Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the color photographic light-sensitive material having a photographic layer containing at least one magenta coupler represented by the following general formula (I) or (II): ##STR1##

Abstract: A method of forming a color image comprising developing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material with a developing solution containing an aromatic primary amine is disclosed. The developing is carried out in the presence of a coupler represented by the general formula (I) described below and/or a polymer coupler which is a polymer or copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a vinyl monomer containing a part represented by the general formula (I) described below in its molecule: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being released upon coupling.

Abstract: A color photographic material containing, as a color stain preventing agent, a substantially colorless phenol and/or naphthol derivative having a group which is not released by displacement of the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent at the 4-position thereof and at least one sulfonamido group and at least one sulfonamido group, acylamino group or sulfonyl group at other positions of the ring. The color stain preventing agent very effectively removes the oxidation product of a color developing agent at color development and maintain the effect for a long period of time.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material containing at least one coupler having a ballast group represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X represents a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a ureido group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, a sulfonyl group, an alkylthio group, a cyano group, a nitro group or a carboxyl group, l represents an integer of 1 to 4, and m represents an integer of 1 or 2, with the proviso that when X represents a hydroxyl group, a substituent other than a hydroxy group is also present on the phenyl ring.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material containing at least one coupler having a ballast group represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein ##STR2## represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic ring, and m represents an integer of 1 or 2.

Abstract: A silver halide photosensitive material is developed with a developing solution containing an aromatic primary amine in the presence of a coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each represents a hydrogen atom or a certain substituent group, and X represents a hydrogen atom or a coupling eliminable group; to provide magenta color image having high color purity.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one layer containing at least one kind of 5-pyrazolone type 2-equivalent magenta coupler represented by the following general formula (Ia): ##STR1## wherein W represents phenyl substituted with at least one halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl or cyano; Y represents acylamino or anilino; and Z represents aryloxy, alkoxy, heterocyclic oxy, alkylthio, arylthio, heterocyclic thio, acylthio, acylamino, sulfonamido, alkoxycarbonylamino, aryloxycarbonylamino or nitrogen containing heterocyclic ring which is bonded to the active position of the pyrazolone ring through the nitrogen atom, and at least one kind of compound represented by the following general formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 represents substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl or alkenyl; R.sub.

Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material is described, said material comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a 5-pyrazolone magenta coupler represented by formula (I) ##EQU1## wherein R represents an acylamino group, an anilino group or a ureido group; Ar.sup.1 represents a phenyl group which may be substituted with one or more halogen groups, alkyl groups, or alkoxy groups; Ar.sup.2 represents a phenyl group or a naphthyl group, each of which may be substituted with one or more halogen groups, hydroxy groups, carboxy groups, cyano groups, alkyl groups, acylamino groups, carbamoyl groups, ureido groups, sulfonamido groups, diacylamino groups, sulfamoyl groups, alkoxycarbonyl groups, phenyl groups, arysulfonyl groups or alkoxy groups; X represents oxygen, sulfur, or a methylene group; and Y represents a straight chain or branched chain alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an alkylene group containing an ether bond.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of at least one 4-(2-alkoxyarylthio)-5-pyrazolone magenta dye forming coupler and at least one compound represented by general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each R represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group having an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom as a hetero atom, R.sub.4 CO--, R.sub.4 SO.sub.2 -- or R.sub.4 NHCO--, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkoxy group or an alkenoxy group and R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group, wherein R.sub.4 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group.The material can be used to form a color image with improved light and heat fastness.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is described comprising a support having thereon a photographic layer containing at least one coupler represented by formula (I) or (II) ##STR1## wherein Ar represents a phenyl group substituted with at least one substituent selected from a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group and a cyano group; X represents a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, a diacylamino group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkoxysulfonyl group, an aryloxysulfonyl group, an alkanesulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkyloxycarbonylamino group, an alkylureido group, an acyl group, a nitro group, a carboxy group, or a trifluoromethyl group; R.sub.2 represents a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryl group; R.sub.

Abstract: A process for improving the light fastness of a magenta color image which comprises introducing a specific complex and a specific discoloration prevention aid into a layer bearing the magenta color image.

Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive element comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing therein a 3-anilino-5-pyrazolone magenta-color-forming coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein ##STR2## (an N-substituted acylamino group) is present at the 4- or 5-position of the anilino group; R.sub.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a cycloalkyl, a cycloalkenyl group or an aralkyl group; R.sub.2 represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a heterocyclic group or an aryl group; X represents a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; Z represents hydrogen or a coupling-off group; and Ar represents an aryl group.The 3-anilino-5-pyrazolone magenta-color-forming coupler is useful in preventing the formation of yellow stain due to light irradiation in unexposed areas of a color photographic light-sensitive element after color development processing.

Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material containing, in a photographic layer, a coupler and at least one compound represented by the formula (I), or at least one bis-compound (inclusive spirobis-compound) thereof, ##STR1## wherein Z represents an alkylene group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms which can be substituted with one or more of hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a.dbd.S group or a.dbd.O group; and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 each represents hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a diacylamino group, a carboxy group, a sulfo group, or a hydroxy group, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 together form a group represented by ##STR2## (wherein Z has the same meaning as Z in formula (I)) or a 5-membered or 6-membered hydrocarbon ring or hetero-cyclic ring is described.

Abstract: A color photographic material and a method of forming a color photographic image which utilizes a 5-pyrazolone magenta coupler shown by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents an acylamino group, an anilino group or a ureido group; R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a carboxy group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group (which groups may be substituted) and R.sub. and R.sub.2 may combine to form a 2-indazolyl group, provided that R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are not hydrogen atoms at the same time; and Ar represents a phenyl group which may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms, alkyl groups, alkoxy groups or cyano groups.

Abstract: A process for forming a color photographic image comprising processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material in the presence of a magenta coupler represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R represents an acylamino group, an anilino group or a ureido group; Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; X represents a non-metallic divalent group forming a saturated or unsaturated 5-membered or 6-membered heterocyclic ring together with the nitrogen atom; and Y represents an acyl group or a sulfonyl group.The 2-equivalent magenta coupler represented by the formula (I) is stable to chemicals and has a good solubility to an organic solvent which is employed to incorporate couplers into a photographic light-sensitive material. A photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing the 2-equivalent magenta coupler represented by the formula (I) is also disclosed.

Abstract: A process for forming a color photographic image is described comprising processing a silver halide color phototgraphic light-sensitive material in the presence of a 5-pyrazolone magenta coupler represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R represents an acylamino group, an anilino group or a ureido group; R.sub.

Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive element is described comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing therein a 3-anilino-5-pyrazolone magenta color-forming coupler represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X represents a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; Ar represents an aryl group; R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an alkylthio group; Y represents a non-metallic atomic group forming a 5-membered or 6-membered ring together with the ##STR2## group, except that Y does not include a carbonyl group; and Z represents hydrogen or a coupling-off group.The magenta color images obtained after color development processing of the color photographic light-sensitive element have an excellent light-fastness, and the formation of yellow stain in the unexposed areas thereof is prevented.

Abstract: A method for preparing image-forming color couplers containing a thioether group at the coupling active position is disclosed which comprises reacting a compound of the formula A-H where A is a cyan, magenta or yellow coupler residue in which a hydrogen atom at the coupling off position is removed with a disulfide of the formula (IIa) or (IIb): ##STR1## where R is a straight chain, branched chain or cyclic alkyl group, a cyclic alkenyl group, or an aralkyl group or a ##STR2## group, B is Y, -D-Y or ##STR3## where D is an oxygen atom or >N--R.sub.4, R.sub.4 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, Y is a straight chain, branched chain or cyclic alkyl group, a straight chain, branched chain or cyclic alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group, Q is a non-metallic atomic group necessary for completing a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group and R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.

Abstract: Discoloring and fading of silver halide color photographic materials are effectively prevented by incorporating a compound of the formula (I) or (II) in a silver halide photographic layer thereof ##STR1## wherein A represents an aryl group; R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each represents hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group, except that R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 cannot all be hydrogen atoms; R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 each represents hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an acyl group, an aryloxy group, a carboxy group, a sulfo group or a hydroxy group; and R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 each represents hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group, an acyl group, or a hydroxy group; or R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 together form an ##STR2## group or a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring.

Abstract: A multilayer color photographic material with improved color reproduction comprising a support having thereon at least two photosensitive silver halide emulsion layers which provide color images having different colors from each other, the multilayer color photographic material containing at least one interlayer color correction coupler as defined hereinafter.