Abstract: Silver halide color photographic materials are described, which comprise at least one silver halide emulsion layer coated on a support and which are characterized by the incorporation of a pyrazoloazole type coupler of the following general formula (I) into the silver halide emulsion layer(s) or the adjacent layer(s) thereto: ##STR1## wherein Za and Zb each may represent ##STR2## R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each may represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being removed upon a coupling reaction with an oxidized form of an aromatic primary amine type developing agent; when Za.dbd.Zb is a carbon-carbon double bond, this may be a part of the aromatic ring in the formula: with the proviso that at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is a group represented by general formulae (II) or (III): ##STR3## wherein R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer having dispersed therein lipophilic fine particles containing an image dye forming lipophilic coupler, wherein the lipophilic fine particles further contain at least one lipophilic compound having a water-solubility of not more than 1% by weight at 25.degree. C. and represented by formula (I):R.sub.0 SO.sub.2 X (I)wherein R.sub.0 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group having 8 or more total carbon atoms; and X represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, an alkaline earth metal atom, a nitrogen-containing organic base, ammonium or a group represented by formula (A): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, acyloxy or sulfonyl group; and R.sub.

Abstract: A color light-sensitive material is provided, having at least one image forming compound of the following formula (I) on support.(Dye-X).sub.q -Y (I)wherein Dye represents a yellow dye residue represented by the following formula (II) or a dye precursor residue; X represents a bond or a binding group; Y represents a group capable of yielding a difference of diffusibility of a dye component before and after the reaction with a photographic silver salt imagewise having a latent image, corresponding to or reversely corresponding to said photographic silver salt; q is 1 or 2, and when q is 2, Dye-X may be the same or different; ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.

Abstract: Pyrazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazole derivatives are produced by ring closure of an amidoxime compound having a pyrazolyl group. The product can be used as a photographic magenta coupler as such. It is also useful as an intermediate for the magenta coupler, as a dye developer for diffusion transfer process, as an intermediate for the dye releasing agent, and as an intermediate for the photographic sensitizing dye.

Abstract: A novel pyrazolo[1,5-b]-1,2,4-triazole derivative represented by the general formula (I) is described. ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being released upon coupling; and Y represents a hydrogen atom or an aralkyl group.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer. The photographic element contains at least one layer containing at least one of the dyes represented by the following formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), (VII) or (VIII): ##STR1## wherein Z.sub.1 to Z.sub.10 ; R.sub.1 to R.sub.24 ; L.sub.1 to L.sub.18 ; Y.sub.1 to Y.sub.8 ; Q.sub.1 to Q.sub.4 ; X.sub.1 to X.sub.3 ; Ar; h, m, p and r; and t.sub.1 to t.sub.3 are described in the specification.

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 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: Silver halide color photographic materials contain pyrazoloazole type magenta couplers having at least one hydroxyphenyl group bonded thereto. The silver halide color photographic materials are improved in color developability and color image light fastness. The pyrazoloazole type magenta couplers are 5-membered ring/5-membered ring condensed nitrogen heterocyclic type couplers.