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(11) EP 0 446 863 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.11.1991 Bulletin 1991/45

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.09.1991 Bulletin 1991/38

(21) Application number: 91103744.8

(22) Date of filing: 12.03.1991
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: G03C 7/305, C07D 249/18
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE GB

(30) Priority: 12.03.1990 JP 60735/90

(71) Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
Kanagawa (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Mihayashi, Keiji, c/o Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Minami Ashigara-shi, Kanagawa (JP)
  • Ichijima, Seiji, c/o Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Minami Ashigara-shi, Kanagawa (JP)
  • Kawagishi, Toshio, c/o Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Minami Ashigara-shi, Kanagawa (JP)
  • Saito, Naoki, c/o Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Minami Ashigara-shi, Kanagawa (JP)
  • Motoki, Masuji, c/o Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Minami Ashigara-shi, Kanagawa (JP)

(74) Representative: Hansen, Bernd, Dr. Dipl.-Chem. et al
Hoffmann, Eitle & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Postfach 81 04 20
81904 München
81904 München (DE)


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    (54) Silver halide color photographic material


    (57) A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer is disclosed, wherein said light- sensitive material contains a DIR coupler represented by formula (I):

    wherein A represents a coupler residue; R represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a pyridyl group; and n represents 1 when A represents a phenol type or naphthol type coupler residue, or n represents 0 when A represents other coupler residues, and said emulsion layer contains chemically sensitized silver halide grains which individually have a distinct layer comprising silver iodobromide containing from 7 to 45 mol% of silver iodide and which individually have an overall silver iodide content of more than 4 mol%. The photographic material is excellent in sensitivity, graininess, sharpness, color reproducibility, and preservative and is less liable to variation in photographic performance properties even when continuously processed under replenishment.





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