Abstract: A compound of the following formula and use of this compound in a photographic material and a photographic diffusion transfer process for the production of color images: ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group with 1 to 4 C atoms;A represents an oxyalkylene group, such as --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O--;n represents 1 or 2;X represents a residue of a dye or a dye precursor, which either directly or by means of an intermediate link Z is linked to the SO.sub.2 -group;Z represents an alkylene group of 1 to 6 C atoms, an arylene group, or a heterocyclic group, which is linked to the residue X either directly or by means of --O--, --S--, --SO.sub.2 --, --NR-- (R being hydrogen or an alkyl group), --CO--, --CO--NH--, or --SO.sub.2 --NH--;R.sup.1 represents --OR.sup.2, --SR.sup.2 or ##STR2## R.sup.2 being hydrogen, an alkyl group with 1 to 22 C atoms, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group wherein said alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl groups may be further substituted, R.sup.

Abstract: In a color photographic material wherein by color development there are produced either non-diffusing image dyes or diffusing image dyes (the latter being transferred to an image-receiving layer) the color development is controlled by means of non-diffusing thioether compounds which on color development release a diffusing mercapto compound but do not themselves form a dye. The mercapto compound inhibits the development of the silver halide and the thioether compound has the formula ##STR1## R.sub.1 =hydrogen or alkyl with 1-3 carbon atoms R.sub.2 =alkyl with up to 22 carbon atoms the group --S--Y is split off during color development and forms a mercaptane, e.g. 5-mercapto-1-phenyltetrazole, which inhibits the development.

Abstract: For the production of cyan and magenta images by the dye diffusion transfer process dye-providing compounds of the formula I are suitable ##STR1## in which A=an oxydizable carrier residue containing a diffusion-preventing radical;n= 0 or 1;P=a monocyclic aromatic radical;M=hydrogen, halogen, alkyl sulfonyl, aryl sulfonyl or sulfamoyl;Q=acylamino;R.sup.1 =hydrogen or a hydrolyzable radical.

Abstract: Useful non-diffusible dye-giving compounds for the photographic dye diffusion transfer process are dye sulfonamides derived from enolamines or endiamines or tautomers thereof. The dye-giving compounds are oxidized by developer oxidation products and subsequently split under the conditions of alkaline development to release diffusible dyes. The compounds are of the following formula ##STR1## in which X is a dye moiety and R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 have meanings given hereinafter.

Abstract: In the dye diffusion transfer process for the production of colored images dye-providing compounds of the following formula give lower color fog values Dmin, as compared with known dye-providing compounds: ##STR1## X = dye or dye precursor Z = intermediate membern = 0 or 1R.sup.1 = --O--R.sup.2 ; --S--R.sup.2 or ##STR2## R.sup.2 = hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl R.sup.3 = a group as defined under R.sup.2 or acylR.sup.4 = hydrogen or alkylY = a residue to complete a condensed benzene ring and R.sup.1 and/or a substituent on the condensed benzene ring is or contains a group that confers resistance to diffusion.

Abstract: Non-diffusible dye-providing compounds for the dye diffusion transfer process yielding color images of wanted absorption characteristics and improved light fastness correspond to the formula(A).sub.n -P-N=N-B-(A).sub.1-nin whichA represents an oxidizable organic carrier residue which may be attached through a connecting member X and containing a group which confers diffusion resistance, from which carrier residue, either in its oxidized or in its unoxidized form, a part is split off together with the group which confers diffusion resistance under alkaline photographic development conditions, a diffusible azo dye represented by the formula P--N.dbd.N--B being released imagewise at the same time;P represents a monocyclic, carbocyclic aromatic group;B represents a bicyclic, carbocyclic aromatic group which carries a sulphonamide group in the p-position to the azo group;N=0 or 1.

Abstract: Suitable masking compounds for masking the undesired color side densities of image dyes produced from color couplers are those of the following formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 represents hydrogen or one or more substituents such as halogen, alkyl, aryl, a heterocyclic group alkoxy, hydroxyl, amino, acylamino, sulfo, sulfonyl, carboxyl or carbamyl or condensed carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring.R.sup.2 represents alkyl, aryl, a heterocyclic group carboxyl or esters or amide derived from carboxylX represents a dye group optionally containing a solubilizing group.On development with black-and-white or color-forming developers the dye group is released imagewise and is removed by aqueous processing baths leaving back a positive color or masking image.

Abstract: A color photographic material having a silver halide emulsion layer and containing a thioether compound which is reactable on chromogenic development thereby releasing a diffusible substance which inhibits the development of the silver halide.The thioether compound is a homophthalimide containing a removable mercapto group containing moiety in the 4-position and its nitrogen in the 2-position atom being a tertiary nitrogen.