Claims
- 1. A color developer for processing a silver halide color photographic material, which comprises 0.01-10 g/l of a water-soluble silicone compound and 0.5-10 g/l of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent, said color developer being substantially free of sulfite ions such that the concentration of sulfite ions is 3.0.times.10.sup.-3 mol or less per liter of said color developer.
- 2. The color developer as claimed in claim 1, wherein said water-soluble silicone compound is at least one water-soluble silicone compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR51## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4, which may be the same or different, each represent a substituent or a linking group; at least one of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 represents a water-soluble group; A represents a bivalent group; and n is an integer of 0 to 10.
- 3. The color developer as claimed in claim 1, wherein said water-soluble silicone compound dissolves in an amount of 5 mg to 100 g per liter of water at a temperature of 20.degree. C. and at a pH of 10.
- 4. The color developer as claimed in claim 1, wherein said water-soluble silicone compound has a surface-active property that lower surface tension of water.
- 5. The color developer as claimed in claim 2, wherein the water-soluble group which is represented by at least one of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.a --H, --(CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 O).sub.b --H, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.c --H, --COOM, --SO.sub.3 M, --OSO.sub.3 M, --PO.sub.3 M.sub.2, and --OH, wherein a, b, and c are each an integer of 3 to 100, and M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkalimetal salt, or an ammonium salt.
- 6. The color developer as claimed in claim 2, wherein said water-soluble silicone compound represented by formula (I) has 2 or more of siloxane units shown by the following formula: ##STR52## wherein R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 have the same meanings as R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 in formula (I), provided that at least one of R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 represents a water-soluble group which is defined for R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4, and A and n have the same meanings as A and n in formula (I).
- 7. The color developer as claimed in claim 2, wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, which may be the same or different, each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or an alkoxy group.
- 8. The color developer as claimed in claim 2, wherein A represents a methylene group, an ethylene group, a propylene group, or an oxo group.
- 9. A color developer for processing a silver halide color photographic material, which comprises 0.03-3 g/l of a water-soluble silicone compound and 0.1-20 g/l of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent, said color developer being substantially free of sulfite ions wherein the concentration of sulfite ions is 3.0.times.10.sup.-3 mol or less per liter of said color developer.
- 10. The color developer as claimed in claim 9, wherein said water-soluble silicone compound is at least one water-soluble silicone compound represented by the following formula (I): formula (I): ##STR53## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4, which may be the same or different, each represent a substituent or a linking group; at least one of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 represents a water-soluble group; A represents a divalent group; and n is an integer of 0 to 10.
- 11. The color developer as claimed in claim 9, wherein said water-soluble silicone compound dissolves in an amount of 5 mg to 100 g per liter of water at a temperature of 20.degree. C. and at a pH of 10.
- 12. The color developer as claimed in claim 9, wherein said water-soluble silicone compound has a surface-active property that lower surface tension of water.
- 13. The color developer as claimed in claim 10, wherein the water-soluble group which is represented by at least one of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.a --H, --(CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 O).sub.b --H, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.c --H, --COOM, --SO.sub.3 M, --OSO.sub.3 M, --PO.sub.3 M.sub.2, and --OH, wherein a, b, and c are each an integer of 3 to 100, and M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal salt, or an ammonium salt.
- 14. The color developer as claimed in claim 10, wherein said water-soluble silicone compound represented by formula (I) has 2 or more of siloxane units shown by the following formula: ##STR54## wherein R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 have the same meanings as R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 in formula (I), provided that at least one of R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 represents a water-soluble group which is defined for R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4, and A and n have the same meanings as A and n in formula (I) .
- 15. The color developer as claimed in claim 10, wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R .sub.3 and R.sub.4, which may be the same or different, each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or an alkoxy group.
- 16. The color developer as claimed in claim 10, wherein A represents a methylene group, an ethylene group, a propylene group, or an oxo group.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 08/070,870 filed on Jun. 3, 1993, now abandoned.
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