Abstract: A compound represented by General Formula (1) below, where R denotes a C1-C10 hydrocarbon group, Z denotes any one of a sulfide group, a sulfinyl group and a sulfonyl group, and n denotes an integer of 4 to 8 is described. A method for extracting metals and a metal recovery method using a metal extractant comprising the compound represented by General Formula (1) are also described.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a novel rare metal extractant containing a cyclic phenol sulfide derivative of the formula (1) and a method for extractive separation of rare metal(s) using the rare metal extractant with high efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rare metal/platinum-group metal extractant, which has a completely new structure compared with the conventional rare metal/platinum-group metal extractant and which exhibits excellent extraction performance; it also provides a method for extracting rare metals and platinum-group metals using the extractant. The rare metal/platinum-group metal extractants of the present invention is the one to extract rare metals and platinum-group metals by contacting a solution, in which several kinds of rare metals and platinum-group metals are dissolved, with a solution in which a cyclic phenol sulfide of the following Formula (1) is dissolved to make the rare metals and platinum-group metals move into the cyclic phenol sulfide solution.

Abstract: To provide a compound represented by General Formula (1) below, where R denotes a C1-C10 hydrocarbon group, Z denotes any one of a sulfide group, a sulfinyl group and a sulfonyl group, and n denotes an integer of 4 to 8.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a novel rare metal extractant containing a cyclic phenol sulfide derivative of the formula (1) and a method for extractive separation of rare metal(s) using the rare metal extractant with high efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rare metal/platinum-group metal extractant, which has a completely new structure compared with the conventional rare metal/platinum-group metal extractant and which exhibits excellent extraction performance; it also provides a method for extracting rare metals and platinum-group metals using the extractant. The rare metal/platinum-group metal extractants of the present invention is the one to extract rare metals and platinum-group metals by contacting a solution, in which several kinds of rare metals and platinum-group metals are dissolved, with a solution in which a cyclic phenol sulfide of the following Formula (1) is dissolved to make the rare metals and platinum-group metals move into the cyclic phenol sulfide solution.

Abstract: A sulfonic acid compound of a cyclic phenol sulfide represented by formula (1): (wherein X represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, or an acyl group; M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a metal, ammonium, (lower-alkyl)ammonium, (lower-alkanol)ammonium, a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group, or an amino acid residue; Z represents Sm, SO, or SO2; m is an integer of from 1 to 7; and n is an integer of from 4 to 12, with the proviso that the plural X's, M's and Z's are each the same or different, and at least one of the plural M's is neither a hydrogen atom nor an alkyl group), or a salt thereof; a composition for separating and recovering an organic halogen compound or a monocyclic aromatic compound, comprising a cyclic phenol sulfide or a salt thereof, and a carrier; and a pharmaceutical composition a cyclic phenol sulfide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and a carrier.

Abstract: There is disclosed a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, having two or more light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers different in color sensitivities on a support, at least one of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprises monodispersed silver halide grains containing 8 to 30 mole % of silver halide in core or contains twinned crystal silver halide grains, at least two of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers different in color sensitivities containing a DIR compound capable of releasing a developing inhibitor or developing inhibitor precursor through the reaction with the oxidized product of a developing agent, the developing inhibitor or developing inhibitor precursor released from the DIR compound being diffusive, wherein the following conditions A:DIR compounds are added and incorporated in the emulsion layers so that the developing inhibitor released from the DIR compound incorporated in one color-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and the developing

Abstract: An umbrella cover for covering a closed umbrella is provided. The umbrella cover comprises a cylindrical roll of a spirally wound strip which may be elongated by axially pulling out the outer end of the the wound strip. The inner end of the wound strip is secured to the ferrule of the umbrella. The strip has formed therein a plurality of parallel slits extending at a predetermined tilt angle in relation to the longitudinal axis of the strip, and a plurality lips which have a configuration capable of engaging with the slit. The strip is wound such that the lip in one turn of the spirally wound strip is engaged with the slit in the adjacent turn of the wound strip so that the lip can slide along the slit upon elongation of the cylindrical roll, and such an engagement of the lips in the slit prevents the wound strip from being excessively pulled out. The strip may comprise two overlaid film tapes each having the slits or the lips formed therein, or one film tape having the both.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is improved in a developing stability, whose red density-green density balance is hardly affected even by change in a developing condition. The photographic material comprises a support and, provided on a side of the support, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer. The total thickness of the layers provided on the emulsion coated side of the suport, is within the range of from 5 to 18 .mu.m. The red-sensitive emulsion layer contains a cyan-dye forming coupler and a clored cyan-dye forming coupler, and a ratio of the colored cyan-dye forming coupler to the total amount of the cyan-dye forming coupler and the colored cyan-dye forming coupler is within the range of from 15 to 80 mol %.

Abstract: In a silver halide color photographic material which has red-, green- and blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers on a support, the improvement wherein the total thickness of the hydrophilic colloid layers is not more than 18 .mu.m on a dry basis and at least one silver halide emulsion layer contains a cyan dye-forming coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is an optionally substituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group; Ar is an optionally substituted aryl group; and X is a group that may be eliminated upon coupling reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent.

Abstract: A method for processing silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which comprises color developing an imagewise-exposed silver halide photographic light-sensitive material and then bleach-fixing said color developed light-sensitive material, said light-sensitive material comprising support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing monodispersed silver halide particles and a photographic cyan coupler having the Formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein X is a hydrogen atom or a radical that can be split off by the reaction of said coupler with the oxidized product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent; R.sub.1 is an aryl or a heterocyclic radical; and R.sub.2 is a ballasting radical which provides non-diffusibility to said cyan coupler and a cyan dye formed therefrom.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material. A support has thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and a non-light-sensitive layer adjacent to the silver halide emulsion layer. The silver halide emulsion layer contains a cyan coupler having Formula (I) and a compound having Formula (II). The non-light-sensitive layer contains a compound having Formula (II) ##STR1## wherein X is a hydrogen atom or a group which can be split off by the coupling reaction with the oxidized product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent; R.sub.1 is an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; and R.sub.2 is a ballasting group necessary to cause the cyan coupler having the Formula (I) and the cyan dye formed from the cyan coupler to be nondiffusible ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, or a cycloalkyl group each having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic photosensitive material comprising a base having thereon a non-photosensitive intermediate layer sandwiched between a high-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a low-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer both having a nondiffusion coupler that forms substantially the same color and having photosensitivity in substantially the same spectral region is disclosed. Said non-photosensitive intermediate layer has incorporated therein with a nondiffusion coupler that forms substantially the same color as that formed by the nondiffusion coupler contained in said high-sensitive emulsion layer and whose coupling speed is not greater than that of the nondiffusion coupler contained in said high-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer.

Abstract: In a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material, having a red, a green and a blue light-sensitive emulsion layer on a support, each emulsion containing a nondiffusible image forming coupler, improvement is attained by providing a layer structure in which at least one of the red, the green and the blue light-sensitive emulsion layer is separated into a high sensitivity silver halide emulsion layer and a low sensitivity silver halide emulsion layer, both layers having photosensitive regions in substantially the same spectral region, by an intermediate layer and incorporating at least one kind of DIR compounds represented by formula (I) defined in the specification in at least one layer of the high sensitivity silver halide emulsion layer, the low sensitivity silver halide emulsion and the intermediate layer.