Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is disclosed comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein at least one type of development inhibitor releasing type coupler is present which, by means of a coupling reaction with the oxidized form of a primary aromatic amine developing agent, releases a precursor of a compound, the precursor inhibiting the development of silver halide which subsequently, by means of an electron transfer reaction via an ethylenic conjugated chain, releases a compound which inhibits the development of silver halide, and at least one type of bleach accelerating agent releasing type coupler is present which, by means of a coupling reaction with the oxidized form of primary aromatic amine developing agent, releases a bleach accelerating agent or a precursor thereof.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material capable of providing very high contrast image and having improved safelight safety is described, which comprises a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and containing in the silver halide emulsion layer or another hydrophilic colloid layer (i) a compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein PWR represents a group capable of releasing ##STR2## upon being reduced; Time represents a group capable of releasing LA after being released from PWR, t is 0 or 1; and LA represents a group having an absorption maximum in the wavelength region longer than 310 nm, (ii) a hydrazine derivative, and (iii) at least one compound represented by formulae (IX) and (X) ##STR3## wherein R.sup.91, R.sup.92, R.sup.93, and R.sup.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a silver halide color photographic material including 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, wherein at least one of the photosensitive layers comprises two or more unit layers having different sensitivities, and among all of said unit layers, the unit layer highest in sensitivity contains at least one of(a) a compound capable of producing, by the reaction of the compound with a developing agent oxidized product, a compound that can produce a development inhibitor or its precursor when oxidized, and(b) a compound capable of producing, by the reaction of the compound with a developing agent oxidized product, a precursor of a compound that can produce a development inhibitor or its precursor when oxidized,with the amount of said at least one of compounds (a) and (b) being at most 1 mol % based on the amount of the silver halide in said unit layer highest in s

Abstract: The invention provides (1) direct positive photographic photosensitive materials in which at least one type of FR compound which releases fogging agent or development accelerator or a precursor thereof in accordance with the amount of silver developed when the silver halide is being developed is included in a direct positive photographic material comprising at least one layer of non-pre-fogged internal latent image type silver halide emulsion on a support, and (2) a method of forming direct positive images of which the distinguishing features are that in a method for the formation of direct positive images in which a direct positive photographic photosensitive material comprising at least one layer of non-pre-fogged internal latent image forming silver halide emulsion on a support is processed, after image exposure, in a surface developer, at least one type of FR compound which releases fogging agent or development accelerator or precursors thereof is included in the said photographic mateiral, and that the s

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, comprising a compound of formula (I):PWR--(Time).sub.t --FWA (I)in which PWR represents a group capable of releasing (Time).sub.t --FWA upon reduction; FWA represents a group which functions as a brightening agent; Time represents a group capable of releasing FWA through a reaction which follows the release of (Time).sub.t --FWA from PWR; and t represents an integer of 0 or 1.

Abstract: A light-sensitive material comprises a support and a light-sensitive layer containing silver halide, a reducing agent, a polymerizable compound and a base or base precursor. The silver halide, reducing agent and polymerizable compound are contained in microcapsules which are dispersed in the light-sensitive layer. The base or base precursor is arranged outside of the microcapsules. The light-sensitive layer further contains a polar compound having a melting point in the range of 30.degree. to 250.degree. C., which is arranged outside of the microcapsules. The polar compound may be arranged inside and outside of the microcapsules.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer, wherein at least one compound represented by the formula (I) is present in said silver halide emulsion layer or at least one other hydrophilic colloid layer of said material:A--B (I)wherein A represents a blocking group which can release a dye for photographic purposes during processing and B represents said dye for photographic purposes which is bonded to A by means of a hetero atom.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one layer of said material comprising gelatin crosslinked with a crosslinking agent, said crosslinks being capable of being cleaved on reduction.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material for obtaining silver images is described, comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support having a white reflection layer, wherein at least one compound represented by formula (I) is contained in at least one of the constituent layers: ##STR1## wherein X.sup.1 represents a divalent bonding group bonded by way of a hetero atom to a carbon atom; A represents a group capable of controlling the tone of silver images, which is bonded to X.sup.1 by way of the hetero atom of A; R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represents a hydrogen atom or a group that can be substituted, in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 may further be bonded together to form a carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring; Y represents: ##STR2## a cyano group or a nitro group, in which R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and containing a compound containing a repeating unit, said compound containing a repeating unit being connected at the repeating unit to a compound represented by formula (I) at the position of the PWR or Time moiety:PWR--Time.sub.t PUG (I)wherein PWR represents a moiety capable of releasing (Time.sub.t PUG upon reduction, and PUG represents a group which can fulfil a photographically useful function after the release; Time represents a moiety capable of releasing PUG through a reaction subsequent to the release from PWR in the form of --Time.sub.t PUG; and t represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: Intramolecular nucleophilic displacement compound or a precursor thereof wherefrom during photographic processing a photographically useful group can be split off, said intramolecular nucleophilic displacement compound or precursor thereof corresponding to the following general structure (I): ##STR1## wherein Nu.sup.1 represents a nucelophilic group e.g. HO, H.sub.2 N or Hs, or a precursor of such nucleophilic group e.g. an oxidized nucleophilic group e.g. O.dbd. or HN.dbd., or RO wherein R is an alkyl, an acyl, an aryl or a trialkylsilanyl group, which groups may be substituted, the said nucleophilic group or precursor thereof being located in adjacent position to C(R.sup.1 R.sup.2) so as to make possible elimination of PUG through a nucleophilic displacement reaction;Ar represents an aryl group or a heteroaryl group (e.g. pyridine), which groups may be substituted by one or more mono-atomic or poly-atomic groups, e.g.

Abstract: Dye diffusion images can be produced by a rapid process in which a first sheet material which contains at least one light sensitive silver halide emulsion on a layer support and at least one color producing compound capable of releasing a diffusible dye on development and/or a second, light insensitive sheet material containing a layer of binder in which is incorporated a salt of a weakly acidic organic compound and a strong organic base is or are moistened with an aqueous liquid and the two sheet materials are then heated to 40.degree.-120.degree. C. with their coated surfaces in contact and subsequently separated.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material which comprises a support having coated thereon a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the photographic material contains a blocked photographic agent represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A represents a photographic agent moiety which is bonded to a blocking moiety through a hetero atom, or a precursor thereof; R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent group; and Z represents atoms necessary to form a carboxylic ring or a heterocyclic ring. The blocked photographic agent is completely stable upon storage of the photographic material, and releases a photographic agent at a desired time upon processing of the photographic material. The blocked photographic agent also exhibits its function to a substantial degree over a wide range.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein EAG represents an aromatic group bonding to N.sub.A and capable of accepting an electron;N.sub.A and N.sub.B each represents a nitrogen atom;R.sup.1 represents a lone pair, a .pi.-bond, a .sigma.-bond, or a substituent other than a hyudrogen atom;n represents 2 or 3;m represents 0 when n represents 2, or m represents 1 and N.sub.B has a positive charge when n represents 3;X.sup..crclbar. represents an anion;the groups or bonds represented by R.sup.1 may be combined with each other or may be combined with EAG to form a ring;R.sup.2 represents R.sup.3 --CO--, R.sup.3 --SO.sub.2 --, R.sup.3 --CO--N.dbd.CH--, or R.sup.3 --SO.sub.2 --N.dbd.CH--, wherein R.sup.3 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group;the group represented by R.sup.2 may be combined with at least one of R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material, which contains at least one blocked photographic reagent having in the molecule thereof at least one group selected from ##STR1## group and capable of releasing a photographically useful reagent by cleavage of the --N--C--bond by a nucleophilic attack of a nucleophilic reagent on the carbonyl group and a subsequent intramolecular electron transfer reaction or intramolecular nucleophilic reaction and which has at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, is photographically processed in the presence of an amine. A photographic material which includes, in combination, a photographic reagent precursor capable of releasing a photographically useful reagent timely on photographic processing and a photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer is provided along with a method of processing the photographic material.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising (1) at least one coupler and (2) at least one compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein EAG represents a group capable of accepting an electron from a reducing substance; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a chemical bond or a divalent substituent, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are linked together to form a cyclic structure when linked with (Time).sub.t PUG; or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a substituent, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are linked together to form a cyclic structure when not linked with (Time).sub.t PUG; Time represents a group capable of releasing PUG, which is released by the cleavage of the single bond between the oxygen atom and the nitrogen atom in the compound; t represents 0 or 1; PUG represents a photographically useful group; and the dotted lines mean that at least one of them forms a chemical bond, and a method for forming an image using the material.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, at least one layer of the silver halide photographic material comprising at least one compound represented by formula (I):PWR--Time--.sub.t --POL (I)wherein PWR represents a group capable of releasing (Time--.sub.t POL upon reduction; Time represents a divalent organic group capable of releasing POL via a subsequent reaction after (Time--.sub.t POL is released from PWR; t is 0 or 1; and POL represents a polymer group.The compound represented by formula (I) is a useful functional polymer whose properties are drastically changed upon reduction and reveal photographically useful function.

Abstract: A photographic image is formed on an image-receiving material by imagewise exposing a silver halide photosensitive material, placing the exposed material on an image-receiving material, and subjecting the assembly to silver salt diffusion transfer in the presence of a reducing agent, a physical development nucleus, a complexing compound capable of complexing reaction with a silver ion in the presence of water and/or a hydrophilic thermal solvent as a medium, and optionally, a substantially water-insoluble basic metal compound.

Abstract: A method for forming an image comprising the steps of:(a) imagewise exposing a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material comprising a support having provided on at least one surface thereof a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion, at least one of an active halogen hardening agent and a bisvinylsulfone hardening agent, and a slightly water-soluble basic metallic compound; and(b) developing said exposed material with a developer solution containing a compound capable of reacting with said basic metallic compound to release a base.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material which comprises, after color development of a silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one compound capable of releasing, upon a reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent, a compound which is capable of releasing a development inhibitor upon a reaction with another molecule of an oxidation product of a developing agent, treating said photographic material with a liquid having a fixing ability, followed by processing thereof while replenishing washing water or a stabilizing solution in an amount of from 2 to 50 times the amount carried over from the preceding bath per unit area of the silver halide color photographic material.

Abstract: Photographic silver halide emulsion element for dye image production comprising a support carrying at least one alkali-permeable silver halide hydrophilic colloid emulsion layer incorporating in operative association therewith a dye-releasing compound capable of releasing a diffusible dye moiety from a carrier moiety by a redox reaction, said compound corresponding to the general formula: ##STR1## wherein CAR is an organic carrier moiety capable of undergoing a redox reaction, L is a group cleavable or releasable from the carrier moiety by a redox reaction taking place in alkaline condiitons as a function of the development of a silver halide emulsion layer incorporating such compound, G is a bridging group, each of L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 is a linking member, PUG.sup.1 is a dye (precursor) group, PUG.sup.2 is a dye (precursor) group, an UV-absorber group, or a singlet oxygen scavenger group.

Abstract: A color photographic recording material containing a coupler which releases a photographically active compound.Couplers corresponding to formula (I) couple with color developers to form yellow to yellow-orange dyes and, in doing so, release the residue X as a photographically active compounds. Where X is a development inhibitor, remarkably high inter-image and edge effects can be obtained. ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 represents alkyl, a heterocyclic or carbocyclic aromatic group or -NH-CO-R.sup.2 ;R.sup.2 represents alkyl, aryl or -NH-R.sup.3 ;R.sup.3 represents alkyl or aryl;Q represents the groups to complete a fused, optionally substituted benzene or heterocyclic ring;X represents the residue of a photographically active compound;TIME represents a bond which, on reaction of the coupler with the oxidation product of a color developer, is released together with the residue X attached thereto and, in turn, releases the residue X as a photographically active compound under the development conditions;n=0 or 1.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having on a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the color photographic material contains at least one compound releasing a bleach accelerator upon reaction with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent and at least one cyan dye-forming coupler represented by formula (A); ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group; or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of releasing upon a coupling reaction with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent; and Ar represents an aromatic group having at least one substituent, wherein the sum of the .sigma..sub.m and .sigma..sub.p values of the substituent is at least 0.67.

Abstract: Photographic compounds capable of releasing a photographically useful group are more effective in photographic materials when the photographic compounds comprise at least two differing timing groups in sequence between a carrier moiety and the photographically useful group. The two timing groups in sequence enable improved timing and control of release of the photographically useful group.

Abstract: A photographic recording material is disclosed which is capable of providing improved granularity properties without sacrifice in other desirable photographic properties. The recording material comprises an image dye-forming coupler compound, a development inhibitor releasing compound, a compound capable of imagewise release of a soluble mercaptan compound and a compound capable of imagewise release of an electron transfer agent.

Abstract: Photographic compound (A) capable of releasing a photographically useful group by means of intramolecular nucleophilic displacement exhibits increased resistance to hydrolysis when the compound contains in a coupling position a coupling-off group represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein Q, R.sub.q, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, n and PUG are as defined in the application. Such a compound (A) is useful in a photographic silver halide material and process.

Abstract: The invention provides heat-resistant positive resists and methods for preparing heat-resistant relief structures therefrom. The positive resists are based upon polybenzoxazole precursor stages and diazoquinones. The polybenzoxazole precursor stages are hydroxypolyamides with the following structure: ##STR1## where R, R*, R.sub.1 and R.sub.1 * are aromatic groups; n.sub.1 and n.sub.2 =1 to 100; and R.noteq.R* and/or R.sub.1 .noteq.R.sub.1 *.

Abstract: Photographic compounds capable of releasing a photographically useful group (PUG) by means of an intramolecular nucleophilic displacement provide increased image acutance when a coupling-off group in the coupling position of the compound is a group of the formula: ##STR1## wherein PUG is a photographically useful group; Q is N or C--R where R is hydrogen or a substituent that does not adversely affect imaging; and Z represents atoms completing a non-aromatic, heterocyclic ring. The photographic compounds are useful in photographic materials and processes.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is described, comprising a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer and comprising a bleach accelerator-releasing coupler, wherein said bleach accelerator-releasing coupler is represented by formula (I)A--(TIME).sub.n --S--X--(Y).sub.m --(Z)l]a (I)wherein A represents a coupler residual group; TIME represents a timing group; n represents 0 or 1; X represents a cyclic aliphatic group or a saturated heterocyclic group; Y represents an aliphatic group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may contain a group of --O--, a group of --S--, a group of --COO--, a group of --CO--, a group of ##STR1## a group of ##STR2## a group of --SO.sub.2 --or a group of ##STR3## in its chain; m represents an integer of from 0 to 3, and when m represents 2 or more, the two or more Y groups may be the same or different; Z represents a group of --OH, a group of --COOM, a group of --SO.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which comprises a support having formed thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide photographic material contains, in the silver halide emulsion layer, other hydrophilic colloid layer(s), or both, a compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein EAG represents an electron accepting group, --SO.sub.2 -- represents a sulfonylene group; X represents an oxygen atom (--O--), a sulfur atom (--S--) or an atomic group (--N(R.sub.2)--) containing a nitrogen atom; the single bond between --SO.sub.2 and X being cleaved after EAG receives an electron, wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents a simple bond or a group other than a hydrogen atom; said R.sub.1, R.sub.2, EAG may be combined with each other to form a ring; (Time) represents a group capable of releasing a photographically useful group (PUG) upon the cleavage of the SO.sub.

Abstract: A method for forming an image, which comprises heating a light-sensitive material in the presence of a compound capable of forming a 2-mercaptobenzazole ring by a ring closing reaction when heated.In accordance with the method of the present invention, development is stopped at an appropriate time of development whereby an image having a high maximum density and low fog is obtained.A heat-developable light-sensitive material containing the compound is also disclosed.

Abstract: The sensitivity of highly sensitive color photographic recording materials may be enhanced by compounds releasing fogging or development accelerating compounds as a result of a reaction with color developer oxidation products and fogging may at the same time be reduced by using compounds corresponding to formula I as silver halide stabilizers: ##STR1## wherein Z denotes the atoms required for completing an oxazole or oxazine ring andY denotes a condensed aromatic ring system having at least one aromatic ring optionally substituted with an acid group, or a substituent carrying an acid group.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which has high image quality in addition to high sensitivity. The photographic material comprises a support and at least one silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer containing a compound being capable of splitting off a diffusible development-inhibitor or a precursor thereof upon a reaction with an oxidized product of a color developing agent. At least one of the silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer layer and a layer adjacent to the light-sensitive emulsion layer contains a silver halide emulsion comprising a silver halide grain having an internal fog nucleus.

Abstract: A process for processing a silver halide color photographic material which comprises processing, after color development, a silver halide color photographic material with a processing solution having a bleaching faculty using an aminopolycarboxylic acid ferric complex salt as an oxidizing agent, said color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one compound releasing by the reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent a group releasing or forming development inhibitor by the reaction with another molecule of an oxidation product of a developing agent.

Abstract: A light-sensitive material comprising a light-sensitive layer which contains silver halide, a reducing agent and a polymerizable compound and a layer containing a base or base precursor, both of which are provided on the same side of a support. A barrier layer which keeps the base or base precursor from the light-sensitive layer and, when heated, allows transmission of the base or base precursor therethrough can be provided between the light-sensitive layer and the layer containing a base or base precursor.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide photographic material contains at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I):A--Time).sub.t X (I)wherein A represents an oxidation reduction moiety comprising an atomic group which does not enable --Time).sub.t X to be released until the oxidation reduction moiety is oxidized during photographic development processing; Time represents a timing group which is connected to A through a sulfur atom, a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom; t represents an integer of 0 or 1; and X represents a group represented by the following general formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R represents a straight chain or branched chain alkylene group, a straight chain or branched chain alkenylene group, a straight chain or branched chain aralkylene group or an arylene group; Z represents a polar substituent; Y represents ##STR2## R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.

Abstract: A method for forming an image comprising heating in the presence of at least one of a base and a base generating agent, a heat-developable color light-sensitive material which comprises a support having thereon at least: (1) a light-sensitive silver halide, (2) a coupler capable of coupling with an oxidation product of a developing agent, (3) a hydrophilic binder, and (4) at least one compound represented by formula (Z) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group, a hydroxy group, an amino group, a substituted amino group, an alkoxy group, an acylamino group, an alkylsulfonylamino group, an arylsulfonylamino group, an aryl group, a carbamoyl group, a substituted carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a substituted sulfamoyl group, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, or an alkoxycarbonyl group, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, or R.sub.3 and R.sub.

Abstract: The present invention provides silver halide photographic materials containing a havel compound, which when reduced, releases a photographically useful group as triggered off by the cleavage of the nitrogen-oxygen single bond in the compound and which is represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein EAG represents a group which accepts an electron from a reducing substance; N and O each represents nitrogen atom and an oxygen atom, respectively; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a substituent other than a hydrogen atom, and when R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 is bonded to --(Time).sub.t PUG, R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 is a mere bond or a substituent other than a hydrogen atom, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.

Abstract: A method for the formation of a photographic image including a heating step, comprising heating a photographic material in the presence of at least one compound selected from those represented by formulae (I) and(II) ##STR1## wherein A represents a non-metallic atomic group forming a carbocyclic aromatic ring or a heterocyclic aromatic ring;X represents a nucleophilic group or a precursor thereof;Q represnts a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aryl group; andPUG represents a photographically useful group.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material which contains at least one blocked photographic reagent having in the molecule thereof at least one ##STR1## structure and capable of releasing a photogrpahically useful reagent by cleavage of the ##STR2## bond by a nucleophilic attack of a nucleophilic reagent on the structure and a subsequent intramolecular electron transfer reaction or an intramolecular nucleophilic reaction and which has at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer. There is provided a photogrphic material which includes, in combination, a photographic reagent precursor capable of releasing a photographically useful reagent timely on photographic processing and a photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed. The material comprises a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer formed thereon, in which said emulsion layer or other layer contains a compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X represents an atomic group capable of releasing (Time).sub.t PUG by undergoing an oxidation-reduction reaction with CA.dbd.CR.sub.1 --CR.sub.2).sub.n C.sub.B ; C.sub.A and C.sub.B each represents a carbon atom; n represents an integer of 0, 1, 2, or 3; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each a hydrogen atom or a group substitutable for a hydrogen atom; EWG represents an electron withdrawing group having a Hammett's .sigma. para value greater than 0.3; --Time).sub.t PUG represents a group bonded to C.sub.B through an oxygen atom thereof; Time represents a timing group; t represents 0 or 1; and PUG represents a photographically useful group.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed which contains a compound represented by formula (I)RED--L.sub.1).sub.v B--L.sub.2).sub.w PUG (I)wherein RED represents a group adapted to release the group (L.sub.1).sub.v B--L.sub.2).sub.w PUG upon oxidation: L.sub.1 represents a group adapted to release the group B--L.sub.2).sub.w PUG after cleavage from RED; B represents a group which, after cleavage of the bond with L.sub.1 or RED, releases the group (L.sub.2).sub.w PUG upon reaction with an oxidized developing agent; L.sub.2 represents a group which, after cleavage from B, releases PUG; PUG represents a photographically useful group; and v and w each represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: Photographically useful compounds, i.e. in the present context compounds which, under development conditions, chemically react imagewise, after imagewise exposure, to produce desired reaction products in imagewise distribution, may be incorporated in the layers of photographic recording materials in the form of aqueous dispersions of polyurea or polyurethane compounds containing recurring structural units corresponding to the following formula:Q(--Y).sub.n Iin which Q represents the residue of the photographically useful compound; the other symbos are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: A heat developable light-sensitive material containing a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group, a substituted aralkyl group, an aryl group, a substituted aryl group or a heterocyclic group, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are bonded to each other to form a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring which may be a saturated ring, an unsaturated ring or an aromatic ring, may be condensed and may further have one or more substituents; M represents an alkali metal ion, an alkaline earth metal ion, a transition metal ion, a protonated organic base or a quaternary ammonium ion; and n represents a reciprocal of the positive charge number of M.

Abstract: A light-sensitive material comprising a light-sensitive layer provided on a support, wherein the light-sensitive layer contains silver halide, a reducing agent, a polymerizable compound, and a base or a base precursor. The base or base precursor is contained in microcapsules.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one photographic layer including at least one silver halide emulsion layer, whereinat least one silver halide emulsion layer contains silver halide grains whose average value of the diameter corresponding to the projected area of a group of silver halide grains that take 40% of the total projected area of whole silver halide grains present in said silver halide emulsion layer is at least 1.5 .mu.m andat least one photographic layer contains at least one compound capable of imagewise releasing a fogging agent or a precursor thereof or a development accelerator or a precursor thereof corresponding to a quantity of developed silver upon development, is disclosed. This material is of very high sensitivity and, furthermore, has a high developing speed and has reduced for formation irrespective of its high sensitivity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material in which a DIR compound capable of releasing a diffusible development inhibitor or precursor thereof by the reaction with an oxidized form of a color developing agent is employed in combination with a non-diffusible dye and which sastisfies Condition A and B recited in the specification.By using the color light-sensitive material according to the present invention, the sharpness, particularly the edge effect (including the fringe effect and the border effect) of a photographic image has been greatly improved.

Abstract: There is described a photographic system wherein development of an exposed photosensitive element with an aqueous alkaline photographic developing composition is effected in the presence of a compound represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R is --OH, --OR.sub.4, --NH.sub.2 --NHR.sub.5 or --NR.sub.4 R.sub.6 ; R.sub.1 is hydrogen, --NH.sub.2, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl or substituted aryl; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each independently is hydrogen, alkyl, aralkyl or aryl; R.sub.4 is a protecting group which can be removed in the presence of a base; R.sub.5 is an activating group which can render the neighboring hydrogen atom acidic; R.sub.6 is an electron withdrawing group which is capable of stabilizing the negative charge on the nitrogen atom which is produced upon removal of R.sub.4 upon contact with alkali; and PHOTO is a photographically useful group.

Abstract: A photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said light-sensitive material contains:(1) a compound represented by formula (I):PWR--Time--.sub.t PUG (I)wherein PWR represents a group capable of releasing (Time--.sub.t PUG upon being reduced; PUG represents a photographically useful group; Time represents a group capable of releasing PUG through a reaction subsequent to the release from PWR in the form of --Time--.sub.t PUG; and t represents 0 or 1, and(2) a polymer comprising at least 10 repeating units derived from the same monomer and having a molecular weight of 1000 or more. The photographic light-sensitive material exhibits both high activity of a compound capable of releasing a photographically useful group during development processing and preservation stability before development processing.

Abstract: A novel silver halide color photographic material containing a desilvering accelerator releasing compound, which comprises at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein at least one of said emulsion layer and a non-light sensitive hydrophilic layer(s) contains at least one compound represented by the formula (I)PWR--Time--.sub.t BA (I)wherein PWR represents a group which undergoes reduction to release (Time--.sub.t BA; BA represents a group which becomes a desilvering accelerator after being released; Time represents a group which releases BA through a reaction after being released from PWR as (Time--.sub.t BA; and t represents an integer of 0 or 1.