Eastman-kodak Company

Ronald H White

John Texter

David S Bailey

Tienteh M Chen

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)

Dye diffusion image separation systems with thermal solvents

An aqueous-developable chromogenic photographic heat-transferable non-aqueous dye-diffusion-transfer photographic element is disclosed, wherein said element comprises radiation sensitive silver halide, a dye-providing compound that forms or releases a heat-transferable image dye upon reaction of said compound with the oxidation product of a primary amine developing agent, a hydrophilic binder, and a thermal solvent for facilitating non-aqueous diffusion transfer according to formula (I) ##STR1## wherein AH is a hydrogen bond donating group with an aqueous pK.sub.a value for proton loss of greater than 6;

Hydrogen bond donating/accepting thermal solvents for image separation

A process for forming an improved dye image in a heat-developable photographic dry dye-diffusion transfer element comprising the steps of:

Hydroxy benzamide thermal solvents

A process is disclosed for forming a dye image including the steps of:

Polymeric couplers for heat image separation systems

A process is disclosed for forming an improved dye image in an aqueous-developable photographic dry dye-diffusion transfer element comprising the steps of:

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Ronald H White