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Color photographic elements containing a combination of pyrazolone and pyrazoloazole couplers

US5389504A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 1993
Grant dateFeb 14, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03C7/3029
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A photographic element including a support and first and second green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers of different sensitivity, wherein the layer of higher sensitivity includes a two-equivalent magenta dye-forming coupler selected from the group consisting of a pyrazolone coupler having a structure according to formula I and a pyrazoloazole coupler having a structure according to formula II as set forth in the disclosure, and the layer of lower sensitivity includes a two-equivalent magenta dye-forming coupler selected from the group consisting of couplers defined by formulas I and II. The activity of the magenta dye-forming coupler present in the layer of lower sensitivity is less than the activity of the coupler present in the layer of higher sensitivity. The layers of higher and lower sensitivity do not comprise magenta couplers which are defined by the same formula.

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