Patent ID: 6077652
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: G03C

Abstract:
A developer for developing a silver halide photographic light sensitive material comprising a developing agent represented by formula (1) and a compound represented by formula (2): ##STR17## wherein R.sub.1 are ##STR18## R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 independently are a hydrogen atom or an alkaline metal atom; in which R.sub.4 is a hydrogen atom or hydroxy group, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 independently are a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, alkenyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an acyl group, an oxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a carboxy group including its salt, a sulfo group including its salt, or a heterocyclic group, provided that R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 may combine with each other to form a ring, and a is an integer of 1 to 4;M.sub.n HAO.sub.3 formula ( 2)wherein M is a univalent or bivalent atom; when M is univalent, n is 2 and when M is bivalent, n is 1; and A is an atom of the 5B group of the periodic table, except for N.