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Dye image forming process

US4209328A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 22, 1977
Grant dateJun 24, 1980
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Expiry dateJun 22, 1997

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03C8/18
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In a dye image forming process in color photography comprising imagewise exposing a photographic element comprising a support and a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and processing the exposed photographic element with an alkaline processing solution in the presence of a dye developer whereby a dye image corresponding to the imagewise exposure is formed by oxidation of said developer as a function of development of silver halide, the improvement which comprises the dye developer being a mono azo dye developer represented by the following formula: EQU X--N.dbd.N--Y--NH--Z wherein X represents a monovalent group selected from an aromatic group, a non-aromatic-heterocyclic active-methylene-containing group, a non-aromatic-heterocyclic active-methyne-containing group, an aliphatic active-methylene-containing group, and an aliphatic active-methyne-containing group; and Y and Z respectively represent divalent and monovalent groups of an aromatic group, at least one of the X, Y and Z has therein at least one of the developer groups which are either capable of developing silver halide or changeable to a group capable of developing silver halide, the azo radical (--N=N--) and th…

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