Abstract: Disclosed is an acid-generating composition comprising at least one polymerizable monomer having a nucleophilic group and at least one acid-generating polymerizable monomer. Also disclosed are a color-forming composition comprising the acid-generating composition and a substance capable of forming a color in the presence of an acid; a photosensitive color-forming composition comprising the color-forming composition and a photopolymerization initiator; and a recording material comprising a support having thereon the color-forming composition or the photosensitive color-forming composition.

Abstract: An analytical element (typically DNA chip) composed of a solid carrier and a group of nucleotide derivatives or their analogues fixed to the solid carrier via covalent bonding can be favorably prepared by bringing in a liquid phase a group of nucleotide derivatives or their analogues having at one end or its vicinity a reactive group into contact with a solid carrier having on its surface a reactive group, so as to produce between these reactive groups an irreversible addition reaction, an cyclizing addition reaction, or a coupling reaction.

Abstract: Aromatic aldehyde compounds of formula (4) and (6) are disclosed, wherein Y is a methylene group with various substitutions and R represents various substituents.

Abstract: A dye-forming method comprising: reacting a dye-forming coupler and a color developing agent precursor represented by the following general formula (I): wherein A3 represents a group other than a hydrogen atom which leaves, accompanied by the bonding electron pair with the nitrogen atom in general formula (I), to thereby form a color developing agent; A2 represents a group which leaves in association with a dye-formation; and A1 represents a group which forms a dye together with the nitrogen atom and the coupler.

Abstract: An analytical element (typically DNA chip) composed of a solid carrier and a group of nucleotide derivatives or their analogues fixed to the solid carrier via covalent bonding is favorably produced by a method of bringing in a liquid phase a group of nucleotide derivatives or their analogues having a reactive group at one end thereof or its vicinity into contact with a solid carrier having thereon a reactive group in the presence of a transition metal-containing catalyst.

Abstract: A method for measuring protease activity, which comprises the steps of:

Abstract: A dye precursor represented by the following formula (I): wherein A1 and A2 each represents an atomic group to form a coupler residue together with —N(R5)R6 and the carbon atom to which A1 and A2 are bonded; R1 represents a substituent; n represents an integer of from 0 to 4; R2 represents a hydroxyl group or a group represented by —N(R7)R8; R7 and R8 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R3 and R4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; and R5 and R6 each independently represents a substituent.

Abstract: An analytical element (typically DNA chip) composed of a solid carrier and a group of nucleotide derivatives or their analogues fixed to the solid carrier via covalent bonding containing a boron-containing ring structure can be favorably prepared by bringing in a liquid phase a group of nucleotide derivatives or their analogues having at one end or its vicinity a boron-containing group or a divalent group reactive to the boron-containing group to produce a boron-containing ring structure into contact with a solid carrier having on its surface a divalent group reactive to the boron-containing group or a boron-containing group, respectively.

Abstract: An analytical element (typically DNA chip) composed of a solid carrier and a group of nucleotide derivatives or their analogues fixed to the solid carrier can be produced by bringing nucleotide derivatives or the analogues having an alkyne group at one terminal into contact with a zero-valent metal film (e.g., silver metal film or copper metal film) placed on the solid carrier.

Abstract: An analytical element (typically DNA chip) composed of a solid carrier and a group of nucleotide derivatives or their analogues fixed to the solid carrier via covalent bonding is favorably produced by a method of bringing in a liquid phase a group of nucleotide derivatives or their analogues having a reactive group at one end thereof or its vicinity into contact with a solid carrier having thereon a reactive group in the presence of a transition metal-containing catalyst.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a base, which comprises a compound of the formula (1) having a photographically useful group protected: formula (1) V—Ar1—X1—(L1)m1—PUG wherein V is a group that can be converted to a hydroxyl group in the presence of a peroxide in an alkaline solution by a rearrangement reaction, Ar1 is an aryl or heterocyclic group, X1 is a methylene group substituted at a position that allows a photographically useful group to be released upon subjection of the group V to an oxidation action, L1 is a linking group, PUG is a photographically useful group, and m1 is an integer of 0 to 3. There is also disclosed is an image-forming method, which comprises processing the light-sensitive material in the presence of a peroxide. There is also disclosed a novel aromatic-aldehyde compound included in the formula (1).

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon photographic constituent layers containing at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein any one of the photographic constituent layers contains at least one coupler for dye formation, at least one reducing agent for color formation represented by the following formula (I) and an auxiliary developing agent and/or a precursor thereof:R.sup.11 --NH--NH--X--R.sup.12 (I)wherein R.sup.11 represents an aryl or heterocyclic group, R.sup.12 represents an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl or heterocyclic group, and X represents --SO.sub.2 --, --CO--, --COCO--, --CO--O--, --CO-- N(R.sup.13)--, --COCO--O--, --COCO--N(R.sup.13)-- or --SO.sub.2 --N(R.sup.13)-- (wherein R.sup.13 represents a hydrogen atom or a group described for R.sup.12).

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a color-developing agent of formula (I) and a coupler of formula (II), in at least one photographic constitutional layer: ##STR1## In formula (I), Z is a carbamoyl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, or aryloxycarbonyl group, and Q is a group of atoms that, together with the C, form an unsaturated ring. In formula (II), Cp is a coupler residue, Time is a group that releases PUG upon released from Cp by coupling reaction, PUG is a photographically useful group, and t is 0, 1, 2, or 3. There is also disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a color-developing agent of formula (I), a dye-forming coupler, and a non-dye-forming coupler (that is unsubstituted on its active site), in at least one photographic constitutional layer. There is further disclosed methods for forming an image using the light-sensitive materials.

Abstract: A diffusion transfer silver halide photographic material containing a color developing agent represented by the following formula (I) in a hydrophilic colloid layer provided on a support: ##STR1## wherein C.sub..alpha. represents a carbon atom; Z represents a carbamoyl group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, or an aryloxycarbonyl group; and Q represents an atomic group for forming a unsaturated ring together with C.sub..alpha., whereby a color diffusion transfer silver halide photographic material containing a novel color developing agent from which a diffusible dye can be formed is provided.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material that contains, in photographic constitutional layers on a support, a hydrazine-series reducing agent for color formation, and a phenol-series magenta coupler having an acylamino group at the 5-position, and/or a naphthol-series cyan coupler having an amido group at the 5-position. The light-sensitive material makes low-replenishment and low-discharge processing possible, and exhibits good color reproducibility and good color-forming property.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for producing azo dye compounds, which comprises reacting a compound represented by formula (I) or (II) with a coupling component, in the presence of an oxidizing agent. ##STR1## wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 each represent an acyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, or an aryloxycarbonyl group; X.sup.1, X.sup.2, X.sup.3, X.sup.4, and X.sup.5, each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, provided that the sum of the Hammett substituent constant .sigma.p values of X.sup.1, X.sup.3, and X.sup.5 and the Hammett substituent constant .sigma.m values of X.sup.2 and X.sup.4 is 0.80 or more but 3.80 or below; and R.sup.3 represents a heterocyclic group. According to the above method, azo dye compounds can be produced in a high yield by the use of hydrazines or azo compounds, both of which are safe raw materials, rather than a diazonium salt compound that involves a risk of explosion.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one photographic constitutional layer coated on a support, wherein at least one of the photographic constitutional layers contains at least one reducing agent for color formation represented by formula (I), at least one coupler for forming a diffusive dye, and at least one mordant. The material is capable of reducing the amount of developer and to be replenished or discharged after processing, and of reducing the occurrence of stain after development during storage of the material. There is also disclosed an image-forming method using the material. ##STR1## wherein C.alpha. represents a carbon atom; Z represents a carbamoyl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, or aryloxycarbonyl group; and Q represents a group of atoms to form, together with C.alpha., an unsaturated ring.

Abstract: There is disclosed a light-sensitive material comprising, in a hydrophilic colloid provided on a base, a color-developing agent represented by formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein Z.sup.1 represents an acyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, or an aryloxycarbonyl group; Z.sup.2 represents a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, or an aryloxycarbonyl group; X.sup.1, X.sup.2, X.sup.3, X.sup.4, and X.sup.5 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, provided that the sum of the Hammett substituent constant .sigma.p values of X.sup.1, X.sup.3, and X.sup.5 and the Hammett substituent constant .sigma.m values of X.sup.2 and X.sup.4 is 0.80 or more but 3.80 or below; and R.sup.3 represents a heterocyclic group. There is also disclosed a novel color-developing agent that can be built in. By using the color-developing agent, the light-sensitive material can attain a rapid and simple formation of an image.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising: (a) a silver chloride-containing emulsion comprising a dispersion medium and a silver halide grain, wherein the silver halide grain contains a tabular grain having an average aspect ratio of not less than 2 accounting for at least 50% of the entire projected area thereof and has a silver chloride content of not less than 20 mol%; (b) a developing agent; and (c) a compound capable of forming a dye image upon development.

Abstract: A heat development color photographic material excellent in discrimination and raw preservability of images, which comprises a support, and at least a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, a coupler and a reducing agent formed thereon, in which a 2-acylamino-4-sulfonamidophenol derivative represented by the following general formula (I) is contained as said reducing agent: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a substituent group (for example, alkyl or aryl); R.sub.2 to R.sub.4 each represents hydrogen or a substituent group (for example, halogen, alkyl or aryl); and R.sub.5 represents a substituent group (for example, alkyl or aryl).