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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2003
Ingrid Geuens, Emblem, BE;
Johan Loccufier, Zwijnaarde, BE;
Vera Drieghe, Kontich, BE;
AGFA Gevaert, Mortsel, BE;
Abstract
A black and white monosheet thermographic recording material comprising a support and a thermosensitive element, the thermosensitive element containing a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt, an organic reducing agent therefor in thermal working relationship therewith, a binder and at least one toning agent, wherein the at least one toning agent is represented by formula (I):wherein Ris a hydrogen atom or an alkyl, an alkenyl, an alkynyl, a cycloalkyl, an alkaryl, an aryl, a heterocyclic or a heteroaryl group all of which may be optionally substituted; with the proviso that Rmay not be a hydrogen atom if both Rand Rare both hydrogen atoms; Rand Rare independently a hydrogen or a halogen atom or an amino, amide, ester, carboxy, carbonate, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, alkaryl, aryl, heterocyclic or heteroaryl group all of which may be optionally substituted; Rand Rmay together represent the atoms necessary to complete a heteroaromatic ring with no more than one nitrogen atom, an alicyclic or a heterocyclic group which all may be optionally substituted; and X is a carbonyl group, or is —N—R, where Ris an alkyl group.