) Group utilizing cleavage reaction of hemiacetal For example, US Pat. No. 4,146,396, JP-A-60-
249148 and 60-249149, which are groups represented by the following general formula. Here, the * mark represents the position of bonding with A or L ₁ of the compound represented by the general formula (I), and the ** mark represents the position of bonding with L ₁ or L ₂ .

[0027] Formula (T-1) * - ( W-CR 11 (R 12)) t - ** In formula, W is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or -NR ₁₃ - represents a group, R ₁₁ and R ₁₂ Represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, R ₁₃ represents a substituent, and t represents 1 or 2.
When t is 2, two -W-CR ₁₁ (R ₁₂ ) represent the same or different. When R ₁₁ and R ₁₂ represent a substituent and typical examples of R ₁₃ are R ₁₅ group and R ₁₃ respectively.
Examples thereof include a ₁₅ CO- group, an R ₁₅ SO ₂ -group, an R ₁₅ (R ₁₆ ) NCO- group and an R ₁₅ (R ₁₆ ) NSO ₂ -group. Here, R ₁₅ represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, and R _15
16 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group. The case where each of R ₁₁ , R ₁₂ and R ₁₃ represents a divalent group and is linked to form a cyclic structure is also included. Specific examples of the group represented by formula (T-1) are shown below.
To groups such as Chemical formula 9 are mentioned.

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[Chemical 7]

[0029]

[Chemical 8]

[0030]

[Chemical 9] (2) Group that causes cleavage reaction utilizing intramolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction For example, a timing group described in US Pat. No. 4,248,292 can be mentioned. It can be represented by the following general formula.

General formula (T-2) * -Nu-Link-E-** In the formula, Nu represents a nucleophilic group, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom is an example of a nucleophilic species, and E is an electrophilic group. Represents a group capable of cleaving the bond with the ** mark upon nucleophilic attack from Nu, and Link represents a linking group that sterically links Nu and E so that they can undergo an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction. .. Specific examples of the group represented by the general formula (T-2) include those represented by the following chemical formulas 10 and 11.

[0032]

[Chemical 10]

[0033]

[Chemical 11] (3) A group that causes a cleavage reaction by utilizing an electron transfer reaction along a conjugated system, for example, US Pat. Nos. 4,409,323 and 4,42.
No. 1,845, JP-A Nos. 57-188035 and 58-
98728, 58-209736, 58-20.
9737, 58-209738, etc.,
It is a group represented by the general formula (T-3) shown below.

[0034]

[Chemical formula 12] In the formula, *, **, W, R ₁₁ , R ₁₂ and t are (T-
It has the same meaning as described in 1). However,
R ₁₁ and R ₁₂ may combine to form a benzene ring or a heterocyclic ring. Further, R ₁₁ or R ₁₂ and W may combine with each other to form a benzene ring or a heterocycle. Z ₁ and Z ₂ each independently represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, and x and y represent 0 or 1. When Z ₁ is a carbon atom, x is 1, and when Z ₁ is a nitrogen atom, x is 0.
Is. The relationship between Z ₂ and y is the same as the relationship between Z ₁ and x. Further, t represents 1 or 2, and when t is 2, 2
One of the _{- [Z 1 (R 11)} x = Z 2 (R 12) y] - may be the same or different. Also, -CH ₂ adjacent to ** mark
The -group may be substituted with an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a phenyl group.

Specific examples of the general formula (T-3) are shown below.
3 to 16 are listed.

[0036]

[Chemical 13]

[0037]

[Chemical 14]

[0038]

[Chemical 15]

[0039]

[Chemical 16] (4) Group Utilizing Cleavage Reaction by Hydrolysis of Ester For example, the following groups are the linking groups described in West German Laid-Open Patent No. 2,626,315. In the formula, asterisks and asterisks have the same meanings as described for the general formula (T-1).

General Formula (T-4) * -OCO-** General Formula (T-5) * -SCS-** (5) Group Utilizing Cleavage Reaction of Iminoketal For example, US Pat. No. 4,546,073 Which is a linking group described in 1 above, and is a group represented by the general formula shown in Chemical Formula 17 below.

[0041]

[Chemical 17] In the formula, * mark, ** mark and W have the same meanings as described in formula (T-1), and R ₁₄ has the same meaning as R ₁₃ . Specific examples of the group represented by the general formula (T-6) include the following groups represented by the following chemical formula 18.

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[Chemical 18] L ₁ is preferably one represented by the general formulas (T-1) to (T-5), and particularly preferably (T-1) and (T
-3) and (T-4).

J is preferably 0 or 1.

The group represented by L ₂ in the general formula (I) represents a trivalent or higher valent timing group, and preferably represented by the following general formula (T-L ₁ ) or (T-L ₂ ). ..

General formula (T-L ₁ ) *-W- [Z _1- (R ₁₁ ) _x = Z ₂ (R ₁₂ ) _y ] _t -C
H ₂ - ** wherein _{W, Z 1, Z 2,} R 11, R 12, x, y and t have the same meanings as described for formula (T-3). Also, the * mark represents the position at which it bonds to A- (L ₁ ) _1- in the general formula (I), and the ** mark represents the position at which it bonds to-(L ₃ ) _n -PUG. However, there are multiple R ₁₁ or R ₁₂
At least one of the substituted or unsubstituted methylene group - represents the (L _{3) n} -PUG with binding group.

As (T-L ₁ ), W is preferably a nitrogen atom, more preferably W and Z ₂ are bonded to each other to form a 5-membered ring, and imidazole or pyrazole is particularly preferable. This is the case of forming a ring.

General formula (T-L ₂ ) *-N- (Z ₃ -**) _{2 In the} formula, * and ** are synonymous with the general formula (T-L ₁ ). The Z ₃ group represents a substituted or unsubstituted methylene group, and the two Z ₃ groups may be the same or different. Further, two Z ₃ groups may combine to form a ring.

Below, the general formulas (T-L ₁ ) and (T-L 1
Specific examples of ₂ ) are shown in Chemical formulas 19 to 25 below, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0049]

[Chemical 19]

[0050]

[Chemical 20]

[0051]

[Chemical 21]

[0052]

[Chemical formula 22]

[0053]

[Chemical formula 23]

[0054]

[Chemical formula 24]

[0055]

[Chemical 25] However, the groups specifically mentioned here may further have a substituent, and as such a substituent, an alkyl group (methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, t-butyl, hexyl,
Methoxymethyl, methoxyethyl, chloroethyl, cyanoethyl, nitroethyl, hydroxypropyl, carboxyethyl, dimethylaminoethyl, benzyl, phenethyl, etc.), aryl groups (phenyl, naphthyl, 4-hydroxyphenyl, 4-cyanophenyl, 4-nitrophenyl, 2-methoxyphenyl, 2,6-dimethylphenyl, 4-carboxyphenyl, 4-sulfophenyl, etc.), heterocyclic group (2-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-
Furyl, 2-thiethyl, 2-pyrrolyl), halogen atom (chloro, bromo, etc.), nitro group, alkoxy group (methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, etc.), aryloxy group (phenoxy, etc.), alkylthio group (methylthio, isopropyl, etc.) Thio, t-butylthio, etc.), arylthio group (phenylthio, etc.), amino group (amino, dimethylamino, diisopropylamino, etc.), acylamino group (acetylamino, benzoylamino, etc.), sulfonamide group (methanesulfonamide, benzenesulfonamide) Etc.), cyano group, carboxyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group (methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, etc.), aryloxycarbonyl (phenoxycarbonyl, etc.) or carbamoyl group (N-ethylcarbamoyl). N- phenylcarbamoyl, etc.) and the like.

Of these, an alkyl group, a nitro group,
An alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an amino group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamide group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, and a carbamoyl group.

In the general formula (T-L ₁ ), the —CH ₂ — group adjacent to the ** mark may be substituted with an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a phenyl group.

In the general formula (I), m is preferably 1.

The group represented by L ₃ in the formula (I) is L
Synonymous with ₁ .

In the general formula (I), n is preferably 0 or 1, and particularly preferably 0.

The photographically useful group represented by PUG in the general formula (I) is specifically a development inhibitor, a dye, a fogging agent, a developer, a coupler, a bleaching accelerator, a fixing accelerator and the like. Examples of preferred photographically useful groups are described in US Pat. No. 4,24.
Photographically useful groups described in JP-A-8,962 (represented by general formula PUG in the patent), JP-A-64-2935.
Dyes described in U.S. Pat. No. 3, (in the specification, the part of the leaving group released from the coupler), US Pat. No. 4,477,563.
Development inhibitor described in JP-A-61-201
247 and bleaching accelerators described in JP-A No. 2-55 (part of the leaving group released from the coupler in the specification). In the present invention, a development inhibitor is particularly preferable as the photographically useful group.

As the development inhibitor, the following chemical formulas
General formulas (INH-1) to (INH-13) shown in Chemical formula 31
Is a group represented by.

[0063]

[Chemical formula 26]

[0064]

[Chemical 27]

[0065]

[Chemical 28] In the formula, R ₂₁ is a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group (eg, methyl, ethyl, propyl, phenyl)
Represents.

[0066]

[Chemical 29]

[0067]

[Chemical 30]

[0068]

[Chemical 31] In the formula, * represents a position at which the compound represented by the general formula (I) is bonded to the group represented by L ₂ or L ₃ .

Further, ** represents a position to be bonded to a substituent, and examples of the substituent include a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, and the like, which are decomposed in a processing solution during photographic processing. Is preferably contained in these substituents.

Specific examples of the aliphatic group include methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, hexyl, decyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, 2-ethylhexyl, 2-methylthioethyl, benzyl, 4-methoxybenzyl, phenethyl, 1-methoxy. Carbonylethyl, propyloxycarbonylmethyl, methoxycarbonyl, phenoxycarbonyl, 2- (propyloxycarbonyl) ethyl, butyloxycarbonylmethyl, pentyloxycarbonylmethyl, 2-cyanoethyloxycarbonylmethyl,
2,2-dichloroethyloxycarbonylmethyl, 3-
Nitropropyloxycarbonylmethyl, 4-nitrobenzyloxycarbonylmethyl, 2,5-dioxo-
3,6 _{Jiokisadeshiru, -CO 2 CH 2 CO 2 R} 100
And the like.

Here, R ₁₀₀ represents an unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms. As the aryl group, phenyl, naphthyl, 4-methoxycarbonylphenyl, 4-
Examples thereof include ethoxycarbonylphenyl, 2-methylthiophenyl, 3-methoxycarbonylphenyl and 4- (2-cyanoethyloxycarbonyl) -phenyl.

As the heterocyclic group, 4-pyridyl, 3
-Pyridyl, 2-pyridyl, 2-furyl, 2-tetrahydropyranyl, and the like.

Of these, INH is preferably (I
NH-1), (INH-2), (INH-3), (IN
H-4), (INH-9) and (INH-12), particularly preferably (INH-1), (INH-2) and (INH-3).

The substituent bonded to INH is preferably an aliphatic group or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group.

The compound represented by the general formula (I) is particularly preferably a compound represented by the following general formula (Ia) or (Ib).

General formula (Ia) A- (L ₁ ) _j- W- [Z _1- (R ₁₁ ) _x = Z ₂ (R ₁₂ ) _y ] _t -CH ₂ -PUG General formula (Ib) A-L ₁ -N- (Z ₃ -PUG) symbol ₂ where the general formula (I), (T-L 1) and (T-
Synonymous with L ₂ ). In the general formula (Ia), j is preferably 0 or 1. In formulas (Ia) and (Ib), L ₁ is preferably a —OC (═O) — group, and PUG is preferably a development inhibitor.

However, when a plurality of photographically useful groups have different functions, the timing group does not utilize intramolecular nucleophilic substitution.

The function of the photographically useful group means the function of the development inhibitor, dye, fogging agent, developer, coupler, bleaching accelerator or fixing agent.

Further, it is particularly preferable that the two or more PUGs released from the same compound are the same development inhibitor.

Next, the compound represented by the general formula (II) will be described. In the general formula (II), A and PUG have the same meaning as in the general formula (I). L ₄ is -OCO- group, -OSO
- group, -OSO ₂ - group, -OCS- group, -SCO- group,
It represents a —SCS- group or a —WCR ₁₁ R ₁₂ — group. Here, W, R ₁₁ and R ₁₂ have the same meanings as defined in formula (T-1) in the description of L ₁ of the compound represented by formula (I).

A preferred example of when L ₄ represents a --WCR ₁₁ R ₁₂ --group is when W represents an oxygen atom or a tertiary amino group, and more preferably L ₄ represents --OCH _2-.
Or a group or W and R ₁₁ or R ₁₂ represents a group forming a ring.

[0082] The L ₄ is -WCR ₁₁ R ₁₂ - preferably -OCO- group may represent a group other than, -OSO- group, -O
It is a SO ₂ — group, and particularly preferably a —OCO— group.

The group represented by L ₅ represents a group which releases PUG by electron transfer along the conjugated system or a group defined by L ₄ . The group which releases PUG by electron transfer along a conjugated system general formula formula within the description of the L ₁ of (I) (T
-3) has the same meaning as the group represented by. L ₅ is preferably a group which releases PUG by electron transfer along a conjugated system, and more preferably a group which can be bonded to L ₄ by a nitrogen atom.

Among the compounds represented by the general formula (II), preferred are the compounds represented by the following general formula (III) or general formula (IV).

General formula (III)

[0086]

[Chemical 32] In the formula, A has the same meaning as in formula (I). R ₁₀₁ and R ₁₀₂ each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent. R
₁₀₃ and R ₁₀₄ each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent. INH represents a group having a development inhibiting ability. R
₁₀₅ represents an unsubstituted phenyl group, a primary alkyl group, or a primary alkyl group substituted with a group other than an aryl group. However, at least one of R _{101 to} R ₁₀₄ is a substituent other than a hydrogen atom.

General formula (IV)

[0088]

[Chemical 33] The compound represented by formula (IV) will be described in detail.

In the general formula (IV), A, INH and R ₁₀₅ have the same meaning as in the general formula (III).

R ₁₁₁ , R ₁₁₂ and R ₁₁₃ each represent a hydrogen atom or an organic residue, and any two of R ₁₁₁ , R ₁₁₂ and R ₁₁₃ may be a divalent group to form a ring. ..

The compound represented by formula (III) will be described in more detail.

In the general formula (III), A has the same meaning as in the general formula (I). R ₁₀₁ and R ₁₀₂ each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent. Specific examples of the substituent include an aryl group (phenyl, naphthyl, p-methoxyphenyl, p-hydroxyphenyl, p-nitrophenyl, o
-Chlorophenyl, etc.), alkyl groups (methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, propyl, tert-butyl, te
rt-amyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, octyl, methoxymethyl, 1-methoxyethyl, 2-chloroethyl, etc.), halogen atom (fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo), alkoxy group (methoxy, ethoxy, isopropyloxy, propyloxy) , Tert-butyloxy, isobutyloxy, butyloxy, octyloxy, 2-methoxyethoxy, 2-chloroethoxy, nitromethyl, 2-cyanoethyl, 2-carbamoylethyl, or 2-dimethylcarbamoylethyl), an aryloxy group (phenoxy, naphthoxy). , Or p-
Methoxyphenoxy, etc.), alkylthio groups (methylthio, ethylthio, isopropylthio, propylthio, t
ert-butylthio, isobutylthio, sec-butylthio, octylthio or 2-methoxyethylthio), an arylthio group (phenylthio, naphthylthio,
Or p-methoxyphenylthio), amino group (amino, methylamino, phenylamino, dimethylamino, diethylamino, diisopropylamino, phenylmethylamino, etc.), carbamoyl group (carbamoyl, methylcarbamoyl, dimethylcarbamoyl, diethylcarbamoyl, diisopropyl) Carbamoyl, ethylcarbamoyl, isopropylcarbamoyl, ter
t-butylcarbamoyl, phenylcarbamoyl or phenylmethylcarbamoyl), sulfamoyl group (sulfamoyl, methylsulfamoyl, ethylsulfamoyl, isopropylsulfamoyl, phenylsulfamoyl, octylsulfamoyl, dimethylsulfamoyl, diethyl) Sulfamoyl, diisopropylsulfamoyl, dihexylsulfamoyl, or phenylmethylsulfamoyl), alkoxycarbonyl (methoxycarbonyl, propyloxycarbonyl, isopropyloxycarbonyl, tert-butyloxycarbonyl, tert-amyloxycarbonyl, or Octyloxycarbonyl etc.), aryloxycarbonyl (phenoxycarbonyl or p-methoxyphenoxycal) Sulfonyl, etc.), an acylamino group (an acetylamino, propanoylamino, pentanoylamino, N- methyl acetylamino, or benzoylamino, etc.), a sulfonamido group (methanesulfonamido, ethanesulfonamide, pentane sulfonamide,
Benzenesulfonamide or p-toluenesulfonamide), alkoxycarbonylamino group (methoxycarbonylamino, isopropyloxycarbonylamino, tert-butoxycarbonylamino or hexyloxycarbonylamino, etc.), aryloxycarbonylamino group (phenoxycarbonylamino, etc.) ,
Examples thereof include a ureido group (3-methylureido, 3-phenylureido, etc.), a cyano group or a nitro group.

R ₁₀₁ and R ₁₀₂ may be the same or different, but the sum of the formula weights of both is preferably less than 120. Examples of preferable substituents include an alkyl group, a halogen atom and an alkoxy group, and an alkyl group is particularly preferable.

In formula (III), the groups represented by R ₁₀₃ and R ₁₀₄ each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group. As the alkyl group, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, isobutyl, hexyl,
Alternatively, 2-methoxyethyl and the like can be mentioned. R ₁₀₃ and R ₁₀₄ are preferably a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group, and particularly preferably a hydrogen atom.

In formula (III), the group represented by R ₁₀₅ represents an unsubstituted phenyl group or a primary alkyl group, or a primary alkyl group substituted with a group other than an aryl group. As the alkyl group, ethyl, propyl, butyl,
Examples thereof include isobutyl, pentyl, isopentyl, 2-methylbutyl, hexyl, 2-methylpentyl, 3-methylpentyl, 4-methylpentyl, 2-ethylbutyl, heptyl, octyl and the like. As the substituent, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an amino group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamide group,
Examples thereof include an alkoxycarbonylamino group, a ureido group, a cyano group, a nitro group, and a group represented by —CO ₂ CH ₂ CO ₂ R _106. Specific examples of each group include a substituent of R ₁₀₁ and R _102. Among those listed, those excluding a group containing an aryl group can be mentioned.

R ₁₀₆ is an unsubstituted alkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms (propyl, butyl, isobutyl, pentyl,
Isopentyl, hexyl, etc.).

Further, R ₁₀₅ may be substituted with two or more kinds of substituents. The substituent for R ₁₀₅ is preferably fluoro, chloro, an alkoxy group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, or-.
CO ₂ CH ₂ CO ₂ R ₁₀₆ . Of these, particularly preferred is an alkoxycarbonyl group or --CO ₂
It is a CH ₂ CO ₂ R ₁₀₆ group.

R ₁₀₅ is preferably a phenyl group,
Alternatively, it is a primary unsubstituted alkyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, or a primary alkyl group substituted with the group mentioned above as the preferable substituent of R ₁₀₅ . Particularly preferred is a primary unsubstituted alkyl group having 3 to 5 carbon atoms or a primary alkyl group substituted with an alkoxycarbonyl group.

The group represented by INH in the general formula (III) represents a group having development inhibiting ability, and specific examples thereof are (INH-1) to (IH-1) mentioned in the description of PUG of the general formula (I).
NH-13). The preferred range and the like are also the same as those in formula (I).

Next, the compound represented by formula (IV) will be described in detail.

First, the case where each of R ₁₁₁ , R ₁₁₂ and R ₁₁₃ represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group will be described.

When R ₁₁₂ and R ₁₁₃ represent a monovalent organic group, the organic group is preferably an alkyl group (methyl, ethyl etc.) or an aryl group (phenyl etc.).
It is preferable that at least one of R ₁₁₂ and R ₁₁₃ is a hydrogen atom, and particularly preferable is R _112.
And R ₁₁₃ is a hydrogen atom.

R ₁₁₁ represents an organic group and is preferably a group described below. Alkyl groups (methyl, isopropyl,
Butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, sec-butyl, neopentyl, hexyl etc.), aryl groups (phenyl etc.), acyl groups (eg acetyl, benzoyl), sulfonyl groups (eg methanesulfonyl, benzenesulfonyl), carbamoyl groups (eg ethyl. Carbamoyl, phenylcarbamoyl), sulfamoyl group (eg ethylsulfamoyl, phenylsulfamoyl), alkoxycarbonyl group (eg ethoxycarbonyl, butoxycarbonyl), aryloxycarbonyl group (eg phenoxycarbonyl, 4-methylphenoxycarbonyl), alkoxy Sulfonyl group (eg butoxysulfonyl, ethoxyssulfonyl), aryloxysulfonyl group (eg phenoxysulfonyl, 4
-Methoxyphenoxysulfonyl), cyano group, nitro group, nitroso group, thioacyl group (for example, thioacetyl,
Thiobenzoyl), thiocarbamoyl group (eg ethylthiocarbamoyl), imidoyl group (eg N-ethylimidoyl group), amino group (amino, dimethylamino, methylamino etc.), acylamino group (formylamino,
Acetylamino, N-methylacetylamino and the like), alkoxy group (methoxy, isopropyloxy and the like), or aryloxy group (phenoxy and the like).

Further, these groups may further have a substituent, and examples of the substituent include a halogen atom (fluoro, chloro, bromo, etc.), a carboxyl group, a sulfo group and the like in addition to the group mentioned as R _111. Be done.

As R ₁₁₁ , the number of atoms other than hydrogen atoms is preferably 15 or less.

Further, R ₁₁₁ is more preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or aryl group, and particularly preferably a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group.

Next, in the groups represented by R ₁₁₁ , R ₁₁₂ and R ₁₁₃ , the case where any two of these groups become a divalent group and are linked to form a ring will be described.

The size of the ring formed is preferably a 4- to 8-membered ring, more preferably a 4- to 6-membered ring.

The divalent group is preferably the following groups.

-C (= O) -N (R ₁₁₄ )-, -SO _{2
-N (R 114) -, -} (CH 2) 3 -, - (CH 2) 4
_{-, - (CH 2) 5} -, - C (= O) - (CH 2)
_2- , -C (= O) -N ( _R114 ) -C (= O)-,-
_{SO 2 -N (R 114) -C} (= O) -, - C (= O) -
_{C (R 114) (R 115} ) -, - (CH 2) 2 -O-CH
_2- .

Here, R ₁₁₄ and R ₁₁₅ have the same meaning as in the case where a hydrogen atom or R ₁₁₁ represents a monovalent organic group,
R ₁₁₄ and R ₁₁₅ may be the same or different.

The remaining groups of R ₁₁₁ , R ₁₁₂ and R ₁₁₃ that do not participate as a divalent group represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group, and specific examples of the organic group include R shown in the case where no ring is formed. _The same as in the case of ₁₁₁ , R ₁₁₂ and R ₁₁₃ .

Any two of R ₁₁₁ , R ₁₁₂ , and R ₁₁₃
When two are combined to form a ring, preferably R ₁₁₂ and R
_{One of 113} is a hydrogen atom, and the remaining R ₁₁₂ to R ₁₁₃ form a ring with R _111. More preferably, the left end of the divalent group mentioned above is a nitrogen atom of the general formula (I). In this case, the right end is bonded to a carbon atom.

Further, R ₁₁₁ , R ₁₁₂ and R ₁₁₃ preferably do not form a ring and each represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group.

In the general formulas (I) and (II), A and P
The formula weight of the residue excluding the group represented by UG is 64 or more 24
It is preferably 0 or less, more preferably 70 or more and 200 or less, and particularly preferably 90 or more and 180 or less.

Specific examples of the compounds represented by formulas (I) to (IV) of the present invention are shown below, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Regarding the compounds in which A represents a coupler residue in the general formula (I), the numbers prefixed with (CA) indicate the compounds in which A represents a coupler residue in the general formulas (II) to (IV). Is a number with (CB) attached to its head, and those of formulas (I) to (IV) in which A represents a redox group are indicated with a number attached with (SA) to their head.

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[Chemical 34]

[0119]

[Chemical 35]

[0120]

[Chemical 36]

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[Chemical 37]

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[Chemical 38]

[0123]

[Chemical Formula 39]

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[Chemical 40]

[0125]

[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]

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[Chemical 53]

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[Chemical 54]

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[Chemical 55]

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[Chemical 56]

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[Chemical 57]

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[Chemical 58]

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[Chemical 59]

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[Chemical 60]

[0145]

[Chemical formula 61]

[0146]

[Chemical formula 62]

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[Chemical 63]

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[Chemical 64]

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[Chemical 65]

[0150]

[Chemical 66]

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[Chemical 67]

[0152]

[Chemical 68] The synthesis of the compounds of the invention is described, for example, in US Pat.
No. 3, No. 4770990, No. 4684604, No. 4
886736, JP-A-60-218645, 61
-230135, Japanese Patent Application No. 2-307070, 2-1
The methods described in No. 70832 and No. 2-251192 or similar methods can be used.

Specific synthetic examples will be described below. (Synthesis Example 1) Synthesis of Exemplified Compound (CA-1) The compound was synthesized by the synthetic route shown in Chemical Formula 69 below.

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[Chemical 69] CA-1a (3.40 g) was reacted in thionyl chloride (30 ml) at 60 ° C. for 1 hour, and then excess thionyl chloride was distilled off under reduced pressure. This residue was added to a dimethylformamide solution (0 ° C.) of CA-1b (7.48 g) and diisopropylethylamine (10.5 ml), and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour. Thereafter, this solution was poured into water (500 ml) and the resulting crystals were collected by filtration to obtain 9.8 g of CA-1c as crude crystals.
The structure was confirmed by NMR.

CA-1c (3.20 g) and CA-1d
(1.38 g) was reacted in 1,2-dichloroethane (30 ml) for 1 hour. There, CA-1e (3.20
A solution of g) in ethyl acetate (20 ml) was added under water cooling, diisopropylethylamine (4.5 ml) was added subsequently, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour.

The reaction was stopped with 1N hydrochloric acid, and chloroform (30 ml) was added to dilute the reaction solution. Then, the reaction solution was washed with water three times, and the organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate.
The oily substance obtained by distilling off the organic solvent was subjected to silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate-hexane = 1: 5).
The exemplified compound CA-1 was purified with 1.20 to give 1.20.
g was obtained. The structure was confirmed by NMR. m. p. Thirteen
3.0 to 134.0 ° C. (Synthesis Example 2) Synthesis of Exemplified Compound (CA-12) A compound route shown in Chemical Formula 70 below was used for synthesis.

[0157]

[Chemical 70] CA-12a (10.7 g) was reacted with 37% aqueous formalin solution (30 ml) in acetic acid (100 ml) at 70 ° C for 5 hours, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate-hexane 2:
By purifying in 1), 6.4 g of CA-12b was obtained.
(Yield 53%) was obtained.

Next, CA-12b (3.2 g) and CA-1
2c (2.1 g) was suspended in chloroform (40 ml), zinc iodide (5.7 g) was added thereto, and the mixture was reacted at room temperature for 2 hours. Stop the reaction with 1N hydrochloric acid and add chloroform 40
After diluting with ml, the reaction solution was washed twice with water. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated, and the obtained residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate-hexane 1:
Exemplified compound (CA-12) by purification in 4)
Was obtained in an amount of 4.1 g (yield 25%). The structure is NMR, mass,
Confirmed by elemental analysis. (Synthesis Example 3) Synthesis of Exemplified Compound (CB-2) The compound was synthesized by the synthetic route shown in Chemical Formula 71 below.

[0159]

[Chemical 71] CB-2a (10 mmol) in chloroform (30 ml),
Thionyl chloride (20mmol) was added to the suspension and added at 50 ° C.
After reacting for 1 hour, the solvent is distilled off. The residue obtained here was mixed with CB-2b (10 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (20 mmol) in dimethylformamide (30 ml).
After adding to the solution and reacting for 1 hour, it is poured into ice water (200 ml). After adding 50 ml of chloroform and stirring, the aqueous phase was separated, the organic layer was further washed twice with water (100 ml), dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to obtain CB-2c.

The obtained CB-2c was added with chloroform (30
ml) and add nitrophenyl chlorocarbonate (10
mmol) was added and reacted for 1 hour, and then CB-2d (10 mmo
A solution of l) in ethyl acetate (50 ml) is added, and diisopropylethylamine (50 mmol) is further added, followed by reaction for 1 hour. The reaction was stopped by adding 1N hydrochloric acid (10 ml) and then diluted with ethyl acetate (10 ml). The organic layer is washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate-hexane 1: 3) to give Exemplified compound CB.
-1.29g (23% yield) is obtained. m. p. 10
1.5-102.5 ° C. (Synthesis Example 4) Synthesis of Exemplified Compound CB-3 It was synthesized according to the synthetic route shown in Chemical Formula 72 below.

[0161]

[Chemical 72] It can be synthesized using (CB-3a) as a raw material by the same method as for the exemplified compound CB-2. Yield 31%. m.
p. 68.0-69.0 ° C. (Synthesis Example 5) Synthesis of Exemplified Compound (CB-11) The compound was synthesized by the synthetic route shown in Chemical Formula 73 below.

[0162]

[Chemical 73] CB-11a (200g) and CB-11b (34.7)
g) was dissolved in ethyl acetate (500 ml), diisopropylethylamine (142 ml) was added thereto, and the mixture was stirred for 4 hours. The precipitated crystals were collected by filtration and washed with ethyl acetate to obtain 176 g (75%) of CB-11c.

CB-11c (53.6 g) and paraformaldehyde (27.9 g) were reacted in a mixed solution of 1,2-dichloroethane (500 ml) and acetic acid (54 ml) under reflux for 4 hours. After cooling to room temperature, the reaction solution was washed with water, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. 23.2 g of CB-11d was obtained by purifying the obtained residue by silica gel column chromatography using chloroform as an eluent.
(41.2%) was obtained.

CB-11d (23.2 g) and CB-11
e (6.78 g) was dissolved in chloroform (250 ml), zinc iodide (26.88 g) was added thereto, and the mixture was stirred for 3 hours. After adding 1N hydrochloric acid, the reaction solution was washed with water. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated, and the obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate-hexane 1: 4) to give the exemplified compound CB-.
7.0 g of 11 was obtained (23.9%). m. p. 117.
0-118.5 ° C. (Synthesis Example 6) Synthesis of Exemplified Compound (CB-13) The compound was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 5. m. p. 61.
5-63.0 ° C. (Synthesis Example 7) Synthesis of Exemplified Compound CB-19 The compound can be synthesized by the same method as Synthesis Example 2 of JP-A-60-218645. Yield 7% m. p. 115
° C. (Synthesis Example 8) Synthesis of Exemplified Compound SA-5 It was synthesized by the following synthesis route.

[0165]

[Chemical 74] 11.6 g of SA-5a (synthesized by a method similar to the method described in JP-A-61-230135) was added to thionyl chloride (30 ml) under water cooling, and the mixture was further reacted at 50 ° C. for 1 hour.
Excess thionyl chloride was distilled off under reduced pressure, and the precipitated crystals were washed with a small amount of ice-cold chloroform to give SA-5.
b was obtained as crude crystals. Then SA-5b (13.1g)
SA-5c (7.2 g) and triethylamine (12.
A solution of 1 g) of N, N-dimethylformamide (100 ml) was added at −0 ° C., and further reacted at room temperature for 1 hour.

The reaction mixture was poured into an aqueous solution of 60 ml of 2N hydrochloric acid and 300 ml of ice water, and 300 ml of ethyl acetate was further added and stirred. The liquid was transferred to a separating funnel, the oil layer was taken, and washed with water several times. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated, and then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate-hexane = 1/4 to 1/1 (v / v) was used as an eluent) to give the exemplified compound. SA-5
Was obtained as an amorphous substance to obtain 3.7 g.

General formula (I) and general formula (II) of the present invention
The compound represented by the formula (1) is used for a multilayer silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least three different spectral sensitivities on a support, mainly for improving image quality (graininess, sharpness, color reproducibility) and storability of the light-sensitive material with time. The purpose is to improve processing stability. A multilayer silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material usually has at least one red-sensitive emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive emulsion layer and at least one blue-sensitive emulsion layer on a support. The order of these layers can be arbitrarily selected as required. The compounds of the general formula (I) and the general formula (II) of the present invention are used in the non-light-sensitive layer of these emulsion layers or their adjacent layers. Further, the compounds of the general formula (I) and the general formula (II) of the present invention can be used in any emulsion layer such as a high sensitivity layer, a low sensitivity layer or an intermediate sensitivity layer.

The addition amount of the compounds represented by the general formulas (I) and (II) depends on the structure of each compound, but is preferably 1 × 10 ⁻ per mol of silver present in the emulsion layer or the adjacent layer to be added. It is in the range of ^{6 to} 0.5 mol.
Particularly preferably, it is in the range of 1 × 10 ^-5 to 1 × 10 ^-1 mol. Even when the compound of the general formula (I) and the compound of the general formula (II) are used in combination, the total amount used is within the above range. Further, the mixing ratio of the general formula (I) and the general formula (II) when used in combination can be arbitrarily selected and is not particularly limited.

Next, the acylacetamide type coupler having the group represented by formula (A) of the present invention as an acyl group will be described.

The acylacetamide type coupler of the present invention is a yellow coupler, and is preferably represented by the general formula (Y) shown below.

[0171]

[Chemical 75] In the formula (Y), R ₁ represents a monovalent substituent group excluding a hydrogen atom, Q represents a hydrocarbon ring having 3 to 5 members together with C or at least one hetero atom selected from N, S, O and P. R ₂ is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom (F, Cl, B) which is a group of non-metal atoms necessary for forming a 3- to 5-membered heterocycle contained in the ring.
r, I The same applies in the following description of the formula (Y). ), An alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkyl group or an amino group is R
₃ is a substitutable group on the benzene ring, X is a hydrogen atom or a group capable of leaving by a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent (hereinafter referred to as leaving group), and k is 0.
Represents an integer of 4 respectively. However, when k is plural, plural R ₃ may be the same or different.

Examples of R ₃ are halogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group, alkoxycarbonyl group, aryloxycarbonyl group, carbonamide group, sulfonamide group, carbamoyl group, sulfamoyl group, Alkylsulfonyl group, ureido group, sulfamoylamino group, alkoxycarbonylamino group, alkoxysulfonyl group, acyloxy group, nitro group, heterocyclic group, cyano group, acyl group, amino group, imide group, alkylsulfonyloxy group, aryl There are a sulfonyloxy group, a carboxyl group, a sulfo group, and a hydroxyl group (hereinafter referred to as the substituent group A), and examples of the leaving group include a heterocyclic group bonded to the coupling active position with a nitrogen atom, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an acyloxy group. Group, alkyls Honiruokishi group, an arylsulfonyloxy group, a heterocyclic oxy group, a halogen atom.

When the substituent in the formula (Y) is or contains an alkyl group, the alkyl group may be linear, branched or cyclic, unless otherwise specified. It means an alkyl group which may contain an unsaturated bond.

When the substituent in formula (Y) is an aryl group or includes an aryl group, the aryl group means a monocyclic or condensed ring aryl group which may be substituted, unless otherwise specified.

When the substitution in formula (Y) is a heterocyclic group or includes a heterocyclic group, the heterocyclic group is at least one selected from O, N, S, P, Se and Te unless otherwise specified.
It means a 3- to 8-membered optionally substituted monocyclic or condensed-ring heterocyclic group containing 4 heteroatoms in the ring.

The substituents preferably used in formula (Y) will be described below.

In the formula (Y), R ₁ is preferably a halogen atom, a cyano group, or a monovalent group having a total carbon number (hereinafter abbreviated as C number) 1 to 30 which may be substituted (for example, an alkyl group). , An alkoxy group) or a C number of 6 to 30
A monovalent group (eg, aryl group, aryloxy group) whose substituents include, for example, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a nitro group, an amino group, a carbonamide group, a sulfonamide group, an acyl group. ..

In the formula (Y), Q is preferably C, which has 3 to 5 members of any of 3 to 5 members, and has 3 to 3 C's.
It represents a group of non-metal atoms necessary to form a hydrocarbon ring of 0 or a heterocycle having a C number of 2 to 30 containing at least one hetero atom selected from N, S, O and P in the ring. Also,
The ring formed by Q together with C may contain an unsaturated bond in the ring. Examples of the ring formed by Q together with C include a cyclopropane ring, a cyclobutane ring, a cyclopentane ring, a cyclopropene ring, a cyclobutene ring, a cyclopentene ring, an oxetane ring, an oxolane ring, a 1,3-dioxolane ring, a thietane ring, a thiolane ring and a pyrrolidine. There is a ring. Examples of the substituent include a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group,
Cyano group, alkoxycarbonyl group, alkylthio group,
There is an arylthio group.

In the formula (Y), R ₂ is preferably a halogen atom, which may be substituted, and has a C number of 1 to 30.
Alkoxy group, aryloxy group having 6 to 30 C, C
It represents an alkyl group having 1 to 30 or an amino group having 0 to 30 carbon atoms, and examples of the substituent include a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, and an aryloxy group.

In the formula (Y), R ₃ is preferably a halogen atom, any of which may be substituted, an alkyl group having 1 to 30 C atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 30 C atoms, or 1 to 30 C atoms.
Alkoxy group, C2-30 alkoxycarbonyl group, C7-30 aryloxycarbonyl group, C1-30 carbonamido group, C1-30 sulfonamide group, C1-30 Carbamoyl group, C number 0-3
0 sulfamoyl group, C 1-30 alkylsulfonyl group, C 6-30 arylsulfonyl group, C 1
To 30 ureido group, C number 0 to 30 sulfamoylamino group, C number 2 to 30 alkoxycarbonylamino group, C number 1 to 30 heterocyclic group, C number 1 to 30 acyl group, C number It represents an alkylsulfonyloxy group of 1 to 30 or an arylsulfonyloxy group of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, and the substituent thereof is, for example, a substituent selected from the above substituent group A.

In formula (Y), k preferably represents an integer of 1 or 2, and the substitution position of R ₃ is represented by the following chemical formula 76.

[0182]

[Chemical 76] In contrast, the meta position or the para position is preferable.

In the formula (Y), X preferably represents a heterocyclic group bonded to the coupling active position with a nitrogen atom or an aryloxy group.

When X represents a heterocyclic group, X is preferably a 5- to 7-membered monocyclic or condensed-ring heterocyclic group which may be substituted, and examples thereof include succinimide, maleimide and phthalimide. , Diglycolimide, pyrrole, pyrazole, imidazole, 1,2,4-triazole, tetrazole, indole, indazole,
Benzimidazole, benzotriazole, imidazolidine-2,4-dione, oxazolidine-2,4-dione, thiazolidine-2,4-dione, imidazolidine-
2-one, oxazolidin-2-one, thiazolidine-
2-one, benzimidazolin-2-one, benzoxazolin-2-one, benzothiazolin-2-one, 2
-Pyrrolin-5-one, 2-imidazolin-5-one,
Indoline-2,3-dione, 2,6-dioxypurine, parabanic acid, 1,2,4-triazolidine-3,5
-Dione, 2-pyridone, 4-pyridone, 2-pyrimidone, 6-pyridazone-2-pyrazone, 2-amino-1,
3,4-thiazolidine, 2-imino-1,3,4-thiazolidin-4-one and the like, and these heterocycles may be substituted. Examples of the substituents of these heterocycles include substituents selected from the above substituent group A.

When X represents an aryloxy group, X preferably represents an aryloxy group having a C number of 6 to 30,
It may be substituted with a group selected from the substituent group mentioned when X is a heterocycle. As the substituent of the aryloxy group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a carboxyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbonamido group, a sulfonamide group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group,
Arylsulfonyl group or cyano group is preferable.

Substituents particularly preferably used in formula (Y) are described below.

R ₁ is particularly preferably a halogen atom,
The alkyl group is most preferably an alkyl group (including a branch) having a C number of 1 to 5. Q is particularly preferably a nonmetallic atom group ring made with C to form a hydrocarbon ring 3-5 membered, _{e.g., - [CR 2] 2 -} , - [CR 2]
_{3 -, - [CR 2]} 4 - are. Here, R represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkyl group. However,
A plurality of R and CR ₂ may be the same or different.

Q is most preferably-[CR ₂ ] _2-, which forms a 3-membered ring with the C to which it is attached.

R ₂ is particularly preferably a chlorine atom, a fluorine atom, an alkyl group having a C number of 1 to 6 (eg methyl, trifluoromethyl, ethyl, isopropyl, t-butyl),
Alkoxy group having 1 to 8 C numbers (eg, methoxy, ethoxy, methoxyethoxy, butoxy), or 6 to 2 C numbers
4 aryloxy groups (eg phenoxy, p-tolyloxy, p-methoxyphenoxy), most preferably chlorine atom, methoxy group or trifluoromethyl group.

R ₃ is particularly preferably a halogen atom,
It is an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a carbonamido group, a sulfonamide group, a carbamoyl group or a sulfamoyl group, and most preferably an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbonamido group, a sulfonamide group or a sulfamoyl group.

X is particularly preferably a 5-membered heterocyclic group bonded to the coupling active position with a nitrogen atom (eg, imidazolidin-2,4-dione-3-yl, oxazolidine-).
2,4-dione-yl) or an aryloxy group, most preferably imidazolidine-2,4-dione-.
It is a 3-yl group.

The coupler represented by the formula (Y) has a substituent R ₁ , Q, X or the following formula:

[0193]

[Chemical 77] In, a dimer or a multimer having more than two valences may be bonded to each other to form a multimer. In this case, the number of carbon atoms shown in each of the above substituents may be out of the specified range.

Specific examples of each substituent in the formula (Y) are shown in Chemical formulas 78 to 84 below.

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[Chemical 78]

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[Chemical 79]

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[Chemical 80]

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[Chemical 81]

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[Chemical formula 82]

[0200]

[Chemical 83]

[0201]

[Chemical 84] Specific examples of the yellow coupler represented by the formula (Y) are shown below in Chemical Formulas 85 to 99.

[0202]

[Chemical 85]

[0203]

[Chemical formula 86]

[0204]

[Chemical 87]

[0205]

[Chemical 88]

[0206]

[Chemical 89]

[0207]

[Chemical 90]

[0208]

[Chemical Formula 91]

[0209]

[Chemical Formula 92]

[0210]

[Chemical formula 93]

[0211]

[Chemical 94]

[0212]

[Chemical 95]

[0213]

[Chemical 96]

[0214]

[Chemical 97]

[0215]

[Chemical 98]

[0216]

[Chemical 99] The yellow coupler represented by the general formula (Y) is prepared by synthesizing the carboxylic acid represented by the general formula (B) and then by a conventionally known synthesis method (for example, the synthesis method described in JP-A-51-102636). Can be synthesized.

General formula (B)

[0218]

[Chemical 100] The carboxylic acid represented by the general formula (B) is described in J. Che
m. Soc. (C), 1968, 2548, J. Am.
Chem. Soc. , 1934, 56, 2710, Sy
nthesis, 1971, 258, J. Org. Ch
em. , 1978, 43, 1729, CA, 1960,
66, 18533y and the like.

An acylacetamide type yellow coupler having the group represented by the general formula (A) of the present invention as an acyl group (hereinafter abbreviated as a coupler of the general formula (A)).
Is preferably added to the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer in the light-sensitive material or its adjacent layer, and particularly preferably to the light-sensitive silver halide. The total amount added to the light-sensitive material is 1 × 10 ^{−3 to} 1.2 g / m ² , preferably 1 × 10 ^{−2 to} 1.0 g / m ² , and more preferably 1 × 10 ^−1. ~ 0.8 g / m ² . When it is added to the photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, it is 5 × 10 ⁻⁴ to 2 mol, preferably 1 × 10 ⁻³ to 1 mol, and more preferably, 1 mol per mol of silver halide. 2 x 10
It can be used in the range of ^{−2 to} 5 × 10 ⁻¹ mol.

When the coupler represented by the general formula (I) and / or the general formula (II) and the coupler represented by the general formula (A) are used together in the same layer, the mixing ratio can be arbitrarily selected. However, the amount of the coupler represented by the general formula (I) and / or the general formula (II) is preferably 50 mol% or less with respect to the coupler of the general formula (A). More preferably, it is in the range of 0.1 to 20 mol%.

Two or more types of couplers represented by formula (A) can be used in combination, and they can be used in combination with other known yellow couplers. Furthermore, it can be used by mixing or coexisting with various compounds described later.

The coupler represented by formula (A) can be added to the light-sensitive material together with the high-boiling organic solvent described below.

The coupler of the general formula (A) of the present invention is a coupler exhibiting a high color-forming property, and when incorporated into a light-sensitive material, the light-sensitive material is excellent in storage stability. The obtained color image is a coupler which has a small absorption on the long wavelength side, is excellent in color reproducibility, and gives high color image fastness. Further, it is a coupler which exhibits the above-mentioned excellent properties such that the high color developability is maintained even if the amount of the high boiling point organic solvent described later is reduced.

In the present invention, the above general formula (I) and /
Alternatively, in order to add the coupler represented by the general formula (II) and the coupler represented by the general formula (A) to the constituent layers of the light-sensitive material, various known techniques can be applied. Normal,
It can be added by an oil-in-water dispersion method known as an oil protect method. After being dissolved in a solvent, it is emulsified and dispersed in a gelatin aqueous solution containing a surfactant. Alternatively, water or an aqueous gelatin solution may be added to a coupler solution containing a surfactant to form an oil-in-water dispersion with phase inversion.

For example, in the oil-in-water dispersion method described in US Pat. No. 2,322,027, a high-boiling organic solvent having a boiling point of about 175 ° C. or higher at normal pressure, such as phthalic acid esters, phosphoric acid esters, and benzoic acid. Acid esters, fatty acid esters, amides, phenols, alcohols, carboxylic acids, N, N-dialkylaniphosphoric acids, hydrocarbons, oligomers or polymers and / or a boiling point of about 3 at atmospheric pressure.
Low boiling organic solvents from 0 ° C. to about 160 ° C., such as esters (eg ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, ethyl propionate, β-ethoxyethyl acetate,
Methyl cellosolve acetate), alcohols (eg secondary butyl alcohol), ketones (eg methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone), amides (eg dimethylformamide,
The lipophilic photographic organic compound is dissolved with N-methylpyrrolidone), ethers (eg, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane), etc., and then emulsified and dispersed in a hydrophilic colloid such as gelatin.

The low-boiling organic solvent may be removed from the coupler dispersion by a method such as distillation, washing with noodles or ultrafiltration, and then mixed with a photographic emulsion.

In the present invention, in addition to the high boiling point organic solvent which is the plasticizer as described above, a water insoluble polymer compound is also included in the high boiling point organic solvent.

The high boiling point organic solvent may be in the form of liquid, wax, solid or the like, and has a dielectric constant (25 ° C.) of 2 to 20, preferably 3 to 15 as a physical property value. And a high boiling point organic solvent having a refractive index (25 ° C.) of 1.30 to 1.70, preferably 1.35 to 1.60.

The above high boiling point organic solvent is preferably represented by the following formulas [S-1] to [S-9].

Expression [S-1]

[0231]

[Chemical 101] Formula [S-2]

[0232]

[Chemical 102] Formula [S-3] (Ar- COO) b -R 7 Formula _{[S-4] (R 8} -COO) c -R 9 Formula _{[S-5] R 10 -} (COO-R 11) d Formula [S -6]

[0233]

[Chemical 103] Formula [S-7]

[0234]

[Chemical 104] Formula [S-8]

[0235]

[Chemical 105] Formula [S-9] - (A 1) a1 - (A 2) a2 - ...... - (A n) an equation [S-1] in R _1, R ₂ and R ₃ each independently represent an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl Represents an alkyl group or an aryl group.

In the formula [S-2], R ₄ and R ₅ each independently represent an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group, and R ₆ is a halogen atom (F, Cl, Br,
I is the same), an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group or an alkoxycarbonyl group, and a is 0.
Represents an integer of 3 When a is plural, plural R ₆ may be the same or different.

In the formula [S-3], Ar represents an aryl group, b represents an integer of 1 to 6, and R ₇ represents a b-valent hydrocarbon group or a hydrocarbon group bonded to each other by an ether bond.

In the formula [S-4], R ₈ represents an alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group, c represents an integer of 1 to 6, and R ₉ represents a c-valent hydrocarbon group or a hydrocarbon bonded to each other by an ether bond. Represents a group.

In the formula [S-5], d represents an integer of 2 to 6, R ₁₀ represents a d-valent hydrocarbon group (excluding an aromatic group), R ₁₁ represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or Represents an aryl group.

R ₁₂ , R ₁₃ and R _{14 in the} formula [S-6]
Each independently represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group. R ₁₂ and R ₁₃ or R ₁₃ and R ₁₄ may combine with each other to form a ring.

In the formula [S-7], R ₁₅ is an alkyl group,
A cycloalkyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an aryl group or a cyano group, R ₁₆ represents a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group, and e Represents an integer of 0 to 3. When e is plural, plural R ₁₆ may be the same or different.

In the formula [S-8], R ₁₇ and R ₁₈ each independently represent an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group, and R ₁₉ is a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group or Represents an aryloxy group, and f represents an integer of 0 to 4. When f is plural, plural R ₁₉ may be the same or different.

In the formula [S-9], A ₁ , A ₂ , ..., A
_n represents a polymerization unit given from different non-color forming ethylenic monomer _{respectively, a 1, a 2, ...} , a n represents the weight fraction of each polymer unit, n represents an integer of 1 to 30.

Specific examples of the high boiling point organic solvent used in the present invention are shown in Chemical formulas 106 to 110.

[0245]

[Chemical formula 106]

[0246]

[Chemical formula 107]

[0247]

[Chemical 108]

[0248]

[Chemical 109]

[0249]

[Chemical 110] Examples of compounds other than the high boiling point organic solvent used in the present invention and / or methods for synthesizing these high boiling point organic solvents are described in, for example, US Pat.
533, 514, 2,772,163, 2,835,579, 3,676,137, 3,912,515, 3,936,303,
No. 4,080,209, No. 4,127,413
No. 4, No. 4,193,802, No. 239,851
Issue No. 4,278,757, No. 4,636,87
No. 3, No. 4,483,918, No. 4,745,0
49, European Patent 276,319A, JP-A-48-
No. 47335, No. 51-149028, No. 61-84.
No. 641, No. 62-118345, No. 62-2473.
No. 64, No. 63-167357, No. 64-68745.
And Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-101543.

In the present invention, the above high boiling point organic solvent is contained in the same layer as the coupler represented by the general formula (I) and / or the general formula (II) and the coupler represented by the general formula (A). It is used in a weight ratio of 1.0 or less based on the total weight. This weight ratio is preferably 0.01 to 0.5.
It is 0. The range is more preferably 0.05 to 0.35.

By reducing the weight ratio of the high-boiling-point organic solvent to the above-mentioned coupler, the advantage of improving the image quality of the lower layer (layer closer to the support side) than the layer, and generally by reducing the weight ratio, a color image is obtained. However, the coupler of the present invention has an advantage that the degree of deterioration is small.

These high-boiling point organic solvents may be used as a mixture of two or more kinds, and may also be used in combination with the high-boiling point organic solvents other than those mentioned above.

The light-sensitive material of the present invention may have at least one of a blue-sensitive layer, a green-sensitive layer and a red-sensitive layer of a silver halide emulsion 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 blue light, green light,
And a unit light-sensitive layer having color sensitivity to red light, and in a multilayer silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, the unit light-sensitive layers are generally arranged in order from the support side to the red-color-sensitive layer and green. The color sensitive layer and the blue color sensitive layer are installed in this order. 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-mentioned silver halide photosensitive layers and as the uppermost layer and the lowermost layer.

For the intermediate layer, JP-A-61-43748 is used.
No. 59-113438, No. 59-113440
Nos. 61-20037 and 61-20038, the couplers, the DIR compounds, etc. may be contained, and a color mixing inhibitor may be contained as is usually 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 of emulsion layers 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. Also,
JP-A-57-112751, JP-A-62-200350
No. 62-206541, No. 62-206543, etc., 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,
Low sensitivity blue photosensitive layer (BL) / high sensitivity blue photosensitive layer (BH)
/ High sensitivity green photosensitive layer (GH) / Low sensitivity green photosensitive layer (G
L) / high-sensitivity red photosensitive layer (RH) / low-sensitivity red photosensitive layer (RL), or BH / BL / GL / GH / RH /
RL order or BH / BL / GH / GL / RL / RH
Can be installed in order.

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 62-6393.
As described in No. 6, it is also possible to arrange in the order of blue-sensitive layer / GL / RL / GH / RH from the side farthest from the support.

As described in JP-B-49-15495, the upper layer is the silver halide emulsion layer having the highest sensitivity, the middle layer is the silver halide emulsion layer having a lower sensitivity, and the lower layer is the middle layer. Another example is an arrangement in which a silver halide emulsion layer having a lower photosensitivity is arranged and three layers having different sensitivities are sequentially 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, the layers 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, 4
In the case of more than one layer, the arrangement may be changed as described above.

In order to improve color reproducibility, US Pat. Nos. 4,663,271, 4,705,744, 4,707,436 and JP-A-62-160448.
No. 63-89850, BL, G
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 layers such as L and RL, adjacent to or close to the main photosensitive layer.

As described above, various layer structures 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.

The silver halide grains in the photographic emulsion have regular crystals such as cubes, octahedra and tetradecahedrons, and irregular crystal forms such as spheres and plates.
It may have a crystal defect such as a twin plane or a composite form thereof.

The grain size of the silver halide may be fine grains of about 0.2 μm or less, large grains having a projected area diameter of up to about 10 μm, and may be 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 (RD) N.
o. 17643 (December 1978), pages 22-23,
"I. Emulsion preparation
ion and types) ”, and ibid.
716 (November 1979), page 648, ibid. Thirty
7105 (Nov. 1989), pages 863-865, and Graphide, "Physics and Chemistry of Photography," published by Paul Montel, P. Glafkides, Chemieet.
Phisique Photographie, P
aulMontel, 1967), "Photoemulsion Chemistry" by Duffin, published by Focal Press (GF Duffi).
n, Photographic Emulsion C
chemistry (Focal Press, 196)
6)), "Production and coating of photographic emulsions" by Zelikmann et al., Published by Focal Press (VL Zelikman et.
al. , Making and Coating Ph
otographic Emulsion, Focal
Press, 1964) and the like.

US Pat. Nos. 3,574,628 and 3,
655,394 and British Patent No. 1,413,748.
The monodisperse emulsions described in JP-A No. 1994-1999 are also preferable.

Also, tabular grains having an aspect ratio of about 3 or more can be used in the present invention. Tabular grains are described in Gutoff, Photographic Science and Engineering (Gutoff, Photograph).
ic Science and Engineering
g), Vol. 14, 248-257 (1970); U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,434,226 and 4,414,310.
No. 4,433,048, No. 4,439,520 and British Patent No. 2,112,157, and the like.

The crystal structure is uniform and may have different halogen compositions inside and outside, or may have a layered structure. Further, silver halides having different compositions may be joined by epitaxial joining, or may be joined with a compound other than silver halide such as rhodan silver and lead oxide. Also, a mixture of particles having various crystal forms may be used.

The above-mentioned emulsion may be either a surface latent image type which forms a latent image mainly on the surface, an internal latent image type which is formed inside the grain or a type which has a latent image on both the surface and the inside. Must be a type of emulsion. Among the internal latent image types, the cores described in JP-A-63-264740 /
It may be a shell type internal latent image type emulsion. The preparation method of this core / shell type internal latent image type emulsion is described in JP-A-59-13.
3542. 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.

The silver halide emulsion is usually one which has been physically ripened, chemically ripened and spectrally sensitized. Additives used in such a process are Research Disclosure No. 17643, the same No. 18716 and No. 18716. No. 307105, the relevant parts are summarized in the table below.

The light-sensitive material of the present invention comprises a photosensitive silver halide emulsion having a grain size, a grain size distribution, a halogen composition,
Two or more kinds of emulsions having different characteristics of at least one of grain shape and sensitivity can be mixed and used in the same layer.

The fogged silver halide grains described in US Pat. No. 4,082,553 and the fogged grains described in US Pat. No. 4,626,498 and JP-A-59-214852 are fogged. The prepared silver halide grains and colloidal silver can be preferably used in the photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and / or the substantially non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer.
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 and JP-A-59-214852.

The silver halide forming the inner core of the fogged core / shell type silver halide grain 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 0.7.
It is preferably 5 μm, particularly preferably 0.05 to 0.6 μm. Also,
The grain shape is not particularly limited and may be regular grains or polydisperse emulsion, but monodisperse grains (at least 95% of the weight or the number of silver halide grains are within ± 40% of the average grain size). It is preferable that the particles have a particle size of

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 if necessary, silver chloride and / or
Alternatively, it may contain silver iodide. Preferably silver iodide,
The content is 0.5 to 10 mol%.

The fine grain silver halide preferably has an average grain size (average value of circle equivalent diameters of projected areas) of 0.01 to 0.5 μm, more preferably 0.02 to 0.2 μm.

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 optically sensitized,
Also, spectral sensitization is not necessary. 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 amount of silver coated on the light-sensitive material of the present invention was 6.0 g.
/ M ² or less is preferable, and 4.5 g / m ² or less is most preferable.

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 Page 648 Right column Page 866 2. Sensitivity enhancer Page 648, right column 3. Spectral sensitizer, pages 23 to 24, page 648, right column, pages 866 to 868, supersensitizer, page 649, right column, 4. Whitening agent Page 24 Page 647 Right column Page 868 5. Fogging prevention pages 24 to 25 pages 649 right column 868 to 870 pages agents and stabilizers 6. Light absorber, page 25-26, page 649, right column, page 873, filter dye, ~ page 650, left column, ultraviolet absorber 7. Stain page 25 right column page 650 left column page 872 Inhibitor to right column 8. Dye image Page 25 Page 650 Left column Page 872 Stabilizer 9. Hardener 26 pages 651 left column 874-875 pages 10. Binder page 26 page 651 left column 873 to 874 page 11. Plasticizers and lubricants Page 27 Page 650 Right column Page 876 12. Coating aid, pages 26 to 27, page 650, right column, pages 875 to 876, surfactant 13. Static Page 27 Page 650 Right column 876-877 Page 14 Inhibitor 14. Matting agent pp. 878-879 Further, in order to prevent deterioration of photographic performance due to formaldehyde gas, it is immobilized by reacting with formaldehyde described in US Pat. Nos. 4,411,987 and 4,435,503. It is preferable to add a compound capable of being added to the light-sensitive material.

The light-sensitive material of the present invention can be incorporated into US Pat.
0,454, 4,788,132, JP-A-62.
It is preferable to incorporate the mercapto compounds described in JP-A-18539 and JP-A-1-283551.

The light-sensitive material of the present invention can be incorporated into Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-1060.
It is preferable to contain a compound which releases a fogging agent, a development accelerator, a silver halide solvent or a precursor thereof, as described in No. 52, regardless of the amount of developed silver produced by the development processing.

The light-sensitive material of the present invention has the international publication WO88 /
No. 04794, dyes dispersed by the method described in JP-A-1-502912 or EP317,308A,
U.S. Pat. No. 4,420,555, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-25935.
It is preferable that the dye described in No. 8 is contained.

Various color couplers can be used in the present invention, and specific examples thereof are described in Research Disclosure No. 17643, VII-CG, and the same No. 307105, VII-C to G.

As the yellow coupler, in addition to the above-mentioned general formula (A), for example, US Pat. No. 3,933,501 can be used.
No. 4,022,620, 4,326,02
No. 4, No. 4,401,752, No. 4,248,9
No. 61, Japanese Patent Publication No. 58-10739, British Patent Nos. 1 and 4
25,020, 1,476,760, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,973,968, 4,314,023,
No. 4,511,649, European Patent No. 249,473.
Those described in No. A, etc. can be used in combination.

As the magenta coupler, 5-pyrazolone compounds and pyrazoloazole compounds are preferable, and US Pat. Nos. 4,310,619 and 4,351,897 are preferred.
No., EP 73,636, US Pat. No. 3,06
1,432, 3,725,067, Research
Disclosure No. 24220 (June 1984)
Mon.), JP-A-60-33552, Research Disclosure No. 24230 (June 1984), JP-A-60-43659, 61-72238 and 60.
-35730, 55-118034, 60-1
Those described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,5951, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,500,630, 4,540,654, 4,556,630 and International Publication WO88 / 04795 are particularly preferable.

Examples of cyan couplers include phenol-type and naphthol-type couplers, and US Pat.
52,212, 4,146,396, and 4,
No. 228,233, No. 4,296,200, No. 2,369,929, No. 2,801,171, No. 2,772,162, No. 2,895,826,
No. 3,772,002, No. 3,758,308
No. 4,334,011, No. 4,327,17
No. 3, West German Patent Publication No. 3,329,729, European Patent Nos. 121,365A, No. 249,453A, US Patent Nos. 3,446,622 and 4,333,999.
No. 4,775,616, No. 4,451,55
9, No. 4,427,767, No. 4,690,8
89, 4,254,212 and 4,296,4
Those described in JP-A No. 199, JP-A-61-42658 and the like are preferable. Further, JP-A 64-553 and 64-5.
54, 64-555 and 64-556, and pyrazoloazole couplers described in US Pat. No. 4,811.
The imidazole couplers described in No. 8,672 can also be used.

Typical examples of polymerized dye-forming couplers are shown in US Pat. Nos. 3,451,820 and 4,084.
No. 0,211, No. 4,367,282, No. 4,4
09,320, 4,576,910, British Patent 2,102,137, European Patent 341,188A and the like.

Examples of couplers in which the color forming dye has an appropriate diffusibility include US Pat. No. 4,366,237, British Patent No. 2,125,570, European Patent 96,570,
Those described in West German Patent (Publication) No. 3,234,533 are preferable.

Colored couplers for correcting unnecessary absorption of color forming dyes are available from Research Disclosure N.
o. 17643, Item VII-G, ibid. 30710
5, section VII-G, U.S. Pat. No. 4,163,670,
Japanese Patent Publication No. 57-39413, U.S. Pat. No. 4,004,9
29, 4,138,258, British Patent 1,1.
Those described in No. 46,368 are preferable. Further, a coupler described in US Pat. No. 4,774,181 for correcting unnecessary absorption of a coloring dye by a fluorescent dye released upon coupling, and a reaction with a developing agent described in US Pat. No. 4,777,120. It is also preferable to use a coupler having a dye precursor group capable of forming 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 that release development inhibitors have the general formula (I)
And the compound represented by the general formula (II), the above-mentioned RD17643, VII-F item and the same No. 30710
5, patents described in section VII-F, JP-A-57-15
1944, 57-154234, 60-184.
No. 248, No. 63-37346, No. 63-37350.
U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,248,962 and 4,782,0
What was described in No. 12 can be used as needed.

R. D. No. 11449 and 2424
1, the bleaching accelerator releasing coupler described in JP-A-61-201247 is effective for shortening the processing time having a bleaching ability. In particular, the light-sensitive material using the tabular silver halide grains described above is used. The effect is great when it is added to the material. As a coupler which releases a nucleating agent or a development accelerator imagewise during development, British Patent 2,097,1
40, No. 2,131,188, JP-A-59-15.
Those described in 7638 and 59-170840 are preferable. In addition, JP-A-60-107029 and 60-
252340, JP-A-1-44940, and 1-45.
Compounds which release a fogging agent, 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 No. 687 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. 4,283,47
No. 2, No. 4,338,393, No. 4,310,6
No. 18, etc., multi-equivalent couplers, JP-A-60-185.
950, DIR described in JP-A-62-24252, etc.
Redox compound releasing coupler, DIR coupler releasing coupler, DIR coupler releasing redox compound or DIR redox releasing redox compound, European Patent No. 1
Nos. 73,302A and 313,308A, couplers releasing a dye that recovers color after separation, US Pat.
55,477 and the like, ligand releasing couplers, the leuco dye releasing couplers described in JP-A-63-75747, and the fluorescent dye releasing couplers described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,774,181. Be done.

The coupler used in the present invention can be introduced into the photographic material by various known dispersion methods.

Examples of the high boiling point solvent used in the oil-in-water dispersion method are described in US Pat. No. 2,322,027. The boiling point at atmospheric pressure used in the oil-in-water dispersion method is 17
Specific examples of the high boiling point organic solvent having a temperature of 5 ° C. or higher include phthalic acid esters (eg, dibutyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, decyl phthalate, bis (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 (for example, triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate, tricyclohexyl phosphate, tri-2
-Ethylhexyl phosphate, tridodecyl phosphate, tributoxyethyl phosphate, trichloropropyl phosphate, di-2-ethylhexylphenylphosphonate), benzoic acid esters (for example, 2-ethylhexylbenzoate, dodecylbenzoate, 2
-Ethylhexyl-p-hydroxybenzoate), amides (e.g., N, N-diethyldodecane amide,
N, N-diethyllaurylamide, N-tetradecylpyrrolidone), alcohols or phenols (eg isostearyl alcohol, 2,4-di-tert)
-Amylphenol), aliphatic carboxylic acid esters (for example, bis (2-ethylhexyl) sebacate, dioctyl azelate, glycerol tributyrate, isostearyl lactate, trioctyl citrate),
Examples thereof include aniline derivatives (for example, N, N-dibutyl-2-butoxy-5-tert-octylaniline) and hydrocarbons (for example, paraffin, dodecylbenzene, diisopropylnaphthalene). The auxiliary solvent has a boiling point of about 30 ° C or higher, preferably 50 ° C or higher and about 1
An organic solvent at 60 ° C. or lower can be used, and typical examples thereof include ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, ethyl propionate, 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.
63, West German Patent Application (OLS) No. 2,541,274
And No. 2,541,230.

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 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 usable in the present invention are, for example, those described in RD. No. 17643, page 28, ibid.
18716, page 647, right column to page 648, left column, and ibid. 307105, page 879.

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 18 μm or less.
m 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 (A. Gr
een, et al., Photographic Science and Engineering (Photogr. Sci. E)
ng. ), 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 rate 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 preferably 150 to 400%. The swelling ratio can be calculated from the maximum swollen film thickness under the conditions described above according to the formula: (maximum swollen film thickness-film thickness) / film thickness.

The photosensitive material of the present invention is preferably provided with a hydrophilic colloid layer (referred to as a back layer) having a total dry film thickness of 2 μm to 20 μm on the side opposite to the side having the emulsion layer. This back layer preferably contains the above-mentioned light absorber, filter dye, ultraviolet absorber, antistatic agent, hardener, binder, plasticizer, lubricant, coating aid, surface active agent and the like. The swelling ratio of this back layer is 150.
~ 500% is preferred.

The color photographic light-sensitive material according to the present invention has the RD. No. 17643, pages 28-29, ibid.
18716, 651 left column to right column, and the same No. 307
Development processing can be carried out by a usual method described on page 880-881.

The color developing solution used for developing 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-
Examples thereof include N-ethyl-β-methoxyethylaniline and their sulfates, hydrochlorides or p-toluenesulfonates. Among these, especially 3-methyl-4-
Amino-N-ethyl-N-β-hydroxyethylaniline sulfate is preferred. Two or more kinds of these compounds can be used in combination depending on the purpose.

The color developer contains a pH buffering agent such as an alkali metal carbonate, borate or phosphate, a chloride salt, a bromide salt, an iodide salt, a benzimidazole, a benzothiazole or a mercapto compound. It is common to include such a development inhibitor or an antifoggant. If necessary, hydroxylamine, diethylhydroxylamine, sulfite, hydrazines such as N, N-biscarboxymethylhydrazine, phenylsemicarbazides, triethanolamine, various preservatives such as catecholsulfonic acids, ethylene glycol, Organic solvents such as diethylene glycol, benzyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, quaternary ammonium salts, development accelerators such as amines, dye-forming couplers, competing couplers, auxiliary developing agents such as 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone, viscosity imparting Agents, aminopolycarboxylic acids, aminopolyphosphonic acids, alkylphosphonic acids, various chelating agents represented by phosphonocarboxylic acids, for example, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, cyclo Hexane diamine tetraacetic acid, hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid, 1-hydroxyethylidene--
1,1-diphosphonic acid, nitrilo-N, N, N-trimethylenephosphonic acid, ethylenediamine-N, N, N, N
-Tetramethylenephosphonic acid, ethylenediamine-di (o-hydroxyphenylacetic acid) and their salts can be mentioned as representative examples.

When the reversal process is carried out, black and white development is usually carried out and then color development is carried out. In this black and white developer,
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 can be used alone or in combination. .. The color developing solution and the black and white developing solution generally have a pH of 9 to 12. The replenishment amount of these developers depends on the color photographic light-sensitive material to be processed, but is generally 3 L or less per 1 m 2 of the light-sensitive material, and is reduced to 500 ml or less by reducing the bromide ion concentration in the replenisher. You can also 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 the air in the processing tank can be expressed 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 0.001 to 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 color development processing time is usually set within a range of 2 to 5 minutes, but the processing time can be further shortened by using a high temperature and high pH and using a high concentration of the color developing agent. it can.

The photographic emulsion layer after color development is usually bleached. The bleaching process may be performed at the same time as the fixing process (bleach-fixing process) or separately. 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 can 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. As a typical bleaching agent, an organic complex salt of iron (III), for example, an amino acid such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acid, methyliminodiacetic acid, 1,3-diaminopropanetetraacetic acid, and 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 including ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid iron (III) complex salts and 1,3-diaminopropanetetraacetic acid iron (III) complex salts 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. PH of a bleaching solution or a bleach-fixing solution using these aminopolycarboxylic acid iron (III) complex salts
Is usually 4.0 to 8, but lower pH can be used for speeding up the treatment.

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 Declosure 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
7,715, iodide salts described in JP-A-58-16,235; West German Patent Nos. 966,410 and 2,748,
No. 430, polyoxyethylene compounds; Japanese Patent Publication No. 45-8836, polyamine compounds; Others, JP-A-49-40,943, 49-59,644, 53-94,927 54-35, 727, 5
Compounds described in Nos. 5-26,506 and 58-163,940; bromide ion and the like can be used. Among them, compounds having a mercapto group or a disulfide group are preferable from the viewpoint of having a large accelerating effect, and in particular, US Pat. No. 3,893,
858, West German Patent 1,290,812, JP-A-5
The compounds described in 3-95,630 are preferred. Furthermore,
The compounds described in US Pat. No. 4,552,834 are also preferred. 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 agent 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.

Examples of the fixing agent used in the fixing solution or the bleach-fixing solution include thiosulfates, thiocyanates, thioether compounds, thioureas and a large amount of iodide salts. Use of thiosulfates Is most commonly used, with ammonium thiosulfate being the most widely used. It is also preferable to use a thiosulfuric acid solution in combination with a thiocyanate, a thioether compound, thiourea or the like. 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, various aminopolycarboxylic acids and organic phosphonic acids are preferably added 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 contains a compound having a pKa of 6.0 to 9.0 for pH adjustment, preferably imidazole, 1-methylimidazole, 1-ethylimidazole, 2- It is preferable to add 0.1 to 10 mol / L of an imidazole such as methylimidazole.

The total time for 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 preferable temperature range, the desilvering rate is improved and the stain generation after the processing is effectively prevented.

In the desilvering step, it is preferable that the stirring is strengthened as much as possible. As a specific method for strengthening the stirring, a method of causing a jet of a processing solution to collide with the emulsion surface of the light-sensitive material described in JP-A-62-183460, or stirring using a rotating means of JP-A-62-183461. Method to increase the effect, further moving the photosensitive material while contacting the emulsion surface with the wiper blade provided in the solution, to improve the stirring effect by making the emulsion surface turbulent, circulation of the entire processing solution There is a method of increasing the flow rate. Such stirring improving means includes a bleaching solution, a bleach-fixing solution,
It is effective with any of the fixing solutions. It is considered that the improvement of the stirring speeds up the supply of the bleaching agent and the fixing agent into the emulsion film and, as a result, increases the desilvering rate. 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 or eliminate the fixing inhibiting action of the bleaching accelerator.

The automatic developing machine used in the light-sensitive material of the present invention is disclosed in JP-A-60-191257 and 60-19125.
It is preferable to have the photosensitive material conveying means described in No. 8 and No. 60-191259. JP-A-60-1
As described in No. 91257, 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 subjected to washing and / or stabilizing steps after desilvering. The amount of rinsing water in the rinsing process depends on the characteristics of the photosensitive material (for example, depending on the materials used such as couplers), application, and further, the rinsing water temperature, the number of rinsing tanks (number of stages), replenishment system such as countercurrent, forward flow, and other various conditions. It can be set in a wide range.
Among these, the relationship between the number of washing tanks and the amount of water in the multi-stage countercurrent system is described in the Journal of the Society
y of Motion Picture and T
Elevision Engineers, Volume 64,
P. 248 to 253 (May 1955 issue). According to the multi-stage counter-current method described in the above literature, the amount of washing water can be significantly reduced, but due to the increase in the residence time of water in the tank, bacteria propagate, and the suspended matter produced adheres to the photosensitive material, etc. Problems arise. In the processing of the color light-sensitive material of the present invention, as a solution to such a problem, JP-A-62-288,838 has been proposed.
The method of reducing calcium ion and magnesium ion described in No. 10 can be used very effectively. Further, isothiazolone compounds and siabendazoles described in JP-A-57-8,542, chlorine-based bactericides such as chlorinated sodium isocyanurate, and benzotriazole are also described by Hiroshi Horiguchi in "Bacterial and Antifungal Agents". Chemistry "(1986)
Sankyo Publishing Co., Ltd., Sanitary Technology Association, "Microbial Sterilization, Sterilization, and Antifungal Technology" (1982), Industrial Technology Association, Japan Antibacterial and Antifungal Society, "Antibacterial and Antifungal Encyclopedia" (1986). Can also be used.

The pH of washing water in the processing of the light-sensitive material of the present invention is 4 to 9, preferably 5 to 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 generally 15 to 45 ° C. for 20 seconds to 10 minutes,
A range of 30 seconds to 5 minutes at 25 to 40 ° C. is preferably 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 are used.
All known methods described in Nos. 14834 and 60-220345 can be used.

In addition, there is a case where a further stabilizing treatment is carried out after the water washing treatment, and as an example thereof, a stabilizer containing a dye stabilizer and a surfactant, which is used as a final bath of a color light-sensitive material for photographing, is used. You can mention the bath. 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 that accompanies the washing with water and / or the supplement of the stabilizing solution can be reused in other steps such as the desilvering step.

In the processing using an automatic processor or the like, when each processing solution described above is concentrated by evaporation, it is preferable to add water to correct the concentration.

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, US Pat.
No. 342,597, indoaniline compounds, No. 3,342,599, Research Disclosure No. 14, 850 and the same No. Schiff base type compounds described in JP-A Nos. 15,159,159, aldol compounds described in JP-A No. 13,924, metal salt complexes described in US Pat. No. 3,719,492, and urethane compounds described in JP-A-53-135628. be able to.

The silver halide color light-sensitive material of the present invention comprises
In order to accelerate color development, various 1-
Phenyl-3-pyrazolidones may be incorporated. Typical compounds are disclosed in JP-A-56-64339 and JP-A-57-14.
Nos. 4547 and 58-115438.

Various processing solutions used in the present invention are 10 ° C. to 50 ° C.
Used at ° 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.

The silver halide light-sensitive material of the present invention is described in US Pat. No. 4,500,626 and JP-A-60-1334.
No. 49, No. 59-218443, No. 61-23805.
It is also applicable to the photothermographic materials described in No. 6, European Patent No. 210,660A2 and the like.

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EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples below, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Example 1 On a subbed cellulose triacetate film support,
Each layer having the composition shown below was applied in multiple layers to prepare Sample 101, which is a multilayer color light-sensitive material. (Photosensitive layer composition) The numbers corresponding to the respective components indicate the coating amount expressed in g / m ² , and for silver halide, the coating amount in terms of silver. However, with respect to the sensitizing dye, the coating amount is shown in mol unit per mol of silver halide in the same layer.

(Sample 101) First layer (antihalation layer) Black colloidal silver 0.18 Gelatin 1.40 Second layer (intermediate layer) 2,5-di-t-pentadecylhydroquinone 0.18 EX-1 0.18 EX-3 0.020 EX-12 2.0 × 10 ^-3 U-1 0.060 U-2 0.080 U-3 0.10 S-1 0.10 S-6 0.020 Gelatin 1.04 Third layer (first red-sensitive emulsion layer) Emulsion A Silver 0.25 Emulsion B Silver 0.25 Sensitizing dye I 6.9 × 10 ⁻⁵ Sensitizing dye II 1.8 × 10 ⁻⁵ Sensitizing Dye III 3.1 * 10 <^-4> EX-2 0.14 EX-10 0.020 EX-14 0.14 EX-17 0.070 U-1 0.070 U-2 0.050 U-3 0. 070 S-1 0.060 Gelatin 0.87 Fourth layer (second red-sensitive emulsion layer) Emulsion G Silver 0. 5 sensitizing dye I 5.1 × 10 ^-5 Sensitizing dye II 1.4 × 10 ^-5 Sensitizing dye ^{III 2.3 × 10 -4 EX-2} 0.20 EX-3 0.050 EX-10 0 .015 EX-14 0.20 EX-15 0.050 EX-16 0.050 U-1 0.070 U-2 0.050 U-3 0.070 Gelatin 1.30 Fifth layer (third red feeling) Emulsion layer) Emulsion D Silver 1.45 Sensitizing dye I 5.4 × 10 ⁻⁵ Sensitizing dye II 1.4 × 10 ⁻⁵ Sensitizing dye III 2.4 × 10 ⁻⁴ EX-2 0.097 EX− 3 0.010 EX-4 0.080 S-1 0.22 S-6 0.10 Gelatin 1.63 6th layer (intermediate layer) EX-5 0.040 EX-19 0.030 S-1 0. 020 gelatin 0.80 seventh layer (first green-sensitive emulsion layer) emulsion A silver 0.15 emulsion B silver 0.15 sensitizing dye IV 3.0 × 10 ^-5 sensitization Containing V 1.0 × 10 ^-4 Sensitizing dye ^{VI 3.8 × 10 -4 EX-1} 0.021 EX-6 0.20 EX-7 0.030 EX-8 0.025 EX-18 0.070 S-1 0.10 S-23 0.008 Gelatin 0.63 Eighth layer (second green emulsion layer) Emulsion C Silver 0.45 Sensitizing dye IV 2.1 × 10 ^-5 Sensitizing dye V 7. 0 × 10 ⁻⁵ Sensitizing dye VI 2.6 × 10 ⁻⁴ EX-6 0.094 EX-7 0.026 EX-8 0.018 S-1 0.16 S-23 8.0 × 10 ⁻³ Gelatin 0.50 9th layer (3rd green emulsion layer) Emulsion E Silver 1.00 Sensitizing dye IV 3.5 × 10 ⁻⁵ Sensitizing dye V 8.0 × 10 ⁻⁵ Sensitizing dye VI 3.0 ^{× 10 -4 EX-1 0.013 EX} -9 0.025 EX-11 0.045 EX-13 0.019 EX-19 0.020 S-1 0.25 S-6 0.10 -23 0.002 Gelatin 1.54 10th layer (yellow filter layer) Yellow colloidal silver 0.050 EX-5 0.080 HBS-1 0.030 Gelatin 0.95 11th layer (1st blue sensitive emulsion layer) ) Emulsion A Silver 0.070 Emulsion B Silver 0.065 Emulsion F Silver 0.065 Sensitizing dye VII 3.5 × 10 ⁻⁴ EX-8 0.020 Comparative coupler (A) 0.75 Exemplary compound of the present invention ( CB-18) 0.040 S-1 0.18 Gelatin 1.10 12th layer (2nd blue-sensitive emulsion layer) Emulsion G Silver 0.40 Sensitizing dye VII 2.1 × 10 ^-4 Comparative coupler (A) 0.16 Exemplified Compound (CB-18) of the Present Invention 0.010 EX-10 7.0 × 10 ⁻³ S-1 0.040 Gelatin 0.78 13th Layer (3rd Blue Sensitive Emulsion Layer) Emulsion H Silver 0.70 sensitizing dye VII 2.2 × 10 ^-4 Comparative coupler (A) 0.21 Exemplified compound (CB-18) of the present invention 0.015 S-1 0.050 Gelatin 0.69 14th layer (first protective layer) Emulsion I Silver 0.20 U-4 0.11 U-5 0.17 SS-1 5.0 × 10 -2 gelatin 1.00 15th layer (second protective layer) H-1 0.40 B-1 ( diameter 1.7μm) 5.0 × 10 ^{- 2} B-2 (diameter 1.7 μm) 0.10 B-3 0.10 SS-1 0.20 Gelatin 1.20 Furthermore, all layers have preservability, processability, pressure resistance, antifungal and antifungal properties, In order to improve antistatic property and coating property, W-1,
W-2, W-3, W-4, B-4, B-5, F-1, F
-2, F-3, F-4, F-5, F-6, F-7, F-
8, F-9, F-10, F-11, F-12, F-13
In addition, iron salt, lead salt, gold salt, platinum salt, iridium salt, and rhodium salt are contained. Table 1 below shows the physical properties of the silver halide grains used in the examples.

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[Table 1]

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[Chemical 111]

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[Chemical 112]

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[Chemical 113]

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[Chemical 114]

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[Chemical 115]

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[Chemical formula 116]

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[Chemical 117]

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[Chemical 118]

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[Chemical 119]

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[Chemical 120]

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[Chemical 121]

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[Chemical formula 122]

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[Chemical 123]

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[Chemical formula 124] Then, the following samples were prepared. (Production of Samples 102 to 106) First to First of Sample 101
The comparative coupler (A) used in No. 3 is compared with the comparative coupler (B) to
Samples were prepared by replacing (F) with equimolar amounts.

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[Chemical 125]

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[Chemical formula 126] (Production of Samples 107 to 118) First to First of Sample 101
Samples were prepared by substituting equimolar amounts of the comparative couplers (A) used in the three layers with the couplers represented by the general formula (Y) of the present invention as shown in Tables 2 and 3. (Production of Samples 119 to 124) First to First of Sample 108
Samples were prepared by substituting the CB-18 used in the three layers with the compound represented by the general formula (I) or the general formula (II) of the present invention as shown in Table 3 as well. However, sample 11
9-120 and CA-No. And SA
-No. Was replaced by 0.8 times the molar amount of CB-18 used, and the other samples were replaced by equimolar amounts to prepare samples. (Production of Sample 125) E used for the eleventh layer of Sample 101
A sample was prepared by replacing X-8 with the coupler (Y-31) represented by the general formula (Y) of the present invention in an equimolar amount. (Production of Sample 126) E used for the 11th layer of Sample 108
A sample was prepared by replacing X-8 with the coupler (Y-31) represented by the general formula (Y) of the present invention in an equimolar amount.

The samples 101 to 126 thus produced were cut and processed, and the performances shown below were evaluated by the following treatments. (1) Photographic properties (a) Relative sensitivity White light (4800 ° K) gradation exposure was applied, the following processing was performed, and the minimum density +
The logarithmic value of the reciprocal of the exposure amount giving a density of 0.3 was obtained, and the difference (ΔS) was calculated with reference to the sample 101. +
The larger the value, the higher the feeling.

(B) Relative Color Density From the exposure amount giving the minimum density of the characteristic curve for which the relative sensitivity was determined + Density (D ₁ ) of 0.3 to the high exposure side, the log of the exposure amount was changed.
The density (D ₂ ) at which the exposure amount of E = 1.5 was given was read, the density difference of D ₂ -D ₁ was obtained, and the ratio (D%) was calculated with the sample 101 as a reference. A numerical value larger than 100 gives a higher color density.

(C) Storage stability of sensitized material with time Two sets of each of the prepared samples were prepared, one set of which was stored in a cool place at 5 ° C. and the other set of which was stored at 40 ° C. and 80% RH. Stored for 5 days. Among them, these two sets of samples were subjected to grayscale exposure with white light and then simultaneously processed, and the sensitivity was obtained from the characteristic curve of density measurement with blue light in the same manner as in the above (a), and the sensitivity was 40 ° C. and 80%. The difference (ΔS ₁ ) between the sensitivity value of the sample stored under the condition of RH and the sensitivity value of the sample stored in the cold place was calculated between the same samples. The closer the value is to 0, the better the storage stability over time. (2) Color image fastness After the density of the samples developed by giving the gradation exposure of white light to the blue light was measured, these samples were stored under the conditions of 60 ° C. and 70% RH for 30 days, and before the test was started. Minimum concentration of +
The density (D ₄ ) after the test was finished was read at the exposure amount giving the density (D ₃ ) of 1.5, and the percentage of D ₄ / D ₃ (D ₀ %) was obtained. The closer the value is to 100, the more excellent the color image fastness is. (3) Image quality (d) Graininess For each sample that was developed by giving white light gradation exposure, the RMS value was calculated when the yellow density was the minimum density + 1.0 density with an aperture of 48 μm in aperture and comparison. did.

(E) Color turbidity Each sample was subjected to gradation exposure of blue light and then processed,
The value obtained by subtracting the magenta density at the minimum density of the yellow color image from the magenta density at the exposure amount that gives a yellow density of the minimum density + 2.0 was determined as the color turbidity for each sample. The closer the value is to 0, the smaller the color turbidity and the better the color reproducibility.

(F) Sharpness Based on the results of the photographic properties examined previously, the coating amount of each yellow coupler was adjusted so that the gradation of the yellow color image of each sample would match, and a sample was re-produced. Using these samples, the MTF measurement pattern was exposed to white light, and the MTF value at the density of the minimum density of the yellow image +2.0 at 40 cycles / mm after the development treatment was determined. The MTF value is "The Th
eory of the Photographic
Process ", 3rd Ed., (Published by MacMillan, written by Mies).

The processing used for the above performance evaluation will be described below. The processing of the sample whose performance was evaluated was carried out after the sample which had been separately imagewise exposed was run until it was replenished with 3 times the tank capacity of the color developing solution.

Treatment process Treatment time Treatment temperature Replenishment amount * Tank capacity Color development 3 minutes 05 seconds 38.0 ℃ 600ml 5 liters Bleach 50 seconds 38.0 ℃ 140ml 3 liters Bleach fixing 50 seconds 38.0 ℃ -3 liters fixed 50 seconds 38.0 ℃ 420 ml 3 liters Washing with water 30 seconds 38.0 ℃ 980ml 2 liters Stable (1) 20 seconds 38.0 ℃ －2 liters Stable (2) 20 seconds 38.0 ℃ 560ml 2 liters Dry 1 minute 60 ℃ ＊ Replenishment amount per 1m ² of light-sensitive material Amount of washing water was a countercurrent method from (2) to (1), and overflow liquid of washing water was all introduced into the fixing bath. To replenish the bleach-fixing bath, connect the top of the bleaching tank of the automatic processor and the bottom of the bleach-fixing tank, and the top of the fixing tank and the bottom of the bleach-fixing tank with a pipe, and supply the replenisher to the bleaching tank and the fixing tank. All the overflow liquid generated was allowed to flow into the bleach-fix bath. The amount of developing solution brought into the bleaching process, the amount of bleaching solution brought into the bleach-fixing process, the amount of bleach-fixing solution brought into the fixing process, and the amount of fixing solution brought into the water washing process are respectively per 1 m ² of the light-sensitive material. 65 ml, 50 ml, 50
ml and 50 ml. The crossover time is 5 seconds in each case, and this time is included in the processing time of the previous step.

The composition of the treatment liquid is shown below. (Color developer) Mother liquor (g) Replenisher (g) Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid 2.0 2.2 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid 3.3 3.3 Sodium sulfite 3.9 5.2 Potassium carbonate 37.5 39.0 Potassium bromide 1.4 0.4 Potassium iodide 0.0013-Hydroxylamine sulfate 2.4 3.3 2-Methyl-4- [N-ethyl-N- (β-hydroxyethyl) ) Amino] aniline sulfate 4.5 6.0 Add water 1.0 liter 1.0 liter pH 10.05 10.15 (bleaching solution) Mother liquor (g) Replenishing solution (g) 1,3-propylene Diamine tetraacetic acid Ferric ammonium-hydrate 144.0 206.0 Ammonium bromide 84.0 120.0 Ammonium nitrate 17.5 25.0 Hydroxyacetic acid 63.0 90.0 Acid 54.2 80.0 Add water 1.0 liter 1.0 liter pH [adjusted with ammonia water] 3.80 3.60 (bleach-fixing solution mother liquor) 15 pairs of the above bleaching solution mother liquor and the following fixing solution mother liquor Mixed solution of 85 (fixing solution) Mother liquor (g) Replenishing solution (g) Ammonium sulfite 19.0 57.0 Ammonium thiosulfate aqueous solution (700 g / l) 280 ml 840 ml Imidazole 28.5 85.5 Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid 12.5 37. 5 Add water 1.0 liter 1.0 liter pH [adjust with ammonia water and acetic acid] 7.40 7.45 (wash water) mother liquor and replenisher common Tap water is H type strong acid cation exchange resin (ROHM AND Haas Amberlite IR-120B) and OH type strongly basic anion exchange resin (Amberlite IRA-4)
00) packed in a mixed bed column to treat calcium and magnesium ions at a concentration of 3 mg / liter or less, and then 20 mg of sodium isocyanurate dichloride /
L and 150 mg / L of sodium sulfate were added. The pH of this solution was in the range of 6.5-7.5. (Stabilizer) Mother liquor, replenisher common (unit g) Formalin (37%) 1.2 ml sodium p-toluenesulfinate 0.3 polyoxyethylene-p-monononylphenyl ether (average degree of polymerization 10) 0.2 ethylenediamine Tetraacetic acid disodium salt 0.05 Water was added to 1.0 liter pH 7.2 The results obtained are shown in Tables 2 and 3.

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[Table 2]

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[Table 3] As is apparent from the table, in Samples 107 to 126 using the compound represented by the general formula (I) or the general formula (II) and the compound represented by the general formula (Y) of the present invention, the yellow coupler was used as a comparative coupler. Compared with the changed samples 101 to 106, high sensitivity and excellent color development of color density, photographic property with little change in sensitivity with aging of photosensitive material, and color image fastness and graininess, sharpness, and color turbidity It can be seen that also in the above, the excellent improvement effect is exhibited.

For sample 125, the yellow coupler was the comparative coupler (A), but the yellow coupler was Y as the DIR compound.
Sample 1 using -31 as the 11th layer, but corresponding sample 1
When compared with 01, the photographic properties, color image fastness, and image quality are improved, although slightly. As described above, it is understood that even if the coupler represented by the general formula (Y) is a DIR coupler, its effect is exhibited when the constituent requirements of the present invention are satisfied.

Further, from Samples 116 to 118, even in the yellow coupler represented by the above general formula (Y) of the present invention, the acyl group part having the group represented by the general formula (A) as an acyl group was It can be seen that the cyclopropyl group most significantly exhibits the effects of improving the photographic property, color image fastness and image quality described above. The order of magnitude of the improvement effect is in the order of cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, and cyclopentyl groups.
It can also be seen that cyclohexyl 04 is inferior to the other comparative samples and cannot reach the object of the present invention. Example 2 CB-18 of the DIR compound used for the 11th to 13th layers of the sample 111 manufactured in Example 1 was converted to Chemical Formula 131 and Chemical Formula 132.
Samples 201 to 204 were prepared by replacing the comparative couplers (a) to (d) shown in (4) with equimolar amounts, respectively.

Subsequently, Samples 205 to 215 are Nos. 11 to 13
Samples were prepared by changing the yellow coupler Y-10 and DIR coupler used in the layers as shown in Tables 4 and 5, respectively.

The samples thus produced were subjected to the same performance evaluation as in Example 1 by using the following treatments. However, relative sensitivity and relative color density were based on Sample 209.

The treatment at this time was carried out by using an automatic developing machine, after treating the sample separately imagewise exposed until the cumulative replenishing amount of the color developing solution was replenished by 3 times the capacity of the mother liquor tank.

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[Chemical 128] The results are shown in Tables 4 and 5.

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[Table 4]

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[Table 5] Treatment method Treatment time Treatment temperature Replenishment amount * Tank capacity Color development 3 minutes 15 seconds 38 ℃ 33ml 20 liters Bleach 6 minutes 30 seconds 38 ℃ 25ml 40 liters Water wash 2 minutes 10 seconds 24 ℃ 1200ml 20 liters Fixed 4 minutes 20 Second 38 ℃ 25ml 30 liters Washing with water (1) 1 minute 05 seconds 24 ℃ 10 liters from (2) to (1) Countercurrent piping method Washing with water (2) 1 minute 00 seconds 24 ℃ 1200ml 10 liters Stability 1 minute 05 seconds 38 ℃ 25 ml 10 liter Dry 4 minutes 20 seconds 55 ℃ Replenishment amount is 35 mm width per 1 m length Next, the composition of the treatment liquid is described. (Color developer) Mother liquor (g) Replenisher (g) Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid 1.0 1.1 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid 3.0 3.2 Sodium sulfite 4.0 4.0 4.4 Potassium carbonate 30.0 37.0 Potassium bromide 1.4 0.7 Potassium iodide 0.0015-hydroxylamine sulfate 2.4 2.8 4- [N-ethyl-N-β-hydroxyethylamino] -2-methylanili Sulfonate 4.5 5.5 Add water 1.0 liter 1.0 liter pH 10.05 10.10 (bleaching solution) Mother liquor (g) Replenishing solution (g) Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid ferric sodium trihydrate Salt 100.0 120.0 Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt 10.0 10.0 Ammonium bromide 140.0 160.0 Ammonium nitrate 30.0 3 0.0 Ammonia water (27%) 6.5 ml 4.0 ml Add water 1.0 liter 1.0 liter pH 6.0 5.7 (fixer) mother liquor (g) replenisher (g) ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid Sodium salt 0.5 0.7 Sodium sulfite 7.0 8.0 Sodium bisulfite 5.0 5.5 Ammonium thiosulfate aqueous solution (70%) 170.0 ml 200.0 ml Water added 1.0 liter 1.0 liter pH 6.7 6.6 (Stabilizing liquid) Mother liquor (g) Replenishing liquid (g) Formalin (37%) 2.0 ml 3.0 ml Polyoxyethylene-p-monononyl phenyl ether (average degree of polymerization 10) 0.30 .45 Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt 0.05 0.08 Add water 1.0 liter 1.0 liter pH 5.0-8.0 5.0-8.0 As is apparent from the table, Formula (I) or compound represented by general formula (II) and the general formula of the present invention (Y)
Samples 209 to 2 using a yellow coupler represented by
Reference numeral 15 is a comparative sample (a) in place of the compound represented by the general formula (I) or the general formula (II) of the present invention in the comparative sample.
Compared with Samples 201 to 208 replaced by (d) to (d), it can be seen that there is a great improvement effect on image quality such as photographic properties such as sensitivity, color density, and sensitivity change with time of photosensitive material, color image fastness, and graininess. .. Example 3 For each of the samples 101, 102, and 106 prepared in Example 1, the amount of the high boiling point organic solvent S-1 used in the 11th to 13th layers was changed as shown in Table 6 to obtain Sample 3
01-315 were produced.

The samples thus produced were subjected to the same processing as in Example 1 and the same performance evaluation as in Example 1 was performed. However, for color turbidity of image quality, S for the same coupler
Since there was almost no difference with respect to the change in the −1 amount, it was omitted.

For relative sensitivity and relative color density, samples having the highest S-1 amount in the same coupler group were used as the references.

The results are also summarized in Table 6.

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[Table 6] From Table 6, when the coupler represented by the general formula (Y) of the present invention was used with the DIR coupler of the present invention, the weight ratio of (S-1 / total coupler amount) in the same layer was 1.0 or less. It is clear that the photographic properties, color image fastness, and image quality fluctuations are small, and good results are obtained. On the other hand, in the comparative coupler, when the weight ratio of the high boiling point organic solvent / the coupler is small, the photographic property, the color image fastness, and the
It can be seen that the image quality has a wide fluctuation range.

The high boiling organic solvent S-1 was added to S-3 and S.
-8 and S-14 were added in the same weight ratios, respectively, and the results showed the same tendency as in Table 6, showing the fluctuation range of the above-mentioned various characteristic values of the coupler represented by the general formula (Y) of the present invention. Is small.

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The compound represented by the general formula (I) and / or the general formula (II) of the present invention and the acylacetamide type yellow coupler having the group represented by the general formula (A) of the present invention as an acyl group. By using
Good color development that gives high sensitivity and color density, excellent photographic properties with little sensitivity variation over time, high color image fastness,
Further, it is possible to provide a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having an image quality excellent in graininess, sharpness and color reproducibility.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, which is represented by the general formula (I) and / or the general formula (II).
A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a compound represented by the formula (1) and an acylacetamide type coupler having a group represented by formula (A) as an acyl group. General formula (I): In the formula, A represents a coupler residue or a redox group, and L ₁
And L ₃ represent a divalent timing group, L ₂ represents a timing group having a trivalent or more bonding hand, and PUG represents a photographically useful group. j and n each independently represent 0, 1 or 2, m represents 1 or 2, s represents the valence of L ₂ minus 1, and is an integer of 2 or more. When a plurality of L ₁ , L ₂ or L ₃ are present in the molecule, they may all be the same or different. Further, the plurality of PUGs may be the same or different. General formula (II) In the formula, A and PUG have the same meaning as in formula (I). L ₄ represents -OCO- group, -OSO- group, -OSO ₂ - group, -OC
S-group, -SCO- group, -SCS- group or -WCR ₁₁
Represents an R ₁₂ -group. Here, W represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a tertiary amino group (—NR ₁₃ —), and R ₁₁ and R
₁₂ each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, R
₁₃ represents a substituent. In addition, each of R ₁₁ , R ₁₂ and R ₁₃ represents a divalent group and includes a case where they are linked to each other to form a cyclic structure. L ₅ represents a group that releases PUG by electron transfer along a conjugated system or a group defined by L ₄ . General formula (A) In the formula, R ₁ represents a monovalent group. Q is 3-5 with C
Represents a non-metal atomic group necessary for forming a 3-membered 5-membered heterocycle having at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, S and P in the ring. However, R ₁ is not a hydrogen atom and does not combine with Q to form a ring. 2. The formula weight of the residue excluding the groups represented by A and PUG in the general formula (I) and the general formula (II) is 64 or more and 240 or less. Silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material. 3. The general formula (I) and / or / contained in the same layer
Alternatively, the ratio of the total weight of the high boiling point organic solvent in the same layer to the total weight of the coupler including the coupler represented by the general formula (II) and the acylacetamide type coupler having the group represented by the general formula (A) as an acyl group. Is 1.0 or less, and the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material according to claim 1 or 2.