Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive emulsion layer comprising a DIR coupler which is represented by general formula (I) below and a compound which is represented by general formula (R-1) below; ##STR1## wherein A represents a coupler residual group, n represents an integer of 0 or 1 with the proviso that when A represents a phenol type or naphthol type coupler residual group then n is 1, and when A represents some other coupler residual group then n is 0, and R represents an alkyl group which has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a pyridyl group;A-(L.sub.1).sub.v -B-(L.sub.2).sub.w -INH-HYD Formula (R-I)wherein A represents a group which reacts with the oxidized form of the developing agent and cleaves (L.sub.1).sub.v -B-(L.sub.2).sub.w -INH-HYD, L.sub.1 represents a group which cleaves the bond with B after cleavage of the bond with A, B represents a group which reacts with the oxidized form of a developing agent and cleaves (L.sub.2).sub.

Abstract: There is disclosed a color diffusion transfer light-sensitive material in which a transferred density is increased and a processing temperature dependency of the transferred density is improved to a large extent. The above light-sensitive material comprises a color diffusion transfer light-sensitive element containing at least one of the compounds represented by the following Formula (I), and an alkali processing composition: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group; X represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acylamino group, a sulfonylamino group, a ureido group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonyl group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an amino group, a sulfamoylamino group, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, or a halogen atom; n represents an integer of 1 to 4; and when n is 2 or more, a plurality of X may be the same or different.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having on a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer, which contains at least one precursor of the kind which releases at least two groups selected from the group consisting of a photographically useful group and a precursor thereof via a timing group, wherein plural photographically useful groups or precursors thereof are present on different constituent atoms of said timing group, provided that when the plural photographically useful groups have different functions, the timing group is a group which does not utilize an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material has at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, contains a pyrazoloazole-based coupler, and further contains a compound represented by Formula (I) and/or Formula (II) below:Formula (I) A--(L.sub.1).sub.j --(L.sub.2).sub.m --[(L.sub.3).sub.n --PUG].sub.sFormula (II) A--L.sub.4 --L.sub.5 --PUGwhere A represents a coupler moiety or an oxidation-reduction group, each of L.sub.1 and L.sub.3 represents a divalent timing group, L.sub.2 represents a timing group with a valency of 3 or more and does not use electron transfer via a conjugated system, L.sub.4 represents a coupling group such as --OCO--, L.sub.5 represents a group for releasing PUG by electron transfer along a conjugated system or L.sub.4, PUG represents a photographically useful group, each of j and n independently represents 0, 1, or 2, m represents 1 or 2, and s represents a number obtained by subtracting 1 from a valence number of L.sub.

Abstract: A process of synthetizing an acetal, which comprises reacting,i) a compound represented by formula (I); ##STR1## withii) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of paraformaldehyde, trioxane and compound represented by formula (II); ##STR2## iii) a compound represented by formula (III); ##STR3## in the presence of at least one of a Lewis acid and a metal salt to synthesize the acetal represented by formula (IV); ##STR4## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and X.sub.1 have the same meaning as those in claim (I).

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising on a support at least a silver halide emulsion layer, comprising a compound represented by general formula (I):A--(L).sub.r --INH--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --Q(I)wherein A represents a coupler residue excepting 1H-pyrazolo[1,5-b]-1,2,4-triazole and 1H-pyrazolo[5,1-c]-1,2,4-triazole; L represents a timing group or a group which reduces an oxidation product of a developing agent; r represents an integer of 2 to 4; n represents an integer of 0 to 3; Q represents a group having a molecular weight of 80 to 250; and INH represents a development inhibitor residue bonded to A--(L).sub.r via hetero atoms and selected from a group ##STR1## wherein * represents the position at which the group is connected to L and ** represents the position at which the group is connected to --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --Q.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having on a support, at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, which contains a coupler which releases at least two groups selected from the group consisting of a photographically useful group and a precursor thereof via a timing group upon undergoing a coupling reaction with an oxidized product of a developing agent, in which a plurality of photographically useful groups or precursors thereof are present on different atoms of the timing group, provided that when the plurality of photographically useful groups have a different function to each other, the timing group is not a group utilizing an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer formed on a support wherein the light-sensitive material contains a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A is a coupler residual or an oxidation-reduction group, X.sub.1 is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, X.sub.2 is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or NX.sub.6 group, W is a carbon atom or a sulfur atom, X.sub.3, X.sub.4, X.sub.5 and X.sub.6 are each a hydrogen atom or an organic residual, any two of X.sub.3, X.sub.4 and X.sub.5 can be bivalent groups which form a ring, PUG is a photographically useful group capable of bonding at a hetero-atom and, in the formula (I), n.sub.1 is 1 if W is a carbon atom, and either 1 or 2 if W is a sulfur atom. If n.sub.1 is 2, two X.sub.1 can either be identical or different. On the other hand, n.sub.2 is either 1 or 2. If n.sub.2 is 2, two X.sub.3, two X.sub.4, and two x.sub.5 are either identical or different.

Abstract: A light-sensitive material having high light-sensitivity and high contrast and excelling in color reproduction at all light-exposed regions, yellow-image sharpness, magenta-image sharpness, and cyan-image sharpness, and having its sensitivity little deteriorated during storage. The material comprises at least one light-sensitive, silver halide emulsion layer on a support, and contains at least one specified compound which releases a photographically useful group, and a yellow-colored cyan coupler.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, which is characterized by containing a compound represented by the following formula (I):A--L.sub.1 --L.sub.2 --INH--Q (I)wherein A represents a coupler residue; L.sub.1 represents ##STR1## wherein W represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or --N(R.sub.13)--, R.sub.11 and R.sub.12 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and R.sub.13 represents a substituent, or R.sub.11, R.sub.12 and R.sub.13 may each represent a divalent group and be connected together to form a cyclic structure; L.sub.2 represents a group capable of releasing INH-Q through electron transfer along a conjugated system or has the same meaning as L.sub.1 ; INH represents a development inhibitor residue connected to L.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprises a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one cyan coupler which can release a water-soluble compound residual group which contains a 2-acyaminophenylazo group or 2-sulfonamidophenylazo group via a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of a primary aromatic amine developing agent.

Abstract: 4'-alkoxy-2,2':6',2"-terpyridine derivatives of formula (I) and metal complexes thereof of formula (II). ##STR1## where R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, wherein the substituent is a member selected from the group consisting of an aryl group, a heterocyclic group bonded to the alkyl group via the carbon atom thereof, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group and an arylthio group; Py and Py' each represent a substituted or unsubstituted 2-pyridyl group.M(Lig1)x(Lig2)y(A)z (II)where M is a metal ion;Lig1 is the compound of formula (I):Lig2 is a ligand to the metal ion M, except Lig1;A is a counter ion to M(Lig1)x(Lig2)y;x is an integer of 1 or 2; andy and z each are an integer of from 0 to 6.The metal complexes (II) are useful as dyes having high wet heat-fastness.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention a silver halide photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a base, which comprises at least one of compound having a dye precursor residue is disclosed. The silver halide photographic material is high in sensitivity and improved in color reproduction.

Abstract: 4'-alkoxy-2,2';6',2"-terpyridine derivatives of formula (I) and metal complexes thereof of formula (II). ##STR1## where R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, wherein the substituent is a member selected from the group consisting of an aryl group, a heterocyclic group bonded to the alkyl group via the carbon atom thereof, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group and an arylthio group; Py and Py' each represent a substituted or unsubstituted 2-pyridyl group.M(Ligl).sub.x (Lig2).sub.y (A).sub.z (II)where M is a metal ion;Ligl is the compound of formula (I):Lig2 is a ligand to the metal ion M, except Ligl;A is a counter ion to M(Ligl)x(Lig2)y;x is an integer of 1 or 2;and y and z each are an integer of from 0 to 6.The metal complexes (II) are useful as dyes having high wet heat-fastness.