Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material with a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer applied thereto which contains at least one 2-equivalent pyrazolone magenta coupler of the formula (I) ##STR1## with the substituents having the meanings stated in the specification and at least one amine which contains repeat units of the formulae (II) or (III) ##STR2## with the substituents having the meanings stated in the specification, is distinguished by reduced fogging and color spotting during storage.

Abstract: Color photographic element comprising residual magenta coupler scavenger ionizable epoxy compounds in combination with a specific class of image stabilizers are disclosed. Such elements comprise a support bearing thereon: (a) a photosensitive first layer comprising (i) a silver halide emulsion, (ii) a magenta coupler dispersion, and (iii) an image stabilizer of the following formula STG-A: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl phenyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an acyl group, a bridged hydrocarbon group, an alkyl sulfonyl group or an aryl sulfonyl group; R.sub.

Abstract: This invention provides a photographic process and element where the element comprises a support bearing a light-sensitive photographic silver halide layer containing (1) a bicyclic azole coupler, (2) an azopyrazolone masking coupler, and (3) an aromatic electron-rich compound having ring substituents for which the sum of the individual Hammett sigma-para values is more negative than -0.80.

Abstract: A photographic element comprises a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a coupler based on a 1-aryl-2-pyrazolin-5-one ring and represented by formula I: ##STR1## wherein: Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 are each independently aryl groups comprising a carboaromatic or heteroaromatic ring;X, Y, and Z are bonded to a carbon atom alpha to the 3-position and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and substituent groups such that the sum of the Taft .sigma.* values for X, Y, and Z is at least 1.5;R represents n independently selected substituent groups bonded to the Ar.sup.2 ring, provided that the sum of the appropriate Hammett .sigma. constants for all R substituent groups is at least 0.3, and provided further that two of X, Y, and Z may join to form a ring; andn is 0 to 5;provided that R may not be a nitro group ortho to the oxygen atom bonding Ar.sup.2 to the 1-aryl-2-pyrazolin-5-one ring.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive color photographic material is disclosed. A green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer of the material comprises a coupler the formula M-I or formula M-II defined in the specification, and the color photographic material provides enhanced sensitivity and excellent color reproduction property when it is printed, and improved resistance against formalin gas and storage preservation property before exposure.

Abstract: The invention provides a multicolor negative photographic element comprising a support bearing at least two green light sensitive silver halide emulsion layers of differing light sensitivity, the least and only the least sensitive layer containing a 1-phenyl-3-acylamino-4-nitrogenheterocycle-pyrazolin-5-one dye forming hue correction coupler which reacts with oxidized developer during development to form a dye having a D580/D550 ratio greater than that exhibited by the element absent the hue correction coupler. The invention also provides an imaging process.

Abstract: There is provided a method for forming an image, which comprises processing a silver halide color photographic material that has a high-silver-chloride silver halide emulsion and which contains in the photographic material a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound, the solubility product of which for the silver salt is in a limited range, with a color developer containing chloride ions and bromide ions in a limited concentration, respectively. The method is excellent in forming an image that can be performed rapidly, and is high in sensitivity, in prevention of processing color-mixing, and in less fluctuation of the photographic quality involved in continuous processing.

Abstract: The combination of a magenta dye image-forming coupler, such as a phenylpyrazolone, with a substituted phenol in a photographic material provides an enhancement in the light stability of the resultant magenta image dye.The phenol has the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each R is the same or different and is an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, halogen, cyano, SO.sub.2 R.sup.1, SO.sub.2 NHR.sup.1, NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.1 or COOR.sup.1 group, in which R.sup.1 is an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or aryl group and n is from 1 to 5.The phenol may totally or partially replace the conventional coupler solvent. The combination is useful in single colour or multi-colour photographic silver halide emulsion materials and processes.

Abstract: A color photographic print material with the usual three different sensitized silver halide emulsion layers and at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing no color coupler (control layer) with a spectral sensitization range outside the sensitization range of the image-producing layers, wherein the control layer contains a substance A, which, on negative development of the silver halide emulsion used in the control layer (control emulsion), releases a compound B which alters the gradation of the image-producing layers, is usable as a print material with variable gradation.

Abstract: Thermal and photochemical yellowing of a color photographic element, such as a color print, is inhibited by incorporating into the photographic element an ionizable epoxy compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R is H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, or substituted aryl;L.sub.1 is alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, or substituted aryl;L.sub.2 is O, CO, S, SO.sub.2, PO.sub.2, C(O)O, NHCO or NHSO.sub.2 ;L.sub.3 is alkyl or substituted alkyl;m is 0 or 1;p is 0 or 1;X is selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## wherein: R' is H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl or substituted aryl,or, if L.sub.2 comprises an ionizable group, X is alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl or substituted aryl.

Abstract: Yellowing of a processed photographic element is inhibited by incorporating a scavenger comound capable of reacting with magenta coupler, e.g. an epoxy compound, in a layer adjacent a layer containing the magenta coupler. In a preferred embodiment, the magenta coupler containing layer is sandwiched between layers containing the scavenger compound. Prior to processing at least one of these layers contains a solubilizing agent for the scavenger compound. In preferred embodiments, the processing solution used to process the photographic element containing an external solubilizing agent for the scavenger compound, preferably benzyl alcohol.

Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material in which at least one coupler is dissolved or dispersed in a coupler solvent corresponding to the following formula: ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl,R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are alkylene or alkenylene,X is CO, NHCO or SO.sub.2,n is 0 or 1 andl, m are numbers of 1 to 5,is distinguished by steep gradation and improved maximum density.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having on a support at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the color photogrphic material contains a nondiffusing coupler represented by formula (I):Cp--(LINK).sub.n --N(R.sub.1)--Ar(OR.sub.2)--X (I)wherein Cp represents a coupler residue (residual group) which can undergo coupling reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent to release --(LINK).sub.n --N(R.sub.1)--Ar(OR.sub.2)--X; LINK represents a group which can release --N(R.sub.1)--Ar(OR.sub.2)--X after cleavage of bond to Cp; n represents 0 or an integar of 1 or 2, Ar represents an arylene group; X represents an amino group, an alkoxy group or a hydroxyl group; R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic element comprising a light sensitive silver halide containing layer which also contains a 2-equivalent pyrazolone magenta coupler, a thiomorpholine dioxide compound which has an alkoxy substituted aryl group substituent on the ring nitrogen, a compound of formula (I) below, and a hydroquinone compound of formula (R) below: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.31 are independently an alkyl group or H; R.sub.11, R.sub.12 and R.sub.21 are alkyl groups.The presence of the compound (I) when used with the two-equivalent pyrazolone magenta coupler and compounds (R) and (S), can result in a photographic element with low printout and/or thermal discoloration problems.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic element having a light sensitive silver halide which layer also contains a 2-equivalent pyrazolone magenta coupler, a compound of formula (S) below, and a hydroquinone compound of formula (R) below: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 is an alkyl group; and R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently an alkyl group or H.The presence of the compound (S) when used with the two-equivalent pyrazolone magenta coupler and compound (R), can result in low magenta dye fade, increased wavelength of maximum absorption of the magenta dye and increased magenta dye bandwidth.

Abstract: The invention provides a photographic process and element where the element comprises a light sensitive silver halide layer containing (1) an image dye-forming bicyclic azole coupler having bonded to the coupling site a group other than hydrogen which is clearable during the development process; (2) an azopyrazolone masking coupler; and (3) a stabilizing coupler having bonded to the coupling site only hydrogen atoms and/or carbon atoms which are not cleavable to permit dye formation during development.

Abstract: Yellowing of a processed photographic element is inhibited by incorporating a scavenger compound capable of reacting with magenta coupler, e.g. an epoxy compound, in a layer adjacent a layer containing the magenta coupler. At least one of these layers contains a solubilizing agent for the scavenger compound. In preferred embodiments, the processing solution used to process the photographic element contains an external solubilizing agent for the scavenger compound, preferably benzyl alcohol.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprises at least one red-sensitive layer, at least one green-sensitive layer and at least one blue-sensitive layer on a support, in which (1) the blue-sensitive layer contains a magenta colored or cyan colored yellow coupler and contains an emulsion of tabular grains having a mean aspect ratio of 3.0 or more, (2) the green-sensitive layer contains a cyan colored magenta coupler and contains an emulsion of tabular grains having a mean aspect ratio of 3.0 or more, or (3) the blue-sensitive layer and/or the green-sensitive layer contain(s) a magenta colored or cyan colored colorless coupler and contain(s) an emulsion of tabular grains having a mean aspect ratio of 3.0 or more. The material has excellent color reproducibility and gives a color image having good sharpness and storage stability.

Abstract: A photographic element and imaging process used therewith provides reduced fogging where the element comprises a light sensitive silver halide layer containing (1) an azopyrazolone masking coupler and (2) a ballasted aromatic nitro compound having a reduction peak potential which is more positive than -1.3 V vs. the Standard Calomel Electrode.

Abstract: Color photographic materials comprise a support bearing a silver halide emulsion and a coupler composition. The coupler composition comprises a two-equivalent pyrazolone magenta dye-forming coupler, a ballasted carbonamide compound, and a developer inhibitor-releasing coupler. The carbonamide compound reduces continued coupling of the pyrazolone magenta dye-forming coupler during the bleach step in a color photographic process without altering the advantageous properties provided by the combination of the two-equivalent pyrazolone magenta dye-forming coupler and the developer inhibitor-releasing coupler.

Abstract: The invention provides a photographic element and process of forming an image where the element is a multicolor photographic element comprising at least one light sensitive photographic silver halide emulsion layer sensitive to blue light and containing a yellow image dye-forming coupler, at least one light sensitive photographic silver halide emulsion layer sensitive to green light: and containing a magenta image dye-forming coupler, and at least one light sensitive photographic silver halide emulsion layer sensitive to red light and containing a cyan dye-forming coupler,wherein the yellow image dye-forming coupler has the formula I: ##STR1## wherein t-Bu is a tertiary butyl group, Ph is an unsubstituted phenyl ring or one containing up to 5 substituents, and Y is a heterocyclic ring, substituted or non, which is capable of leaving upon reaction if the coupler with oxidized developer; andwherein said at least one light sensitive photographic silver halide emulsion layer sensitive to blue light and containing

Abstract: Magenta image-dye couplers provide photographic elements and processes having superior photographic properties. The couplers are 3-anilino pyrazolone couplers having an aryl thio coupling-off group. The substituents of the coupler are specified to obtain advantageous properties.

Abstract: The invention provides a silver halide color negative photographic element comprising a red sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a coupler which reacts with oxidized color developer to form a cyan dye, a blue sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a coupler which reacts with oxidized color developer to form a yellow dye, and a green sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a coupler which upon reaction with oxidized color developer forms a magenta image dye, the element additionally comprising a hue correction coupler associated with a green sensitive layer which coupler reacts with oxidized developer to form a magenta dye having a peak absorption between 565-600 nm so that the element has a D580/D550 ratio which is greater than that exhibited by the element absent the hue correction coupler. The invention also provides a process for forming an image in the element described.

Abstract: A photographic element with a support and a silver halide emulsion layer includes a two-equivalent pyrazolone magenta dye-forming coupler and a heterocyclic nitrogen addendum which is a protic imidazole or a pyridine. The heterocylic nitrogen compound reduces continued coupling of two-equivalent magenta dye-forming couplers after removal from a developer solution, obviating the need for a stop bath after the development stage.

Abstract: In a color photographic recording material, the light stability of a dye image produced from a magenta coupler and stabilized with a compound of the formula I may be further improved by additionally using a compound of one of the formulae II and III. ##STR1## In the formulae I, II and III, R.sup.1, R.sup.21, R.sup.25, R.sup.31, R.sup.34 mean H, alkyl, aryl, acyl;R.sup.2, R.sup.22, R.sup.32 mean --OR.sup.1 alkyl, aryl, dialkylamino, acylamino, sulphonamido, acyl, sulphonyl;R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.23, R.sup.24, R.sup.33 mean H, halogen or a residue as R.sup.2 ;m, n, q mean 0, 1, 2 or 3;o means 0, 1 or 2;p means a positive integer;A means alkylene, --O--, --S--, --NR.sup.25 --, --SO.sub.2 ;B means alkylene, --O--, --S--, --NR.sup.34 --, --SO.sub.2 --;wherein two adjacent residues --OR.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 may together complete a 5- to 8-membered ring, two adjacent residues --OR.sup.21, R.sup.23, R.sup.22 or --OR.sup.21, R.sup.24, R.sup.22, or --OR.sup.31, R.sup.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are suitable as light stabilizers for the image dyes produced during chromogenic development from magenta couplers or yellow couplers ##STR1## In Formula I: R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 signify alkyl, aryl;R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 signify H, alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, ##STR2## alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl; R.sup.7 signifies H, alkyl, aryl;R.sup.8 signifies alkyl, aryl, acyl;X signifies a single bond, --O--, --NH--.

Abstract: Improved hue, speed of dye formation and reduced staining are provided by a photographic element comprising a light-sensitive silver halide layer having associated therewith a 1-phenyl-3-anilino-pyrazolo-5-one coupler comprising a ballasted parent and a coupling-off group and containing substituents on the 1-phenyl and 3-anilino rings of the parent having Hammett sigma values which together sum to at least 1.1, the coupler further having at the 4-position of the pyrazolone ring a coupling-off group comprising a phenylthio group containing a carbonamido substituent in the position para to the sulfur on the phenylthio ring with the substituents on the phenylthio ring selected such that the calculated log P of the thiophenol corresponding to the coupling-off group is at least 4.

Abstract: A color-photographic recording material is described which contains a magenta coupler and, as stabilizer, at least one compound of the formula ##STR1## where the radicals are as defined in claim 1.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for making a thioether compound having the formula:A--S--Rcomprising reacting:(1) Compound I having the formula:A--H (I)where A comprises a carbon atom bonded to H where that carbon is either capable of ionizing to a nucleophilic state or is conjugated to such an atom, with(2) Compound II having the formula:H--SR or RSSR (II)wherein R is selected from the group consisting of:(a) a substituted or-unsubstituted aryl group or alicyclic group, said groups being carbocyclic or heterocyclic, and(b) a thiocarbonyl group,in the presence of a base and an oxidizing agent that is free of reactive halogen and that is capable of oxidizing H--SR to RSSR.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion is disclosed including a blend of a first image dye-forming coupler which does not intrinsically inhibit development of silver halide, and a second image dye-forming coupler which intrinsically inhibits development of silver halide. The intrinsically development inhibiting couplers are defined empirically versus a standard coupler. For purposes of this invention DIR couplers are not considered intrinsically development inhibiting couplers. Photographic elements and methods for developing images using the coupler blends are also disclosed.

Abstract: Novel photographic silver halide materials contain dye-forming couplers represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein K is a coupler moiety based on pyrazolone, phenol, naphthol, enamine, or acylacetamide to which the ballast group is attached, are useful in photographic materials and processes. The containing the couplers exhibit increased coupling activity, and provide formation of dyes having improved maximum magenta image dye density, contrast, and development speed.

Abstract: A silver halide color photo-graphic light-sensitive material having an excellent performance in a rapid processing and color reproduction and providing a stable photographic performance against a composition change in a processing solution is disclose, which comprises a support and provided thereon a photographic constitutional layer comprising each at least one layer of a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler, a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta dye-forming coupler, and a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye-forming coupler, and at least one non-light-sensitive layer, wherein the above silver halide emulsion layer containing the cyan dye-forming coupler contains (i) at least one of specific pyrroloazole cyan couplers, and (ii) (a) silver bromochloride grains having a silver chloride content of 90 mole % or more or silver chloride grains, each chemically sensitized with a gold compound or (b) silver br

Abstract: A photographic element including a support and first and second green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers of different sensitivity, wherein the layer of higher sensitivity includes a two-equivalent magenta dye-forming coupler selected from the group consisting of a pyrazolone coupler having a structure according to formula I and a pyrazoloazole coupler having a structure according to formula II as set forth in the disclosure, and the layer of lower sensitivity includes a two-equivalent magenta dye-forming coupler selected from the group consisting of couplers defined by formulas I and II. The activity of the magenta dye-forming coupler present in the layer of lower sensitivity is less than the activity of the coupler present in the layer of higher sensitivity. The layers of higher and lower sensitivity do not comprise magenta couplers which are defined by the same formula.

Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material comprising at least one negatively developing, green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler can be adjusted to any desired sensitivity of that layer without any changes in other sensitometric properties by addition of at least one compound corresponding to general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein is hydrogen or halogen,Y is NR.sub.2, O or S andis hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl.

Abstract: A color photographic material and process provide a two-equivalent 3-anilino pyrazolone magenta dye-forming coupler, a phenolic coupler solvent and at least one amine compound.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material has, on a support, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta coupler, at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow coupler, and at least two red-sensitive silver emulsion layers containing a cyan coupler and having different sensitivities. The highest sensitivity layer of the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers contains a magenta coupler, and a red-sensitive emulsion layer having a lower sensitivity contains a magenta colored cyan coupler.

Abstract: There is provided a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material improved in sensitivity, color reproduction and image lasting quality.

Abstract: A photographic element contains a light-sensitive silver halide layer having associated therewith a coupler which is a pyrazolone compound with a coupling-off substituent at the -4-position, said compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein each R.sup.1 is independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl or arylsulfonyl group; each R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is independently a substituent; R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 are independently hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl groups; m and n are independently 0 or 1 but both are not 0; x1 and x2 are independently 0 to 5; and y is 0 to 3; provided that each of R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 is selected such that the calculated log P of the thiophenol corresponding to the substituent at the 4-position of the pyrazolone is at least 4. The photographic element provides an improved combination of low continued coupling together with a magenta hue exhibiting a long wavelength of maximum absorption.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having on a support, at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, which contains a coupler which releases at least two groups selected from the group consisting of a photographically useful group and a precursor thereof via a timing group upon undergoing a coupling reaction with an oxidized product of a developing agent, in which a plurality of photographically useful groups or precursors thereof are present on different atoms of the timing group, provided that when the plurality of photographically useful groups have a different function to each other, the timing group is not a group utilizing an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction.

Abstract: Photographic silver halide materials and processes employ at least one coupler having a coupling-off group which includes a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring which bears a silyl substituent on at least one of its ring carbon atoms and is attached via another of its ring atoms either directly or through a linking group or atom to the coupling position of the coupler. The silyl substituent bears three groups which are independently aromatic groups, heterocyclic groups, aliphatic groups or additional silyl groups bonded through a linking atom to the silicon atom in said silyl substituent.

Abstract: A photographic element is disclosed comprising a support bearing at least one photographic silver halide emulsion layer and at least one photographic coupler comprising a pyrazolotriazole moiety (PT), the coupler having the formula ##STR1## wherein PT is a pyrazolotriazole moiety.

Abstract: Photographic silver halide materials are disclosed comprising a support and a silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a coupler having in a non-coupling position a silyl substituent represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 through R.sub.4 individually are unsubstituted or substituted aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic groups, R.sub.5 is an unsubstituted or substituted aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic group which can be bonded to a non-coupling position of a second coupler moiety, and n=0, 1 or 2. In a preferred embodiment, the coupler is a photographic image dye-forming coupler. Processes for developing images in the photographic materials are also disclosed.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material includes a support and at least one hydrophilic colloid layer formed on the support. The hydrophilic layer contains a coupler compound which is represented by formula (I) below and has a high dye formation rate and a high color forming density. This silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material can achieve an improved sharpness and a high sensitivity:A--(SO.sub.2 NHCONR.sup.1 R.sup.2).sub.n Formula (I)(wherein A represents a coupler moiety, each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group, and n represents an integer of 1 or more, if n being an integer of 2 or more, respective R.sup.1 's and R.sup.2 's being able to be the same or different, and A and R.sup.1, A and R.sup.2, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 being able to combine to form a ring.

Abstract: A photographic element is described havinga photographic support;a green sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on the photographic support and having a magenta dye-forming coupler, anda filter layer on the photographic support and associated with the green sensitive layer, wherein the magenta dye-forming coupler is a 2-equivalent magenta dye-forming coupler, and the filter layer includes a filter dye molecule having the formula:D.dbd.CH--M (I)wherein D is a group which, with the remainder of the molecule, forms a dye having an absorption maximum in the blue or green region of the visible spectrum, andM is a five-membered or six-membered unsaturated heterocyclic ring, which may be fused with another five-membered or six-membered ring system, and which is unsubstituted or substituted with a lower alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or an electron withdrawing group.

Abstract: Photographic coupler compositions comprise (a) a pyrazolone magenta dye-forming coupler compound, and (b) a sulfoxide compound in an amount sufficient to reduce continued coupling of the coupler compound during the bleach step of a color photographic process. The sulfoxide compound is of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are individually selected from the group consisting of straight and branched chain alkyl groups, alkenyl groups and alkylene groups; straight and branched chain alkyl groups, alkenyl groups and alkylene groups containing at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of alkoxy, aryloxy, aryl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, acyloxy, carbonamido and carbamoyl groups and halogen atoms; a phenyl group; and a phenyl group containing at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, aryl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, acyloxy, carbonamido and carbamoyl groups and halogen atoms. Additionally, R.sub.1 and R.sub.

Abstract: A photographic development inhibitor releasing compound comprises a releasable development inhibitor group comprising an amide group containing a carbon alpha to the amide functionality which is di- or tri-fluorinated. Such a compound is useful in photographic silver halide materials and processes to enable increased image sharpness and good interimage results.

Abstract: A reflective silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The light-sensitive material comprises a reflective support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer wherein the support have an oxygen permeability of not more than 2.0 ml/m.sup.2 .multidot.hr.multidot.atm and the silver halide emulsion layer contains a magenta coupler represented by the following Formula I; ##STR1## wherein Ar is an aryl group; Y is a hydrogen atom or a substituent capable of splitting off upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent; X is a halogen atom, an alkoxy group or an alkyl group; R is a strait- or branched-chain alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; J is a strait- or branched-chain alkylene group; and n is an integer of from 0 to 4, when n is 2 or more, the plurality of Xs may be the same or different. The light-sensitive material is excellent in red color reproducibility and light fastness of red colored images.

Abstract: There is provided a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material which is improved in sensitivity, fog and resistance to formalin, and capable of providing photoprins of the same hue irrespective of the type of a printer employed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material having a photographic constituent layer containing an yellow color-forming coupler, a magenta color-forming coupler and a cyan color-forming coupler on a reflective support, characterized in that when each coupler is color-formed independently, the rate of a maximum value of CIE 1976L*a*b* color difference between a colored portion and a minimum density portion of cyan relative to a smaller value of yellow or magenta is 80% or more, and .DELTA.E.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive material having a support and at least one silver halide emulsion is provided. The silver halide emulsion layer contains in combination at least one cyan coupler of Formula (I) and at least one cyan coupler of Formula (II).