Patent ID: 6902879

Claim:
A silver halide photographic emulsion comprising a metal complex represented by the following formula (I): M m [IrCl n (L 1 ) k (L 2 ) 6-n-k ] (I) wherein, M represents a cation or anion, m represents an integer of 0 to 4, n represents an integer of 3 to 5, k represents an integer of 0 to 3, L 1 represents a ligand selected from the group consisting of heterocycles having at least 3 hetero atoms and ureas, L 2 represents an inorganic ligand other than Cl,with the proviso that when k represents 0, L 2 represents none of F, Br, I, NO, H 2 O, CO and C 2 O 4 .