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Contrasty light-sensitive silver halide material containing a hydrazine derivative and a heterocyclic mercaptan
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1977-10-13
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Granted: 1979-09-04
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Expires: 1997-10-13
Abstract
Abstract A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing at least one negative image silver halide photographic emulsion layer comprising silver halide grains that have an average grain size of not more than about 0.7 μ and are substantially of the surface latent image type and containing a binder in an amount of not more than about 250 g per mol of silver halide, and containing a compound represented by the following general formula (I): r.sup.1 nhnhcor.sup.2 (i) wherein R 1 represents an aryl group; and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group or an unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; in at least one of the hydrophilic colloid layers, and a compound represented by the following general formula (II) or (III): ##STR1## wherein Y represents a sulfur atom, a selenium atom, an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom or a divalent residue; --NR 4 --, wherein R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; Z represents an atomic group required for completing a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; R 5 and R 6 , which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a carboxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a hydroxy group, a mercapto group or an alkylthio group or R 5 and R 6 may combine and represent an atomic group required for forming a 5- or 6-membered ring; m is 0 or 1, m being 0 where Y represents a sulfur atom, a selenium atom or an oxygen atom; and R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkylthiocarbonyl group or a moiety of the formula: ##STR2## wherein Y, Z, R 5 , R 6 and m are each as described above; in the same or a different hydrophilic colloid layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Mifune
- 👤 Shunji Takada
- 👤 Yoshitaka Akimura
- 👤 Tadao Shishido
Bibliographic Details
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US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 15:01
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/005; G03C1/06; G03C1/061; G03C1/08; G03C1/09; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/15
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
353 words
A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing at least one negative image silver halide photographic emulsion layer comprising silver halide grains which have an average grain size of not more than about 0.7μ and which are substantially of the surface latent image type and containing a binder in an amount of not more than about 250 g per mol of silver halide and in which a compound represented by the following general formula (I): r.sup.1 nhnhcor.sup.2 (i) wherein R 1 represents an aryl group; and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group or an unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; is present in at least one of the hydrophilic colloid layers, said compound of the formula (I) being present in an amount of about 10 -4 to about 10 -1 mol/mol Ag based on the silver halide grains of the surface latent image type, and a compound represented by the following general formula (II) or (III): ##STR12## wherein Y represents a sulfur atom, a selenium atom, an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom or a divalent residue: --NR 4 --, wherein R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; Z represents an atomic group required for completing a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; R 5 and R 6 , which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a carboxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a hydroxy group, a mercapto group or an alkylthio group or R 5 and R 6 may combine and represent an atomic group required for forming a 5- or 6-membered ring; m is 0 or 1, with m being 0 where Y represents a sulfur atom, a selenium atom or an oxygen atom; and R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkylthiocarbonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an alkoxycarbonylmethyl group, an aryloxycarbonylmethyl group or a moiety represented by the formula: ##STR13## wherein Y, Z, R 5 , R 6 and m are as described above; is present in the same or a different hydrophilic colloid layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
353 words
A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing at least one negative image silver halide photographic emulsion layer comprising silver halide grains which have an average grain size of not more than about 0.7μ and which are substantially of the surface latent image type and containing a binder in an amount of not more than about 250 g per mol of silver halide and in which a compound represented by the following general formula (I): r.sup.1 nhnhcor.sup.2 (i) wherein R 1 represents an aryl group; and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group or an unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; is present in at least one of the hydrophilic colloid layers, said compound of the formula (I) being present in an amount of about 10 -4 to about 10 -1 mol/mol Ag based on the silver halide grains of the surface latent image type, and a compound represented by the following general formula (II) or (III): ##STR12## wherein Y represents a sulfur atom, a selenium atom, an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom or a divalent residue: --NR 4 --, wherein R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; Z represents an atomic group required for completing a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; R 5 and R 6 , which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a carboxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a hydroxy group, a mercapto group or an alkylthio group or R 5 and R 6 may combine and represent an atomic group required for forming a 5- or 6-membered ring; m is 0 or 1, with m being 0 where Y represents a sulfur atom, a selenium atom or an oxygen atom; and R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkylthiocarbonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an alkoxycarbonylmethyl group, an aryloxycarbonylmethyl group or a moiety represented by the formula: ##STR13## wherein Y, Z, R 5 , R 6 and m are as described above; is present in the same or a different hydrophilic colloid layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
110 words
The light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the compound represented by the general formula (II) or (III) is present in at least one negative image silver halide photographic emulsion layer comprising silver halide grains which have an average grain size of not more than about 0.7μ and which are substantially of the surface latent image type and containing a binder in an amount of not more than about 250 g per mol of silver halide, and the compound represented by the general formula (I) is present in the same layer as said compound represented by the general formula (II) or (III) or in a different hydrophilic colloid layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
The light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the negative image silver halide emulsion layers comprising silver halide grains which have an average grain size of not more than about 0.7μ and which are substantially of the surface latent image type and containing a binder in an amount of not more than about 250 g per mol of silver halide are sulfur-sensitized and are not substantially gold-sensitized.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
86 words
The light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein both the compound represented by the general formula (I) and the compound represented by the general formula (II) or (III) are present in each of the negative image silver halide emulsion layers comprising silver halide grains which have an average grain size of not more than about 0.7μ and which are substantially of the surface latent image type and containing a binder in an amount of not more than about 250 g per mol of silver halide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
79 words
The light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the silver halide in the negative image silver halide photographic emulsion layers that are of the surface latent image type is silver chlorobromide containing not more than about 80 mol% of silver chloride, silver iodobromide containing not more than about 10 mol% of silver iodide, silver iodochlorobromide containing not more than about 80 mol% of silver chloride and not more than about 10 mol% of silver iodide, or silver bromide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
75 words
The light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the silver halide in the negative image silver halide photographic emulsion layers that are of the surface latent image type is silver bromide, silver chlorobromide containing not more than 50 mol% of silver chloride, silver iodobromide containing not more than 6 mol% of silver iodide or silver iodochlorobromide containing not more than 50 mol% of silver chloride and not more than 6 mol% of silver iodide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the compound represented by the general formula (I) is a compound represented by the following general formula (Ia): R.sup.1 NHNHCHO (Ia) wherein R 1 represents an aryl grup.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
228 words
The light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the compound represented by the general formula (II) or (III) is one of the compounds represented by the general formulas (IV-a) to (IV-p): ##STR14## wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 each has the same meaning as in the general formula (II); X 1 and X 2 , which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, an alkylthio group, a mercapto group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, an alkoxycarbonyl group or an aryloxycarbonyl group; X 3 and X 4 , which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an alkyl-substituted amino group, an aryl-substituted amino group, an acyl-substituted amino group, a cyano group or a carbamoyl group; and X 5 , X 6 , X 7 and X 8 , which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, an alkylthio group, a mercapto group, an aryl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an alkyl-substituted amino group, an aryl-substituted amino group, an acyl-substituted amino group, an amino group, an alkenyl group or a carboxyl group.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
96 words
The light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein all of the silver halide photographic emulsion layers are negative image silver halide photographic emulsion layers comprising silver halide grains which have an average grain size of not more than about 0.7μ and which are substantially of the surface latent image type and containing a binder in an amount of not more than about 250 g per mol of silver halide and each of the emulsion layers contains the compound represented by the general formula (II) or (III) and the compound represented by the general formula (I).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
The light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the compound of the general formula (I) is a compound represented by the following general formula (Ib): R.sup.11 NHNHCHO (Ib) wherein R 11 represents a phenyl group or a tolyl group.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
The light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the silver halide in the negative image silver halide emulsion layers that are of the surface latent image type is silver bromide or silver iodobromide containing not more than about 10 mol% of silver iodide.
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