Abstract: A light-sensitive material comprising a light-sensitive layer which contains silver halide, a reducing agent and a polymerizable compound provided on a support, characterized in that the light-sensitive layer further contains a triazenesilver having the following formula: ##STR1## in which Ar is an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, each of which may have one or more substituent groups; R is a monovalent group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group and a heterocyclic group, each of which may have one or more substituent groups; L is a ligand; and n is 0, 1 or 2. Image-forming methods utilizing the light-sensitive materials are also disclosed.

Abstract: A photothermographic recording article comprises in sequence:(a) a substrate,(b) a prime coat/antihalation layer comprising a pigmented acrylic polymer binder system,(c) a photothermographic dispersion comprising a binder, a non-light sensitive silver source material, photographic silver halide in catalytic proximity to silver source material, and(d) optionally, a topcoat layer,said article further comprising a reducing agent for silver ion and at least one development accelerator in at least one of the layers of the substrate.

Abstract: A dye-forming electrothermographic element comprises an electrically activatable recording layer comprising (a) a reducing agent or reducing agent precursor capable of being activated by a Lewis base; (b) a cobalt(III) Lewis base complex; and (c) at least one of (i) a reducible dye-forming compound that has an oxidation state above that of the conjugate dye, (ii) a dye capable of changing its wavelength of absorption by reaction with a Lewis base, and (iii) a dye-forming coupler capable of reacting with the oxidized form of the reducing agent in (a) to form a dye. A negative or positive dye image is formed in such a dye-forming electrothermographic element by applying an electrical potential imagewise to the element of a magnitude and for a time sufficient to produce in the image areas a charge density sufficient to produce a latent image; and, then, heating the element to a temperature and for a time sufficient to form a dye image in the element.

Abstract: Method for preparing photosensitive silver halide crystals. A binder resin, a source of halide ions, and a source of silver ions are dissolved in an organic solvent, e.g., ethanol. Silver halide nuclei will then form. Additional source of halide ions and additional source of silver ions can be added to the solution in incremental additions, so that the initially-formed silver halide nuclei will grow. Upon removal of the solvent, the silver halide crystals will exist in a dry state, entrapped in the binder resin. Silver halide crystals formed and grown in this manner can be used to prepare photothermographic imaging compositions, which compositions will exhibit higher speed than photothermographic imaging compositions containing silver halide crystals grown according to conventional methods.

Abstract: A heat developable color light-sensitive material is disclosed, which comprises a support having provided thereon at least a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion, a binder, and a compound having a dye moiety within the molecule and which is capable of releasing, upon reduction of light-sensitive silver halide to silver at elevated temperatures, said dye moiety corresponding to or inversely corresponding to the reduction to form a dye different from said compound in terms of diffusibility, wherein said light-sensitive silver halide emulsion is prepared by forming silver halide grains in the presence of a sensitizing dye.

Abstract: Method for preparing photosensitive silver halide crystals. A binder resin, a source of halide ions, and a source of silver ions are dissolved in an organic solvent, e.g., ethanol. Silver halide nuclei will then form. Additional source of halide ions and additional source of silver ions can be added to the solution in incremental additions, so that the initially-formed silver halide nuclei will grow. Upon removal of the solvent, the silver halide crystals will exist in a dry state, entrapped in the binder resin. Silver halide crystals formed and grown in this manner can be used to prepare photothermographic imaging compositions, which compositions will exhibit higher speed than photothermographic imaging compositions containing silver halide crystals grown according to conventional methods.

Abstract: A heat-developable light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion, an organic silver salt, and a binder, wherein silver halide grains in the silver halide emulsion are formed in the presence of sensitizing dyes. This light-sensitive material is greatly improved in its storage stability.

Abstract: A color image is formed in an image forming reaction system comprising a photographic heat-developable silver halide light-sensitive material by reacting a difficultly soluble metal compound, for example, calcium carbonate with a compound capable of water-mediated complexing reaction with the metal ion of the difficultly soluble metal compound and having an organic base, for example, guanidine oxalate in the presence of water to increase the pH of the system.

Abstract: Compounds corresponding to formula I are suitable for use as thermal development and diffusion promoting agents for the heat development process. The said compounds enable higher color transfer densities to be obtained and/or the development time to be reduced. ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 denote alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl or acyl andZ denotes a group for completing a saturated heterocyclic ring containing 5 to 11 ring members.

Abstract: A light-sensitive material comprising a light-sensitive layer which contains silver halide, a reducing agent and a polymerizable compound provided on a support, characterized in that the reducing agent is a hydrazine derivative having the following formula (I): ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is a monovalent group selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, an alkynyl group and a heterocyclic group, each of which may have one or more substituent groups; each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 independently is an aryl group which may have one or more substituent group, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 form, together with the neighboring carbon, a condensed aromatic ring; R.sup.4 is a monovalent group selected from the group consisting of an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group and carbamoyl, each of which may have one or more substituent groups.

Abstract: A heat-developable light-sensitive material is described, comprising a support having provided thereon at least(a) a binder;(b) a light-sensitive silver halide;(c) at least one silver salt of a compound represented by formula (I) or (II) ##STR1## wherein Z represents a non-metallic atomic group forming a heterocyclic ring together with the nitrogen atom,A--C.tbd.

Abstract: A heat developable light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive layer wherein at least one layer comprises a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group each of which may be substituted or unsubstituted; a carboxy group or a salt thereof; R.sub.3 and R.sub.

Abstract: A heat-developable light-sensitive material is described, comprising a support having thereon at least (1) a light-sensitive silver halide, (2) a silver salt oxidizing agent, (3) silver salt particles having adsorbed thereon at least one compound selected from a cyclic imino compound represented by formula (I) described below and a mercapto compound represented by formula (II) described below, (4) a reducing agent, and (5) a binder.Formula (I) is represented by ##STR1## wherein Z represents a non-metallic atomic group forming a heterocyclic ring containing an imino group together with the nitrogen atom of formula (I).Formula (II) is represented byR--S--M (II)wherein M represents a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal atom; and R represents a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group.

Abstract: A process for producing a heat-developable photosensitive material containing fine photosensitive silver halide particles having a uniform particle form and particle size, said silver halide being prepared by reacting a silver salt of an organic fatty acid stoichiometrically with an inorganic or organic halogen compound.

Abstract: A heat developable light-sensitive material containing a novel base precursor (I), which is stable during storage and rapidly decomposes to release a basic component upon heating higher than a certain temperature, has excellent storability and provides an image having a good image quality, i.e., a low fog density and a high image density within a short period of developing time.

Abstract: A heat-developable photographic material having improved preservability, which comprises a support having thereon at least one heat-developable photographic layer, said photographic material containing a dye represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein n and m each represents 0, 1, 2 or 3;p and q each represents 0 or 1;L represents a methine group or a substituted methine group;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are same or different and each represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group;R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted amino group or a halogen atom; or said R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 form a condensed 6-membered ring;Z and Z' are same or different and each represents a non-metallic atomic group necessary for forming a substituted or unsubstituted 5-membered or 6-membered ring, or substituted or unsubstituted 5-membered or 6-membered ring which is condensed with another ring;X.sup..crclbar.

Abstract: A heat developable photosensitive material having on a support, a light-sensitive layer containing a light-sensitive silver halide, silver salt grains having a dissolution retarder adsorbed thereto, a reducing agent, and a binder. This material can provide high image density and low fog density and has excellent keeping quality.

Abstract: Photothermographic imaging chemistry, and particularly color chemistry, can be contained within solid particles. Photothermographic media can then be made by dispersing these particles within a binder in the concentrations and proportions desired.

Abstract: A heat developable photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least a photosensitive silver halide, a binder, and at least on of base precursors represented by following formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein R represents an alkyl group, an alkylene group, an aryl group, an arylene group, a monovalent or divalent heterocyclic group, each of which may be unsubstituted or substituted; B represents a mono- or di-acidic, nitrogen-containing, sulfur-free base having a pKa of not lower than about 7 and containing 12 carbon atoms or less; x is an integer of 1 when R represents a monovalent group or an integer of 2 when R represents a divalent group, y is the same as x when B represents the mono-acidic base or an integer of 1 when B represents the di-acidic base; and z is an integer of 2 when R represents a monovalent group and B represents the di-acidic base or otherwise an integer of 1; R' represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl g

Abstract: A heat developable light-sensitive material is disclosed which is provided with a protective layer comprising, as a major constituent, a nonionic, hydrophilic polymer. On heat developing the light-sensitive material, a mobile dye image is formed which can be transferred to a dye fixing material superposed on the light-sensitive material. After the transfer of the dye image, the light-sensitive material can be readily separated from the dye fixing material due to the presence of the protective layer, and thus a sharp image can be formed in the dye fixing material.

Abstract: A novel method for formation of an image comprising a heating step, comprising the heating carried out in the presence of a compound of general formula (I):X--SO.sub.2 (DI) (I)wherein X represents a reducing group capable of reducing a silver salt and capable of being oxidized by heating and in its oxidized state capable of releasing a compound represented by (DI)--SO.sub.2 NH.sub.2 by reaction with a nucleophilic agent; and (DI) represents a development inhibiting group capable of inhibiting the oxidation reduction reaction of the silver salt and a reducing aent.The compound of the formula (I) functions to inhibit development after a certain period of time from the beginning of heat development.The present method provides a stable image with reduced fog and image mottle.

Abstract: A process of forming images by heat developing a heat developable light-sensitive material after imagewise exposure is described, comprising heating a heat developable light-sensitive material in the presence of a compound represented by general formula (I) ##STR1##

Abstract: A color photographic recording material developable by heat treatment and comprising at least one binder layer, which contains photosensitive silver halide, optionally a substantially non-photosensitive silver salt and a color providing compound (dye releaser), can be improved in regard to the Dmin/max relation and in regard to sensitivity by addition of a compound corresponding to formula IR.sup.1 --S--CO--O--R.sup.2in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently of one another represent alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or aryl.

Abstract: A method for forming an image which has a step of heating an image-forming material in the presence of a compound represented by formula (I), whereby unevenness of image density and increase in fog due to fluctuation of development temperature, which have so far been caused in heat-developable photosensitive materials, can be prevented from occurring: ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, or a group selected from a class consisting of groups represented by formulae (A) to (C) ##STR2## wherein R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkyloxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, or a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, or R.sup.11 and R.sup.

Abstract: A heat developable light-sensitive material containing a compound represented by general formula (I) described below in a light-sensitive layer or an image receiving layer thereof: ##STR1## wherein X represents an atomic group necessary to complete a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring; R represents a group convertible to a hydroxy group or a dissociation form thereof at the time of heat development; Y represents an atomic group necessary to complete a 5-membered or 6-membered heterocyclic group containing at least one nitrogen atom; Q represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an aryl group, or a substituted aryl group; TIME represents a timing group; and n represents 0 or a positive integer.

Abstract: A heat-developable color light-sensitive material is provided comprising on a support at least a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion, a binder, a compound capable of producing or releasing a mobile dye in direct or inverse proportion to the reaction of the light-sensitive silver halide being reduced into silver at elevated temperatures, and a dye having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or alkenyl group,R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom, or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxy, aryl or alkenyl group,each of X.sup.1, X.sup.2, X.sup.3, and X.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, hydroxyl, carboxyl, or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, acyl, acyloxyl, aryl, amino, or acylamino group,X.sup.1 and X.sup.2, and X.sup.3 and X.sup.4 can be mutually combined to form a benzene ring,A.sup.- is an anion, andn is equal to 0 or 1.

Abstract: A heat developable light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon at least a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, and a compound capable of ring-closure to produce a benzimidazole ring upon heat development can be developed to an increased maximum density with less fogging at a relatively low temperature in a short period of time.

Abstract: A photothermographic construction comprises a light-sensitive color-forming element on a support base, the element comprising a silver source, optionally silver halide, a binder, and an oxidizable leuco phenazine, phenoxazine, or phenothiazine dye, and as development accelerator a carboxylic acid, Lewis acid, or Bronsted acid.

Abstract: An organic acid precursor having a structural moiety of the following formula ##STR1## bonded to a carbon atom. This acid precursor is useful as a development stopping agent in a photographic heat-developable process.

Abstract: A heat developable light-sensitive material containing a compound represented by the general formula (I):[Ar.sub.n (R).sub.3-n CCO.sub.2 H].sub.l .multidot.B.sub.m (I)wherein ar represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R represents a substituent other than an aryl group and a heterocyclic group; Ar and R may be bonded in a part thereof to form a ring; B represents a mono- or diacidic base which has a pKa of 7 or more and contains 12 or less carbon atoms; n represents an integer from 1 to 3; l and m each represents an integer of 1 or 2 and maintain a relationship in that a number of positive charge and a number of negative charge are equal; when n represents 1 or 2, two R's or Ar's may be the same or different, when n represents 3, three Ar's may be the same or different; and the substituent represented by Ar or R may be further substituted with a substituent.

Abstract: A heat developable light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least a layer containing a novel compound having a group accelerating a reaction of decarboxylation, which releases a base by decarboxylation on heating. The heat developable light-sensitive material provides an image having a high density in a short time and has an improved storage stability.

Abstract: A heat-developable light-sensitive material is described, containing a compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group, or a substituted or unsubstituted divalent heterocyclic group; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; R.sub.

Abstract: A heat-developable color photo-sensitive material having a support. A photographic component layer is on the support and contains at least a photo-sensitive silver halide, a reducing agent, a binder and a dye-providing material. At least one of the dye-providing materials is a polymer having a repetition unit being derived from a monomer represented by the Formula I.

Abstract: A heat-developable color light-sensitive material is described, comprising a support having thereon at least (1) a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion, (2) a dye providing substance which releases a dye having a different diffusibility from that of the dye providing substance in correspondence or countercorrespondence to the light-sensitive silver halide when the light-sensitive silver halide is reduced under the condition of high temperature and (3) an organic acid precursor containing a structural moiety bonded to carbon atoms that is represented by formula (I) ##STR1## The heat-developable color light-sensitive material can provide color images having a high S/N ratio and a high image density.

Abstract: A heat developable light-sensitive material containing a compound represented by formula (I) or (II) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a carboxyl group or a salt thereof, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an alkylsulfonyl or arylsulfonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl or aryloxycarbonyl group, a di- or mono-alkylphosphoryl or arylphosphoryl group, a di- or mono-alkylphosphinyl or arylphosphinyl group, an alkylsulfinyl or arylsulfinyl group, an acyl group, an amino group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group or a group represented by X; X represents a decarboxylation accelerating group; or any two of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and X may combine to form a ring; and the groups represented by R.sub.1, R.sub.

Abstract: A heat-developable light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support and at least one layer containing a novel base precursor releasing a base by thermal decomposition. The heat-developable light-sensitive material of the invention has an improved long-term stability and can provide a high density image in a short time.

Abstract: A heat developable light-sensitive material is described, comprising a polymer containing as a constituent a repeating unit represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; L represents a divalent connecting group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; M represents a cation and x represents a number which is the same as the charge number of the cation represented by M.The polymer containing the repeating unit represented by formula (I) is a base precursor which is stable at normal temperature, but rapidly decomposes to release a base by heating; therefore, the heat developable light-sensitive material containing the base precursor has excellent preservability and provides images having good image quality, i.e., low fog density and high image density, upon a short period of developing time.

Abstract: A heat-developable light-sensitive material is described which is capable of providing images of high density and low fog in a short period of time, and which is excellent in stability. The heat-developable light-sensitive material comprises a support and formed thereon a heat developable light-sensitive layer, wherein said light-sensitive material contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formulae (I), (II), (III) and (IV) as a base precursor ##STR1## wherein symbols represent the same groups as defined in claim 1.

Abstract: A heat-developable light-sensitive material is described, comprising a support having thereon a heat-developable silver halide emulsion layer capable of being developed by heating and further comprising said same support or the other support having thereon an electrically conductive layer, wherein the electrically conductive layer comprises at least (1) a compound imparting electrical conductivity, (2) a compound having a melting point of 100.degree. C. or more, and (3) a hydrophilic binder.

Abstract: A heat-developable color photographic light-sensitive material comprises a support having thereon at least one layer containing the novel base precursor. This heat-developable color photographic light-sensitive material provides a high maximum density and low fog by heat-developing at a relatively low temperature and for a short period of time.

Abstract: A heat developable light-sensitive material having an excellent stability with time and capable of providing a high quality image is disclosed, which contains a base precursor represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A represents an organic residue represented by the following formula (II): ##STR2## X represents an electron attractive substituent having a Hammett's sigma value of more than 0;l represents an integer of 1 to 5 and, when l represents 2 or more, a plurality of Xs may be the same or different;Y represents a substituent having a Hammett's sigma value of 0 or less;k represents an integer of 0 to 5 and, when k represents 2 or more, a plurality of Ys may be the same or different;Z represents a divalent organic residue selected from the group consisting of --C.dbd.

Abstract: A process for forming an image comprising a heating step is described, wherein a photographic material is heated in the presence of a compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X represents an atomic group completing a carbocyclic aromatic ring or a heterocyclic aromatic ring; R.sup.1 is selected from groups represented by formulae (A), (B), and (C) ##STR2## in which R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, an alkyloxy or aryloxy group, an alkylthio or arylthio group, or a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, or R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 together form a 5-membered or 6-membered ring; R.sup.2 represents a group selected from the groups represented by R.sup.11 ; R.sup.1 and R.sup.

Abstract: A heat developable photosensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive layer comprising light-sensitive silver halide and a binder, wherein at least one layer contains a base precursor represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein at least one of X, Y and Z, which may be the same or different, represents an electron-attractive substituent selected from the group (a) consisting of a halogen atom, a nitro group, an alkysulfinyl group, an arylsulfinyl group, an acyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group substituted with an aryl group, a substituted aryl group, an alkyl group or a substituted alkyl group, a carbamoyl group, a substituted carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an aryloxysulfonyl groups ##STR2## a nitroso group, ##STR3## wherein B is defined as in general formula (I), and R, R.sup.1 and R.sup.

Abstract: A heat developable light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon (1) a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion, (2) at least one of a base and a base precursor, and (3) a binder, wherein the silver halide emulsion is one which is chemically sensitized in the presence of a sensitizing dye. With the heat developable light-sensitive material, decrease in sensitivity and formation of fog during preservation thereof are prevented.

Abstract: The use of a reflective white substrate comprising a polymeric film containing both vesicles and white pigment provides a good background layer for photothermographic emulsions which improves image properties.

Abstract: A heat-developable photographic material having improved preservability, which comprises a support having thereon at least one heat-developable photgraphic layer, said photographic material containing a dye represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 each represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group or alkenyl group;R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, aryl group, alkenyl group, or aromatic heterocyclic group;R.sub.4 through R.sub.7 each represents a hydrogen atom or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, aryl group, or alkenyl group; or R.sub.4 and R.sub.6 together form an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group or alkenylene group;X.sub.1 represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or the group ##STR2## wherein R.sub.8 represents a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, aryl group, or alkenyl group;Y.sub.

Abstract: A heat-developable photosensitive material which contains a compound of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein F and F' each represents an atomic group necessary for the formation of a 5- or 6-membered rings which may have condensed rings; n represents an integer of 0 or 1; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aryl group, heterocyclic residual group, aralkyl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group, acylamino group, acyloxy group, acyl group, carbamoyl group, sulfamoyl group, sulfamoylamino group, ureido group, alkylsulfonyl group, arylsulfonyl group, alkylsulfonylamino group, arylsulfonylamino group, alkoxycarbonyl group or alkoxycarbonylamino group, or --CO.sub.2 M; and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be combine and form a ring, M is an alkali metal or H.

Abstract: A heat developable color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one layer containing a compound represented by the formula:R--C.tbd.C--M.sub.1/kwherein R represents an unsubstituted or substituted group selected from an alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group and a heterocyclic group; M represents a hydrogen atom or a transition metal atom; and k is an integer of 1 to 3. This heat-developable color photographic light-sensitive material provides a high maximum density and a low fog by heat developing at a relatively low temperature and for a short time.

Abstract: A heat developable color photographic material is disclosed. The color photographic material is comprised of a support having thereon a light-sensitive mixed crystal silver haloiodide having a silver iodide content of 4 to 40 mole %, a binder and a dye-providing substance capable of providing a mobile dye, when the silver haloiodide is reduced to silver by heating, in chemical relation to the reaction. The color photographic material is capable of producing an image by quick development in a substantially water free state. Even when the color photographic material is used in combination with an organic silver salt it is capable of providing excellent color sensitivity.

Abstract: A thermodevelopable photographic material is described, comprising a support, at least one photographic silver halide emulsion layer coated thereon, and a dye donating substance capable of forming or releasing a mobile dye in response to, or in inverse response to, the reduction of silver halide in said emulsion to silver by heating, wherein the color of an image formed by the fixing of each of said mobile dyes released by exposure and heating to a dye fixing layer is within the range of a*=10 to -18 and b*=10 to -18 determined from tristimulus values in the 10 degree visual field XYZ system under standard light C.