JPH04337728A - Silver halide color photographic sensitive material - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To ensure excellent original reproducibility, processability and color image fastness and to control the gradation of a color positive image at the time of finishing by specifying the max. sensitivity wavelength of a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and incorporating a specified compd. CONSTITUTION:Blue-, green- and red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers are formed on a base. The max. sensitivity wavelength of the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer is 660-700nm, the photographic gradation of each of the color-sensitive layers becomes gradually contrasty in accordance with the increase of exposure and a compd. represented by formula I is contained. In the formula I, R1 is an aliphatic or arom. group or a hetero ring, Ar is an arom. ring and X is H or a group releasable by a coupling reaction with the oxidized body of an arom. prim. amine developing agent.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to silver halide color photographic materials. Furthermore, the spectral sensitivity of the red color-sensitive layer is in the long wavelength region, and the photographic gradation of each color-sensitive layer gradually becomes more intense as the amount of exposure to the color-sensitive layer increases. The present invention relates to a silver halide color photographic material having improved properties and color image fastness.

0002

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Color negative photographic materials are widely used throughout the world, and there are many types with different performances depending on the purpose of use. As for how to use it,
It is used as a negative for general photographic photosensitive materials, and finally used as color photographic paper, color transparency, etc. A common method is to convert the photosensitive material into a color positive photosensitive material and use it in the form observed by the human eye. In some cases, a photographed positive image (color transparency, etc.) may be converted into a different positive image (color photographic paper, etc.) and used for viewing the image. There are also color negatives used for such conversion, and positive-negative
The medium negative used for conversion to a positive is known as a color internegative. The light exposed to the photosensitive material is projection light that has passed through the color image of the original positive photosensitive material,
It is required to faithfully reproduce the image of the original positive photosensitive material. In addition, there are a wide variety of types of positive photosensitive materials used in the world, and it is necessary to design a versatile negative photosensitive material that is compatible with these original photosensitive material types. A negative sensitive material with excellent properties was desired.

0003

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a silver halide color negative photographic material which is excellent in original reproducibility, processability and color image fastness. Furthermore,
To provide a color negative photographic material that has excellent processability and color image fastness and allows control of the gradation when a final color positive image is produced.

0004

[Means for solving the problem] A color-sensitive layer consisting of a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer is provided on a support. In a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material (hereinafter abbreviated as silver halide color sensitive material) provided with A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, wherein the photographic gradation of a layer becomes progressively higher as the amount of exposure to the color-sensitive layer increases, and which contains a compound represented by general formula (I). General formula (I)

[0005]

[Chemical formula 3]

In the formula, R1 represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or a heterocycle, Ar represents an aromatic group, and X can be separated by a coupling reaction with a hydrogen atom or an oxidized aromatic primary amine developer. represents a group. Or, on the support, a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer,
A color-sensitive layer consisting of a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer is provided, and the color-sensitive layer is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material (hereinafter referred to as silver halide color) consisting of at least one silver halide emulsion layer. (hereinafter referred to as "sensitive material"), the maximum sensitivity wavelength of the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer is from 660 nm to 70 nm.
0 nm, and the photographic gradation of each color-sensitive layer gradually becomes more intense as the amount of exposure to the color-sensitive layer increases,
and a multilayer silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material containing a compound represented by general formula (II). General formula (II)

00
07]

[C4]

In the formula, R4 is -CONR5 R6, -N
HCOR5, -NHCOOR7, -NHSO2R
7, -NHCONR5 R6 or -NHSO2
R5 represents R6, R2 represents a group that can be substituted on the naphthol ring, m represents an integer from 0 to 3, and R3 represents 1
Y represents a valent group, and Y represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being separated by a coupling reaction with an oxidized aromatic primary amine developer. However, R5 and R6 may be the same or different and independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or a heterocycle, and R7 represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or a heterocycle. When m is plural, R2 may be the same or different, or may be bonded to each other to form a ring. R2 and R3 or R3 and Y may be bonded to each other to form a ring. It has become clear that the object of the present invention can be achieved.

The maximum sensitivity wavelength of the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer can be determined by measuring the spectral sensitivity (T.H. James (
T. H. James), “The Theory of the
Photographic Process (The Theory)
of the Photographic Proc
ess) 4th Edition” (Mac Millan)
), published by Shasha, 1977), p. 510). The preferred maximum sensitivity wavelength of the present invention is 66
0nm to 700nm, more preferably 660nm
nm to 690 nm, more preferably 670 nm
m to 680 nm.

In the present invention, ``the photographic gradation of each color-sensitive layer gradually becomes more intense as the amount of exposure to the color-sensitive layer increases'' means color sensitometry (the vertical axis is density). (D)
, a characteristic curve in which the logarithm (logE) of the exposure dose is plotted on the horizontal axis; also called the D-logE curve), the exposure dose (
As the point gamma of the characteristic curve increases with the increase of logE), edited by T.H. James,
“The Theory of the Photographic Process”
The slope of the straight line obtained by the least squares method of plotting the value against logE (MacMillan, 1977), 4th edition (Mac Millan, 1977), p. The low exposure dose range here refers to the area between the exposure dose point that gives the fog density (Dmin) + density 0.2 and the exposure dose point where the density difference is 1.0. The exposure range refers to the area between the exposure point that gives the fog density (Dmin) + density 0.8 and the exposure point that has a density difference of 1.0.Preferably, it is determined by the least squares method of a point gamma plot in the high exposure range. The ratio of the slope (δ1) to the slope (δ2) obtained by the least squares method of the point gamma plot in the low exposure area (δ=δ1
/δ2) is larger than 1.0 and smaller than 4.0.

The compound of general formula (I) of the present invention will be explained in detail below. General formula (I)

0012

[C5]

In the formula, R1 represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or a heterocycle, Ar represents an aromatic group, and X can be separated by a coupling reaction with a hydrogen atom or an oxidized product of an aromatic primary amine developer. represents a group.

The compound of general formula (II) of the present invention will be explained in detail below. General formula (II)

[0015]

[C6]

In the formula, R4 is -CONR5 R6, -N
HCOR5, -NHCOOR7, -NHSO2R
7, -NHCONR5 R6 or -NHSO2
R5 represents R6, R2 represents a group that can be substituted on the naphthol ring, m represents an integer from 0 to 3, and R3 represents 1
It represents a valent group, and Y represents a hydrogen atom or a group that can be separated by a coupling reaction with an oxidized aromatic primary amine developer. However, R5 and R6 may be the same or different and independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or a heterocycle, and R7 represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or a heterocycle. When m is plural, R2 may be the same or different, or may be bonded to each other to form a ring. R2 and R3 or R3 and Y may be bonded to each other to form a ring.

Next, the present invention will be explained in detail. In the general formula [I], R1 represents an aliphatic group having 1 to 36 carbon atoms, an aromatic group having 6 to 36 carbon atoms, or a heterocyclic group having 2 to 36 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 36 carbon atoms. alkyl group or the following general formula [III] having 7 to 36 carbon atoms
It is a group represented by General formula [III]

[0018]

[C7]

In the formula, R8 and R9 may be the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or an aromatic group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, and R10 represents a monovalent group. The expression Z is -O-, -S-, -SO- or -S
Represents O2 −. A liter represents an integer from 0 to 5, and when there is a plurality of liters, a plurality of R10s may be the same or different. Preferred substituents are R8 and R9
is a straight chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R1
0 is a halogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aliphatic oxy group, a carbonamide group, a sulfonamide group, a carboxy group, a sulfo group, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an aliphatic oxycarbonyl group, and an aromatic sulfonyl group and Z can each include -O-. Here, the number of carbon atoms in R10 is preferably 0 to 30, and the number of liters is preferably 1 to 3. Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and may be a condensed ring. Typical substituents for Ar include a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a trifluoromethyl group, -COOR11, -, COR11,
-SO2 OR11, -NHCOR11, -CONR1
1R12, -SO2 NR11R12, -OR11, -
NR11R12, -SO2 R13, -SOR13, -
OCOR13 and -NR11SO2 R13 can be mentioned. (However, if a cyano group is substituted at the p-position, hydrogen atoms will not be substituted at the remaining four positions at the same time.) R11 and R12 may be the same or different, and may be a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, R13 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, and R13 represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group. Ar has 6 to 30 carbon atoms, and is preferably a phenyl group having the above-mentioned substituents. X represents a hydrogen atom or a coupling-off group (including a leaving atom; the same applies hereinafter). Typical examples of coupling-off groups include halogen atom, -OR
14, -SR14, -OCO-R14, -NHCO-R
14, -NHCO-SR14, -OCO-OR14, -
OCONHR14, an aromatic azo group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a heterocyclic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms and connected to the coupling active position of the coupler through a nitrogen atom (succinimide group, phthalimide group, hydantoinyl group, pyrazolyl group, 2-benzotriazolyl group, etc.). Here, R14 is an aliphatic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and 6 to 3 carbon atoms.
0 aromatic group or a heterocyclic group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms. As mentioned above, the aliphatic group in the present invention is saturated, unsaturated,
It may be substituted or unsubstituted, linear, branched, or cyclic, and typical examples include methyl group, ethyl group, butyl group, cyclohexyl group, allyl group, propargyl group,
Methoxyethyl group, n-decyl group, n-dodecyl group, n
-hexadecyl group, trifluoromethyl group, heptafluoropropyl group, dodecyloxypropyl group, 2,4-
di-tert-amylphenoxypropyl group, 2,4-
Di-tert-amylphenoxybutyl group and the like are included. The aromatic group may also be substituted or unsubstituted; typical examples include phenyl group, tolyl group, 2-tetradecyloxyphenyl group, pentafluorophenyl group, and 2-chloro-5-dodecyloxy group. carbonylphenyl group, 4-chlorophenyl group, 4-cyanophenyl group,
Includes 4-hydroxyphenyl group, etc. Further, the heterocyclic group may be substituted or unsubstituted, and typical examples thereof include a 2-pyridyl group, a 4-pyridyl group, a 2-furyl group, a 4-thienyl group, a quinolinyl group, and the like. Preferred examples of X include hydrogen atom, halogen atom, and 1 carbon atom.
~30 aliphatic oxy groups (methoxy group, 2-methanesulfonamidoethoxy group, 2-methanesulfonylethoxy group, carboxymethoxy group, 3-carboxypropyloxy group, 2-carboxymethylthioethoxy group, 2-methoxyethoxy group, 2-methoxyethylcarbamoylmethoxy group, etc.), aromatic oxy group (phenoxy group, 4-
Chlorophenoxy group, 4-methoxyphenoxy group, 4-
tert-octylphenoxy group, 4-carboxyphenoxy group, etc.), heterocyclic thio group (5-phenyl-1,2
, 3,4-tetrazolyl-1-thio group, 5-ethyl-1
, 2,3,4-tetrazolyl-1-thio group, etc.) and aromatic azo groups (4-dimethylaminophenylazo group, 4-
acetamidophenylazo group, 1-naphthylazo group, 2
-ethoxycarbonylphenylazo group, 2-methoxycarbonyl-4,5-dimethoxyphenylazo group, etc.). The coupler represented by the general formula [I] has a substituent R1
, Ar or X may form a dimer, an oligomer, or a multimer of more than 2, which is bonded via a divalent or divalent or more divalent group. In this case, the carbon number range shown in each of the above-mentioned substituents may be outside the specified range. When the coupler represented by the general formula [I] forms a multimer, a typical example is a single or copolymer of an addition-polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated compound (cyan color-forming monomer) having a cyan dye-forming coupler residue. . In this case, the multimer contains repeating units of the general formula [IV], and one or more types of cyan coloring repeating units represented by the general formula [IV] may be contained in the multimer, and non-containing as a copolymer component. It may also be a copolymer containing one or more color-forming ethylene type monomers. General formula [IV]

[0020]

[Chemical formula 8]

In the formula, R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a chlorine atom, and A represents -CONH-, -C
OO- or a phenylene group, B is an alkylene group,
Represents a phenylene group or an aralkylene group, L is -CO
NH-, -NHCONH-, -NHCOO-, -NHC
O-, -OCONH-, -NH-, -COO-, -OC
O-, -CO-, -O-, -SO2 -, -NHSO2
- or -SO2NH-. a, b, c are 0
Or indicates 1. Q represents a cyan coupler residue from which a hydrogen atom other than the hydrogen atom of the 1-position hydroxyl group has been removed from the compound represented by the general formula [I]. As a multimer, the general formula [I
A copolymer of a cyan color-forming monomer that provides the coupler unit V] and a non-color-forming ethylene-like monomer described below is preferred. Non-color-forming ethylene-like monomers that do not couple with the oxidation products of aromatic primary amine developers include acrylic acid, α-chloroacrylic acid, α-alkyl acrylic acid (such as methacrylic acid); Derivative esters or amides (e.g. acrylamide, methacrylamide, n-butylacrylamide, t
-butylacrylamide, diacetone acrylamide,
Methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, n-propyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, t-butyl acrylate, iso-butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, n-octyl acrylate, lauryl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate and β
-hydroxymethacrylate), vinyl esters (e.g. vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate and vinyl laurate), acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, aromatic vinyl compounds (e.g. styrene and its derivatives, e.g. vinyltoluene, divinylbenzene, vinylacetophenone and sulfonate) styrene), itaconic acid, citraconic acid, crotonic acid, vinylidene chloride,
Vinyl alkyl ethers (eg vinyl ethyl ether), maleic esters, N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone, N-vinylpyridine and 2- and -4-vinylpyridine. Particularly preferred are acrylic esters, methacrylic esters, and maleic esters. Two or more kinds of the non-color-forming ethylene monomers used here can also be used together. For example, methyl acrylate and butyl acrylate, bral acrylate and styrene,
Butyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid, methyl acrylate and diacetone acrylamide, etc. can be used. As is well known in the field of polymer couplers, the ethylenically unsaturated monomer to be copolymerized with the vinyl monomer corresponding to the above general formula [IV] depends on the physical properties and/or chemical properties of the copolymer to be formed. Properties such as solubility, compatibility with binders such as gelatin of the photographic colloid composition, its softening temperature, flexibility, thermal stability, etc. can be selected to be favorably influenced. The cyan polymer coupler used in the present invention is obtained by dissolving a lipophilic polymer coupler obtained by polymerizing a vinyl monomer to give a coupler unit represented by the above general formula [IV] in an organic solvent, and adding it to an aqueous gelatin solution. It may also be made by emulsifying and dispersing it in the form of latex.
Alternatively, it may be produced by a direct emulsion polymerization method. U.S. Pat. No. 3,451,820 describes a method for emulsifying and dispersing lipophilic polymer couplers in an aqueous gelatin solution in the form of a latex.
No. 4,080,21 for emulsion polymerization.
The method described in No. 1 and No. 3,370,952 can be used. Specific examples of the cyan coupler represented by the general formula (I) are listed below, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0022]

[Chemical formula 9]

[0023]

[Chemical formula 10]

[0024]

[Chemical formula 11]

[0025]

[Chemical formula 12]

[0026]

[Chemical formula 13]

[0027]

[Chemical formula 14]

[0028]

[Chemical formula 15]

[0029]

[Chemical formula 16]

[0030]

[Chemical formula 17]

[0031]

[Chemical formula 18]

[0032]

[Chemical formula 19]

Couplers represented by the general formula [I] are disclosed in US Pat. No. 4,333,999 and US Pat.
No. 57-204545, No. 59-198455, No. 60-35731, No. 60-37557, No. 61-
It can be synthesized by the synthesis method described in No. 42658 and No. 61-75351. Next, the general formula of the present invention [
II] coupler will be described in detail. R4 is -C
ONR5 R6 , -NHCOR5 , -NHCOOR
7, -NHSO2 R7, -NHCONR5 R6
Or -NHSO2 NR5 R6 is shown. R5
, R6 and R7 include an aliphatic group having 1-30 carbon atoms, an aromatic group having 6-30 carbon atoms, and a heterocyclic group having 2-30 carbon atoms. R2 represents a group (including an atom, the same applies hereinafter) that can be substituted on the naphthol ring, and typical examples include a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an amino group, a carboxyl group,
Sulfonic acid group, cyano group, aromatic group, heterocyclic group, carbonamide group, sulfonamide group, carbamoyl group, sulfamoyl group, ureido group, acyl group, acyloxy group, aliphatic oxy group, aromatic oxy group, aliphatic group Examples include thio group, aromatic thio group, aliphatic sulfonyl group, aromatic sulfonyl group, sulfamoylamino group, nitro group, imide group, etc., and the number of carbon atoms contained in R2 is 0-
It is 30. As an example of cyclic R2 when m=2,
Dioxymethylene groups, etc. R3 represents a monovalent group, preferably represented by the following general formula [V]. General formula [V] R15(Y)n - where Y represents >NH, >CO or >SO2,
n represents zero or 1, R15 is a hydrogen atom, carbon number 1
-30 aliphatic group, C6-30 aromatic group, C2-30 heterocyclic group, -OR16, -COR16, -N
R16R17, -CONR16R17, -SO2 NR
16R17, -CO2 R18, -SO2 R18 or -SO2 OR18, where R16, R17
and R18 are the above-mentioned R5, R6 and R7, respectively.
Same as defined in . R4 or R
R5, R6 and -N of -NR5 R6 in 15
R16 and R17 of R16R17 may be bonded to each other to form a nitrogen-containing heterocycle (morpholine ring, piperidine ring, pyrrolidine ring, etc.). Y represents a hydrogen atom or a coupling-off group (including a separation atom; the same applies hereinafter). Representative examples of coupling-off groups include halogen atom, -OR19, -SR19, -OCO-R19, -N
HCOR19, -NHCO-SR19, -OCO-OR
19, -OCO-NHR19, aromatic azo group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, heterocyclic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms and connected to the coupling active position of the coupler through the nitrogen atom (succinimide group, phthalimide group, hydantoinyl group, pyrazolyl group, 2-benzotriazolyl group, etc.). Here, R19 represents an aliphatic group having 1-30 carbon atoms, an aromatic group having 6-30 carbon atoms, or a heterocyclic group having 2-30 carbon atoms. In the present invention, the aliphatic group may be saturated/unsaturated, substituted/unsubstituted, linear/branched/cyclic, and typical examples include methyl, ethyl, and butyl groups. , cyclohexyl group, allyl group, propargyl group, methoxyethyl group, n-decyl group, n-dodecyl group,
n-hexadecyl group, trifluoromethyl group, heptafluoropropyl group, dodecyloxypropyl group, 2,4
-di-tert-amylphenoxypropyl group, 2,4
-di-tert-amylphenoxybutyl group and the like. The aromatic group may also be substituted or unsubstituted; typical examples include phenyl, tolyl, and 2-
Included are a tetradecyloxyphenyl group, a pentafluorophenyl group, a 2-chloro-5-dodecyloxycarbonylphenyl group, a 4-chlorophenyl group, a 4-cyanophenyl group, a 4-hydroxyphenyl group, and the like. Further, the heterocyclic group may be substituted or unsubstituted, and typical examples thereof include 2-pyridyl group, 4-pyridyl group, 2-furyl group, 4-thienyl group, quinolinyl group, etc. . Preferred examples of substituents in the present invention will be explained below. R4 is preferably -CONR5 R6 , and specific examples include carbamoyl group, ethylcarbamoyl group, morpholinocarbonyl group, dodecylcarbamoyl group, hexadecylcarbamoyl group, decyloxypropyl group, dodecyloxypropyl group, 2,4-di-tert-amyl group. Examples include phenoxypropyl group and 2,4-di-tert-amylphenoxybutyl group. Regarding R2 and m, it is most preferable that m=0, that is, unsubstituted, and then R2 is a halogen atom, an aliphatic group, a carbonamide group,
Sulfonamide groups and the like are acceptable substituents. Preferred R3 is the general formula [V] in which n is zero,
R15 is -COR16 (formyl group, acetyl group, trifluoroacetyl group, chloroacetyl group, benzoyl group, pentafluorobenzoyl group, p-chlorobenzoyl group, etc.), -COOR16 (methoxycarbonyl group, ethoxycarbonyl group, butoxycarbonyl group) , decyloxycarbonyl group, methoxyethoxycarbonyl group, phenoxycarbonyl group, etc.), -SO2 R17
(methanesulfonyl group, ethanesulfonyl group, butanesulfonyl group, hexadecanesulfonyl group, benzenesulfonyl group, toluenesulfonyl group, p-chlorobenzenesulfonyl group, etc.), -CONR16R17 (N,N-
Dimethylcarbamoyl group, N,N-diethylcarbamoyl group, N,N-dibutylcarbamoyl group, morpholinocarbonyl group, piperidinocarbonyl group, 4-cyanophenylcarbonyl group, 3,4-dichlorophenylcarbamoyl group, 4-methanesulfonylphenyl group carbamoyl group, etc.), -SO2 NR16R17 (N,N-dimethylsulfamoyl group, N,N-diethylsulfamoyl group, N,N-dipropylsulfamoyl group, etc.). Particularly preferable R3 is -COOR16, -COR
17 and -SO2 R18, among which -COOR
16 is more preferred. Y is preferably a hydrogen atom, a chlorine atom, an aliphatic oxy group [e.g. 2-hydroxyethoxy group, 2-chloroethoxy group, carboxymethyloxy group, 1-carboxyethoxy group, 2-methanesulfonylethoxy group, 3-carboxypropyl Oxy group, 2-methoxyethoxycarbamoylmethyloxy group, 1-carboxytridecyl group, 2-(1-carboxytridecylthio)ethyloxy group, 2-carboxymethylthioethyloxy group, 2-methanesulfonamidoethyloxy group, etc.] , an aromatic oxy group [e.g., 4-acetamidophenoxy group, 2-acetamidophenoxy group, 4-(3-carboxypropanamido)phenoxy group, etc.] and a carbamoyloxy group (e.g., ethylcarbamoyloxy group, phenylcarbamoyloxy group, etc.) be. General formula [II
] A coupler represented by substituents R1, R2, R3
Alternatively, X may form a dimer or a multimer of more than 2, each of which is bonded to each other via a divalent or divalent or more-valent group. In this case, the carbon number range shown in each of the above-mentioned substituents may be outside the specified range. General formula [
When the coupler represented by [II] forms a multimer, a typical example is a single or copolymer of an addition-polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated compound (cyan color-forming monomer) having a cyan dye-forming coupler residue. In this case, the multimer has the general formula [
VI], and the cyan color-forming repeat unit represented by the general formula [VI] may be contained in one or more types in the multimer, and one type of non-color-forming ethylene-like monomer as a copolymerization component. Alternatively, it may be a copolymer containing two or more types. General formula [VI]

[0034]

[C20]

In the formula, Q' represents a cyan coupler residue from which a hydrogen atom other than the hydrogen atom of the 1-position hydroxyl group has been removed from the compound represented by the general formula [II]. R, A, B, L, a,
b and c are R, A, B, and L in the general formula [IV] described when the cyan coupler of the general formula [I] forms a multimer.
, a, b, and c. Specific examples of the coupler represented by the general formula [II] are shown below, but the invention is not limited thereto.

[0036]

[C21]

[0037]

[C22]

[0038]

[C23]

[0039]

[C24]

[0040]

[C25]

[0041]

[C26]

[0042]

[C27]

[0043]

[C28]

[0044]

[C29]

[0045]

[C30]

The coupler represented by the general formula [II] is disclosed in JP-A-60-237448 and JP-A-61-153640.
and JP-A-61-145557. The layer to which the coupler of the present invention is added and the amount used will be explained. The coupler of the present invention is added to a light-sensitive emulsion layer or a non-light-sensitive layer containing a silver halide emulsion on a support of a silver halide color sensitive material. It is usually preferably added to the photosensitive emulsion layer. Regarding the color sensitive layer,
It is preferably used primarily in the red-sensitive layer, but may be used in other color-sensitive layers to improve color reproduction and the like. When used in a silver halide emulsion layer, the amount used is 0.01 to 2 mol, preferably 0.01 to 2 mol, preferably 0.01 to 2 mol, per 1 mol of silver halide.
02 to 1 mole. The coupler of the present invention may be used alone, or a plurality of couplers of the present invention may be used in combination. The amount of high-boiling organic solvent used when adding the coupler of the present invention is in a weight ratio of 0 to 50, preferably 0 to 10, more preferably 0 to 3, based on the coupler.

The light-sensitive material of the present invention only needs to be provided with at least one silver halide emulsion layer of a blue-sensitive layer, a green-sensitive layer, and a red-sensitive layer on a support. There are no particular limitations on the number and order of the silveride emulsion layer and the non-photosensitive layer. A typical example is a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having on a support at least one photosensitive layer consisting of a plurality of silver halide emulsion layers having substantially the same color sensitivity but different photosensitivity. and the photosensitive layer is sensitive to blue light, green light,
In a multilayer silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, the unit photosensitive layers are generally arranged in order from the support side: a red-sensitive layer, a green-sensitive layer, and a red-sensitive layer. A color-sensitive layer and a blue-sensitive layer are installed in this order. However, depending on the purpose, the above-mentioned installation order may be reversed, or the installation order may be such that different photosensitive layers are sandwiched between the same color-sensitive layer. Non-photosensitive layers such as various intermediate layers may be provided between the above-mentioned silver halide photosensitive layers and between the uppermost layer and the lowermost layer. The intermediate layer includes JP-A Nos. 61-43748, 59-113438, 59-113440,
It may contain a coupler, a DIR compound, etc. as described in JP 61-20037 and JP 61-20038, and may also contain a commonly used color mixing inhibitor. The plurality of silver halide emulsion layers constituting each unit photosensitive layer are composed of a high-speed emulsion layer and a low-speed emulsion layer, as described in German Patent No. 1,121,470 or British Patent No. 923,045. A two-layer configuration can be preferably used. Usually, it is preferable to arrange the layers so that the photosensitivity decreases toward the support, and a non-photosensitive layer may be provided between each halogen emulsion layer. Also, JP-A-57-112751 and JP-A No. 62-200
No. 350, No. 62-206541, No. 62-2065
As described in No. 43, a low-sensitivity emulsion layer may be provided on the side far from the support, and a high-sensitivity emulsion layer may be provided on the side close to the support. As a specific example, from the side farthest from the support,
Low-sensitivity blue-sensitive layer (BL)/high-sensitivity blue-sensitive layer (BH)
/ High sensitivity green photosensitive layer (GH) / Low sensitivity green photosensitive layer (GL
) / High-sensitivity red-sensitive layer (RH) / Low-sensitivity red-sensitive layer (
RL) or BH/BL/GL/GH/RH/R
They can be installed in the order of L, or in the order of BH/BL/GH/GL/RL/RH. Also, Tokuko Sho 55-34
As described in Japanese Patent No. 932, the layers may be arranged in the order of blue-sensitive layer/GH/RH/GL/RL from the side farthest from the support. Also, JP-A-56-25738
As described in No. 62-63936, from the side farthest from the support, the blue-sensitive layer/GL/RL
They can also be arranged in the order of /GH/RH. In addition, as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 49-15495, the upper layer is a silver halide emulsion layer with the highest sensitivity, the middle layer is a silver halide emulsion layer with lower sensitivity, and the lower layer is more sensitive than the middle layer. An example is an arrangement consisting of three layers with different photosensitivity, in which a silver halide emulsion layer with a low density is disposed and the photosensitivity gradually decreases toward the support. Even in the case where the structure is composed of three layers with different photosensitivity,
As described in No. 2464, in the same color-sensitive layer, a medium-sensitive emulsion layer/
They may be arranged in the order of high-speed emulsion layer/low-speed emulsion layer. In addition, high-sensitivity emulsion layer / low-sensitivity emulsion layer / medium-sensitivity emulsion layer,
Alternatively, they may be arranged in the order of low-speed emulsion layer/medium-speed emulsion layer/high-speed emulsion layer, etc. Furthermore, even in the case of four or more layers, the arrangement may be changed as described above. In order to improve color reproducibility, U.S. Pat. No. 4,663,271, U.S. Pat.
The multilayer effect donor layer (CL) described in the specification of No.
) is preferably arranged adjacent to or close to the main photosensitive layer. As mentioned above, various layer structures and arrangements can be selected depending on the purpose of each photosensitive material.

The preferred amount of silver halide contained in the photographic emulsion layer of the photographic light-sensitive material used in the present invention is about 30 mol%.
Silver iodobromide, silver iodochloride, or silver iodochlorobromide, including the following silver iodides: Particularly preferred is about 2 mol%.
silver iodobromide or silver iodochlorobromide containing up to about 10 mole percent silver iodide. Silver halide grains in photographic emulsions include those with regular crystals such as cubes, octahedrons, and tetradecahedrons, those with irregular crystal shapes such as spherical and plate shapes, and those with twin planes. may have crystal defects, or a composite form thereof. Even if the grain size of silver halide is about 0.2 μm or less, the projected area diameter is about 10 μm.
The emulsion may be a large grain size up to m, and may be a polydisperse emulsion or a monodisperse emulsion. Silver halide photographic emulsions that can be used in the present invention include, for example, Research Disclosure (R
D) No. 17643 (December 1978), 22
~pages 23, “I. Emulsion Preparation”
18716 (November 1979), 648
Page, same No. 307105 (November 1989), 86
3 to 865, and “Physics and Chemistry of Photography” by P. Glafkides, published by Paul Montell.
, Chemieet Phisique Photo
graphique, Paul Montel, 1
967), "Photographic Emulsion Chemistry" by Duffin, published by Focal Press (G.F. Duffin, Photograp
hic Emulsion Chemistry (F
ocal Press, 1966)), “Manufacture and Coating of Photographic Emulsions” by Zelikman et al., published by Focal Press (
V. L. Zelikman et al. , Ma
King and Coating Photogra
phic Emulsion, Focal Pres
s, 1964) and others.

[0049] US Pat. No. 3,574,628,
No. 3,655,394 and British Patent No. 1,413,
Monodispersed emulsions such as those described in No. 748 are also preferred. Tabular grains having aspect ratios of about 3 or greater can also be used in the present invention. Tabular grains are described by Gatoff, Photographic Science and Engineering (
Gutoff, Photographic Science
ce and Engineering), Vol. 14, pp. 248-257 (1970); U.S. Patent No. 4,
No. 434,226, No. 4,414,310, No. 4
, 433,048, 4,439,520 and British Patent No. 2,112,157. The crystal structure may be uniform, the inside and outside may have different halogen compositions, it may have a layered structure, or silver halides with different compositions may be joined by epitaxial bonding. It may also be bonded with a compound other than silver halide, such as silver rhodan or lead oxide. Also, mixtures of particles of various crystal forms may be used. The above-mentioned emulsions may be of the surface latent image type that forms latent images mainly on the surface, of the internal latent image type that forms the latent images inside the grains, or of the type that has latent images both on the surface and inside the grains, but negative-tone emulsions It is necessary that Among the internal latent image type emulsions, a core/shell type internal latent image type emulsion described in JP-A-63-264740 may be used. A method for preparing this core/shell type internal latent image type emulsion is described in JP-A-59-133542. The thickness of the shell of this emulsion varies depending on the development process, etc., but is preferably 3 to 40 nm, and 5 to 2 nm.
0 nm is particularly preferred.

The silver halide emulsion used is usually one that has been subjected to physical ripening, chemical ripening and spectral sensitization. Additives used in such processes are listed in Research Disclosure No. 17643, same No. 18716 and the same No. 307105, and the relevant parts are summarized in the table below. In the light-sensitive material of the present invention, two or more types of light-sensitive silver halide emulsions having different characteristics in at least one of grain size, grain size distribution, halogen composition, grain shape, and sensitivity are mixed in the same layer. can be used. Silver halide grains covered with the grain surface described in U.S. Patent No. 4,082,553, U.S. Patent No. 4,626,498, JP-A-59-2148
The silver halide grains and colloidal silver in which the interior of the grains is covered, as described in No. 52, can be preferably used in the photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and/or the substantially non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer. Silver halide grains whose interiors or surfaces are covered are silver halide grains that can be developed uniformly (in a non-imagewise manner) regardless of the unexposed or exposed areas of a photosensitive material. . A method for preparing silver halide grains in which the interior or surface of the grain is coated is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,626,
No. 498 and JP-A No. 59-214852. The silver halides forming the inner core of the core/shell type silver halide grains whose interiors are fogged may have the same halogen composition or may have different halogen compositions. As the silver halide coated inside or on the surface of the grain, any of silver chloride, silver chlorobromide, silver iodobromide, and silver chloroiodobromide can be used. There is no particular limitation on the grain size of these fogged silver halide grains, but the average grain size is 0.01 to 0.75 μm.
, particularly preferably 0.05 to 0.6 μm. In addition, there is no particular limitation on the particle shape, and regular particles may be used.
Although it may be a polydisperse emulsion, it is preferably monodisperse (at least 95% of the weight or number of silver halide grains has a grain size within ±40% of the average grain size).

[0051] In the present invention, it is preferable to use non-photosensitive fine grain silver halide. Non-photosensitive fine grain silver halide is a silver halide fine grain that is not exposed to light during imagewise exposure to obtain a dye image and is not substantially developed during the development process, and is preferably not fogged in advance. . The fine grain silver halide has a silver bromide content of 0 to 100 mol %, and may contain silver chloride and/or silver iodide as necessary. Preferably, it contains 0.5 to 10 mol% of silver iodide. The fine grain silver halide preferably has an average grain size (average diameter equivalent to a circle of the projected area) of 0.01 to 0.5 μm, and 0.01 to 0.5 μm.
．． 02 to 0.2 μm is more preferable. Fine-grain silver halide can be prepared in the same manner as ordinary photosensitive silver halide. In this case, the surface of the silver halide grains does not need to be optically sensitized, nor is spectral sensitization necessary. However, prior to adding this to the coating solution, it is preferable to add in advance a known stabilizer such as a triazole-based, azaindene-based, benzothiazolium-based, or mercapto-based compound, or a zinc compound. This layer containing fine silver halide grains can preferably contain colloidal silver. The coating silver amount of the photosensitive material of the present invention is preferably 6.0 g/m2 or less, and 4.5 g/m2 or less.
2 or less is most preferable.

Known photographic additives that can be used in the present invention are also described in the three Research Disclosures mentioned above, and the relevant descriptions are shown in the table below. Additive type RD17643
RD18716 RD30
7105 1. Chemical sensitizer page 23
Page 648 right column
866 pages 2. Sensitivity enhancer
Page 648, right column 3. Spectral sensitizer, pages 23-24 6
Page 48, right column, pages 866-868
supersensitizer
~Page 649, right column 4. brightener
Page 24 Page 647 Right column
868 pages 5. Anti-fogging
Pages 24-25 Page 649 Right column Pages 868-870 Agents, stabilizers 6. Light absorber, pages 25-26
Page 649 right column 87
Page 3 Filter
~Page 650 left column Dyes, UV absorbers 7. Stain page 25 right column
Page 650 left column 87
Page 2 Inhibitor
~Right column 8. Dye image 25 pages 6
Page 50, left column, page 872 Stabilizers 9. Hardener page 26
Page 651 left column 874~
875 pages 10. Binder 26 pages
Page 651 left column 87
Pages 3-874 11. plasticizer, 2
Page 7 650 page right column
Page 876 Lubricants 12. Coating aids, pages 26-27
Page 650 right column 875-8
Page 76 Surfactant 13. Statistic 27 pages
Page 650 right column 876-87
Page 7 Inhibitor 14. matte agent

pages 878-879

In addition, in order to prevent deterioration of photographic performance due to formaldehyde gas, US Pat. No. 4,411,987 and US Pat.
It is preferable to add to the light-sensitive material a compound described in No. 3 that can react with formaldehyde and be immobilized. The photosensitive material of the present invention is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,740,454, U.S. Pat.
It is preferable to include a mercapto compound described in No. 9 and JP-A-1-283551. A compound that releases a fogging agent, a development accelerator, a silver halide solvent, or a precursor thereof regardless of the amount of developed silver produced during the development process, as described in JP-A-1-106052, is added to the light-sensitive material of the present invention. It is preferable to contain. The photosensitive material of the present invention is disclosed in International Publication No. WO88/04794,
Dye or E dispersed by the method described in No. 2912
P 317,308A, U.S. Patent 4,420,5
It is preferable to incorporate the dye described in No. 55 and JP-A-1-259358. Various color couplers can be used in the present invention, and specific examples thereof include those described in Research Disclosure No. 17643, VII-C
~G, and the same No. 307105, VII-C~
It is described in the patent described in G. Examples of yellow couplers include US Pat. No. 3,933,501, US Pat. No. 4,022,620, and US Pat. No. 4,326,0.
No. 24, No. 4,401,752, No. 4,24
8,961, Japanese Patent Publication No. 58-10739, British Patent No. 1,425,020, British Patent No. 1,476,76
No. 0, U.S. Patent No. 3,973,968, U.S. Patent No. 4,
Preferred are those described in European Patent No. 314,023, European Patent No. 4,511,649, European Patent No. 249,473A, and the like.

As the magenta coupler, 5-pyrazolone and pyrazoloazole compounds are preferred, and are disclosed in US Pat. Nos. 4,310,619 and 4,351,89.
No. 7, European Patent No. 73,636, US Patent No. 3,
No. 061,432, No. 3,725,067,
Research Disclosure No. 24220 (19
June 1984), JP-A No. 60-33552, Research
Disclosure No. 24230 (June 1984), JP 60-43659, JP 61-72238, JP 60-35730, JP 55-118034,
No. 60-185951, U.S. Patent No. 4,500,6
No. 30, No. 4,540,654, No. 4, 5
Particularly preferred are those described in No. 56,630, International Publication No. WO88/04795, and the like. As a cyan coupler,
U.S. Pat. No. 4,052,212, U.S. Pat.
, No. 146,396, No. 4,228,233, No. 4,296,200, No. 2,369,929
No. 2,801,171, No. 2,772,
No. 162, No. 2,895,826, No. 3, 7
No. 72,002, No. 3,758,308, No. 3,758,308, No.
No. 4,334,011, No. 4,327,173,
West German Patent Publication No. 3,329,729, European Patent No.
No. 121,365A, No. 249,453A, U.S. Patent No. 3,446,622, U.S. Patent No. 4,333,9
No. 99, No. 4,775,616, No. 4,45
No. 1,559, No. 4,427,767, No. 4,
No. 690,889, No. 4,254, 212,
No. 4,296,199, JP 61-4265
Those described in No. 8 etc. are preferred. Furthermore, JP-A-64
-553, 64-554, 64-555, and 64-556;
Imidazole couplers as described in US Pat. No. 4,818,672 may also be used. A typical example of a polymerized dye-forming coupler is U.S. Pat.
No. 1,820, No. 4,080,211, No. 4
, No. 367,282, No. 4,409,320, No. 4,576,910, British Patent No. 2,102,
No. 137, European Patent No. 341,188A, etc.

Couplers whose colored dyes have appropriate diffusivity include US Pat. No. 4,366,237, British Patent No. 2,125,570, and European Patent No. 96,570.
No. 3,234,533 is preferred. Colored couplers for correcting unnecessary absorption of coloring dyes are available from Research Disclosure No. Section VII-G of 17643, No. 30
Section VII-G of 7105, U.S. Pat. No. 4,163,
No. 670, Japanese Patent Publication No. 57-39413, U.S. Patent No. 4
, 004,929, 4,138,258, and British Patent No. 1,146,368 are preferred. In addition, there are couplers that correct unnecessary absorption of coloring dyes using fluorescent dyes released during coupling, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,774,181, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,777.
It is also preferable to use a coupler having as a leaving group a dye precursor group capable of reacting with a developing agent to form a dye, as described in No. 120, No. 120. Compounds that release photographically useful residues upon coupling can also be preferably used in the present invention. DIR couplers releasing development inhibitors are described in the aforementioned RD 17643, Section VII-F and RD No. 3
07105, the patent described in VII-F, JP-A-57-151944, JP-A-57-154234, JP-A-60-184248, JP-A-63-37346, JP-A-6
Preferred are those described in US Pat. No. 3-37350, US Pat. No. 4,248,962, and US Pat. No. 4,782,012. R. D. No. 11449, 24241, JP-A-6
The bleach accelerator-releasing coupler described in No. 1-201247 is effective for shortening the time of a processing step having bleaching ability, and is particularly effective when added to a light-sensitive material using the above-mentioned tabular silver halide grains. The effect is great.
British Patent No. 2,097,140 is a coupler that releases a nucleating agent or a development accelerator imagewise during development.
No. 2,131,188, JP-A-59-157
Those described in No. 638 and No. 59-170840 are preferred. Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 60-107029,
60-252340, JP-A-1-44940, and JP-A-1-45687, compounds that release fogging agents, development accelerators, silver halide solvents, etc. through redox reactions with oxidized developing agents are also included. preferable.

Other compounds that can be used in the photosensitive material of the present invention include US Pat. No. 4,130,427.
Competitive coupler described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,283, et al.
No. 472, No. 4,338,393, No. 4,3
10,618 etc., JP-A-60
DIR redox compound releasing couplers, DIR coupler releasing couplers, DIR coupler releasing redox compounds or DIR redox releasing redox compounds described in European Patent No. 173,302A, European Patent No. 313, Couplers that release dyes that recover color after separation as described in No. 308A, ligand-releasing couplers as described in U.S. Pat. U.S. Patent No. 4,774,181
Examples include couplers that emit fluorescent dyes as described in this issue.

The coupler used in the present invention can be introduced into the light-sensitive material by various known dispersion methods. An example of a high boiling point solvent used in the oil-in-water dispersion method is U.S. Pat. No. 2,322.
, No. 027, etc. Specific examples of high-boiling organic solvents with a boiling point of 175°C or higher at normal pressure used in the oil-in-water dispersion method include phthalic acid esters (dibutyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, decyl phthalate, (2
, 4-di-t-amylphenyl) phthalate, bis(
2,4-di-t-amyl phenyl) isophthalate,
bis(1,1-diethylpropyl) phthalate, etc.),
Esters of phosphoric or phosphonic acids (triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, 2-ethylhexyldiphenyl phosphate, tricyclohexyl phosphate, tri-2-ethylhexyl phosphate, tridodecyl phosphate, tributoxyethyl phosphate, trichloropropyl phosphate, di- 2-
ethylhexyl phenylphosphonate, etc.), benzoic acid esters (2-ethylhexylbenzoate, dodecylbenzoate, 2-ethylhexyl-p-hydroxybenzoate, etc.), amides (N,N-diethyldodecanamide, N,N-diethyllaurylamide, N, −
(tetradecylpyrrolidone, etc.), alcohols or phenols (isostearyl alcohol, 2,4-di-tert-amylphenol, etc.), aliphatic carboxylic acid esters (bis(2-ethylhexyl) sebacate, dioctyl azelate, glycerol trichloride, etc.) butyrate, isostearyl lactate, trioctyl citrate, etc.), aniline derivatives (N,N-dibutyl-2-butoxy-5-tert-octylaniline, etc.), hydrocarbons (paraffin, dodecylbenzene, diisopropylnaphthalene, etc.), etc. can be mentioned. Further, as the auxiliary solvent, an organic solvent having a boiling point of about 30°C or higher, preferably 50°C or higher and about 160°C or lower, can be used, and typical examples include ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, ethyl propionate, methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone, 2- Examples include ethoxyethyl acetate and dimethylformamide. Specific examples of latex dispersion process steps, effects, and latex for impregnation can be found in U.S. Pat. It is described in.

The color photosensitive material of the present invention contains phenethyl alcohol and JP-A-63-257747 and JP-A-63-257747.
-272248, and 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, n-
Butyl p-hydroxybenzoate, phenol,
It is preferable to add various preservatives or antifungal agents such as 4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol, 2-phenoxyethanol, and 2-(4-thiazolyl)benzimidazole. The present invention can be applied to various color photosensitive materials. Typical examples include color negative film for general use or movies, color reversal film for slides or television, color paper, color positive film, and color reversal paper. Suitable supports that can be used in the present invention include, for example, the above-mentioned R
D. No. 17643, page 28, No. 18716, page 647 right column to page 648 left column, and the same No. 3
07105, page 879. In the photosensitive material of the present invention, the total thickness of all the hydrophilic colloid layers on the side having the emulsion layer is preferably 28 μm or less, and 28 μm or less.
The thickness is more preferably 3 μm or less, even more preferably 18 μm or less, and particularly preferably 16 μm or less. Further, the membrane swelling rate T1/2 is preferably 30 seconds or less, more preferably 20 seconds or less. The film thickness means the film thickness measured at 25° C. and 55% relative humidity (2 days), and the film swelling rate T1/2 can be measured according to a method known in the art. For example, Photographic Science and Engineering (Photogr.Sci.Eng.), Volume 19, by A. Green et al.
It can be measured by using a swell meter (swell meter) of the type described in No. 2, pp. 124-129, and T1/
2 is defined as the time taken to reach 1/2 of the saturated film thickness, with 90% of the maximum swollen film thickness reached when treated with a color developing solution at 30° C. for 3 minutes and 15 seconds as the saturated film thickness. The membrane swelling rate T1/2 can be adjusted by adding a hardening agent to gelatin as a binder or by changing the aging conditions after coating. Also, the swelling rate is 1
50-400% is preferred. The swelling rate is calculated from the maximum swollen film thickness under the conditions mentioned above, using the formula: (maximum swollen film thickness -
It can be calculated according to (film thickness)/film thickness. The photosensitive material of the present invention has a total dry film thickness of 2 μm on the side opposite to the side having the emulsion layer.
It is preferable to provide a hydrophilic colloid layer (referred to as a back layer) with a thickness of m to 20 μm. This back layer contains the aforementioned light absorber, filter dye,
It is preferable to contain an ultraviolet absorber, a static inhibitor, a hardening agent, a binder, a plasticizer, a lubricant, a coating aid, a surface active agent, and the like. The swelling rate of this back layer is 150-5
00% is preferred.

The color photographic material according to the present invention has the above-mentioned RD. No. 17643, pages 28-29, No.
651 left column to right column of 18716, and the same No. 30
7105, pages 880-881. The color developing solution used in the development of the light-sensitive material of the present invention is preferably an alkaline aqueous solution containing an aromatic primary amine color developing agent as a main component. Aminophenol compounds are also useful as color developing agents, but p-phenylenediamine compounds are preferably used, typical examples of which include 3-methyl-4-amino-N,N-diethylaniline,
3-Methyl-4-amino-N-ethyl-N-β-
Hydroxyethylaniline, 3-methyl-4-amino-N-ethyl-N-β-methanesulfonamidoethylaniline, 3-methyl-4-amino-N-ethyl-β-methoxyethylaniline and their sulfates, hydrochloric acid Examples include salts and p-toluenesulfonates. Among these, 3-methyl-4-amino-N-ethyl-N-β-hydroxyethylaniline sulfate is particularly preferred. Two or more of these compounds can be used in combination depending on the purpose. The color developer is a p-based solution such as an alkali metal carbonate, borate or phosphate.
It is common to include development inhibitors or antifoggants such as H buffering agents, chloride salts, bromide salts, iodide salts, benzimidazoles, benzothiazoles or mercapto compounds. In addition, if necessary, hydroxylamine, diethylhydroxylamine, sulfite, N,N
- hydrazines such as biscarboxymethylhydrazine, phenylsemicarbazides, triethanolamine,
Various preservatives such as catechol sulfonic acids, organic solvents such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, development accelerators such as benzyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, quaternary ammonium salts, amines, dye-forming couplers, competitive couplers, 1-phenyl - auxiliary developing agents such as 3-pyrazolidones, tackifying agents, aminopolycarboxylic acids, aminopolyphosphonic acids, alkylphosphonic acids,
Various chelating agents such as phosphonocarboxylic acids, such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid,
Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acid, hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid, 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, nitrilo-N
, N,N-trimethylenephosphonic acid, ethylenediamine-N,N,N,N-tetramethylenephosphonic acid, ethylenediamine-di(o-hydroxyphenylacetic acid)
and their salts are representative examples.

Further, when performing reversal processing, black and white development is usually performed and then color development is performed. This black and white developer contains known black and white developing agents such as dihydroxybenzenes such as hydroquinone, 3-pyrazolidones such as 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone, or aminophenols such as N-methyl-p-aminophenol. Alternatively, they can be used in combination. The pH of these color developing solutions and black and white developing solutions is generally 9 to 12. The amount of replenishment of these developing solutions depends on the color photographic light-sensitive material to be processed, but is generally 3 liters or less per square meter of light-sensitive material, and can be reduced to 500 ml or less by reducing the bromide ion concentration in the replenisher. You can also do that. When reducing the amount of replenishment, reduce the contact area with the air in the processing tank to prevent evaporation of the liquid.
Preferably, air oxidation is prevented. The contact area between the photographic processing solution and air in the processing tank can be expressed by the aperture ratio defined below. That is, aperture ratio = [contact area between processing liquid and air (cm2)] ÷ [capacity of processing liquid (cm3)
] The above aperture ratio is preferably 0.1 or less,
More preferably, it is 0.001 to 0.05. As a method for reducing the aperture ratio in this way, in addition to installing a shield such as a floating lid on the surface of the photographic processing liquid in the processing tank, there is also the method of
Examples include a method using a movable lid described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 63-216050 and a slit development method described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-216050. It is preferable to reduce the aperture ratio not only in both color development and black-and-white development steps, but also in all subsequent steps, such as bleaching, bleach-fixing, fixing, washing, and stabilization. Furthermore, the amount of replenishment can be reduced by using means for suppressing the accumulation of bromide ions in the developer. The time for color development processing is usually set between 2 and 5 minutes, but the processing time can be further shortened by using high temperature, high pH, and high concentration of color developing agent.

The photographic emulsion layer after color development is usually bleached. The bleaching process may be performed simultaneously with the fixing process (bleach-fixing process), or may be performed separately. Furthermore, in order to speed up the processing, a processing method may be used in which a bleaching treatment is followed by a bleach-fixing treatment. Furthermore, treatment in two continuous bleach-fixing baths, fixing treatment before bleach-fixing treatment, or bleaching treatment after bleach-fixing treatment can be carried out as desired depending on the purpose. Examples of bleaching agents that can be used include compounds of polyvalent metals such as iron (III), peracids, quinones, and nitro compounds. Iron (III) is a typical bleaching agent.
organic complex salts such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acid,
Aminopolycarboxylic acids such as methyliminodiacetic acid, 1,3-diaminopropanetetraacetic acid, glycol ether diamine tetraacetic acid, and complex salts such as citric acid, tartaric acid, and malic acid can be used. Among these, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid iron (III) complex salt, and 1,3-
Aminopolycarboxylic acid iron (III) complex salts such as diaminopropane tetraacetic acid iron (III) complex salts are preferred from the viewpoint of rapid processing and prevention of environmental pollution. Additionally, aminopolycarboxylic acid iron(III) complexes are particularly useful in both bleach and bleach-fix solutions. The pH of the bleaching solution or bleach-fixing solution using these aminopolycarboxylic acid iron (III) complex salts is usually 4.0 to 8, but the pH can be lowered to speed up the processing.

A bleach accelerator may be used in the bleaching solution, bleach-fixing solution, and their pre-baths, if necessary. Specific examples of useful bleach accelerators are described in US Pat. No. 3,893,858; German Patent No. 1,290,812;
JP 53-32736, JP 53-57831, JP 53-37418, JP 53-72623, JP 53-
No. 95630, No. 53-95631, No. 53-104
No. 232, No. 53-124424, No. 53-14
No. 1623, No. 53-28426, Research Disclosure No. No. 17129 (July 1978)
Compounds having a mercapto group or disulfide group as described in JP-A-50-140129; thiazolidine derivatives as described in JP-A No. 45-8506 and JP-A-Sho. 5
Thiourea derivatives described in West German Patent No. 2-20832, West German Patent No. 53-32735, and U.S. Pat. No. 3,706,561;
Iodide salt described in No. 35; West German Patent No. 966,410
Polyoxyethylene compounds described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2,748,430; polyamine compounds described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 45-8836;
No. 49-59,644, No. 53-94,927, No. 54-35,727, No. 55-26,506
Compounds described in No. 58-163,940; bromide ions, etc. can be used. Among these, compounds having a mercapto group or a disulfide group are preferred from the viewpoint of a large promoting effect, and are particularly preferred, such as U.S. Pat.
The compounds described in No. 30 are preferred. Also preferred are the compounds described in US Pat. No. 4,552,834. These bleach accelerators may be added to the photosensitive material. These bleach accelerators are particularly effective when bleach-fixing color light-sensitive materials for photography. In addition to the above-mentioned compounds, the bleaching solution and bleach-fixing solution preferably contain an organic acid for the purpose of preventing bleach stains. Particularly preferred organic acids are compounds having an acid dissociation constant (pKa) of 2 to 5, and specifically preferred are acetic acid, propionic acid, hydroxyacetic acid, and the like. Examples of fixing agents used in fixing solutions and bleach-fixing solutions include thiosulfates, thiocyanates, thioether compounds, thioureas, and large amounts of iodide salts, but thiosulfates are commonly used. Among them, ammonium thiosulfate is the most widely used. Further, a combination of thiosulfate, thiocyanate, thioether compound, thiourea, etc. is also preferred. As the preservative for the fixing solution and bleach-fixing solution, sulfites, bisulfites, carbonyl bisulfite adducts, or sulfinic acid compounds described in European Patent No. 294769A are preferred. Furthermore, it is preferable to add various aminopolycarboxylic acids and organic phosphonic acids to the fixing solution and bleach-fixing solution for the purpose of stabilizing the solution. In the present invention, the fixer or bleach-fixer has a pKa of 6 for pH adjustment.
．． 0 to 9.0 compounds, preferably imidazole, 1
-Methylimidazole, 1-ethylimidazole, 2-
0.1 to 1 imidazole such as methylimidazole
It is preferable to add 0 mol/l.

The total time of the desilvering process is preferably as short as possible without causing desilvering defects. The preferred time is 1 minute to 3 minutes.
minutes, more preferably 1 to 2 minutes. Further, the treatment temperature is 25°C to 50°C, preferably 35°C to 45°C. In a preferred temperature range, the desilvering rate is improved and stain generation after treatment is effectively prevented. In the desilvering step, it is preferable that stirring be as strong as possible. A specific method for strengthening stirring is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-18
3460, a method of impinging a jet of processing liquid on the emulsion surface of a photosensitive material, a method of increasing the stirring effect using a rotating means as described in JP-A-62-183461, and a wiper blade provided in the liquid. Examples include a method of moving the light-sensitive material while bringing the emulsion surface into contact with the emulsion surface to create turbulent flow on the emulsion surface to further improve the stirring effect, and a method of increasing the circulation flow rate of the entire processing solution. Such means for improving agitation is effective for all bleaching solutions, bleach-fixing solutions, and fixing solutions. It is believed that improved stirring speeds up the supply of bleaching agent and fixing agent into the emulsion film, and as a result increases the desilvering rate. Further, the agitation improving means described above is more effective when a bleach accelerator is used, and can significantly increase the accelerating effect and eliminate the fixing inhibiting effect caused by the bleach accelerator. The automatic developing machine used for the photosensitive material of the present invention is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open Nos. 60-191257 and 60-1912.
It is preferable to have the photosensitive material conveying means described in No. 58 and No. 60-191259. The above-mentioned Japanese Patent Publication No. 6
As described in No. 0-191257, such a conveying means can significantly reduce the amount of processing liquid brought into the post bath from the front bath, and is highly effective in preventing deterioration of the performance of the processing liquid. Such effects are particularly effective in shortening the processing time in each step and reducing the amount of processing liquid replenishment.

The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material of the present invention is generally subjected to water washing and/or stabilization steps after desilvering. The amount of water used in the washing process depends on the characteristics of the photosensitive material (for example, depending on the materials used such as couplers), the application, the temperature of the washing water, the number of washing tanks (number of stages), the replenishment method such as countercurrent or forward flow, and various other conditions. Can be set over a wide range. Among these, the relationship between the number of washing tanks and the amount of water in the multistage countercurrent method is as follows:
y of Motion Picture and T
ele-vision Engineers 64th
Volume, P. 248-253 (May 1955 issue). According to the multistage countercurrent method described in the above-mentioned literature, the amount of washing water can be significantly reduced;
The increased residence time of water in the tank causes problems such as bacteria propagation and the resulting floating matter adhering to the photosensitive material. In the processing of the color photosensitive material of the present invention, such problems were solved by the method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-288.
, No. 838 can be used very effectively. In addition, chlorine-based disinfectants such as isothiazolone compounds, cyabendazoles, and chlorinated sodium isocyanurate described in JP-A No. 57-8,542, and other benzotriazoles, as well as other antibacterial and fungicides by Hiroshi Horiguchi, Chemistry” (198
6th year) Sankyo Publishing, Hygiene Technology Society, ed. “Sterilization and sterilization of microorganisms,
It is also possible to use the fungicides described in "Encyclopedia of Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents" (1986), edited by the Society of Industrial Engineers of Japan and the Japan Society of Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents (1982). The pH of the washing water used in processing the photosensitive material of the present invention is 4 to 9, preferably 5 to 8. The washing water temperature and washing time can also be set in various ways depending on the characteristics of the photosensitive material, its use, etc., but generally they are in the range of 20 seconds to 10 minutes at 15 to 45°C, preferably 30 seconds to 5 minutes at 25 to 40°C. selected. Furthermore, the photosensitive material of the present invention can also be directly processed with a stabilizing solution instead of washing with water. In such stabilization treatment, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-8543
No. 58-14834, No. 60-220345
All known methods described in this issue can be used. Further, following the water washing treatment, a further stabilization treatment may be performed. An example of this is a stabilization bath containing a dye stabilizer and a surfactant, which is used as a final bath for color photographic materials. be able to. As a dye stabilizer,
aldehydes such as formalin and glutaraldehyde,
Examples include N-methylol compounds, hexamethylenetetramine, and aldehyde sulfite adducts. Various chelating agents and antifungal agents can also be added to this stabilizing bath.

[0065] The overflow liquid resulting from the water washing and/or replenishment of the stabilizing liquid can also be reused in other processes such as the desilvering process. When each of the above-mentioned processing liquids is concentrated by evaporation in processing using an automatic processor or the like, it is preferable to correct the concentration by adding water. The silver halide color light-sensitive material of the present invention may contain a color developing agent for the purpose of simplifying and speeding up processing. In order to incorporate the color developing agent, it is preferable to use various precursors of the color developing agent. For example, indoaniline compounds described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,342,597, U.S. Pat. No. 3,342,599,
Research Disclosure No. 14,850 and the same No. Schiff base-type compounds described in No. 15,159, aldol compounds described in No. 13,924, metal salt complexes described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,719,492, JP-A No. 5
Examples include urethane compounds described in No. 3-135628. The silver halide color light-sensitive material of the present invention may optionally contain various 1-phenyl-3
- Pyrazolidones may be incorporated. Typical compounds are JP-A-56-64339, JP-A-57-144547,
and No. 58-115438. Various treatment liquids in the present invention are used at 10°C to 50°C. Normally, the standard temperature is 33°C to 38°C, but higher temperatures can be used to accelerate the processing and shorten the processing time.
Conversely, it is possible to improve the image quality and the stability of the processing solution by lowering the temperature. Further, the silver halide photosensitive material of the present invention is disclosed in U.S. Pat.
No. 61-238056, European Patent 210,660A
It can also be applied to the heat-developable photosensitive materials described in No. 2, etc.

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EXAMPLES The present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to Examples below, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

(Preparation of Sample 101) A sample is a multilayer color light-sensitive material in which each layer having the composition shown below is coated on an undercoated cellulose triacetate film support. (Photosensitive layer composition) The coating amount is expressed in g/m2 of silver for silver halide and colloidal silver, and g/m2 for couplers, additives, gelatin, and sensitizing dyes.
It is expressed as a quantity expressed in units. 1st layer: antihalation layer black colloidal silver
Silver 0.37 U-1

0.027 U-2


0.055 U-3

0.064 HBS-2

0.0
76 Gelatin

2.81 Second layer: Middle layer U-1

0.027 U-2

0.054
U-3

0.063 HBS-2

0.076 gelatin

2.70 Third layer: First red-sensitive emulsion layer Silver iodobromide emulsion 1
Silver 0.25 (AgI 3.5 mol%, equivalent sphere diameter 0.14 μm, diameter/thickness ratio 1.0, fluctuation
Coefficient 10.6%) Silver iodobromide emulsion 2
Silver 0.30 (AgI 3.5 mol%, equivalent sphere diameter 0.19 μm, diameter/thickness ratio 1.0, fluctuation
Coefficient 12.3%) Sensitizing dye I
4
．． 60×10-3 C-1

0.52 C-3

7.0
×10-2 C-9

3.1×10-2 HBS-1

0.11
HBS-2

0.17 Gelatin

1.99 4th layer: 2nd
Red-sensitive emulsion layer Silver iodobromide emulsion 3
Silver 0.50 (AgI 10 mol%, equivalent sphere diameter 0
．． 7μm, coefficient of variation 25.1%, diameter/thickness
Ratio 4.3) Silver iodobromide emulsion 4
Silver 0.10 (AgI 4 mol%, equivalent sphere diameter 0.
35 μm, coefficient of variation 36.6%, diameter/thickness
Ratio 3.4) Silver iodobromide emulsion 5
Silver 0.88 (AgI 2 mol%, equivalent sphere diameter 0.
2 μm, coefficient of variation 28%, diameter/thickness ratio 2
．． 7) Sensitizing dye I
7
．． 70×10-3 C-1

0.40 C-3


0.08 C-5

0.11 C-9

4.6×10
-2 HBS-1

8.8×10-2 HBS-2

0.14 Gelatin

2.17 5th layer: middle layer gelatin

0.92 Dye I

0.056 Dye II

0.036 U-4

0.023U
-5

0.036 HBS-1

7.7×10-3 6th layer: first green-sensitive emulsion layer Silver iodobromide emulsion 6
Silver 0.45 (AgI 3.5 mol%, equivalent sphere diameter 0.10 μm, coefficient of variation 10.6%, diameter
/thickness ratio 1.0) Silver iodobromide emulsion 7
Silver 0.07 (AgI 3.5 mol%, equivalent sphere diameter 0.15 μm, coefficient of variation 12.3%, diameter
/thickness ratio 1.0) Sensitizing dye II

4.66×10-3 C-6

0.41 C-7

9.
6×10-2 HBS-1

0.40 Gelatin

1.05
7th layer: 2nd green-sensitive emulsion layer Silver iodobromide emulsion 4
Silver 0.10 (AgI 4 mol%, equivalent sphere diameter 0.
35 μm, coefficient of variation 36.6%, diameter/thickness
Ratio 3.4) Silver iodobromide emulsion 5
Silver 0.55 (AgI 2 mol%, equivalent sphere diameter 0.
2 μm, coefficient of variation 28%, diameter/thickness ratio 2
．． 7) Sensitizing dye II

4.5×10-3 Sensitizing dye III

4.5×10-4 Sensitizing dye IV
2.4
×10-4 C-6

0.25 C-7

0.
11 C-4

9.7×10-2 C-5

3.5×10-2
HBS-1

0.22 Gelatin

1.12 8th layer: 3rd green-sensitive emulsion layer Silver iodobromide emulsion 3
Silver 0.60 (AgI 10 mol%, equivalent sphere diameter 0
．． 7μm, coefficient of variation 25.1%, diameter/thickness
contrast ratio 4.3) Sensitizing dye II

1.78×10-3 C-6

4.2×10-2 HBS
-1
3.7×
10-2 Gelatin

0.57 9th layer: Yellow filter layer Yellow colloidal silver
Silver 0.11 Cpd-5

0.28 HBS-1

0.15
gelatin

0.19 10th layer: First blue-sensitive emulsion layer Silver chloroiodobromide emulsion 8
Silver
0.50 (AgI 1 mol%, AgCl 5 mol%, equivalent sphere diameter 0.16 μm, coefficient of variation 9%
, diameter/thickness ratio 1.0) Sensitizing dye V

3.0×10-3 C-8


0.67 C-10

3.7×10-2 HBS-1

0.26
gelatin

1.06 Eleventh layer: Second blue-sensitive emulsion layer Silver chloroiodobromide emulsion 9
Silver
0.33 (AgI3.5 mol%, AgCl5
Mol%, equivalent sphere diameter 0.27 μm, coefficient of variation 39%, diameter/thickness ratio 5.0) Silver chloroiodobromide emulsion 10

Silver 0.11 (Ag
I7.5 mol%, AgCl 5 mol%, equivalent sphere diameter 0.60
μm, coefficient of variation 58%, diameter/thickness ratio 3.
4) Sensitizing dye V

4.8×10-3 C-8

0.30C
-4

9.0×10-2 HBS-1

0.10 Gelatin

1.
39 12th layer: 1st protective layer gelatin

0.60 U-4

0.10 U-
5

0.15 HBS-3

0.033 Dye III


0.05 13th layer: 2nd protective layer Silver iodobromide emulsion 11

0.74 (AgI 1 mol%, equivalent sphere diameter 0.
07μm, coefficient of variation 15%, diameter/thickness ratio
1.3) B-1 (diameter 1.5 μm)
7.0×10
-2 B-2 (diameter 1.5μm)
7.0×
10-2 Gelatin

1.87 B-3

2.0×10-2
W-4

2.0×10-2 H-1

0.18 The samples thus prepared contained, in addition to the above, 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (an average of 200 parts per gelatin).
pm), n-butyl-p-hydroxybenzoate (approximately 1,000 ppm), and 2-phenoxyethanol (approximately 10,000 ppm). Further B
-4, B-5, F-1, F-2, F-3, F-4, F-
5, F-6, F-7, F-8, F-9, F-10, F-
11, F-12, F-13 and iron salts, lead salts, gold salts, platinum salts, iridium salts, and rhodium salts. In addition to the above components, each layer contains surfactants W-1, W-2,
W-3 was added as a coating aid and emulsifying dispersant. The structural formulas or chemical names of the materials used in this example are shown in Table A below. (Creation of sample 102) C-2 was used instead of cyan coupler C-1 (comparative coupler) in the third and fourth layers of sample 101.
Sample 101 except that equimolar replacement was made with (comparative coupler)
Sample 102 was created in the same manner as above. (Creation of samples 103 to 108) 1/3 mole of sensitizing dye I in the third and fourth layers of samples 101 and 102 was added to sensitizing dye VI.
Samples 103 and 104 were created in the same manner as Samples 101 and 102 except that . Similarly, sensitizing dye I
Sample 105 by replacing 2/3 mole of with sensitizing dye VI,
106 was created. Furthermore, Samples 107 and 108 were prepared by replacing all of the sensitizing dye I with sensitizing dye VI in equimolar amounts. (Samples 109, 111, 113, 115, 117-12
0) Third of samples 101, 103, 105, 107
Sample 109 was prepared in the same manner except that cyan coupler C-1 in the fourth layer was replaced with coupler I-6 of the present invention in an equimolar amount.
, 113, 117, and 119 were created. Samples 111, 115, 118, and 120 were prepared in the same manner by replacing coupler C-1 with coupler II-7 of the present invention in equimolar amounts. (Creation of samples 110 and 114) Cyan coupler C-1 (comparison coupler) for the third and fourth layers of samples 101 and 103
Sample 110 was prepared in the same manner as Samples 101 and 103 except that Coupler I-16 of the present invention was substituted with a 5% mole reduction.
, 114 was created. (Creation of samples 112 and 116) Cyan coupler C-1 (comparison coupler) for the third and fourth layers of samples 101 and 103
Sample 1 was prepared in the same manner as Samples 101 and 103 except that Coupler II-20 of the present invention was substituted with a 10% molar reduction.
12, 116 were created. (Creation of Samples 121 and 122) By changing the gradation (γG/γG0) of the high sensitivity area (low exposure area) and low sensitivity area (high exposure area) of Samples 109 and 111 (sample of the present invention). Samples 121 and 122 were created by reducing the change. These samples were exposed to light at a color temperature of 2854°K, then subjected to the color development process shown below, and the color density was measured using a densitometer. Color development takes 3 minutes and 15 seconds
White 6 minutes 30 seconds water
Wash 2 minutes 10 seconds Fix
Wash with water for 4 minutes and 20 seconds
Stable for 3 minutes 15 seconds
1 minute 05 seconds The composition of the treatment liquid used in each step was as follows. Color developer: diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid
1
．． 0g 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid

2.0g sodium sulfite
4.0g
potassium carbonate

30.0g potassium bromide

1.4g potassium iodide
1.
3mg hydroxylamine sulfate

2.4g 4-(N-ethyl-N-β-hydroxyethyl amino)-2-methylaniline sulfate
Add 4.5g water

1.0 liter

pH 10.
0 Bleach Solution: Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid ferric ammonium salt
100.0g Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt
10.0g ammonium bromide
150.0g ammonium nitrate
10
．． Add 0g water

1.0 liter

pH 6.
0 Fixer: Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt
1.0g
sodium sulfite

4.0g ammonium thiosulfate aqueous solution (70%
) 175.
0ml sodium bisulfite

Add 4.6g water

1.0 liter


pH 6.6 stabilizer: Formalin (40%)

2.0ml polyoxyethylene-p-monononylphenyl ether (average degree of polymerization 10)

Add 0.3g water

The processing variability of these 1.0 liter samples was investigated as follows. The bleaching solution used in the color processing process mentioned above is changed to the tired bleaching solution with weak oxidizing power shown below, and the degree of color development when this treatment is applied is compared with the degree of color development when passing through the bleaching solution under normal conditions. The results were compared and shown as the degree of color restoration. Bleach solution B: Bleach solution B was prepared by adding the following chemicals to the above-mentioned bleach solution composition. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid ferric ammonium salt reduced with iron wool is added in an amount of 2% of the ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid ferric ammonium salt. Evaluation of color image fastness was performed by exposing these samples to white light and performing the color processing described above, and then storing the samples in a dark place at a temperature of 60°C and a relative humidity of 70% for 2 weeks. . The residual rate was calculated from the color density. Furthermore, we evaluated the color reproducibility (balance of yellow, magenta, and cyan) obtained when exposing through a gray wedge made of a positive original with different hues of cyan images (color transparency). . First, we prepared color transparencies A and B that appear almost equivalent to gray to the human eye. The positive A cyan hue has a λmax of 640 nm. The cyan hue of positive B has a λmax of 660 nm, a wavelength half width approximately 1.3 times that of A, and a peak density of λmax approximately 0.77 times that of A. D-logE curves when samples 101 to 110 were exposed to light through A: blue-sensitive layer (yellow), green-sensitive layer (magenta), red-sensitive layer (
γBa
, γGa, γRa. Further, when exposed through B, the respective values are γBb, γGb, and γRb. The gradation balance change was shown by the G1 and G2 values shown by the following formula. G1 = (γRa/γGa)/(γRb/γGb)G2
If =(γRa/γBa)/(γRb/γBb)G1 is close to 1, even if the positive original changes from A to B, the change in the gradation balance between the cyan image and magenta image of the sample will be small. Furthermore, if G2 is close to 1, the change in the tone balance between cyan and yellow will be small. That is, when the G1 value and G2 value are close to 1, the change in color reproducibility is small. Furthermore, the degree of color turbidity of the green photosensitive layer was evaluated as follows. After exposure to a green separation filter and the color processing described above, the density of the coloring dye was measured and the ratio of the cyan density component (turbidity) in the density of the magenta color image was recorded. Furthermore, the sensitivity of the red-sensitive layer was expressed as a relative sensitivity ratio. Also, in the gradation of the D-logE curve, the gradation in the high exposure area (δ1
) and the gradation in the low exposure area (δ2) (δ=δ1/
δ2), if this value is close to 1.0, the gradation is constant from the low exposure area to the high exposure area, and it is similar to general photographic negative materials, and the gradation can be adjusted when making prints on color photographic paper. It is difficult to do so. The larger this value is than 1.0, the easier it is to adjust the gradation when creating a print. That is, when a high-contrast print is desired, a negative image is created using the higher-contrast portion (high exposure area) of the photosensitive material of the present invention, and when a soft-contrast print is desired, a negative image is created using the softer-contrast portion of the photosensitive material of the present invention. Negative images are created in a low exposure range (low exposure range), and a positive image with a desired gradation is obtained from each negative image. Table 1 shows the results below.
, 2 are summarized.

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[Table 1]

[0069]

[Table 2]

From the results in the table, samples 101 to 104 and 10
5 to 108, 101 to 104, which is in the maximum spectral sensitivity wavelength range of the present invention, has G1 and G2 values closer to 1.0 than the latter, and the change in gradation balance due to the original type is small, and the color is muddy. It can be seen that the frequency is also low. Moreover, compared to Samples 101 to 104, Samples 109 to 116 using the couplers of the present invention are even more excellent in terms of degree of color restoration and color image fastness. Regarding these samples, samples 117 to 1 whose spectral sensitivities are outside the range of the present invention even if the couplers of the present invention are used.
Sample No. 20 is inferior to Samples 109 to 116 in terms of color turbidity and change in gradation balance. Also, γG/γG0 is 1.0
Samples 121 and 122, which are close to , are inferior to samples 109 to 116 in terms of gradation control when creating a final positive image. From the above, samples 109 to 11 of the present invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a silver halide color negative photosensitive material which is excellent in terms of color turbidity, processing variations, color image fastness, and gradation balance changes depending on the original type, and can control the gradation of the final positive image. became clear.

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[Chemical formula 31]

[0072]

[C32]

[0073]

[Chemical formula 33]

[0074]

[C34]

[0075]

[C35]

[0076]

[C36]

[0077]

[C37]

[0078]

[C38]

[0079]

[C39]

[0080]

[C40]

[0081]

[C41]

[0082]

[C42]

[0083]

[C43]

[0084]

[C44]

[0085]

[C45]

[0086]

Claims (2)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A halogen halogen compound having a color-sensitive layer consisting of a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support. In the silver oxide color photographic light-sensitive material, the maximum sensitivity wavelength of the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer is from 660 nm to 700 nm, and the photographic gradation of each color-sensitive layer is within the range of 660 nm to 700 nm, and 1. A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material which gradually becomes darker as the amount increases, and which contains a compound represented by general formula (I). General formula (I) [Formula 1] In the formula, R1 represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocycle,
Ar represents an aromatic group, and X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being separated by a coupling reaction with an oxidized aromatic primary amine developer. 2. A color-sensitive layer consisting of a blue-sensitive silver halide layer, a green-sensitive silver halide layer, and a red-sensitive silver halide layer is provided on the support; At least 1 layer
In a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the maximum sensitivity wavelength of the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer is from 660 nm to 700 nm,
In addition, the photographic gradation of each color-sensitive layer gradually becomes darker as the amount of exposure to the color-sensitive layer increases, and the general formula (I
A multilayer silver halide color photographic material containing a compound represented by I). General formula (II) [Formula 2] In the formula, R4 is -CONR5 R6, -NHCOR5
, -NHCOOR7, -NHSO2R7, -NH
CONR5 R6 or -NHSO2 R5 R6
, R2 represents a group that can be substituted on the naphthol ring,
m represents an integer from 0 to 3, R3 represents a monovalent group, and Y represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being separated by a coupling reaction with an oxidized aromatic primary amine developer. However, R5 and R6 may be the same or different,
R7 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or a heterocycle, and R7 represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or a heterocycle. When m is plural, R2 may be the same or different, or may be bonded to each other to form a ring. R2
and R3, or R3 and Y may be bonded to each other to form a ring.