Eastman-kodak Company

Barry Francis Briffa

Lal C Vishwakarma

Glenn M Brown

Victor LaVonne Mylroie

Louis F Valente

An ultraviolet absorbing compound of formula (I) below, and photographic elements containing such a compound as an ultraviolet absorber: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 -R.sub.4 independently is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom such as fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo or a combination thereof; a carbalkoxy group having at least one asymmetric carbon or asymmetric silicon atom; an alkoxy group having at least one asymmetric carbon or asymmetric silicon atom, with the proviso that R.sub.2 or R.sub.3, or both R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are other than hydrogen;

Benzotriazole-based novel UV absorbers and photographic elements

2-(2'-Hydroxyphenyl)-2H-benzotriazoles of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.8 and Z are defined in the specification, are prepared by catalytic hydrogenation of a suitable o-nitroazo dye compound in the presence of a PtS, Pt, Pd, Pt/Pd or other noble metal hydrogenation catalyst, in the presence of a base, an acid and a hydroxylic solvent.

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