Patent EP-0563571-A2 (EP)
Inventor: UEDA YUTAKA
IPC: G03C7/42
Filed: 1993-02-25
Abstract: A solid chemical and a process of processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support and provided thereon, a silver halide emulsion layer, using the solid chemical for bleaching the exposed and developed material; the chemical containing a ferric complex salt of a compound represented by the following Formula (A-I), (A-II), (A-III), (A-IV), (A-V) or (A-VI) and a compound represented by the following Formula (II) or (III):
       
 wherein A₁, A₂, A₃ and A₄ independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a lower alkyl group, -COOM, -PO₃(M₁)₂, -CH₂COOM₂ or -CH₂OH, provided that at least one of A₁, A₂, A₃ and A₄ represents -COOM, -PO₃(M₁)₂,or -CH₂COOM₂, wherein M, M₁, and M₂ independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an ammonium group or an organic ammonium group;
       
 wherein A₁₁, A₁₂, A₁₃ and A₁₄ independently represent -CH₂OH, -COOM₃ or -PO₃(M₄)₂; M₃ and M₄ independently represent a hydrogen atom, an ammonium group, an alkali metal or an organic ammonium group; and X represents an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms or -(B₁O) n -B₂- wherein n is an integer of 1 to 8, and B₁ and B₂ independently represent an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms;
       
 wherein A₂₁, A₂₂, A₂₃ and A₂₄ independently represent -CH₂OH, -COOM₅ or -PO₃(M₆)₂; M₅ and M₆ independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an ammonium group or an organic ammonium group; X₁ represents an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, a divalent cyclic organic group or - (B₁₁O) n₅-B₁₂- wherein n₅ is an integer of 1 to 8, and B₁₁ and B₁₂ independently represent an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; and n₁, n₂, n₃ and n₄ independently represent an integer of 1 or more;
       
 wherein R₁ and R₂ independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; and L represents a group selected from the group consisting of
     
       
 wherein Y₁, Y₂ and Y₃ independently represent an alkylene group or an arylene group; X₂ and X₃ independently represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; and R₃, R₄, R₅, R₆ and R₇ independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group;
       
 wherein R₁, R₂ and R₃ independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; L is the same with those denoted in Formula (A-IV); and W represents a divalent linking group;
       
 wherein R₁, R₂, R₃, R₆, R₇, R₈ and R₉ independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R₄ and R₅ independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, an acyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an allyloxycarbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, an alkyl group or an aryl group, provided that R₄ and R₅ may be combined to form a 5- or 6-membered ring; A represents a carboxyl group, a phosphono group, a sulfo group, a hydroxyl group of an alkali metal salt or ammonium salt thereof; Y represents an alkylene group or an arylene group; and t and u independently represent an integer of 0 or 1; 
   Formula (II)  
 
        X₂-A₂-COOM₂ 
 
 
 wherein X₂ represents a halogen atom, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a methoxy group, -COOM₂ or -SO₃M₂; and A₂ represents an alkylene group, an alkenylene group or an arylene groups; and M₂ represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an ammonium group or an organic ammonium group; 
   Formula (III)  
 
        NH₂-A₃-SO₃M₃ 
 
 
 wherein A₃ represents an alkylene group, an alkenylene group or an arylene groups; and M₃ represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an ammonium group or an organic ammonium group.