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Hydroquinone derivatives and their use in photographic materials

US4426444A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 1982
Grant dateJan 17, 1984
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S430/16
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are hydrogen or alkyl, X represents the atoms to complete an aromatic heterocyclic ring system and Y is hydrogen or the group ##STR2## where X is defined as above, are readily cleaved in alkaline solutions to release a hydroquinone derivative. The compounds can be incorporated into photographic materials used for activation processing.

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