Patent ID: 6194132
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: C07D,G03C

Abstract:
A photographic element comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a cyan coupler having formula (I); ##STR26##wherein:V is a sulfone or sulfoxide containing group;Y is H or a coupling-off group;W.sup.2 represents the atoms necessary to complete a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring group;each Z"", Z* and Z.sup.# is an independently selected substituent group where n and r are independently 0 to 4 and p is 0 to 2; andX is a halogen atom, and s is 1 to 5;provided that the combined sum of the aliphatic carbon atoms in V, all Z"", all Z.sup.#, and all Z* is at least 8.