Abstract: A rhodacyanine derivative represented by the following General Formula (1), wherein, in General Formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent an alkyl group which may be substituted; Y1 and Y2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a chlorine atom, or a fluorine atom provided that Y1 and Y2 do not represent hydrogen atoms at the same time; and X represents a counter anion. A pharmaceutical composition for treating leishmaniasis including the rhodacyanine derivative and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Abstract: Provided is a medicinal composition, in particular, a medicinal composition for treatment and/or prevention which has a high therapeutic effect on infection with a parasitic protozoa and a selective toxicity thereto and exhibits a life-prolonging effect and so on. A medicinal composition which contains as the active ingredient a benzo[a]phenoxazine compound represented by General formula (1) or a salt compound of the same, in particular, an agent for treating and/or preventing infection with a protozoa such as malaria, leishmaniasis, African trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, toxoplasmosis, lymphatic filariasis, babesiosis or coccidium disease; and a novel compound which is contained therein as the active ingredient.

Abstract: A rhodacyanine derivative represented by the following General Formula (1), wherein, in General Formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent an alkyl group which may be substituted; Y1 and Y2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a chlorine atom, or a fluorine atom provided that Y1 and Y2 do not represent hydrogen atoms at the same time; and X represents a counter anion. A pharmaceutical composition for treating leishmaniasis including the rhodacyanine derivative and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Abstract: Provided is a medicinal composition, in particular, a medicinal composition for treatment and/or prevention which has a high therapeutic effect on infection with a parasitic protozoa and a selective toxicity thereto and exhibits a life-prolonging effect and so on. A medicinal composition which contains as the active ingredient a benzo[a]phenoxazine compound represented by General formula (1) or a salt compound of the same, in particular, an agent for treating and/or preventing infection with a protozoa such as malaria, leishmaniasis, African trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, toxoplasmosis, lymphatic filariasis, babesiosis or coccidium disease; and a novel compound which is contained therein as the active ingredient.

Abstract: A 4-phenyl-4-oxo-2-butenoate derivative is stably supplied in a short period of time, at low cost, in high purity and on an industrial scale by a process for producing the 4-phenyl-4-oxo-2-butenoate derivative, which comprises simultaneously or continuously reacting a sulfuric ester, an aromatic hydrocarbon and a maleic anhydride derivative.

Abstract: A 4-phenyl-4-oxo-2-butenoate derivative is stably supplied in a short period of time, at low cost, in high purity and on an industrial scale by a process for producing the 4-phenyl-4-oxo-2-butenoate derivative, which comprises simultaneously or continuously reacting a sulfuric ester, an aromatic hydrocarbon and a maleic anhydride derivative.

Abstract: A magnetic head unit is provided by which damage to a conductive-pattern layer formed on a spring arm during a bending process of the spring arm can be prevented. The magnetic head unit comprises a magnetic head and a spring arm having a bent portion which is bent to generate an elastic force. The magnetic head is mounted on an end of the spring arm. At least one conductive-pattern layer is formed on a surface of the spring arm to extend from a gimbal portion where the magnetic head is mounted to a attachment portion where the spring arm is mounted to a member of a magnetic head driving mechanism. The bent portion has a first portion and a second portion separated from the first portion. The conductive-pattern layer passes through the second portion. No external force is applied to the conductive-pattern layer formed during a bending process for the bent portion.

Abstract: A light- and heat-sensitive composition which contains a photo-hardenable composition and at least one dye, a light- and heat-sensitive recording material which contains a support having the composition provided on at least one side thereof, and an image-forming process using the recording material are disclosed.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising as a cyan-dye-forming coupler a compound represented by of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a ballast group imparting diffusion fastness to the coupler of formula (I) and a cyan dye formed from said coupler; X represents a hydrogen atom or a group represented by --R, --OR, --SR, ##STR2## --COR, --COOR, --SO.sub.2 R, --SO.sub.2 OR, ##STR3## or --OCOR; Y represents a halogen atom, a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group, a nitro group, or a group represented by --R, --OR, --SR, --COR, --COOR, --SO.sub.2 R, --SO.sub.2 OR, ##STR4## m and n each represents an integer of 1 to 5, and when m or n is more than 1, the X or Y, respectively, are the same or different; R represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group, and R' and R" each represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group; with the proviso that the total number of carbon atoms in the substituent (X).sub.m is 4 or more.

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 method of processing a silver halide photographic material comprising processing the silver halide photographic material in the presence of an antifoggant which is an organic compound which loses its developing restraining function by a reduction oxidation reaction with oxidized developers. The method improves the discrimination between image and non-image areas of the silver halide photographic material by the novel antifoggant which restrains fog selectively in non-image areas without decreasing photographic sensitivity and image density. The organic compound can be an anti-foggant which possesses a moiety according to the Kendall-Pelz rule and either a mercapto group or a cyclic NH group.

Abstract: A conventional silver halide color photographic material is described, containing a coupler having a dye moiety having the maximum absorption wave length shifted to a short wave length by a linkage which is cleaved directly or through a timing group by a coupling reaction with the oxidation product of a developing agent and forming a compound or the precursor thereof (compound A) having a dye moiety having the maximum absorption wave length before shifting as the result of the above-described reaction and a compound capable of fixing the hue of the compound A at a long wave length and/or capable of immobilizing the compound A in the photographic layer.

Abstract: Novel benzoxazole compound having, at the 2 position, a group bonding through a carbon atom having no or one hydrogen atom and introduced with a chlorine or bromine atom at the 5 position. The compounds are key intermediates useful for preparing 2-amino-5-nitrophenol derivatives which are useful as intermediates for synthesis of industrial materials, reducing agents, antioxidants, cyan-image-forming couplers and the like.

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 process for efficiently preparing 2-amino-5-nitrophenol derivatives in which benzoxazole derivatives are subjected to nucleophilic substitution reaction at the 5 position thereof to obtain corresponding benzoxazole derivatives, and the oxazole ring of the benzoxazole derivatives is then subjected to ring-opening to obtain 2-amino-5-nitrophenol derivatives. The 2-amino-5-nitrophenol derivatives are useful as industrial starting materials, reducing agents or antioxidants and intermediates for cyan-image-forming couplers.

Abstract: A silver halide photosensitive material is described, comprising a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said emulsion layer or another layer contains a compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X represents an atomic group forming a redox center of benzene type having substituents by linking with C.sub.A and C.sub.B, and which does not enable Time-PUG to be released until the redox center is oxidized during development processing; EWG represents an electron withdrawing group having a Hammet's .sigma. para value exceeding 0.3; C.sub.A and C.sub.B each represents a carbon atom; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents a hydrogen atom or a suitable substituent; Time represents a timing group connecting to C.sub.B through a sulfur, nitrogen, or selenium atom thereof, t is an integer of 0 or 1, and when t=0, Time is a chemical bond; PUG represents a photographically useful group and connects to C.sub.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a blocked photographic agent capable of releasing a photographically useful agent, which method comprises processing the photographic light-sensitive material in the presence of an oxime.According to this method for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, both stability of the photographic light-sensitive material during storage and release of a photographically useful agent during processing are achieved without undersirable side-reactions, and a high sensitivity/fog ratio is obtained.

Abstract: A silver halide color light-sensitive material is described, which is increased in sensitivity, is adapted to form an image of high contrast, or is accelerated in development by incorporating a small amount of a specific compound which imagewise releases a foggant or a development accelerator. This compound is represented by the formula: Coup-(TIME).sub.n -FA (wherein Coup represents a coupler radical capable of undergoing a coupling reaction with an oxidized product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent; TIME represents a timing group which is eliminated from Coup by the coupling reaction and, thereafter, releases FA; n is 0 or 1; and FA represents a group which is eliminated from Coup in the coupling reaction when n is 0, whereas FA is released from TIME when n is 1. The FA has adsorption properties with respect to silver halide grains and also has a substantial fogging action with respect to the silver halide grains).

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing, in at least one layer thereof, a compound capable of releasing a fogging agent upon an oxidation-reduction reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent under an alkaline condition. The material has an increased sensitivity, an increased contrast and an accelerated development rate.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the photographic material contains a compound having a dye portion in which the maximum absorption wavelength is shifted by a bond that is cleaved upon reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent and is capable of forming a diffusion resistant compound having a dye portion possessing the maximum absorption wavelength which is not shifted as a result of the reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent.By the use of the compound which permits a large degree of freedom with respect to selection of the dye for forming a color image according to the present invention, the color photographic material has an excellent image quality, and a good fastness of image or a high sensitivity.