Silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material

There is disclosed a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material which comprises a compound of the formula (I) contained in at least one hydrophilic colloid layer on a support: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group; R.sup.3 represents a substituent; m and n are each an integral number of 0 to 5, provided that m+n.ltoreq.5; and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may bond together to form a ring. The light-sensitive material is excellent in the solubility and dispersion stability of photographic reagents, good in color reproduction, and excellent in the fastness of dye images.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention relates to a silver halide light-sensitive material, 
and more particularly to a silver halide color light-sensitive material 
that has a nondiffusion coupler capable of forming a nondiffusion dye 
built in a silver halide emulsion, and that can form a color image. 
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
Conventionally, a photographically useful reagent that is hardly soluble in 
water {e.g. an oil-soluble coupler; an antioxidant used in preventing 
fading, color fog, or color mixing (e.g. alkylhydroquinones, alkylphenols, 
chromans, and cumarones); a hardener, an oil-soluble filter dye, an 
oil-soluble ultraviolet absorber, an oil-soluble fluorescent whitening 
agent, a DIR compound (e.g. DIR hydroquinones and non-dye-forming DIR 
couplers), a developer, a dye developer, a DRR compound, and a DDR 
coupler} is used in the following manner. That is, the reagent is 
dissolved in a suitable oil agent, i.e. a high-boiling solvent; and the 
solution is dispersed in a hydrophilic organic colloid, especially an 
aqueous solution of gelatin, in the presence of a surface-active agent, to 
form a hydrophilic organic colloid layer (e.g. a light-sensitive emulsion 
layer, a filter layer, a backing layer, an antihalation layer, an 
intermediate layer, and a protective layer) having the reagent contained 
therein in a dispersed state. As the high-boiling organic solvent, a 
phthalate compound or a phosphate compound is generally used. 
A phthalate compound and a phosphate compound that are high-boiling organic 
solvents are used in many cases because they are excellent, for example, 
in view of affinity to colloids, such as gelatin; dispersibility of 
couplers; influence on the stability of color-formed images; influence on 
the hue of color-formed images; chemical stability in light-sensitive 
materials; and inexpensive availability. However, these known high-boiling 
organic solvents (e.g. phthalate compounds and phosphate compounds) are 
unsatisfactory in view of, especially, the effect of preventing the 
occurrence of stain and fading of color images due to light, heat, and 
humidity, in the case of recent light-sensitive materials in which high 
performance is demanded. Thus, various requirements are placed on 
high-boiling organic solvents used in recent light-sensitive materials. 
General requirements are that, for example, they can be obtained or 
produced inexpensively; they are excellent in capability of dissolving 
photographically useful reagents or of dispersing photographically useful 
reagents stably; they do not have adverse effects on developability and 
photographic characteristics; they are excellent in chemical stability, 
and they are excellent in the effect of preventing fading of color images. 
On the other hand, in color light-sensitive materials, the molecules of the 
dyes formed from pyrazoloazole magenta couplers or pyrroloazole cyan 
couplers that are excellent in hue, associate with each other readily in 
the film. The maximum absorption wavelength of the absorption by the 
association product is different from that of the single dye molecule 
itself. The larger the absorption by the association product is, the more 
unpreferable it is in view of the color reproduction. If the maximum 
absorption wavelength of a dye can be suitably made, without changing the 
structure of the dye itself, longer or shorter by adding an additive or 
the like to the same layer in which the dye is present, a color 
light-sensitive material whose color reproduction is more preferable can 
be provided inexpensively. 
In connection with the above matter, it is found that among high-boiling 
organic solvents capable of becoming dispersion media for dye-forming 
nondiffusion couplers or the like, some high-boiling organic solvents have 
an effect of making shorter or longer the maximum absorption wavelength of 
yellow, magenta, or cyan dyes, or an effect of changing the absorption 
waveform by suppressing or promoting the association of the molecules of 
dyes. For example, urea compounds described in European Patent No. 0309160 
A1, and amide compounds described in European Patent No. 0309160 A1, can 
be mentioned. However, in many cases these compounds are difficult to, 
simultaneously, make the hue of the dye preferable and make favorable the 
solubility and the dispersion stability of the required material, when the 
compounds are used as a dispersion medium. Also in many cases, the fading 
of the dyes formed by couplers, due to heat, humidity, or light is 
deteriorated. Compounds that can solve these problems are proposed and 
described in JP-A ("JP-A" means unexamined published Japanese patent 
application) Nos. 258800/1994, 258801/1994, and 258802/1994. However, the 
light-fading of the dyes formed by couplers obtained by using these 
compounds is not necessarily satisfactory, and further improvement is 
required. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
An object of the present invention is to provide a silver halide color 
photographic light-sensitive material that is excellent in the solubility 
and dispersion stability of photographic reagents, good at color 
reproduction of images, and excellent in the fastness of dye images. 
Other and further objects, features, and advantages of the invention will 
appear more fully from the following description. 
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
The above object has been attained by the following silver halide color 
photographic light-sensitive material. 
That is, the present invention provides: 
(1) A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, comprising 
a non-color-forming compound represented by the following formula (I) 
contained in at least one hydrophilic colloid layer on a support: 
##STR2## 
wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent an aliphatic group, an aromatic 
group, or a heterocyclic group; R.sup.3 represents a substituent; m and n 
are each an integral number of 0 to 5, provided that m+n.ltoreq.5; and 
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may bond together to form a ring, and 
(2) The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material stated in 
the above (1), wherein the said layer containing at least one compound 
represented by formula (I) contains at least one cyan coupler represented 
by the following formula (II), or at least one magenta coupler represented 
by the-following formula (III): 
##STR3## 
wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 each represent a group of nonmetal atoms 
required to form an azole ring whose hetero atom is a nitrogen atom, 
R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 each represent an electron-attractive group whose 
Hammett substituent constant .sigma..sub.p value is 0.30 or more, R.sup.13 
represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 each 
represent a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being released upon the 
coupling reaction with the oxidation product of a color-developing agent. 
Now, the compounds for use in the present invention are described in 
detail. 
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, 
or a heterocyclic group. When R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are aliphatic groups, 
they may be straight-chain, branched-chain, or cyclic; they may be 
saturated or unsaturated, and they may be substituted or unsubstituted. 
Examples are a straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl group, aralkyl 
group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, cycloalkyl group, or cycloalkenyl 
group having 1 to 36 carbon atoms, and more specific examples are methyl, 
ethyl, allyl, propyl, isopropyl, t-butyl, t-amyl, isoamyl, hexyl, t-octyl, 
2-ethylhexyl, isononyl, dodecyl, tridecyl, chloromethyl, trifluoromethyl, 
methoxyethyl, cyclopentyl, and cyclohexyl. Preferably, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 
are each an unsubstituted aliphatic group more preferably having 1 to 18 
carbon atoms, and particularly preferably 3 to 10 carbon atoms. More 
preferably R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same, and most preferably they are 
each a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms. 
When R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent an aromatic group, the aromatic 
portion may be substituted or unsubstituted, and it may be a monocycle or 
a condensed ring, preferably having 6 to 36 carbon atoms, with preference 
given to a monocycle. Specific examples include phenyl, 4-t-butylphenyl, 
2-methylphenyl, 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl, 2-methoxyphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, 
2,6-dichlorophenyl, 2-chlorophenyl, and 2,4-dichlorophenyl. 
When R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent a heterocyclic group, preferably 
the heterocyclic group is a saturated or unsaturated 5- to 8-membered ring 
having 1 to 36 carbon atoms and containing a nitrogen atom, an oxygen 
atom, or a sulfur atom. More preferably the heterocyclic group is a 5- or 
6-membered ring containing a nitrogen atom, with particular preference 
given to a 6-membered ring. 
Specific examples include imidazole, pyrazole, triazole, lactam compounds, 
piperidine, pyridine, pyrrolidine, pyrrole, morpholine, pyrazolidine, 
thiazolidine, and pyrazoline. 
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may bond together to form a ring, and examples of the 
ring include the same rings as the nitrogen-containing heterocycles out of 
the rings described above for heterocycles. 
In formula (I), R.sup.3 represents a substituent. Examples of the 
substituent include an aryl group (preferably having 6 to 36 carbon 
atoms), an alkyl group (preferably having 1 to 36 carbon atoms), a 
hydroxyl group, a halogen atom (e.g. fluorine, chlorine, and bromine), a 
carbamoyl group (e.g. ethylcarbamoyl and dimethylcarbamoyl), an 
alkoxycarbonyl group (e.g. ethoxycarbonyl and isopropoxycarbonyl), an 
acylamino group (e.g. acetylamino), a sulfonamido group (e.g. 
methanesulfonamido and p-toluenesulfonamido), a ureido group (e.g. 
methylureido and dimethylureido), an alkylamino group (e.g. methylamino 
and diethylamino), an alkoxy group (e.g. methoxy and ethoxy), an aryloxy 
group (e.g. phenoxy and o-methoxyphenyl), an alkylthio group (e.g. 
methylthio and ethylthio), an arylthio group (e.g. phenylthio), a nitro 
group, a cyano group, a sulfamoyl group (e.g. methylsulfamoyl), a sulfonyl 
group (e.g. methanesulfonyl), a carboxyl group, and a phosphono group. 
These groups may have a substituent that is the same as mentioned for 
R.sup.3, if possible. 
m and n are each an integral number of 0 to 5, and preferably m is an 
integral number of 0 to 2, and n is an integral number of 1 to 3. 
Specific examples of the compound represented by formula (I) for use in the 
present invention are shown below, but the present invention is not 
limited to them. 
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#STR4## 
NO R.sup.1 R.sup.2 
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1 C2H5 C2H5 
2 CH2CH.dbd.CH2 CH2CH.dbd.CH2 
3 C4H9(n) C4H9(n) 
4 C6H13(n) C6H13(n) 
- 5 
#STR5## 
#STR6## 
- 6 C8H17(n) C8H17(n) 
- 7 
#STR7## 
#STR8## 
- 8 
#STR9## 
#STR10## 
- 9 
#STR11## 
#STR12## 
- 10 CH2CH2OCH3 CH2CH2OCH3 
- 11 
#STR13## 
#STR14## 
- 12 
#STR15## 
#STR16## 
- 13 
#STR17## 
##STR18## 
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______________________________________ 
#STR19## 
NO R.sup.1 R.sup.2 
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14 CH2CH(CH3)2 CH2CH(CH3)2 
15 C4H9(n) C4H9(n) 
16 C5H11 C5H11 
17 C6H13(n) C6H13(n) 
- 18 
#STR20## 
#STR21## 
- 19 C8H17(n) C8H17(n) 
- 20 
#STR22## 
#STR23## 
- 21 
#STR24## 
#STR25## 
- 22 
#STR26## 
#STR27## 
- 23 
#STR28## 
#STR29## 
- 
(24) 
#STR30## 
- (25) 
#STR31## 
- (26) 
#STR32## 
- (27) 
#STR33## 
- (28) 
#STR34## 
- (29) 
#STR35## 
- (30) 
#STR36## 
- (31) 
#STR37## 
- (32) 
#STR38## 
- (33) 
#STR39## 
- (34) 
#STR40## 
- (35) 
#STR41## 
- (36) 
#STR42## 
- (37) 
#STR43## 
- (38) 
#STR44## 
- (39) 
#STR45## 
- (40) 
#STR46## 
- (41) 
#STR47## 
- (42) 
#STR48## 
- (43) 
#STR49## 
- (44) 
#STR50## 
- (45) 
##STR51## 
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The compound represented by formula (I) can be synthesized according to 
methods described in JACS, Vol. 75, page 2686 (1953), and Chem. Rev., Vol. 
52, page 237 (1953). 
Specific examples for synthesizing the compounds for use in the present 
invention are now described below. 
Synthetic Example 1 Synthesis of Exemplified Compound (5) 
Exemplified Compound (5) was synthesized through the following route: 
100 g of isophthaloyl chloride was dissolved in 1,000 ml of acetonitrile, 
and 362 g of dicyclohexylamine was added thereto, dropwise, slowly at room 
temperature. After the reaction, 500 ml of ethyl acetate was added, 
followed by stirring well, and then the salt was filtered off. After the 
filtrate was concentrated, 500 ml of acetonitrile was added, followed by 
cooling. The deposited crystals were filtered, to obtain 165 g of the 
intended Exemplified Compound. The melting point was 157 to 158.degree. C. 
Other compounds can be synthesized similarly. 
The compound represented by formula (I) for use in the present invention is 
contained in at least one layer on a support of a photographic material, 
which layer is desirably a hydrophilic colloid layer, and preferably the 
compound represented by formula (I) can be contained in a silver halide 
emulsion layer that contains at least one dye-forming nondiffusion 
coupler. 
The compound represented by formula (I) for use in the present invention is 
a non-color-forming compound that does not cause a coupling reaction with 
the oxidization product of a developing agent or a color-forming reducing 
agent, thereby no dye is formed. Therefore, the compound of the formula 
(I) has no coupler residue in its molecular structure. 
The amount of the compound represented by formula (I) to be used can be 
varied in accordance with the purpose and is not particularly restricted. 
The usage amount is preferably 0.0002 to 20 g, and more preferably 0.001 
to 5 g, per m.sup.2 of the light-sensitive material, and generally the 
weight ratio to the photographically useful reagent, such as a coupler, is 
generally in the range of from 0.1 to 4, and preferably from 0.1 to 2. 
In the present invention, the compound represented by formula (I) is 
preferably used to disperse/dissolve the reagent for photography, and, in 
that case, generally a dispersion medium is used. 
The amount of the dispersion comprising the compound represented by formula 
(I) for use in the present invention and the photographically useful 
reagent, such as a coupler, to be used for the dispersion medium, is such 
that the weight ratio of the dispersion to the dispersion medium is 
generally in the range of from (2:1) to (0.1:1), and preferably from 
(1.0:1) to (0.2:1). Herein the dispersion medium is, for example, 
typically gelatin, and it may also be a hydrophilic polymer, such as a 
polyvinyl alcohol. The dispersion in the present invention can contain, in 
addition to the compound for use in the present invention and the 
photographically useful reagents, various compounds in accordance with the 
purpose. 
The compound represented by formula (I) for use in the present invention 
can be used in combination with a conventionally known high-boiling 
organic solvent. If these known high-boiling organic solvents are 
additionally used, the compound used in the present invention is used 
preferably in an amount of 10% or more, and more preferably 30% or more, 
by weight based on the total amount of the high-boiling organic solvents 
in the same layer. 
Examples of the high-boiling organic solvent that can be used in 
combination with the compound represented by formula (I) for use in the 
present invention are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 2,322,027. 
Specific examples of high-boiling organic solvents having a boiling point 
of 175.degree. C. or higher at normal pressures are phthalates (e.g. 
dibutyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, 
decyl phthalate, bis(2,4-di-t-amylphenyl) phthalate, 
bis(2,4-di-t-amylphenyl) isophthalate, and bis(1,1-diethylpropyl) 
phthalate), phosphates and phosphonates (e.g. triphenyl phosphate, 
tricresyl phosphate, 2-ethylhexyldiphenyl phosphate, tricyclohexyl 
phosphate, tri-2-ethylhexyl phosphate, tridodecyl phosphate, 
tributoxyethyl phosphate, trichloropropyl phosphate, and 
di-2-ethylhexylphenyl phosphate), benzoates (e.g. 2-ethylhexyl benzoate, 
dodecyl benzoate, and 2-ethylhexyl-p-hydroxy benzoate), amides (e.g. 
N,N-diethyldodecaneamide, N,N-diethyllaurylamide, and 
N-tetradecylpyrrolidone), sulfonamides (e.g. N-butylbenzenesulfoneamide), 
alcohols or phenols (e.g. isostearyl alcohol and 2,4-di-t-amylphenol), 
aliphatic carboxylates (e.g. bis(2-ethylhexyl) sebacate, dioctyl azelate, 
glycerol tributylate, isostearyl lactate, and trioctyl citrate), aniline 
derivatives (e.g. N,N-dibutyl-2-butoxy-5-t-octylaniline), hydrocarbons 
(e.g. paraffins, dodecylbenzene, and diisopropylnaphthalene), and 
chlorinated paraffins. As co-solvents, for example, organic solvents 
having a boiling point of 30.degree. C. or higher, and preferably 
50.degree. C. or higher but 160.degree. C. or lower, can be used, and 
typical examples are ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, ethyl propionate, 
methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone, 2-ethoxyethyl acetate, and 
dimethylformamide. 
As the photographically useful reagent that can be used in the present 
invention, in addition to the dye-forming nondiffusion couplers (yellow 
couplers, cyan couplers, and magenta couplers), antioxidants used for 
preventing fading, color fog, or color mixing (e.g. alkylhydroquiones, 
alkylphenols, chromans, and cumarones), hardeners, oil-soluble filter 
dyes, oil-soluble ultraviolet absorbers, oil-soluble fluorescent whitening 
agents, DIR compounds (e.g. DIR hydroquinones and non-dye-forming DIR 
couplers), developers, dye developers, DDR redox compounds, and DDR 
couplers can be mentioned. 
Examples of yellow couplers are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 
3,933,501, 4,022,620, 4,326,024, 4,401,752, and 4,248,961, JP-B ("JP-B" 
means examined Japanese patent publication) No. 10739/1983, British Patent 
Nos. 1,425,020 and 1,476,760, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,973,968, 4,314,023, and 
4,511,649, European Patent Nos. 249473 A, 446863 A, and 447969, and JP-A 
Nos. 23145/1988, 123047/1988, 250944/1989, 213648/1989, 139544/1990, 
179042/1991, and 203545/1991. 
As the magenta couplers, 5-pyrazolone compounds and pyrazoloazole compounds 
can be mentioned, which are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 
4,310,619 and 4,351,897, European Patent No. 73636, U.S. Pat. Nos. 
3,061,432 and 3,725,067, Research Disclosure No. 24220 (June, 1984), JP-A 
No. 33552/1985, Research Disclosure No. 24230 (June, 1984), JP-A Nos. 
43659/1985, 72238/1986, 35730/1985, 118034/1980, and 185951/1985, U.S. 
Pat. Nos. 4,500,630, 4,540,654, and 4,556,630, and International 
Publication No. WO 088/04795. 
As the cyan couplers, phenol couplers and naphthol couplers can be 
mentioned, and those described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4.052,212, 
4,146,396, 4,228,233, 4,296,200, 2,369,929, 2,801,171, 2,772,162, 
2,895,826, 3,772,002, 3,758,308, 4,334,011, and 4,327,173, West German 
Patent Publication No. 3329729, European Patent Nos. 121365 A and 249453 
A, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,446,622, 4,333,999, 4,775,616, 4,451,559, 4,427,767, 
4,690,889, 4,254,212, and 4,296,199 and JP-A No. 42658/1986 are 
preferable. Azole couplers described in JP-A Nos. 553/1989, 554/1989, 
555/1989, and 556/1989, and Japanese patent application Nos. 280964/1991 
and 335916/1991; imidazole couplers described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,818,672 
and JP-A No. 33144/1990; imidazole couplers described in JP-A No. 
32260/1989; pyrroloazole couplers described, for example, in U.S. Pat. 
Nos. 5,256,526 and 5,384,236; or cyclic active-methylene type cyan 
couplers described in JP-A No. 32260/1989, can also be used. 
In the present invention, more preferably the compound represented by 
formula (I) is used in the same layer in which, out of couplers, 
particularly a cyan coupler represented by the following formula (II), or 
a magenta coupler represented by the following formula (III), is present, 
because the position of the maximum absorption wavelength of the dye and 
the magnitude of the association peak are greatly influenced. 
##STR52## 
wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 each represent a group of nonmetal atoms 
required to form an azole ring whose hetero atom is a nitrogen atom, 
R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 each represent an electron-attractive group whose 
Hammett substituent constant .sigma..sub.p value is 0.30 or more, R.sup.13 
represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 each 
represent a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being released upon the 
coupling reaction with the oxidization product of a color-developing agent 
or a color-forming reducing agent. 
Examples of the azole ring formed by Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 include 
##STR53## 
wherein R.sup.14 and R.sup.15 each represent a hydrogen atom or a 
substituent. As Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2, the above Z-2 and Z-3 are preferable, 
with particular preference given to Z-2. 
R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 each represent an electron-attractive group whose 
Hammett substituent constant .sigma..sub.p value is 0.30 or more. The 
preferable upper limit of the Hammett substituent constant .sigma..sub.p 
value of the electron-attractive group is 1.0 or below. The Hammett rule 
is an empirical rule suggested by L. P. Hammett in 1935 in order to deal 
quantitatively with the influence of substituents on reactions or 
equilibria of benzene derivatives, and nowadays its validity is widely 
accepted. The substituent constants determined by the Hammett rule include 
.sigma..sub.p values and .sigma..sub.m values, many of which are described 
in general books and are described in detail, for example, by J. A. Dean 
in "Lange's Handbook of Chemistry," 12th edition, 1979 (McGraw-Hill), and 
in "Kagaku no Ryoiki Zokan," No. 122, pages 96 to 103, 1979 (Nanko-do). In 
the present invention, R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 are stipulated by the Hammett 
substituent constant .sigma..sub.p values, but the present invention 
should, of course, not be construed as being limited to the substituents 
whose values are known and described in literature in these books; rather 
the present invention includes substituents whose Hammett substituent 
constant .sigma..sub.p values are not known in the literature but fall 
within the above range when measured in accordance with the Hammett rule. 
With reference to R.sup.11 and R.sup.12, more particularly, examples of the 
electron-attractive group with a .sigma..sub.p value of 0.30 or more 
include an acyl group (e.g. acetyl, 3-phenylpropanoyl, benzoyl, and 
4-dodecyloxybenzoyl), a carbamoyl group (e.g. carbamoyl, N-ethylcarbamoyl, 
N-phenylcarbamoyl, N,N-dibutylcarbamoyl, N-(2-dodecyloxyethyl)carbamoyl, 
N-(4-n-pentadecaneamido)phenylcarbamoyl, N-methyl-N-dodecylcarbamoyl, and 
N-{3-(2,4-di-t-amylphenoxy)propyl}carbamoyl), an alkoxycarbonyl group 
(e.g. methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, isopropyloxycarbonyl, 
t-butyloxycarbonyl, isobutyloxycarbonyl, butyloxycarbonyl, 
dodecyloxycarbonyl, octadecyloxycarbonyl, and 
2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methylcyclohexyloxycarbonyl), an aryloxycarbonyl group 
(e.g. phenoxycarbonyl), a cyano group, a nitro group, a sulfinyl group 
(e.g. 3-phenoxypropylsulfinyl and 3-pentadecylphenylsulfinyl), a sulfonyl 
group (e.g. methanesulfonyl, octanesulfonyl, benzenesulfonyl, and 
toluenesulfonyl), a sulfonyloxy group (e.g. methanesulfonyloxy and 
toluenesulfonyloxy), a sulfamoyl group (e.g. N-ethylsulfamoyl, 
N,N-dipropylsulfamoyl, N-(.sup.2 -dodecyloxyethyl)sulfamoyl, 
N-ethyl-N-dodecylsulfamoyl, and N,N-diethylsulfamoyl), an alkyl group 
substituted with at least three fluorine atoms (e.g. trifluoromethane and 
hepetafluoropropane), and a perfluoroaryl group (e.g. pentafluorophenyl). 
Representative electron-attractive groups with a .sigma..sub.p value of 
0.30 or more, and their .sigma..sub.p values, are, for example, a cyano 
group (0.66), a nitro group (0.78), a trifluoromethyl group (0.54), a 
carboxyl group (0.45), an acetyl group (0.50), a benzoyl group (0.43), a 
trifluoromethanesulfonyl group (0.92), a methanesulfonyl group (0.72), a 
benzenesulfonyl group (0.70), a methanesulfinyl group (0.49), a carbamoyl 
group (0.36), a methoxycarbonyl group (0.45), an ethoxycarbonyl group 
(0.45), a phenoxycarbonyl group (0.44), a pyrazolyl group (0.37), a 
methanesulfonyloxy group (0.36), a dimethoxyphospholyl group (0.60), a 
sulfamoyl group (0.57), and a pentafluorophenyl group (0.41). 
In formula (II), preferably, R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 each represent a cyano 
group, an acyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, or an 
aryloxycarbonyl group, and more preferably R.sup.11 represents a cyano 
group and R.sup.12 represents a group --CO.sub.2 --R.sup.17, wherein 
R.sup.17 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group. Particularly 
preferably R.sup.17 is a branched alkyl group or a cyclic alkyl group, and 
most preferably a cyclic alkyl group. 
R.sup.13, R.sup.14, and R.sup.15 each represent a hydrogen atom or a 
substituent, and examples of the substituent include, for example, an aryl 
group (preferably having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. phenyl, 
m-acetylaminophenyl, and p-methoxyphenyl), an alkyl group (preferably 
having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. methyl, trifluoromethyl, ethyl, 
isopropyl, heptafluoropropyl, t-butyl, n-octyl, and n-dodecyl), a cyano 
group, a formyl group, an acyl group (preferably having 1 to 30 carbon 
atoms, e.g. acetyl, pivaloyl, benzoyl, furoyl, and 2-pyridinecarbonyl), a 
carbamoyl group (preferably having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. 
methylcarbamoyl, ethylcarbamoyl, dimethylcarbamoyl, and n-octylcarbamoyl), 
an alkoxycarbonyl group (preferably having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. 
methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, isopropoxycarbonyl, and 
diphenylmethylcarbonyl), an aryloxycarbonyl group (preferably having 7 to 
30 carbon atoms, e.g. phenoxycarbonyl, p-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl, 
m-chlorophenoxycarbonyl, and o-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl), a formylamino 
group, an acylamino group [such as an alkylcarbonylamino group preferably 
having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, (e.g. acetylamino, propionylamino, and 
cyanoacetylamino), an arylcarbonylamino group preferably having 7 to 30 
carbon atoms (e.g. benzoylamino, p-toluoylamino, pentafluorobenzoylamino, 
and m-methoxybenzoylamino), and a heterylcarbonylamino group preferably 
having 4 to 30 carbon atoms (e.g. 2-pyridylcarbonylamino, 
3-pyridylcarbonylamino, and furoylamino)], an alkoxycarbonylamino group 
(preferably having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. methoxycarbonylamino, 
ethoxycarbonylamino, and methoxyethoxycarbonylamino), an 
aryloxycarbonylamino group (preferably having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. 
phenoxycarbonylamino, p-methoxyphenoxycarbonylamino, 
p-methylphenoxycarbonylamino, and m-chlorophenoxycarbonylamino), a 
sulfonamido group (preferably having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. 
methanesulfonamido, benzenesulfonamido, and p-toluenesulfonamido), a 
ureido group (preferably having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. methylureido, 
dimethylureido, and p-cyanophenylureido), a sulfamoylamino group 
(preferably having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. methylaminosulfonylamino, 
ethylaminosulfonylamino, and anilinosulfonylamino), an unsubstituted amino 
group, an alkylamino group (preferably having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. 
methylamino, dimethylamino, ethylamino, diethylamino, and n-butylamino), 
an arylamino group (preferably having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. anilino), 
an alkoxy group (preferably having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. methoxy, 
ethoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy, methoxyethoxy, and n-dodecyloxy), an aryloxy 
group (preferably having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. phenoxy, 
m-chlorophenoxy, p-methoxyphenoxy, and o-methoxyphenoxy), a heteryloxy 
group (preferably having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. tetrahydropyranyloxy, 
3-pyrrolidyloxy, and 2-(1,3-benzimidazolyl)oxy), an alkylthio group 
(preferably having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. methylthio, ethylthio, 
n-butylthio, and t-butylthio), an arylthio group (preferably having 6 to 
30 carbon atoms, e.g. phenylthio), a heterylthio group (preferably having 
3 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. 2-pyridylthio, 2-(1,3-benzoimidazolyl)thio, 
1-hexadecyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl-5-thio, and 
1-(3-N-octadecylcarbamoyl)phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl-5-thio), a 
heterocyclic group (preferably having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. 
2-benzooxazolyl, 2-benzothiazolyl, 1-phenyl-2-benzimidazolyl, 
5-chloro-1-tetrazolyl, 1-pyrrolyl, 2-furanyl, 2-pyridyl, and 3-pyridyl), a 
halogen atom (e.g. fluorine, chlorine, and bromine), a hydroxyl group, a 
nitro group, a sulfamoyl group (preferably having 0 to 30 carbon atoms, 
e.g. methylsulfamoyl, dimethylsulfamoyl, ethylsulfamoyl, and 
N,N-dipropylsulfamoyl), a sulfonyl group (preferably having 1 to 30 carbon 
atoms, e.g. methanesulfonyl, benzenesulfonyl, toluenesulfonyl, 
trifluoromethanesulfonyl, and difluoromethanesulfonyl), an acyloxy group 
(preferably having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. formyloxy, acetyloxy, and 
benzoyloxy), a carbamoyloxy group (preferably having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, 
e.g. methylcarbamoyloxy and diethylcarbamoyloxy), an imido group 
(preferably having 4 to 30 carbon atoms, e.g. succinimido and 
phthalimido), a sulfinyl group (preferably having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, 
e.g. diethylaminosulfinyl), a phosphoryl group (preferably having 0 to 30 
carbon atoms, e.g. dimethoxyphosphoryl and diphenylphosphoryl), a carboxyl 
group, a phosphono group, and an unsubstituted amino group. These groups 
may have a substituent that is the same as mentioned for R.sup.13, 
R.sup.14, or R.sup.15, if possible. Preferably R.sup.14 and R.sup.15 each 
represent an alkyl group or an aryl group. 
Particularly preferably R.sup.13 is a branched alkyl group. More preferably 
R.sup.15 is an aryl group, and further more preferably an aryl group 
substituted by an alkoxy group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, 
an alkyl group, or the like. 
X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 each represent a hydrogen atom or a group capable of 
being released upon the coupling reaction with the oxidization product of 
a color-developing agent or a color-forming reducing agent (hereinafter 
referred to as "a coupling-off group"). Examples of the coupling-off group 
include a halogen atom (e.g. fluorine, chlorine, and bromine), an alkoxy 
group (e.g. ethoxy, dodecyloxy, methoxyethylcarbamoylmethoxy, 
carboxypropyloxy, and methylsulfonylethoxy), an aryloxy group (e.g. 
4-chlorophenoxy, 4-methoxyphenoxy, and 4-carboxyphenoxy), an acyloxy group 
(e.g. acetoxy, tetradecanoyloxy, and benzoyloxy), a heterocyclic acyloxy 
group (e.g. morpholinocarbonyloxy and thiomorpholinocarbonyloxy), a 
sulfonyloxy group (e.g. methanesulfonyloxy and toluenesulfonyloxy), an 
acylamino group (e.g. dichloroacetylamino and heptafluorobutyrylamino), a 
sulfonamido group (e.g. methanesulfonamido and p-toluenesulfonamido), an 
alkoxycarbonyloxy group (e.g. ethoxycarbonyloxy and benzylcarbonyloxy), an 
arylcarbonyloxy group (e.g. benzoyloxy and 2,6-dichlorobenzoyloxy), an 
aryloxycarbonyloxy group (e.g. phenoxycarbonyloxy), an alkylthio group 
(e.g. carboxymethylthio), an arylthio group (e.g. 
2-butoxy-5-t-octylphenylthio), a heterocyclic thio group (e.g. 
tetrazolylthio), a carbamoyloxy group (e.g. diallylcarbamoyloxy), a 
carbamoylamino group (e.g. N-methylcarbamoylamino and 
N-phenylcarbamoylamino), a heterocyclic oxy group (e.g. pyrimidinooxy and 
triazinooxy), a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group 
(e.g. imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, 
1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-1-pyridyl), an imido group (e.g. succinimido and 
hydantoinyl), an aromatic azo group (e.g. phenylazo), a sulfinyl group 
(e.g. 2-butoxy-5-t-octylphenylsulfinyl), and a sulfonyl group (e.g. 
2-butoxy-5-t-octylphenylsulfonyl). 
Preferably X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 each represent a halogen atom, an arylthio 
group, a heterocyclic acyloxy group, an arylcarbonyloxy group, or a 
carbamoyloxy group. 
The coupler represented by formula (II) or (III) may form a dimer or more 
higher polymer with R.sup.11, R.sup.12, R.sup.13, R.sup.14, or R.sup.15 
having the coupler residue of formula (II) or (III) therein, or it may 
form a homopolymer or copolymer with R.sup.11, R.sup.12, R.sup.13, 
R.sup.14, or R.sup.15 having a polymer chain. A typical example of the 
homopolymer or copolymer having a polymer chain attached to it is a 
homopolymer or copolymer of an addition polymer ethylenically unsaturated 
compound having the coupler residue of formula (II) or (III). In this 
case, the polymer may contain one or more types of color-forming repeating 
units having the coupler residue of formula (II) or (III), and it may be a 
copolymer containing, as a copolymer component, one or more 
non-color-forming ethylenically unsaturated monomer, such as acrylates, 
methacrylates, and maleates. 
Specific examples of the compound represented by formula (II) or (III) are 
shown below, but the present invention is not limited to them. 
3 
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##STR54## 
No. R.sup.11 R.sup.12 R.sup.15 X.sup.1 
C-1 CN 
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##STR58## 
##STR59## 
H 
C-3 CN 
##STR60## 
##STR61## 
##STR62## 
C-4 CN 
##STR63## 
##STR64## 
Cl 
C-5 CN 
##STR65## 
##STR66## 
##STR67## 
C-6 CN 
##STR68## 
##STR69## 
H 
C-7 CN 
##STR70## 
##STR71## 
##STR72## 
C-8 CN 
##STR73## 
##STR74## 
##STR75## 
C-9 CN 
##STR76## 
##STR77## 
##STR78## 
C-10 CN 
##STR79## 
##STR80## 
##STR81## 
C-11 CF.sub.3 
##STR82## 
##STR83## 
##STR84## 
C-12 CN 
##STR85## 
##STR86## 
##STR87## 
C-13 CN 
##STR88## 
##STR89## 
##STR90## 
C-14 CN 
##STR91## 
##STR92## 
H 
C-15 
##STR93## 
CN 
##STR94## 
##STR95## 
C-16 --CO.sub.2 CH.sub.2 C.sub.8 
F.sub.13 CN 
##STR96## 
Cl 
C-17 
##STR97## 
##STR98## 
--CH.sub.3 --OCOCH.sub.3 
C-18 CN 
##STR99## 
##STR100## 
##STR101## 
C-19 CN 
##STR102## 
##STR103## 
##STR104## 
C-20 CN CF.sub.3 
##STR105## 
Cl 
C-21 
##STR106## 
CF.sub.3 
##STR107## 
F 
C-22 CN 
##STR108## 
##STR109## 
##STR110## 
C-23 CN 
##STR111## 
##STR112## 
##STR113## 
C-24 CN 
##STR114## 
##STR115## 
##STR116## 
C-25 CN 
##STR117## 
##STR118## 
##STR119## 
3 
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##STR120## 
No. R.sup.11 R.sup.12 R.sup.14 X.sup.1 
C-26 --CO.sub.2 C.sub.2 
H.sub.5 CN 
##STR121## 
Cl 
C-27 CN 
##STR122## 
##STR123## 
H 
C-28 CN 
##STR124## 
##STR125## 
##STR126## 
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CH.sub.3 
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##STR128## 
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H.sub.5 
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(C-31) 
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(C-32) 
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(C-34) 
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(C-35) 
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(C-36) 
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M-3 " 
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M-6 CH.sub.3 
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M-9 
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M-12 
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M-13 
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##STR158## 
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M-16 
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##STR166## 
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Compounds that can release a photographically useful residual group as a 
result of coupling can also be used in the present invention. As DIR 
couplers that release a development inhibitor, those described in patents 
described in Research Disclosure No. 17643, VII-F, as well as JP-A Nos. 
151944/1982, 154234/1982, 184248/1985, and 37346/1988, and U.S. Pat. Nos. 
4,248,962 and 4,782,012, are preferable. 
As couplers that release development accelerators or nucleus-forming agents 
(nucleators) image-wise at the time of development, those described in 
British Patent Nos. 2,097,140 and 2,131,188, and JP-A Nos. 157638/1984 and 
170840/1984, are preferable. 
Further examples of compounds that can be used in the light-sensitive 
material of the present invention include for example, competing couplers 
described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,130,427, multi-equivalent couplers described 
in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,283,472, 4,338,393, and 4,310,618; DIR 
redox-compound-releasing couplers, DIR coupler-releasing couplers, DIR 
coupler-releasing redox compounds, or DIR redox-releasing redox compounds, 
described in JP-A Nos. 185950/1985 and 24252/1987; couplers capable of 
releasing color-restorable dyes after split-off, as described in European 
Patent No. 173302 A, bleach accelerator-releasing couplers described in 
Research Disclosure Nos. 11449 and 24241 and JP-A No. 201247/1986, 
ligand-releasing couplers described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,553,477, couplers 
capable of releasing leuco dyes, as described in JP-A No. 75747/1988, and 
couplers capable of releasing fluorescent dyes, as described in U.S. Pat. 
No. 4,774,181. 
The standard amount of these color couplers to be used in the present 
invention is generally in the range of 0.001 to 1 mol per mol of the 
light-sensitive silver halide; and in the case of yellow couplers, 
preferably the amount to be used is 0.01 to 0.5 mol per mol of the 
light-sensitive silver halide; in the case of magenta couplers, preferably 
the amount to be used is 0.003 to 0.3 mol per mol of the light-sensitive 
silver halide; and in the case of cyan couplers, preferably the amount to 
be used is 0.002 to 0.3 mol per mol of the light-sensitive silver halide. 
The compound used in the present invention may be used in combination with 
known anti-fading agents, and in that case the anti-fading effect is 
further increased. Further, two or more of the compounds represented by 
formula (I) may be used in combination. 
Representative examples of organic anti-fading agents that can be 
additionally used for cyan, magenta, and/or yellow images include 
hydroquinones, 6-hydroxychromans, 5-hydroxychromans, spirochromans, 
p-alkoxyphenols; hindered phenols, including bisphenols; gallic acid 
derivatives, methylenedioxybenzenes, aminophenols, hindered amines, and 
ether or ester derivatives obtained by silylating or alkylating the 
phenolic hydroxyl group of these compounds. Further, for example, metal 
complexes, represented by (bissalicylaldoximato) nickel complexes and 
(bis-N,N-dialkyldithiocarbamato) nickel complexes, can be used. 
Specific examples of such organic anti-fading agents include hydroquinones 
described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,360,290, 2,418,613, 2,700,453, 
2,701,197, 2,728,659, 2,732,300, 2,735,765, 3,982,944, and 4,430,425, 
British Patent No. 1363921, and U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,710,801 and 2,816,028; 
6-hydroxychromans, 5-hydroxychromans, and spirochromans, described, for 
example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,432,300, 3,573,050, 3,574,627, 3,698,909, and 
3,764,337, and JP-A No. 152225/1987; spiroindans described in U.S. Pat. 
No. 4,360,589; p-alkoxyphenols described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 
2,735,765, British Patent No. 2066975, JP-A No. 10539/1984, and JP-B No. 
19765/1982; hindered phenols described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 
3,700,455 and 4,228,235, JP-A No. 72224/1977, and JP-B No. 6623/1977; 
gallic acid derivatives described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,457,079; 
methylenedioxybenzenes described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,332,886; aminophenols 
described in JP-B No. 21144/1981; hindered amines described, for example, 
in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,336,135 and 4,268,593, British Patent Nos. 1326889, 
1354313, and 1410846, JP-B No. 1420/1976, and JP-A Nos. 114036/1983, 
53846/1984, and 78344/1984; and metal complexes described, for example, in 
U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,050,938 and 4,241,155, and British Patent No. 2027731 
(A). These compounds, generally in amounts of 5 to 100% by weight based on 
the respective corresponding color coupler, are co-emulsified with the 
couplers and the like and are added to the light-sensitive layer, so that 
the purpose can be attained. 
The silver halide light-sensitive material of the present invention may 
contain, as antifoggants that prevent color fogging, for example, 
hydroquinone derivatives, aminophenol derivatives, gallic acid 
derivatives, and ascrobic acid derivatives. To prevent cyan dye images 
from being deteriorated with heat and particularly light, it is more 
effective to introduce an ultraviolet-absorbing agent in the cyan 
color-forming layer and at least one of opposite layers adjacent to that 
cyan color-forming layer. 
Use can be made of, as the ultraviolet-absorbing agent, benzotriazole 
compounds substituted by an aryl group (e.g. those described in U.S. Pat. 
No. 3,533,794), 4-thiazolidone compounds (e.g. those described in U.S. 
Pat. Nos. 3,314,794 and 3,352,681), benzophenone compounds (e.g. those 
described in JP-A No. 2784/1971), cinnamate compounds (e.g. those 
described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,705,805 and 3,707,395), butadiene compounds 
(e.g. those described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,045,229), benzoxazole compounds 
(e.g. those described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,406,070 and 4,271,307), or 
triazine compounds (e.g. those described in JP-A No. 3335/1971). 
Ultraviolet-absorbing couplers (e.g. .alpha.-naphthol cyan dye-forming 
couplers), ultraviolet-absorbing polymers, and the like may also be used. 
These ultraviolet-absorbing agents may be mordanted into a specific layer. 
In particular, the above benzotriazole compounds substituted by an aryl 
group are preferable. 
The light-sensitive material of the present invention contains at least one 
compound represented by formula (I) for use in the present invention, in 
at least one layer on its support (base). 
The color light-sensitive material may be constituted in such a way that, 
generally, at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at 
least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one 
red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer may be applied on a support, in 
the stated order, but the order may be changed. Further, an 
infrared-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer can be used in place of at 
least one of the above light-sensitive emulsion layers. By incorporating, 
into these light-sensitive emulsion layers, silver halide emulsions 
sensitive to respective wavelength ranges, and color couplers capable of 
forming dyes that have complemental relations to the lights to which they 
are sensitive, color reproduction by the subtractive color process can be 
effected. That is, the blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer 
contains a non-diffusion yellow coupler capable of forming a non-diffusion 
yellow dye, the green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains a 
non-diffusion magenta coupler capable of forming a non-diffusion magenta 
dye, and the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains a 
non-diffusion cyan coupler capable of forming a non-diffusion magenta dye. 
However, the light-sensitive emulsion layers, and the hues formed by the 
color couplers, may be different in constitution from the above 
correspondence. 
The light-sensitive material of the present invention can be applied, for 
example, for black and white films, color papers, color reversal papers, 
direct positive color light-sensitive materials, color negative films, 
color positive films, and color reversal films, preferably for color 
light-sensitive materials having a reflective support (e.g. color papers 
and color reversal papers) and color light-sensitive materials for 
positive images (e.g. direct positive color light-sensitive materials, 
color positive films, and color reversal films), and particularly 
preferably for color light-sensitive materials having a reflective 
support. 
As the silver halide used in the present invention, for example, silver 
chloride, silver bromide, silver chlorobromide, silver iodochlorobromide, 
silver iodobromide, and silver iodochloride can be used. In the case of 
color negative films, color reversal films, color reversal papers, or the 
like, wherein high sensitivities are intended mainly for shooting, silver 
iodochlorobromide, silver iodobromide, and silver iodochloride emulsions 
having a silver iodide content of 1 to 20 mol % are preferably used. In 
the case of internal latent image-type direct positive color 
light-sensitive materials, wherein previous fogging has not be done, 
silver bromochloride emulsions having a silver bromide content of 50 to 
100 mol %, and pure silver bromide emulsions, are preferably used. 
Further, in the case of color papers or the like that are particularly 
intended for rapid processing, silver chlorobromide emulsions 
substantially not containing silver iodide (preferably containing silver 
iodide in an amount of 1 mol % or less), and having a silver chloride 
content of 90 to 100 mol %, more preferably 95 to 100 mol %, and 
particularly preferably 98 to 100 mol %, and pure silver chloride 
emulsions are preferably used. 
In the light-sensitive material of the present invention, for the purpose 
of improving, for example, the sharpness of images, preferably dyes 
(particularly oxonol dyes), which can be decolored by processing, as 
described in European Patent No. 0337490 A2, pages 27 to 76, are added to 
the hydrophilic colloid layer, in such an amount that the optical 
reflection density of the light-sensitive material at 680 nm is 0.70 or 
more. Further, titanium oxide, whose surface has been treated with a 
bihydric to tetrahydric alcohol (e.g. trimethylolethane) or the like, is 
preferably added into the water-resistant resin layer of the support, in 
an amount of 12% by weight or more (more preferably 14% by weight or 
more). 
Further, in the light-sensitive material of the present invention, together 
with the couplers, preferably use is made of a dye 
image-preservability-improving compound described in European Patent No. 
0277589 A2. In particular, the use of a combination with the above 
pyrazoloazole coupler or pyrroloazole coupler is preferable. 
That is, a compound that can chemically bind to the aromatic amine 
developing agent remaining after the color development processing, to 
produce a chemically inactive and substantially colorless compound, and/or 
a compound that can chemically bind to the oxidization product of the 
aromatic amine developing agent remaining after the color development 
processing, to produce a chemically inactive and substantially colorless 
compound, are preferably used in combination or singly. This is because, 
for example, such the compound can prevent the occurrence of stain due to 
the production of color-formed dyes by the reactions of the couplers with 
the remaining color-developing agent (color-forming reducing agent) or its 
oxidization product in the film during storage after processing, or it can 
prevent other side effects. 
Further, in the light-sensitive material of the present invention, it is 
preferable to add a mildew-proofing agent, as described in JP-A No. 
271247/1988, into the hydrophilic colloid layer, in order to prevent 
various mildew and fungi that will deteriorate images from propagating. 
Further, as the support used in the light-sensitive material of the present 
invention, a white polyester support, or a support having a 
white-pigment-containing layer provided on the side on which silver halide 
emulsion layers are formed, can be used for display. Further, in order to 
improve the sharpness, an antihalation layer is preferably applied to the 
support, on the side on which the silver halide emulsion layers are 
applied, or to the undersurface of the support. It is particularly 
preferable to set the transmission density of the support within the range 
of 0.35 to 0.8, in order to allow the display to be appreciated under 
reflected light, as well as transmitted light. 
The light-sensitive material of the present invention is exposed 
image-wise, is color-developed, and then is processed with a processing 
solution having a bleaching capacity (including a bleaching solution and a 
bleach-fix solution). For this, reference can be made to Research 
Disclosure No. 17643, pages 28 to 29, and Research Disclosure No. 18716, 
page 615, the left column to the right column. For example, a color 
development processing step, a bleaching step, a fixing step, and a 
washing step can be carried out. Instead of the bleaching step that uses a 
bleaching solution, and the fixing step that uses a fixing solution, a 
bleach-fix step that uses a bleach-fix solution can be carried out, or the 
bleaching step, the fixing step, and the bleach-fix step can be combined 
in an arbitrary order. Instead of the washing step, a stabilizing step may 
be carried out, or after the washing step a stabilizing step may be 
carried out. Further in addition to these steps, a pre-hardening step, its 
neutralizing step, a stop-fix step, a post-hardening step, an adjusting 
step, an intensifying step, etc., may be carried out. To obtain a color 
reversal image, after the image-wise exposure, a first development is 
carried out, a reverse processing is carried out, and then a color 
development step and subsequent steps are carried out. Also, in this case, 
generally an adjusting step is carried out between the color-developing 
step and the bleaching step. Between the above steps, an intermediate 
washing step may be arbitrarily carried out. 
As silver halide emulsions, as other materials (additives and the like), 
and as photographic constitutional layers (including the arrangement of 
layers), each of which are applied to the present invention, and as 
processing methods and processing additives, which are applied for 
processing the light-sensitive material, those described in patent 
publications in Tables shown below, and European Patent No. 0519190 A2, 
are preferably used, and those described in European Patent No. 0355660 A2 
are particularly preferably used. 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
Element 
constituting 
photographic 
material JP-A No. 215272/1987 JP-A No. 33144/1990 EP 0,355,660A2 
__________________________________________________________________________ 
Silver halide 
p. 10 upper right column line 
p. 28 upper right column line 
p. 45 line 53 to 
emulsion 6 to p. 12 lower left 16 to p. 29 lower right p. 47 line 3 and 
column line 5, and column line 11 and lines 20 to 22 
p. 12 lower right column line p. 30 lines 2 to 5 p. 47 
4 froin the bottom to p. 13 
upper left column line 17 
Solvent for p. 12 lower left column lines -- -- 
silver halide 6 to 14 and 
p. 13 upper left column line 
3 from the bottom to p. 18 
lower left column last line 
Chemical p. 12 lower left column line p. 29 lower right column p. 47 
lines 4 to 9 
sensitizing 3 from the bottom to lower line 12 to last line 
agent right column line 5 from 
the bottom and 
p. 18 lower right column line 1 
to p. 22 upper right column 
line 9 from the bottom 
Spectral p. 22 upper right column line p. 30 upper left column p. 47 
lines 10 to 15 
sensitizing 8 from the bottom to p. 33 lines 1 to 13 
agent (method) last line 
Emulsion p. 39 upper left column line p. 30 upper left column p. 47 
lines 16 to 19 
stabilizer 1 to p. 72 upper right line 14 to upper right 
column last line column line 1 
Developing p. 72 lower left column line -- -- 
accelerator 1 to p. 91 upper right 
column line 3 
Color coupler p. 91 upper right column p. 3 upper right column line p. 
4 lines 15 to 27, 
(Cyan, Magenta, line 4 to p. 121 upper 14 to p. 18 upper left p. 5 line 
30 to 
and Yellow left column line 6 column last line and p. 28 last line, 
coupler) p. 30 upper right column 
p. 45 lines 29 to 31 
line 6 to p. 35 lower and 
right column line 11 p. 47 line 23 to 
p. 63 line 50 
Color Formation- p. 121 upper left column -- -- 
strengthening line 7 to p. 125 upper 
agent right column line 1 
Ultraviolet p. 125 upper right column p. 37 lower right column p. 65 
lines 22 to 31 
absorbing line 2 to p. 127 lower line 14 to p. 38 upper 
agent left column last line left column line 11 
Fading p. 127 lower right column p. 36 upper right column p. 4 line 30 
to 
(discoloration) line 1 to p. 137 lower line 12 to p. 37 upper p. line 
23, 
inhibitor left column line 8 left column line 19 p. 29 line 1 to 
(Image-dye p. 45 line 25 
stabilizer) p. 45 lines 33 to 40 
and 
p. 65 lines 2 to 21 
High-boiling p. 137 lower left column p. 35 lower right column p. 64 
lines 1 to 51 
and/or low- line 9 to p. 144 upper line 14 to p. 36 upper 
boiling organic right column last line left column line 4 from 
solvent the bottom 
Method for p. 144 lower left column p. 27 lower right column p. 63 line 
51 to 
dispersing line 1 to p. 146 upper line 10 to p. 28 upper left p. 64 
line 56 
additives for right column line 7 column last line and 
photograph p. 35 lower right column line 
12 to p. 36 upper right 
column line 7 
Film Hardener p. 146 upper right column -- -- 
line 8 to p. 155 lower left 
column line 4 
Developing p. 155 lower left column line -- -- 
Agent 5 to p. 155 lower right 
precursor column line 2 
Compound p. 155 lower right column -- -- 
development lines 3 to 9 
releasing 
inhibitor 
Support p. 155 lower right column p. 38 upper right column p. 66 line 
29 to 
line 19 to p. 156 upper line 18 to p. 39 upper p. 67 line 13 
left column line 14 left column line 3 
Constitution of p. 156 upper left column p. 28 upper right column p. 45 
lines 41 to 52 
photosensitive line 15 to p. 156 lower lines 1 to 15 
layers right column line 14 
Dye p. 156 lower right column p. 38 upper left column line p. 66 lines 
18 to 22 
line 15 to p. 184 lower 12 to upper right column 
right column last line line 7 
Color-mixing p. 185 upper left column p. 36 upper right column p. 64 
line 57 to 
inhibitor line 1 to p. 188 lower lines 8 to 11 p. 65 line 1 
right column line 3 
Gradation p. 188 lower right column -- -- 
controller lines 4 to 8 
Stain p. 188 lower right column p. 37 upper left column last p. 65 line 
32 
inhibitor line 9 to p. 193 lower line to lower right to p. 66 line 17 
right column line 10 column line 
13 
Surface- p. 201 lower left column p. 18 upper right column line -- 
active line 1 to p. 210 upper 1 to 
p. 24 lower right 
agent right column last line column last line and 
p. 27 lower left column line 
10 from the bottom to 
lower right column line 9 
Fluorine- p. 210 lower left column p. 25 upper left column -- 
containing line 1 to p. 222 lower line 1 to p. 27 lower 
agent left column line 5 right column line 9 
(As Antistatic 
agent, coating aid, 
lubricant, adhesion 
inhibitor, or the like) 
Binder p. 222 lower left column line p. 38 upper right column p. 66 
lines 23 to 28 
(Hydrophilic 6 to p. 225 upper left lines 8 to 18 
colloid) column last line 
Thickening p. 225 upper right column -- -- 
agent line 1 to p. 227 upper 
right column line 2 
Antistatic p. 227 upper right column -- -- 
agent line 3 to p. 230 upper 
left column line 1 
Polymer latex p. 230 upper left column line -- -- 
2 to p. 239 last line 
Matting agent p. 240 upper left column line -- -- 
1 to p. 240 upper right 
column last line 
Photographic p. 3 upper right column p. 39 upper left column line p. 67 
line 14 to 
processing line 7 to p. 10 upper 4 to p. 42 upper p. 69 line 28 
method right column line 5 left 
column last line 
(processing 
process, additive, etc.) 
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Note: 
In the cited portions of JPA No. 215272/1987, the contents that are 
amended by the amendment filed on March 16, 1987, which amendment is show 
in the last of the publication, are also included. Further, among the 
abovementioned color couplers, it is also preferable to use a so called 
short wavelengthtype yellow coupler,described in JPA Nos. 231451/1988, 
123047/1988, 241547/1988, 173499/1989, 213648/1989, and 250944/1989, as a 
yellow coupler. 
The silver halide color photographic light- sensitive material of the 
present invention exhibits excellent effects: it is excellent in the 
solubility and dispersion stability of photographic reagents that are used 
for it; it is good in color reproducibility; and it gives images that are 
excellent in the fastness of dye images. 
Now, the present invention is explained in more detail below by referring 
to examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples 
shown.

EXAMPLE 
Example 1 
A paper base, both surfaces of which had been laminated with a 
polyethylene, was subjected to surface corona discharge treatment; then it 
was provided with a gelatin undercoat layer containing sodium 
dodecylbenzensulfonate, and it was coated with various photographic 
constitutional layers, to produce a multi-layer photographic color 
printing paper (101) having the layer constitution shown below. 
The coating solutions were prepared as follows. 
Preparation of Fifth-Layer Coating Solution 
10 g of a cyan coupler (C-1) of formula (I) was dissolved in 20 g of a 
solvent (Solv-8), 3 g of a color image stabilizer (Cpd-8), 10 g of a color 
image stabilizer (Cpd-13) and 50 ml of ethyl acetate, and the resulting 
solution was emulsified and dispersed in 400 g of a 12% aqueous gelatin 
solution containing 1.2 g of a surface-active agent (Cpd-12), to prepare 
an emulsion C having the average grain size of 0.18 .mu.m. 
On the other hand, a silver chlorobromide emulsion C (cubes; a mixture of a 
large-size emulsion C having an average grain size of 0.50 .mu.m, and a 
small-size emulsion C having an average grain size of 0.41 .mu.m (1:4 in 
terms of mol of silver), the deviation coefficients of the grain size 
distributions being 0.09 and 0.11, respectively, and each emulsion having 
0.8 mol % of silver bromide locally contained in part of the grain surface 
whose substrate was made up of silver chloride) was prepared. To the 
large-size emulsion C of this emulsion, had been added 5.0.times.10.sup.-5 
mol, per mol of silver, of each of red-sensitive sensitizing dyes G and H 
shown below, and to the small-size emulsion C of this emulsion, had been 
added 8.0.times.10.sup.-5 mol, per mol of silver, of each of red-sensitive 
sensitizing dyes G and H shown below. Further, additive X was added in an 
amount of 2.6.times.10.sup.-3 mol per mol of silver halide. The chemical 
ripening of this emulsion was carried out optimally with a sulfur 
sensitizer and a gold sensitizer being added. 
The above emulsified dispersion C and this silver chlorobromide emulsion C 
were mixed and dissolved, and a fifth-layer coating solution was prepared 
so that it would have the composition shown below. For the silver halide 
emulsions, the amounts to be applied are given in terms of silver. 
The coating solutions for the first to fourth, sixth and seventh layers 
were prepared in the similar manner as in the fifth-layer coating 
solution. These coating solutions were coated after 15 minutes from the 
preparation. As the gelatin hardener for each layer, 
1-oxy-3,5-dichloro-s-triazine sodium salt was used. 
Further, to each layer, were added AS-1, AS-2, AS-3, and AS-4, so that the 
total amounts would be 15.0 mg/m.sup.2, 6.0 mg/m.sup.2, 5.0 mg/m.sup.2, 
and 10.0 mg/m.sup.2, respectively. 
##STR189## 
For the silver chlorobromide emulsion of each photosensitive emulsion 
layer, the following spectrally sensitizing dyes were used. 
Blue-Sensitive Emulsion Layer 
##STR190## 
(Each was added to the large-size emulsion in an amount of 
1.4.times.10.sup.-4 mol per mol of the silver halide, and to the 
small-size emulsion in an amount of 1.7.times.10.sup.-4 mol per mol of the 
silver halide.) 
Green-Sensitive Emulsion Layer 
##STR191## 
(The sensitizing dye D was added to the large-size emulsion in an amount of 
3.0.times.10.sup.-4 mol, per mol of silver halide, and to the small-size 
emulsion in an amount of 3.6.times.10.sup.-4 mol, per mol of silver 
halide; the sensitizing dye E was added to the large-size emulsion in an 
amount of 4.0.times.10.sup.-5 mol, per mol of silver halide, and to the 
small-size emulsion in an amount of 7.0.times.10.sup.-5 mol, per mol of 
silver halide; the sensitizing dye F was added to the large-size emulsion 
in an amount of 2.0.times.10.sup.-4 mol, per mol of silver halide, and to 
the small-size emulsion in an amount of 2.8.times.10.sup.-4 mol, per mol 
of silver halide.) 
Red-Sensitive Emulsion Layer 
##STR192## 
(Each was added to the large-size emulsion in an amount of 
5.0.times.10.sup.-5 mol, per mol of the silver halide, to the small-size 
emulsion in an amount of 8.0.times.10.sup.-5 mol, per mol of the silver 
halide.) 
Further, the following compound was added to the red-sensitive emulsion 
layer in an amount of 2.6.times.10.sup.-3 mol per mol of the silver 
halide. 
##STR193## 
To the blue-sensitive emulsion layer, the green-sensitive emulsion layer, 
and the red-sensitive emulsion layer, was added 
1-(5-methylureidophenyl)-5-mercaptotetrazole in amounts of 
3.3.times.10.sup.-4 mol, 1.0.times.10.sup.-3 mol, and 5.9.times.10.sup.-4 
mol, respectively, per mol of the silver halide. 
Further, to the second layer, the forth layer, the sixth layer and the 
seventh layer, was added 1-(5-methylureidophenyl)-5-mercaptotetrazole, so 
that the added amounts would be 0.2 mg/m.sup.2, 0.2 mg/m.sup.2, 0.6 
mg/m.sup.2, and 0.1 mg/m.sup.2, respectively. 
Further, to the blue-sensitive emulsion layer and the green-sensitive 
emulsion layer, were added 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,3,3a,7-tetrazaindene in 
amounts of 1.times.10.sup.-4 mol and 2.times.10.sup.-4 mol, respectively, 
per mol of the silver halide. 
Further, as a water-soluble dye to prevent irradiation, the following 
compounds were added to the second, forth and sixth layers in the divided 
amounts. 
##STR194## 
Layer Constitution 
The composition of each layer is shown below. The numbers show coating 
amounts (g/m.sup.2). In the case of the silver halide emulsion, the 
coating amount is in terms of silver. 
Support 
Polyethylene-Laminated Paper 
The polyethylene on the first layer side contained a white pigment 
(TiO.sub.2 content of 15 wt %) and a blue dye (ultramarine) 
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First Layer (Blue-Sensitive Emulsion Layer) 
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A silver chlorobromide emulsion A 
0.26 
(cubes, a mixture of a large-size emulsion 
A having an average grain size of 0.88 .mu.m, 
and a small-size emulsion A having an average 
grain size of 0.70 .mu.m (3:7 in terms of mol 
of silver). The deviation coefficients of the 
grain size distributions were 0.08 and 0.10, 
respectively, and each emulsion had 0.3 mol % 
of AgBr locally contained in part of the grain 
surface whose substrate was made up of silver 
chloride.) 
Gelatin 1.4 
Yellow coupler (ExY) 0.64 
Color image stabilizer (Cpd-1) 0.078 
Color image stabilizer (Cpd-2) 0.038 
Color image stabilizer (Cpd-3) 0.085 
Color image stabilizer (Cpd-5) 0.020 
Color image stabilizer (Cpd-9) 0.0050 
Solvent (Solv-1) 0.11 
Solvent (Solv-6) 0.11 
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Second Layer (Color-Mixing Inhibiting Layer 
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Gelatin 1.0 
Color-mixing inhibitor (Cpd-4) 0.11 
Solvent (Solv-1) 0.065 
Solvent (Solv-2) 0.22 
Solvent (Solv-3) 0.080 
Solvent (Solv-7) 0.10 
Ultraviolet absorbing agent (UV-B) 0.070 
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Third Layer (Green-Sensitive Emulsion Layer) 
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A silver chlorobromide emulsion 
0.11 
(cubes, a mixture of a large-size emulsion B 
having an average grain size of 0.55 .mu.m, 
and a small-size emulsion B having an average 
grain size of 0.39 .mu.m (1:3 in terms of mol 
of silver). The deviation coefficients of the 
grain size distributions were 0.10 and 0.08, 
respectively, and each emulsion had 0.7 mol % 
of AgBr locally contained in part of the grain 
surface whose substrate was made up of silver 
chloride.) 
Gelatin 1.3 
Magenta coupler (M-1) 0.13 
Ultraviolet absorbing agent (UV-A) 0.12 
Color image stabilizer (Cpd-2) 0.010 
Color image stabilizer (Cpd-5) 0.020 
Color image stabilizer (Cpd-6) 0.010 
Color image stabilizer (Cpd-7) 0.080 
Color image stabilizer (Cpd-8) 0.030 
Color image stabilizer (Cpd-10) 0.0020 
Solvent (Solv-3) 0.15 
Solvent (Solv-4) 0.22 
Solvent (Solv-5) 0.11 
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Fourth Layer (Color-Mixing Inhibiting Layer) 
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Gelatin 1.0 
Color-mixing inhibitor (Cpd-4) 0.11 
Solvent (Solv-1) 0.065 
Solvent (Solv-2) 0.22 
Solvent (Solv-3) 0.080 
Solvent (Solv-7) 0.010 
Ultraviolet absorbing agent (UV-B) 0.070 
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Fifth Layer (Red-Sensitive Emulsion Layer) 
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A silver chlorobromide emulsion 
0.085 
(cubes, a mixture of a large-size emulsion 
having an average grain size of 0.50 .mu.m, 
and a small-size emulsion having an average 
grain size of 0.41 .mu.m (1:4 in terms of mol 
of silver). The deviation coefficients of the 
grain size distributions were 0.09 and 0.11, 
respectively, and each emulsion had 0.8 mol % 
of AgBr locally contained in part of the grain 
surface whose substrate was made up of silver 
chloride.) 
Gelatin 0.99 
Cyan coupler (C-1) 0.15 
Solvent (Solv-8) 0.30 
Color image stabilizer (Cpd-8) 0.05 
Color image stabilizer (Cpd-13) 0.15 
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Sixth Layer (Ultraviolet Absorbing Layer) 
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Gelatin 0.63 
Ultraviolet absorbing agent (UV-C) 0.35 
Color image stabilizer (Cpd-7) 0.050 
Solvent (Solv-9) 0.050 
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Seventh Layer (Protective Layer) 
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Gelatin treated with acid 1.0 
Acryl-modified copolymer of polyvinyl alcohol 0.043 
(modification degree: 17%) 
Liquid paraffin 0.018 
Surface-active agent (Cpd-11) 0.026 
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##STR195## 
Light-Sensitive Materials 102 to 118 were prepared in the same manner as in 
Light-Sensitive Material 101 prepared above, except that the composition 
in the fifth layer was changed as shown in Table 1 below. In Samples 102 
to 118, as is shown in Table 1, the addition of the compound for use in 
the present invention (Samples 102 to 115), the addition of comparative 
compound (Samples 116 to 118), and the change of coupler, etc., were 
conducted. 
The average particle sizes of the coupler-containing lipophilic fine 
particles prepared in the production of these samples were all in the 
range of 0.17 to 0.19 .mu.m. The thus-prepared coated samples were 
subjected to the evaluation described below, after storage for 14 days at 
room temperature. 
First, Light-Sensitive Material 102 was exposed to light image-wise, so 
that about 30% of the coated amount of silver might be developed, and it 
was continuously processed using a paper processor until the replenishment 
rate of the color-developing solution in the following processing steps 
became twice the volume of the tank. 
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Processing Replenishment 
Tank 
step Temperature Time rate volume 
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Color 38.5.degree. C. 
45 sec 73 ml 500 ml 
development 
Bleach fix 30-35.degree. C. 45 sec 60 ml 500 ml 
Rinse (1) 30-35.degree. C. 20 sec -- 500 ml 
Rinse (2) 30-35.degree. C. 20 sec -- 500 ml 
Rinse (3) 30-35.degree. C. 20 sec 370 ml 500 ml 
Drying 70-80.degree. C. 60 sec 
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*The replenishment rate was the amount per m.sup.2 of the lightsensitive 
material. 
(the rinse was conducted in a 3-tank counter-current system of Rinse (3) to 
Rinse (1)) 
The composition of each processing solution is shown below. 
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Tank 
Color Developing Solution solution Replenisher 
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Water 700 ml 700 ml 
Sodium triisopropylene (.beta.)- 0.1 g 0.1 g 
sulfonate 
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid 3.0 g 3.0 g 
Disodium 1,2-dihydroxybenzene- 0.5 g 0.5 g 
4,6-disulfonate 
Triethanolamine 12.0 g 12.0 g 
Potassium chloride 6.5 g -- 
Potassium bromide 0.03 g -- 
Potassium carbonate 27.0 g 27.0 g 
Fluorescent whitening agent 1.0 g 3.0 g 
(WHITEX 4, made by Sumitomo 
Chemical Ind. Co.) 
Sodium sulfite 0.1 g 0.1 g 
Diethylhydroxylamine 1.0 g 1.0 g 
Disodium-N,N-bis(sulfonatoethyl)- 10.0 g 13.0 g 
hydroxylamine 
N-ethyl-N-(.beta.-methane- 5.0 g 11.5 g 
sulfonamidoethyl)-3-methyl- 
4-aminoaniline sulfate 
Water to make 1000 ml 1000 ml 
pH (25.degree. C.) 10.0 11.0 
Bleach-fixing solution 
(Both tank solution and replenisher) 
Water 600 ml 
Ammonium thiosulfate (700 g/liter) 100 ml 
Ammonium sulfite 40 g 
Etylenediaminetetraacetic acid 55 g 
iron (III) ammonium 
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid 5 g 
iron disodium 
Ammonium bromide 40 g 
Nitric acid (67%) 30 g 
Water to make 1000 ml 
pH (25.degree. C.) 4.8 
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(pH was adjusted by acetic acid and aqueous ammonium) 
Rinse solution (Both tank solution and replenisher) 
Ion-exchanged water (calcium and magnesium each were 3 ppm or below) 
Then, the respective samples were subjected to gradation exposure to light 
through a three-color separation optical wedge for sensitometry using a 
sensitometer (FWH type, manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.; color 
temperature of the light source: 3,200.degree. K.). This exposure was 
carried out such that the exposure amount would be 250 CMS by the exposure 
time of 0.1 sec. 
These samples were subjected to the following evaluations: 
Evaluation I (color reproducibility) 
Each of the exposed sample was processed with the above running solutions 
using the paper processor. With respect to the cyan color-formed part 
(red-exposed part) of each of the processed samples, the absorption 
spectrum at the part where the absorbance at the maximum absorption 
wavelength was 1.0, was measured. The absorbance at 600 nm of the spectrum 
was designated as D.sub.600 nm, which was used for the scale of 
association. The smaller the value of D.sub.600 nm is, the smaller the 
association of dyes is. 
Evaluation II (fastness to light) 
Each of the samples processed in the processing steps in Evaluation I was 
irradiated with light for 9 days using a high-intensity xenon irradiator 
of 200,000 lux. During the irradiation, a heat-absorbing filter and an 
ultraviolet-absorbing filter, in the latter filter the light transmittance 
at 360 nm being 50%, were used. The cyan density residual rates (%) after 
the irradiation with light, at the points where the cyan densities before 
the irradiation with light were 2.0 and 0.5, were found, to evaluate 
fastness to light. 
The results of the evaluation are shown in Table 1. 
TABLE 1 
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Additive 
Residual rate 
Weight from fading 
Sam- ratio to D = D = 
ple Coupler Solv-8 D.sub.600 nm (*) 2.0 0.5 Remarks 
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101 C-1 -- -- 1.0 79% 68% Comparative 
example 
102 " 5 0.5 0.86 85 79 This 
invention 
103 " 6 0.5 0.8 9 83 75 This 
invention 
104 " 7 0.5 0.90 84 74 This 
invention 
105 " 18 0.5 0.83 88 80 This 
invention 
106 " 19 0.5 0.86 86 78 This 
invention 
107 " 20 0.5 0.88 85 77 This 
invention 
108 " 25 0.5 0.88 86 78 This 
invention 
109 C-4 27 0.5 0.86 84 78 This 
invention 
110 " 30 0.5 0.87 83 77 This 
invention 
111 " 38 0.5 0.87 84 79 This 
invention 
112 " 39 0.5 0.86 85 80 This 
invention 
113 C-1 5 1.0 0.74 88 84 This 
invention 
114 " 5 1.5 0.72 90 85 This 
invention 
115 " 5 2.0 0.68 90 85 This 
invention 
116 " CS-1 0.5 0.9 2 70 65 Comparative 
example 
117 " CS-2 0.5 0.9 5 65 64 Comparative 
example 
118 " CS-3 0.5 0.89 60 61 Comparative 
example 
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(*) The absorbance at 600 nm in the absorption spectrum when the additive 
was not added, was to be 1.0. 
As is apparent from the results shown in Table 1, it can be understood 
that, in comparison with Sample 101, wherein a high-boiling organic 
solvent only was used, and the samples wherein CS-1, CS-2, or CS-3, 
falling outside the present invention, was respectively added, Samples 102 
to 115, wherein the compound according to the present invention was added, 
gave values small in D.sub.600 nm, which indicated that the association of 
dyes could be suppressed. This feature was remarkable when the added 
amount was large. When the compound for use the present was used, it can 
be understood that the fastness to light was excellent not only in the 
high density part but also in the low density part. 
Example 2 
Sample 301 was prepared in the same manner as sample 401 in Example 4 of 
JP-A No. 359249/1992, except that in place of the high-boiling organic 
solvent Oil-1 (dibutyl phthalate) in the ninth layer of the multi-layer 
color reversal light-sensitive material sample 401, Compound 6 (0.1 
g/m.sup.2) according to the present invention was used, Compound 6 
according to the present invention was added to the tenth layer in an 
amount of 0.05 g/m.sup.2, and in place of the high-boiling organic solvent 
Oil-1 (dibutyl phthalate) in the eleventh layer, Compound 6 (0.08 
g/m.sup.2) according to the present invention was used. Sample 301 was 
slit to have a width of 35 mm, and the resulting strip was perforated in 
the same format as that of the commercially available film, it was then 
exposed to light uniformly, and it was processed according to Process No. 
11 of the Example 4 using a suspended-type automatic processor. The 
excellent hue and dye-image fastness were observed on the sample. 
Having described our invention as related to the present embodiments, it is 
our intention that the invention not be limited by any of the details of 
the description, unless otherwise specified, but rather be construed 
broadly within its spirit and scope as set out in the accompanying claims.