Ciba-geigy Ag

Paul Tschopp

Thomas Stauner

David G Leppard

Bernhard Piller

John Lenoir

Mario Fryberg

Graham Evans

Walter Heierli

Alfred Froehlich

Hansrolf Loeffel

De Montmollin: Rene

A photographic recording material which contains at least one dye of the formula ##STR1## wherein D is the group of atoms necessary to complete a 5-membered ring that contains at least one nitrogen atom, A is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, phenyl, alkylthio, cyano, nitro or halogen, n is 0 to 3, R.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyl, acylamino, R.sub.6 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted amino, and R.sub.4 is hydrogen or alkoxy. The material is distinguished by good color reproduction, brilliant colors and excellent lightfastness.

Imidazole azo dyes

Photographic material containing magenta coupler is stabilized by incorporating a dibenzoxaphosphorin of the formula ##STR1## into the emulsion layer containing the coupler or into an adjoining colloid layer. The yellowing on dark storage of such material is substantially reduced as a result. The symbols A and n are defined in claim 1.

Dibenzoxaphosphorin compounds

Photographic material with heterocylic azo dye for the silver dye bleach

Process for stabilizing photographic material containing magenta coupler

Color photographic material is provided which comprises at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow color coupler of the formula ##STR1## in which G represents a yellow coupler radical bonded via the active methine group to the heterocyclic ring, Z represents --CO-- or --SO.sub.2 -- and M represents a substituent and A represents the non-metallic atoms necessary to complete a five-membered saturated heterocyclic ring. The new two-equivalent yellow couplers lead due to their improved reactivity (high maximum density), minimal fog and high fastness to light and outstanding spectral properties of the dyestuffs formed therefrom to a color photographic material of advantageous properties.

Heterocyclic compounds useful as color photographic material

Light-sensitive recording material for color photography, which contains, in at least one silver halide emulsion layer, at least one yellow coupler of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is alkyl, R.sub.2 is alkyl or aryl and R.sub.3 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxy or alkylmercapto, cycloalkylmercapto, aryl, aryloxy or arylmercapto, the sum of the carbon atoms in the substituents R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 being 3 to 30 and at least two of these substituents being able to form a cyclic radical together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded, the R.sub.4 s are each halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, halogenoalkyl, alkylsulfonyl or aryloxy, X is a radical detachable during the coupling reaction, A is a 5-membered, heterocyclic, unsaturated ring system which contains 2 or 3 hetero-atoms, at least one of which is a nitrogen atom, and can be fused with a benezene ring and which is substituted by at least one ballast group and r is 1 or 2. The yellow couplers show high reactivity (high maximum density), which makes possible accelerated processing of the photographic materials, and minimal fogging. The couplers also have good fastness to light.

Material for color photography

Light-sensitive recording material for color photography, which contains, in at least one silver halide emulsion layer, at least one magenta coupler of the formula ##STR1## in which A is a 5-membered, heterocyclic, unsaturated ring system which contains 2 or 3 hetero-atoms, at least one of which is a nitrogen atom, and can be fused with a benzene ring and which is substituted by at least one ballast group, R is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl radical, R.sub.1 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, halogenoalkyl, alkylsulfonyl or aryloxy and X is a radical detachable during the coupling reaction. The magenta couplers show high reactivity (high maximum density), which facilitates accelerated processing of the photographic materials, and minimal fogging. The couplers also have good fastness to light.

Color photographic material is provided which contains at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow color coupler of the formula ##STR1## wherein G is the radical of a yellow coupler which is bonded to the heterocyclic ring by means of the active methylene group, Z is --CO-- or --SO.sub.2 --, M is hydrogen if Z is --CO--, or a substituent and R is hydrogen or a substituent. The new two-equivalent yellow couplers lead due to their improved reactivity (high maximum density), minimal fog and high fastness to light and outstanding spectral properties of the dyestuffs formed therefrom to a color photographic material of advantageous properties.

Yellow photographic color couplers containing

Color photographic material

The invention is directed essentially to photographic material containing, on a carrier, a layer with azo dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## wherein A, B, X and Y are certain substituents, in a second main aspect azo dyestuffs of the formula ##STR2## wherein B' represents certain substituents and in a third main aspect azo deystuffs of the formula

Photographic material containing sulphonic acid group containing disazo

Color photographic material is provided which contains at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow color coupler of the formula ##STR1## wherein G is the radical of a yellow coupler which is bonded to the heterocyclic ring by means of the active methylene group, Z is --CO-- or --SO.sub.2 --, M is hydrogen if Z is --CO--; or a substituent and R is hydrogen or a substituent.

Silver halide color photographic material containing yellow coupler

In a first main aspect azo dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## wherein A, B, X and Y are certain substituents, in a second main aspect azo dyestuffs of the formula ##STR2## wherein B' represents certain substituents and in a third main aspect azo dyestuffs of the formula

Sulfonic-acid-group containing disazo dyestuffs

The present invention relates to new compounds having an active methylene group or phenolic hydroxyl group and therefore capable of being used as photographic color couplers. The new compounds contain at least one radical of a phosphoric acid diester, phosphonic acid diester, phosphoric acid diamide, phosphonic acid diamide, phosphoric acid ester-amide or phosphonic acid ester-amide.

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Dudingen, Switzerland

Paul Tschopp