Abstract: A method of making cellulose polymer solution comprises dissolving a cellulose polymer raw material in a chlorine-free organic solvent system under a high temperature and a high pressure condition belonging to the nearcritical or the supercritical region of the system. By removing the solvent from the thus obtained cellulose polymer solution, cellulose polymer powders are also produced.

Abstract: A process for producing cellullose acetate by acetylation reaction with cellulose as a raw material, wherein acetate is used as an acetylating agent.

Abstract: A producing method of a cellulose polymer powder is provided, which comprises dissolving a cellulose polymer by exposure to an organic solvent containing, as the main component, an ester-based solvent having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms, a ketone-based solvent having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, or an alcohol-based solvent having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and carbon dioxide, and then removing the carbon dioxide and the organic solvent from the solution. A producing method of an organic solvent solution of a cellulose polymer is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparation of a compound of the formula (I) useful as a fog restrainer for a silver halide light-sensitive material, especially for a heat-developing light-sensitive material and a synthetic intermediate for the fog restrainer. The method makes it possible to obtain the fog restrainer in good yield and in short steps. ##STR1## wherein, R.sup.1 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aryl, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are hydrogen atom or alkyl, R.sup.4 is hydrogen atom or acyl, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.4 may be bonded together to form 5- or 6-membered ring.

Abstract: A process for preparing a 1,1-disubstituted-1H-benzo?e!indole compound represented by formula (III) comprising reacting a 2-naphthol compound represented by formula (I), a carbonyl compound represented by formula (II), and a hydrazine compound in the presence of an acid catalyst, ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a group capable of substituting a hydrogen atom on the naphthalene ring; m represents 0 or an integer of 1 to 6; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; and R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a 3-substituted-3-oxo-2-halopropionic acid amide compound, comprising halogenating a 3-substituted-3-oxopropionic acid amide compound with a 1,3-dihalo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin. There is also disclosed a method of manufacturing a 3-substituted-3-oxo-2-(5,5-dimethylhydantoin-3-yl)propionic acid amide compound, comprising steps of halogenating a 3-substituted-3-oxopropionic acid amide compound with a 1,3-dihalo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, to obtain a corresponding 3-substituted-3-oxo-2-halopropionic acid amid compound, and reacting the resultant amide compound with 5,5-dimethylhydantoin in the presence of a base. This 3-substituted-3-oxo-2-hydantoinylpropionic acid amide compound is useful as a photographic yellow coupler for a color-photographic light-sensitive material.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having provided on a support at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said photographic material contains a coupler of formula (I) and at least one coupler selected from the group consisting of couplers represented by formula (II) and (III), wherein the substituents are as defined herein the specification. ##STR1## The material has improved coloring capacity and color image fastness and fluctuation of the properties of the material due to variation of the processing conditions is reduced.

Abstract: There is disclosed a compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a tert-butyl group, a phenyl group having an alkoxy group with 1 to 18 carbon atoms in the paraposition, or an indoline-1-yl group; R.sup.2 represents a group substitutable on the benzene ring; and n is an integer of 0 to 4, provided that when R.sup.1 represents a tert-butyl group, n is not 0. The compound may be used as a synthesis intermediate from which a yellow coupler can be synthesized in a simple manner. Using the compound, a yellow coupler can be readily produced on an industrial scale with the short process.

Abstract: A pyrrolotriazole azomethine dye represented by formula (I), (II) or (IV) is disclosed: ##STR1## Also, a heat transfer dye providing material is disclosed, in which the material includes a support having thereon a dye providing layer containing a heat migrating dye, with the dye providing layer containing at least one pyrrolotriazole azomethine dye represented by any of the above formulae (I), (II) and (IV).

Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material which forms a cyan dye that has superior heat resistance and that will not readily fade in a reducing atmosphere. The silver halide color photosensitive material contains in at least one layer on a support at least one coupler represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents hydrogen atom or a substituent; R.sup.2 represents a substituent; X represents hydrogen atom or a group releasable on a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of a color developing agent; Z.sup.1 represents a nonmetallic atom group necessary for forming a nitrogen-containing, six-membered, heterocyclic ring which has at least one dissociative group: Z.sup.1 cannot be --C(.dbd.O)--N(R)--C(.dbd.O)--NH--; and R represents a substituent.Also disclosed is a novel dye forming coupler which exhibits a high coupling activity and which gives a dye having a large molar extinction coefficient and superior stability, the coupler being represented by the following formula (XX) or (XXI).

Abstract: An intermediate, 5-Acyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno [3,2-c ]pyridine- 2-carboxylic acid derivative of the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an acyl group and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group is useful for synthesizing ticlopidine hydrochloride from an inexpensive, easily available compound in short steps.

Abstract: A novel pyrrolotriazole derivative is disclosed, represented by any one of formulae (I), (II), (III), (IV), or (V): ##STR1## A heat transfer dye providing material is also disclosed, comprising a support having thereon a dye providing layer containing a heat migrating dye, said dye providing layer containing at least one pyrrolotriazole azomethine dye represented by any one of formulae (I), (II), (III), or (IV).

Abstract: An azomethine dye is disclosed, represented by the general formula (I), (II) or (III): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or nonmetallic atom group; X represents --OH or --NR.sup.5 R.sup.6 ; R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group or heterocyclic group; R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, R.sup.10, R.sup.11, R.sup.12 and R.sup.13 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or nonmetallic atom group; and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, and/or R.sup.2 and R.sup.5, and/or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6, and/or R.sup.6 and R.sup.3, and/or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, and/or R.sup.7 and R.sup.8, and/or R.sup.9 and R.sup.10, and/or R.sup.11 and R.sup.12, and/or R.sup.12 and R.sup.13 may be connected to each other to form a cyclic structure.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material containing a novel cyan coupler and capable of forming a cyan dye having a high color density and an excellent light fastness. The photographic light-sensitive material contains at least one 1H-imidazo[1,5-a]imidazole cyan coupler represented by the following Formula (I) in at least one layer provided on a support: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represent a substituent, provided that at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and represents an electron attractive group; and X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of splitting off upon a reaction with an oxidation product of a color developing agent.

Abstract: Intermediates of the following formulae (I) and (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkylcarbonyl group, arylcarbonyl group, alkylsulfonyl group, arylsulfonyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group or aryloxycarbonyl groupand acid salt thereof are useful for synthesizing ticlopidine hydrochloride from an inexpensive and easily available compound in short steps.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprises a novel cyan dye-forming coupler or a combination of a specific cyan dye-forming coupler with an .alpha.-pivaloylacetoanilide type yellow dye-forming coupler or a pyrazoloazole type magenta dye-forming coupler, the specific cyan dye-forming coupler being contained in the silver halide emulsion layer in the form of an emulsion of lipophilic fine particles obtained by mixing the coupler with at least one water-insoluble and organic solvent-soluble homo- or co-polymer to form a dispersion. The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is excellent in the reproduction of yellow, magenta and cyan colors and has low fog of cyan. Thus, the light-sensitive material can provide color images excellent in the fastness of the cyan color images.The cyan dye-forming coupler is represented by general formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.

Abstract: There is disclosed a novel dye-forming coupler, a silver halide color photographic material using the same, and a method for processing the silver halide color photographic material, wherein the dye-forming coupler is a cyan dye-forming coupler represented by formula (I), the silver halide color photographic material comprises the coupler represented by formula (I) in at least one of its photosensitive layers, and the method for processing the silver halide color photographic material comprises a color-developing process using a color developer substantially free from benzyl alcohol. The disclosure described provides a silver halide color photographic material whose color image is fast to light, heat, and humidity and whose color reproduction is excellent. ##STR1## wherein H--Z-- represents an unsubstituted amino group or an aliphatic amino, aromatic amino, or heterocyclic amino group, which may be substituted, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent an electron-donating group, R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer formed on said support, wherein said at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one cyan dye-forming coupler selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an electron-donating group; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; R.sup.3 represents a substituent group; and n represents an integer of 0 to 2.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having excellent color reproducibility and image storage stability, which comprises a support having thereon at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer containing an emulsified dispersion of oleophilic fine particles obtained by dispersing a mixture solution containing at least one cyan coupler represented by formulae (I) or (II) and at least one water-insoluble and organic solvent-soluble polymer; ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 each represents hydrogen, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, an aromatic amino group, a heterocyclic amino group, an aliphatic amino group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a ureido group, an aliphatic oxycarbonyl group, an aromatic oxycarbonyl group, an aliphatic oxycarbonylamino group, an aromatic oxycarbonylamino group, a carboxy group, or a cyano group; and X.sub.1 and X.sub.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an alkoxybenzene compound or an aryloxybenzene compound by reacting a halogenobenzene compound with an alcohol or a phenol compound in the presence of copper or a copper compound, an amine, and a base. According to the disclosure, an alkoxybenzene compound and an aryloxybenzene compound can be produced under moderate conditions in good yield with high selectivity.