Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support base having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer and a high molecular compound having a repeating unit containing a residue of benzotriazoles. The repeating unit may be represented by the general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, L represents a divalent bonding group, and X represents a monovalent group of benzotriazoles. Improved antifogging agent effects are obtained by utilizing the high molecular compound of applicants' invention in connection with silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials.

Abstract: A lithographic photosensitive material which comprises a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and that, contains as a lithographic development accelerating agent a compound represented by the following general formula (I) in its silver halide emulsion layer or another hydrophilic colloidal layer: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 to R.sub.5 may be the same or different, and they each represent hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, ##STR2## (wherein R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 each represents hydrogen or an alkyl group, or they may combine with each other to form a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen containing saturated hetero ring), --NH--CO--R.sub.8 or --NHSO.sub.2 --R.sub.9 (wherein R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 each represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group), or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, or R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 may combine with each other to form a benzene ring and that, it is necessary to said compound that at least one of substituents R.sub.1, R.sub.3 and R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is described comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer wherein the silver halide emulsion has been chemically ripened in the presence of at least one compound containing at unit represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein M represents hydrogen, an alkali metal atom, or NH.sub.4. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material shows high sensitivity without an accompanying increase in fog.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing in at least one of its constituent layers a polymerized stabilizer which comprises repeating units having an 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine moiety. The stabilizer does not inhibit the sensitivity of the material and greatly enhances its storability.

Abstract: A method for forming a high contrast negative photographic image, which comprises imagewise exposing a photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one photographic silver halide emulsion layer with the photographic silver halide emulsion layer or at least one hydrophilic colloid layer of the photographic material containing a compound of the general formula (I)R.sup.1 --NHNHCO--R.sup.2 (I)wherein R.sup.1 represents an aryl group, and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group, or an unsubstituted alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and then developing the imagewise exposed material in the presence of a hydroquinone compound of the general formula (II) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a sulfo group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a heterocyclic group, or a group of the formula --O--R.sup.7 or --S--R.sup.7 where R.sup.

Abstract: A photographic light-sensitive material which has on a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing large-size silver halide grains formed in the presence of at least one compound acting as a silver halide solvent and having the following general formual (I): ##STR1## wherein l and m each represents an integer of 2 or 3; n represents zero or an integer of 1 or 2; and R.sup.1 and R.sup.5 may be the same as or different from one another, each being an alkyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group or carboxyalkyl group, and when n equals zero, at least one of the substituents of R.sup.1 to R.sup.4, must be a hydroxyalkyl group, while when n does not equal zero, at least two of the substitutents of R.sup.1 to R.sup.5, must be hydroxyalkyl groups. Use of the compound of the present invention results in emulsions exhibiting excellent reproducibility with respect to gain sizes of silver halides.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is described, comprising an emulsion which is chemical-ripened in the presence of a compound having the formula (I) or (II), ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, an alkali metal ion, or an ammonium ion; R.sub.2 is an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acyl group, an amino group, a substituted amino group, a halogen atom, an acyloxy group, an acylamino group, a carbamoyl group, a nitro group, an aryl group, an allyl group, a sulfo group or a carboxy group; Y represents a divalent linking group; and n is 0, 1, or 2; such emulsions show high sensitivity without fog and have good stability.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive element is described comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one compound represented by formula (I) is incorporated in the silver halide emulsion layer or in another hydrophilic colloid layer: ##STR1## wherein X represents a hydroxy group or a group represented by ##STR2## wherein R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 (which may be the same or different) each reprsents hydrogen, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; R.sup.1 represents a sulfur-containing saturated heterocyclic group or a group represented by -A-S-B, wherein A represents an alkylene group and B represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; and Z represents an atomic group forming a 5-membered or 6-membered unsubstituted or substituted carbocyclic ring.In the silver halide photographic light-sensitive element, the so-called "latent image fading" phenomenon is prevented without accompanying degradation of other photograhic properties.

Abstract: A lithographic silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is described which scarcely exhibits colored fringe and black pepper, forms halftone dots of good quality whether a fresh or an exhausted developer is used for processing thereof, and which scarcely shows a drop in sensitivity even when a developer contaminated by a fixing solution is used; said material comprises a support and at least one lithographic silver halide emulsion layer, and containing in said emulsion layer or in another hydrophilic colliodal layer which does not contain silver halide emulsion at least one compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein M represents hydrogen, an alkali metal ion or --NH.sub.4.sup..sym. ; X represents --SO.sub.2 NHR', --COOM', --SO.sub.3 M', --OH or --CONH.sub.2, wherein M' represents hydrogen, an alkali metal ion or --NH.sub.4.sup..sym.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion containing silver halide grains formed in the presence of a silver halide solvent of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each a subtituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group (e.g., allyl group), a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 when taken together may form a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; provided at least one of R.sub. to R.sub.4 is a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, an alkyl group or aryl group substituted with an amino group, an alkyl grop substituted with a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 combine to form a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring containing at least two nitrogen atoms.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion containing the compound represented by the formula (I):R.sub.1 --(X--R.sub.3).sub.m --X--R.sub.2 (I)wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents an alkyl group containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms substituted with two or more substituents selected from --OH, --NHR.sub.4, --COOR.sub.4, --CONH.sub.2, --SO.sub.3 H, --COOM, or --SO.sub.3 M, R.sub.3 represents an alkylene group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may be substituted by --OH, R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms, X represents a sulfur or oxygen atom, provided at least one X is a sulfur atom, m represents 0 or an integer of 1 to 4, and M represents an alkali metal atom.

Abstract: A method of forming an extremely high-contrast negative photographic image which comprises image-wise exposing a photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a mono-disperse silver halide emulsion layer containing surface latent image type silver halide grains and also containing a compound represented by the following general formula (1):R.sup.1 NHNHCOR.sup.2 (I)wherein R.sup.1 represents an aryl group, R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group or an unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and then processing the exposed light-sensitive material in the presence of a compound having a thioamido moiety in the molecule thereof.

Abstract: A photographic element having on a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a development inhibitor precursor represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A is a phenyl group, a substituted phenyl group or a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring; said A splitting together with the sulfur atom in the above molecule from the residue of the molecule to provide a silver halide development inhibitor; R.sup.1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R.sup.2 is a cyano group, a carbamoyl group or the group represented by the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 is an aryl group.

Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, with the silver halide photographic material containing at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Z represents the atoms necessary to complete an oxazolidine ring, a pyrrolidine ring or a thiazolidine ring; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be the same or different, each represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; R.sup.3 represents a --COR.sup.4 group or a --CO.sub.2 R.sup.5 group; R.sup.4 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; R.sup.5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; and n is 1 or 2, and when n is 2, at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.4 and R.sup.

Abstract: A method of forming an image which comprises development processing an image-wise exposed silver halide photosensitive element in the presence of at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X.crclbar. represents an anion; R.sub.1 represents a --Y--R.sub.3 group, a --Y--COOR.sub.3 group, a --Y--OCOR.sub.3 group, a --Y'--COO--Y--OCO--R.sub.3 group, a --Y'--OCO--Y--COO--R.sub.3 group or a --Y'--COO--Y--COO--R.sub.3 group; Y represents an alkylene group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, an arylene group or an aralkylene group; R.sub.3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a ##STR2## group or a ##STR3## group; R.sub.4 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 7 to 12 carbon atoms, an oxycarbonyl group (--COOR.sub.

Abstract: A color diffusion transfer photographic material which comprises: (a) a light-sensitive element containing at least one silver halide emulsion layer having a dye image-providing material associated therewith; (b) an image-receiving element capable of imagewise fixing the dye image-providing material as a result of exposure and development of the silver halide emulsion layer; and (c) a processing composition capable of causing development of the silver halide emulsion layer and containing a mercapto compound having a molecular weight of about 230 or higher; with at least one of the light-sensitive element, the image-receiving element and the processing composition containing a developing agent for the silver halide.

Abstract: A light-sensitive member for use in a color diffusion transfer element which comprises a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one dye developing agent combined with the silver halide in the silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one layer on the support contains an auxiliary developing agent selected from the group consisting of a catechol having at least one substituent, with at least one of the substituents being selected from the group consisting of an alkoxy group, an acylamino group, an acylimino group, an alkylsulfonamido group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkylseleno group, an arylseleno group and a heterocyclic group; dissolved in a substantially water-insoluble solvent and present in the layer as finely divided liquid droplets.