Abstract: An ink sheet for heat-sensitive transfer recording material comprising an azo dye represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent a hydrogen atom or substituent; and Het represents a heterocyclic group which may have substituents or a condensed ring.

Abstract: An optical information-recording medium which contains a dye having at least two chromophores bonded to each other without any conjugated bond intervening between those chromophores.

Abstract: A yellow dye-forming coupler represented by formula (I): wherein Q represents a group of nonmetallic atoms that form a 5- to 7-membered ring in combination with the —N?C—N(R1)—; R1 and R2 each represent a substituent; R4 represents an alkyl group; m represents an integer of 0 to 4; and X represents a hydrogen atom, or a group capable of being split-off upon a coupling reaction with an oxidized product of a developing agent; and when R4 represents a primary alkyl group, R1 represents —(CH2)3O—R101 in which R101 is an alkyl group having 4 to 8 carbon atoms. A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one yellow dye-forming coupler represented by formula (I) in at least one layer provided on a support.

Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I) defined herein and a compound represented by the formula (II) defined herein, and a process for producing the compound represented by the formula (I) which comprises reacting the compound represented by the formula (III) defined herein with the compound represented by the formula (IV) defined herein.

Abstract: An optical information-recording medium which contains a dye having at least two chromophores bonded to each other without any conjugated bond intervening between those chromophores.

Abstract: An optical information-recording medium which contains a dye having at least two chromophores bonded to each other without any conjugated bond intervening between those chromophores.

Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I) defined herein and a compound represented by the formula (II) defined herein, and a process for producing the compound represented by the formula (I) which comprises reacting the compound represented by the formula (III) defined herein with the compound represented by the formula (IV) defined herein.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical information recording medium comprising a substrate having provided thereon a recording layer in which information can be recorded by laser light irradiation, wherein the recording layer contains a dye represented by the following formula (I): Formula (I) wherein Dye represents a dye residue having an absorption as high as 10000 (cm?1·mol?1) or more as a molar extinction coefficient for light having a wavelength of 450 nm to 900 nm; L represents a divalent connecting group or a single bond; UV represents a dye residue having an absorption as high as 10000 (cm?1·mol?1) or more as a molar extinction coefficient for light having a wavelength of 280 nm to 450 nm; and m denotes an integer from 1 to 8.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical information-recording medium capable of recording and reproducing information with laser beams and having excellent recording characteristics, the optical information-recording medium comprising a support and a recording layer capable of recording information by laser beam exposure, wherein the recording layer contains a dye represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; B1 and B2 represent ?CR5— and —CR6? respectively, or one of B1 and B2 represents a nitrogen atom and the other represents ?CR5— or —CR6?; R5 and R6 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; Q1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group, or a substituted or unsubstituted divalent heterocyclic group; and Q2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group.

Abstract: A lightsensitive material package contains a silver halide color photographic lightsensitive material and a plastic material member. The photographic lightsensitive material has at least one red-sensitive, at least one green-sensitive and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support. The plastic material member is constituted of a thermoplastic reclaimed resin. The photographic lightsensitive material and the plastic material member are arranged in a common gas-phase atmosphere and sealed in the package. 60% or more of the total projected area of silver halide grains contained in at least one of the red-, green- and blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers is occupied by tabular grains having an aspect ratio of 8.0 or more. The plastic material member is that produced from a resin to which a substance capable of adsorbing a substance having an adverse effect on a photographic property has been supplementally added prior to molding thereof.

Abstract: A heat mode recordable, optical recording medium comprising: a transparent substrate; a recording layer containing a dye; and a reflective layer, wherein the recording layer comprises an organic dye, and the medium has an optimum recording power of at least 25 mW when recorded at a linear velocity v (m/sec) with a laser beam having a wavelength of 600 to 700 nm, the optimum recording power being defined as a recording power (Po) at which a jitter in recording 8/16 modulation signals is lowest and being represented by equation: Po=P1×{square root}{square root over ((v/3.5))}˜1.5P1×{square root}{square root over ((v/3.5))} in which P1 is an optimum recording power in recording at a linear velocity of 3.5 (m/sec).

Abstract: A compound which can be used as a dye and is represented by the following general formulae (I), (II) and (III). In the general formulae, A and B each independently represents a monovalent heterocyclic group bonded to an azo group by a carbon atom of the monovalent heterocyclic group; m and n each independently represents one of 0 and 1; and M represents one of a hydrogen atom and a monovalent positive ion.

Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material comprises at least one layer on a support. At least one of the layers contains a coupler represented by general formula (I): wherein X represents H or split-off group; R1 and R2 independently represents an electron withdrawing group whose Hammett ?p value is 0.20 or greater, provided that the sum of R1 and R2 ?p values is 0.65 or greater; R3 represents a group selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl and heterocyclic, each of which may have a substituent; R4 represents H, or a group selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl and carbamoyl, each of which may have a substituent, provided that R3 and R4 may be bonded to form a ring; R11, R12 and R13 independently represent an alkyl group having 1-30 carbon atoms; R represents a substituent; and n represents an integer of 0-3.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical information-recording medium capable of recording and reproducing information with laser beams and having excellent recording characteristics, the optical information-recording medium comprising a support and a recording layer capable of recording information by laser beam exposure, wherein the recording layer contains a dye represented by the following formula (I): 1

Abstract: An optical information-recording medium which contains a dye having at least two chromophores bonded to each other without any conjugated bond intervening between those chromophores.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium containing a substrate having provided thereon a recording layer capable of recording information by laser beam irradiation, wherein the recording layer contains a dye represented by the following general formula (I): 1

Abstract: A compound which can be used as a dye and is represented by the following general formulae (I), (II) and (III). In the general formulae, A and B each independently represents a monovalent heterocyclic group bonded to an azo group by a carbon atom of the monovalent heterocyclic group; m and n each independently represents one of 0 and 1; and M represents one of a hydrogen atom and a monovalent positive ion.

Abstract: A dye-forming coupler and compound of formula (I): formula (I) 1

Abstract: A dye-forming coupler of formula (I), a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing the coupler, and an azomethine dye that can be derived from the dye-forming coupler: wherein Q is a group —C(—R11)═C(—R12)—SO2—; R11 and R12 bond with each other to form, together with the —C═C— moiety, a 5- to 7-membered ring, or they each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R1, R3 and R4 each represent a substituent; m is an integer of 0 to 4; and X represents a hydrogen atom or a group that splits off upon a coupling reaction with an oxidized product of a developing agent; with the proviso that the following compound (I-A) is excluded from the dye-forming coupler of formula (I).

Abstract: A silver halide photosensitive material in which a noncoloring compound is used as a high-boiling-point organic solvent for dissolving components of the silver halide photosensitive material that have low solubility in water. Preferably, the silver halide photosensitive material has a hydrophilic colloid layer containing a hydrophilic polymer and the noncoloring compound is contained in the hydrophilic colloid layer. The silver halide photosensitive material produces durable colored images, reduces the formation of stains, improves storability, alleviates fogging and soft-toning of emulsion during storage, inhibits migration of a dispersion medium, is inexpensive, and is produced from materials that cause little damage to the environment.