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Hydroquinone derivatives as scavengers for oxidized developer

US6458523B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 7, 2002
Grant dateOct 1, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 7, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03C2200/34
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

New compounds of the formula I are described, whereinn is >1;X is O or NR4;L is a n-valent linking group defined in claim 1 andR1 is H, halogen, C1-C25-alkyl, C3-C25-alkenyl, unsubstituted or by C1-C4-alkyl substituted C5-C8-cycloalkyl;R2 and R3 independently of each other are C1-C4-alkyl, or together with the carbon atom they are bonded to, form a carbocyclic C5-C7 ring, especially C5-C7 cycloalkylene; andm is 1-20, especially 2-4.Compounds of the formula I are active as Dox-scavengers in color photographic material.

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