Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including: a container in which a processing chamber is installed; a stage installed in the processing chamber and configured to hold a semiconductor substrate; a gas supply line configured to supply reactive gas to the processing chamber; and a vacuum line configured to exhaust the processing chamber, wherein the semiconductor substrate includes a high-k insulating film, and as the reactive gas, mixed gas including complex-forming gas forming a volatile organometallic complex by reacting with a metal element included in the high-k insulating film and complex stabilizing material gas that increases stability of the organometallic complex is supplied.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including: a container in which a processing chamber is installed; a stage installed in the processing chamber and configured to hold a semiconductor substrate; a gas supply line configured to supply reactive gas to the processing chamber; and a vacuum line configured to exhaust the processing chamber, wherein the semiconductor substrate includes a high-k insulating film, and as the reactive gas, mixed gas including complex-forming gas forming a volatile organometallic complex by reacting with a metal element included in the high-k insulating film and complex stabilizing material gas that increases stability of the organometallic complex is supplied.

Abstract: The present invention relates to laundry care compositions comprising carboxylate dyes. The laundry care compositions can be laundry detergent compositions, laundry additive compositions such as fabric enhancer compositions or bleach additive compositions. Preferably, the laundry care composition is a laundry detergent composition. The composition can be a solid, such as a powder, tablet or bar, or a liquid. The composition can be in the form of a unit dose, such as pouch. Suitable unit dose pouches include single compartment and multi-compartment pouches.

Abstract: Asymmetrical 2,5-disubstituted-1,4-diaminobenzenes are provided, along with a process for forming both symmetrical and asymmetrical 2,5-disubstituted-1,4-diaminobenzenes.

Abstract: The invention describes novel compounds of the formula (I) wherein the general symbols are as defined in claim (1) and R1 is an aromatic radical with electron withdrawing substituents, as stabilizers for protecting organic materials, in particular polymers and lubricants, against oxidative, thermal or light-induced degradation and as scavengers for oxidized developer in color photographic material.

Abstract: Novel silver compounds can include a primary core of a photosensitive silver halide and a shell covering the primary core. This shell includes one or more non-photosensitive silver salts, each silver salt including an organic silver coordinating ligand. Other novel silver compounds are homogeneous silver salts of organic silver coordinating ligands throughout (non-core-shell). Still other silver compounds can include a primary core of a non-photosensitive metal salt and a shell covering the primary core. This shell includes one or more non-photosensitive silver salts, each silver salt including an organic silver coordinating ligand. These types of silver compounds can be used as sources of reducible silver ions in thermally developable imaging materials including thermographic and photothermographic materials.

Abstract: A photographic chrogenic and substantially dry dye-diffusion-transfer element is disclosed, wherein said element is activated by heat and comprises contacting dye-receiver and dye-donor layers and further comprises a layer which contains a thermal solvent according to formula (I) wherein Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, and Z5 are substituents, the Hammet sigma paameters of Z2, Z3, and Z4 sum to at least −0.28 and less than 1.53; the calculated logP for I is greater than 3 and less than 10.

Abstract: A heat developable color photographic material for use in an image-forming process comprising: (a) superposing a heat developable color photographic material onto an image-receiving material that is formed on a separate support from a support of the heat developable color photographic material; and (b) heat-developing the heat developable color photographic material superposed on the image-receiving material to form or release a diffusible dye, so that the diffusible dye is transferred to the image-receiving material to thereby form an image: wherein the heat developable color photographic material contains at least a light-sensitive silver halide and yellow, magenta and cyan dye-donating compounds, which form or release diffusible yellow, magenta and cyan dyes, respectively, by heat development corresponding to silver development, wherein the yellow, magenta and cyan dyes, respectively, has a maximum absorption intensity of spectral absorption at a wavelength of from 440 nm to 460 nm, from 525 nm to 545 nm,

Abstract: A heat developable color light-sensitive material containing at least light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, and a dye-providing compound on a support, wherein at least one of the compounds represented by formula (1) is contained as the above dye-providing compound, and the amount of the above binder is 5 g/m.sup.2 or less: ##STR1## wherein veriables in the above formula are defined in the specification. The heat developable color light-sensitive material which provides an excellent discrimination of an image and is less susceptible to an influence by a fluctuation in a development processing condition.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon a layer containing at least one cyan dye image forming compound represented by the following formula (1):(Dye-X).sub.1 --Y (1)wherein Dye, X, Y and q are as defined in the specification. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing the cyan dye image forming compound according to the present invention provides a cyan color image excellent in fastness to light, humidity and heat.

Abstract: A non-aqueous lithium ion secondary battery is composed of a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and non-aqueous electrolyte. In the battery, the positive electrode is composed of an positive electrode active material of the formula: Li.sub.x Ni.sub.1-y M.sub.y O.sub.2-z X.sub.a in which M is at least one element such as Mg, Ca, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Sn, Ge, Pb and at least one transition metal element; X is a halogen atom; x, y, z and a are numbers satisfying the conditions of 0.2<x.ltoreq.1.2, 0<y.ltoreq.0.5, 0.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.1 and 0.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.2z, and the negative electrode is composed of amorphous metal complex oxide or a combination of crystalline and/or amorphous metal complex oxide and carbonaceous material.

Abstract: A heat developable color light-sensitive material provided on a support, which is for use in an image forming process comprising using a dye fixing element provided on a support separate from the support for the light-sensitive material, superposing one on another, heat developing to form a diffusible dye in the light sensitive material, and transferring the diffusible dye to the dye fixing element to form an image, is disclosed.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a plurality of light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, wherein (A) at least one of the layers contains a hydrazine nucleating agent represented by formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an amino group, a hydrazine group, a carbamoyl group, or an oxycarbonyl group; G.sub.1 represents a carbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfoxy group, ##STR2## a thiocarbonyl group, or an iminomethylene group; and A.sub.3 and A.sub.4 each represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, provided that at least one of A.sub.3 and A.sub.

Abstract: A pyrazolylazophenol dye exhibiting excellent spectral characteristics and having high fastness to light, heat, air or chemicals, and a color light-sensitive material containing an image forming compound comprising the dye, which releases a magenta dye exhibiting excellent spectral characteristics and having high fastness to light, heat, air or chemicals.

Abstract: There are described image-recording materials which include an image dye-providing compound comprising a novel naphthol azo cyan dye having a 3-aminobenzoisothiazole moiety. The image dye-providing compound includes a diffusion control moiety such as a hydroquinonyl developer group, a precursor thereof or a thiazolidine moiety and, may be diffusible or nondiffusible as a function of the diffusion control moiety.Image-recording materials according to the invention including those which contain high potential developers such as aminoreductone allow sufficient cyan chromophore to diffuse to the image-receiving layer to provide an acceptable photograph and result in no appreciable reduction of the 3-aminobenzoisothiazole moiety of the novel naphthol azo cyan dye.

Abstract: A color diffusion transfer photographic material is described, which comprises at least one compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be linked to form a ring directly or via an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom; R.sup.3 represents an --NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.10 group, an --SO.sub.2 NHCOR.sub.10 group, an --SO.sub.2 NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.10 group, an --NHCOR.sub.10 group or an --OH group; R.sub.10 represents an alkyl group; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each represents a substituent and when there are a plurality of R.sup.4 and R.sup.5, they may be the same or different; CAR represents a group which releases a dye different from the compound represented by formula (I) in diffusibility by oxidation; x and y each represents 0 or an integer of 1, 2, 3 or 4; and z represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: A thermographic element comprising in a non-aqueous binder medium a silver salt oxidizing agent in reactive association with a compound comprising a plurality of redox color releasing moieties such that oxidation of each redox color releasing moiety causes release from said compound of a thermally diffusible dye.The compounds many of which are new incorporate two or more developer moieties into a single molecule to minimize the diffusibility of the compound. Following oxidation, either directly by the silver salt or by means of a cross-oxidizing agent, each oxidized developer moiety releases a thermally diffusible dye. The compounds are of sufficient size and molecular weight to slow or prevent diffusion in imaging systems and yet possess several active developer moieties per molecule which is advantageous over known ballasted dye releasers which comprise bulky molecules with only a single developer moiety.

Abstract: A photographic element is disclosed containing a compound capable of releasing image-wise a photographic useful group (PUG) based on a mechanism involving radical formation under development conditions and splitting of a homolytically labile bond. In a preferred embodiment the compound capable of releasing the PUG is a hydrazine derivative or a 1-aryl-3-pyrazolidinone derivative.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having on one side thereof hydrophilic colloid layers including a silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one of the hydrophilic colloid layers contains a redox compound having at least one carbonyl group, wherein said redox compound is capable of being oxidized with an oxidized product of a developing agent in a photographic processing so as to release a development inhibitor, and wherein said redox compound satisfies the following Formulae 1 through 3:Formula 1development inhibitor releasing rate (%) under a condition (A).gtoreq.4.5,Formula 2development inhibitor releasing rate (%) under a condition (B)<15.0,Formula 3development inhibitor releasing rate (%) under a condition (A)>development inhibitor releasing rate (%) under condition (B).

Abstract: A heat developable color light-sensitive material containing at least light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, and a dye-providing compound on a support, wherein at least one of the compounds represented by formula (1) is contained as the above dye-providing compound, and the amount of the above binder is 5 g/m.sup.2 or less: ##STR1## wherein variables in the above formula are defined in the specification. The heat developable color light-sensitive material which provides an excellent discrimination of an image and is less susceptible to an influence by a fluctuation in a development processing condition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material which contains an emulsion in which the silver iodide surface content of the silver halide grains is less than the average silver iodide content of the grains. The material also contains a compound capable of releasing two photographically useful groups through at least one timing group and/or a compound capable of releasing a photographically useful group through two timing groups.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive material containing a compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein variables in the above formula (I) are defined in the specification. The silver halide light-sensitive material has a small fluctuation in sensitivity even when the processing temperature changes and has an improved color reproduction and an excellent discrimination and can achieve low Dmin and high Dmax.

Abstract: Reduction of mottle and other surface anomalies in photothermographic and thermographic elements is reduced by the incorporation of a fluorinated polymer containing at least two different groups within the polymer chain derived from reactive monomers, the groups being: a fluorinated, ethylenically unsaturated monomer; and a polar, ethylenically unsaturated monomer.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one layer containing a hydrazide compound represented by the following formula (1) ##STR1## wherein R represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aromatic heterocyclic group and (PA) represents a pyrazoloazole coupler residue or an indazolone coupler residue.

Abstract: A light-sensitive material having at least one emulsion layer containing silver halide grains, wherein tabular grains having an average aspect ratio of 2 or more occupy at least 50% of the total projected area of all grains, and the material contains a compound which releases two photographically useful groups from one molecule through a timing group and/or a compound which releases a photographically useful group through two timing groups.

Abstract: A photographic color diffusion transfer element is disclosed wherein said element comprises a single dimensionally stable support, wherein said support comprises an opaque and light reflecting layer, and coated thereon in reactive association and in sequence (1) a mordant layer for binding diffusible dyes, (2) a stripping layer, (3) one or more layers comprising radiation sensitive silver halide, a solid particle dispersion of a diffusible-dye forming compound, or radiation sensitive silver halide and a solid particle dispersion of a diffusible-dye forming compound, and (4) a barrier layer comprising a polymer that (a) allows the passage of solutions for processing said element when said element is contacted with an external processing bath and (b) blocks the diffusion out of said element of the diffusible dye formed from said solid particle dispersion of a diffusible-dye forming compound when said element is contacted with an external processing bath.

Abstract: There is disclosed a color diffusion transfer light-sensitive material in which a transferred density is increased and a processing temperature dependency of the transferred density is improved to a large extent. The above light-sensitive material comprises a color diffusion transfer light-sensitive element containing at least one of the compounds represented by the following Formula (I), and an alkali processing composition: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group; X represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acylamino group, a sulfonylamino group, a ureido group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonyl group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an amino group, a sulfamoylamino group, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, or a halogen atom; n represents an integer of 1 to 4; and when n is 2 or more, a plurality of X may be the same or different.

Abstract: A photothermographic element comprising a support bearing at least one heat-developable, photosensitive, image-forming photothermographic emulsion layer comprising:(a) a photosensitive silver halide;(b) a non-photosensitive, reducible source of silver;(c) a reducing agent for the non-photosensitive reducible silver source; and(d) a binder;wherein the reducing agent is a hydrazide redox-dye-releasing compound of the general formulae: ##STR1## wherein: D represents the chromophore of a thermally mobile dye; X represents a single bond or a divalent linking group; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represent an organic group; and n.gtoreq.1.

Abstract: A photothermographic element comprising a support bearing at least one heat-developable, photosensitive, image-forming photothermographic emulsion layer comprising:(a) a photosensitive silver halide;(b) a non-photosensitive, reducible source of silver;(c) a chromogenic leuco dye reducing agent; and(d) a binder;wherein the chromogenic leuco dye reducing agent is a chromogenic leuco redox-dye-releasing compound of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein: (i) Cp is a coupler group;(ii) N--D is a photographic developer group; and(iii) R.sup.1 is a --C(O)--NH--A--Dye group wherein Dye represents the chromophore of a thermally mobile dye; and A represents a single bond or a divalent linking group of the formula --X--R.sup.5 --L--, wherein R.sup.5 is a divalent hydrocarbon chain containing up to 12 carbon atoms, L is a single bond or a divalent group that binds the chromophore of the thermally mobile dye to R.sup.5, and X represents a single bond or an --SO.sub.2 -- group.

Abstract: Photographic elements are described which contain a release compound that during photographic processing provides an imagewise distribution of a nucleophile which can react with a uniform distribution of a blocked dye moiety contained in the element to release an unblocked dye.

Abstract: A color photographic material for diffusion transfer which comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a combination of a reducible dye providing compound represented by the following general formula (I) and an electron donor, said reducible dye providing compound releasing a diffusing dye when reduced, wherein at least one layer of silver halide emulsion layers contains a silver halide emulsion obtained by treating a silver halide emulsion, previously chemical sensitized in the presence of a sensitizing dye, with a solid adsorbent to desorb a part or the whole of the adsorbed dye.PWR-(Time).sub.t -Dye (I)wherein PWR represents a group which releases -(Time).sub.t -Dye when reduced; Time represents a group which releases Dye through subsequent reactions after -(Time).sub.t -Dye is released from PWR; t represents an integer of 0 or 1; and Dye represents a dye or a precursor thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one nucleating agent represented by general formula (N-1) shown below. The silver halide photographic material contains at least one compound represented by general formula (Q-2) shown below in the above described silver halide emulsion layer and/or in a hydrophilic colloid layer adjacent thereto which does not contain a silver halide emulsion: ##STR1## The variable terms in the above formulas are defined in the specification. The silver halide photographic material is suitable for plate making and provides a high contrast image even when using a highly stable developing solution.

Abstract: A color diffusion transfer light-sensitive material is described including a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive emulsion layer associated with a dye image-forming material and an electron donor, wherein the dye image-forming material comprises at least one reducible dye-providing compound represented by formula (I) which releases a diffusible dye upon being reduced and tabular silver halide grains having a mean grain diameter of at least about 0.3 .mu.m, a mean grain thickness of less than about 0.5 .mu.m, and a mean aspect ratio of at least about 2 account for at least about 50% of the total projected area of the silver halide grains contained in at least one light-sensitive emulsion layer;PWR - (Time).sub.t - Dye (I)wherein PWR represents a group capable of releasing -(Time).sub.t -Dye upon being reduced; Time represents a group capable of releasing Dye through a subsequent reaction after being released as -(Time).sub.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic material comprising:at least one silver halide emulsion layer;a hydrazine derivative; andat least one hydroquinone derivative represented by general formula (LI) or (LII): ##STR1## wherein G represents hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 17 carbon atoms;n represents an integer of 1 to 5; andR.sub.1 to R.sub.10 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a halogen atom, a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group, a carbonamido group, a sulfonamido group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a carboxyl group or a sulfo group.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for plate making giving a hard gradation and having less variation in photographic performance due to fatigue of the developing solution. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material has at least one silver halide emulsion layer and contains at least one of hydrazine compound represented by Formula (I) in the above emulsion layer or in another hydrophilic colloid layer. The light-sensitive material also contains at least one hydrazine compound represented by Formula (II) in the above emulsion layer or another hydrophilic colloid layers. ##STR1## The variables in these formulas are defined in the specification.

Abstract: Heat-developable photothermographic materials capable of providing stable color images of high resolution. These materials comprise a support bearing a layer of an image-forming composition comprising:(a) a photosensitive silver halide,(b) an organic silver compound,(c) a reducing agent for silver ion, and(d) a binder,The reducing agent comprises a ballasted leuco dye compound. The ballasted leuco dye compound comprises a compound of the general formula:D--BwhereinD represents the reduced chromophore of a thermally mobile dye; andB represents an organic group that reduces the thermal mobility of D in the aforementioned binder, said organic group B capable of being oxidatively cleaved. The molecular weight of B must not be so high that the resulting amount of D in the emulsion layer is insufficient to yield a dye image having a reflection optical density of at least 0.3 or a transmission optical density of at least 0.2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a color diffusion transfer photographic material improved in transfer density (Dmax) and treating temperature dependency thereof on color diffusion transfer, comprising a color diffusion transfer light-sensitive element containing at least one compound represented by the following formula (I) and an alkali treating composition: ##STR1## wherein X represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxyl group, an acylamino group, a sulfonylamino group, a ureido group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonyl group, an acyl group, a urethane group, an amino group, a sulfamoylamino groups, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a phosphonic acid ester group or a heterocyclic group; n represents an integer of 1 to 5; Xs may be the same or different, when n is 2, 3, 4 or 5; two Xs may be combined with each other to form a saturated ring or an unsaturated ring, when n

Abstract: A super-high contrast silver halide photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the emulsion layer or at least one other hydrophilic colloid layer contains at least one hydrazine derivative, at least one redox compound capable of releasing a development inhibitor by oxidation and at least one compound represented by formula (I):Q--SM (I)wherein Q represents a heterocyclic group containing at least one hydrophilic group bonded thereto directly or indirectly; and M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, a quaternary ammonium group or a quaternary phosphonium group. The material is suitable for photomechanical processes, giving sharp and super-high contrast line images and dot images with little black pepper therein. Enlargement or reduction of images is easy with the material.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which comprises (a) at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a hydrazine derivative and (b) a hydrophilic colloid layer which is different from the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and which contains a redox compound capable of releasing a development inhibitor as a result of oxidation.

Abstract: This invention provides a color photographic element comprising, in an adjacent silver halide emulsion layer,(1) a development inhibitor releasing developer (IRD) which comprises a hydrazide, sulphonamidophenol, sulphonamidonaphthol, or hydroquinone moiety attached directly or via a linking group to a development inhibitor moiety which compound is oxidizable during silver halide development enabling release of the development inhibitor moiety under alkaline conditions,(2) a sulphonhydrazide color developing agent, and(3) a color coupler capable of forming image dye with the sulphonhydrazide during silver halide development.

Abstract: A photothermographic element containing a transparent substrate having one major surface thereof containing the following layers sequentially coated thereon: an image-receiving layer; an opacifying layer; a first dry silver layer; an interlayer containing thermoplastic polymer; a second dry silver layer; an interlayer containing thermoplastic polymer; and a third dry silver layer, wherein the first, second, and third dry silver layers each contain a light-insensitive, reducible silver source; light-sensitive silver halide, and as a reducing agent for the light-insensitive, reducible silver source, a material oxidizable to a colored dye whose color differs from that capable of being formed in each other dry silver layer, each of the dry silver layers being individually sensitized to light of different wavelengths.

Abstract: Photographic elements are described which contain a release compound that during photographic processing provides an imagewise distribution of a photographically inert compound which can react with a uniform distribution of a second compound contained in the element to form a photographically active compound.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photograhic material which includes a support and at least one emulsion layer. The material also contains a hydrazine derivative and 8-hydroxyguinoline or a derivative thereof. The emulsion may have been subjected to selenium and/or tellurium sensitization.

Abstract: A method for forming an image is disclosed, which comprises processing with a developer having a pH value of 9 to 12 and comprising 0.2 mol/liter or more of a sulfite an imagewise exposed silver halide photographic material comprising a compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Het represents a group represented by formula (II) and the remaining terms are as defined in the specification: ##STR2## wherein the terms are as defined in the specification. In a preferred embodiment, the compound represented by formula (I) is a compound represented by formula (III): ##STR3## wherein the terms are as defined in the specification. The light-sensitive material may comprise a hydrazine derivative in addition to the compound represented by formula (I) or (III).

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer formed on a support wherein the light-sensitive material contains a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A is a coupler residual or an oxidation-reduction group, X.sub.1 is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, X.sub.2 is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or NX.sub.6 group, W is a carbon atom or a sulfur atom, X.sub.3, X.sub.4, X.sub.5 and X.sub.6 are each a hydrogen atom or an organic residual, any two of X.sub.3, X.sub.4 and X.sub.5 can be bivalent groups which form a ring, PUG is a photographically useful group capable of bonding at a hetero-atom and, in the formula (I), n.sub.1 is 1 if W is a carbon atom, and either 1 or 2 if W is a sulfur atom. If n.sub.1 is 2, two X.sub.1 can either be identical or different. On the other hand, n.sub.2 is either 1 or 2. If n.sub.2 is 2, two X.sub.3, two X.sub.4, and two x.sub.5 are either identical or different.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for development in a development solution at a pH of at least 11.4 is disclosed. The material comprises a support having a silver halide emulsion layer comprising a compound capable of releasing a development inhibitor having a decomposition half-life in the range of above 4 to 225 hours at pH 10, said inhibitor after decomposition having substantially no photographic inhibitor properties, the compound having the formula:CAR--(TIME).sub.n --INH--L--Y (I).

Abstract: There are described a method for retouching photographic images, compositions adapted for such retouching, and photographic elements containing dye-forming couplers that yield dye images that particularly lend themselves to retouching by this method. The method comprises contacting a photographic element containing a dye image with a defined retouching composition to solubilize and remove selected areas or amounts of dye. The composition comprises an aqueous basic solution of a dinucleophile and a water-soluble organic co-solvent. The preferred photographic element for application of this retouching method comprises a dye image formed from a pyrazoloazole magenta dye forming coupler having a cleavable ballast group joined to the remainder of the molecule by one or two electrophilic cleavage groups. The retouching composition cleaves the ballast from the dye and solubilizes the dye, allowing it to be washed from the element.

Abstract: There are described photographic elements containing novel release compounds which release a blocked photographically useful group, such as a blocked development inhibitor. The blocking group is removed during processing as a result of reaction with sulfite ion contained in one of the processing baths.

Abstract: A method for forming an image is disclosed. The method comprises the step of developing an imagewise exposed silver halide photographic material which contains a redox compound, with a developer which contains a silver halide developing agent and at least 0.1 mol/l of a sulfite and has a pH of 9 to 12, wherein the redox compound contains a redox group which is a hydrazine derivative which is capable of releasing a development inhibitor as a result of oxidation with the oxidized developer, and wherein after said oxidation, at least a portion of the development inhibitor is released into a developer where it reacts with a developer component and changes into a compound having little inhibiting effect. A silver halide photographic material used in that method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A process for forming a dye image including the steps of: (a) exposing a photographic element comprising a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a color coupler compound capable of forming a heat transferable dye upon development; (b) developing the exposed element resulting from step (a) with a color developer solution to form a heat transferable dye image; (c) heating the exposed, developed element resulting from step (b) to thereby transfer the dye image from the emulsion layer to a dye receiving layer which is part of the photographic element or part of a separate dye receiving element brought into contact with the photographic element; and (d) separating the emulsion layer from the dye receiving layer containing the transferred dye image; wherein the color coupler compound is of the following formula (I):COUP--B (I)wherein COUP represents a coupler moiety capable of forming a heat transferable dye upon reaction of the coupler compound with an oxidized product of the developing solution