Claims
- 1. A method for making a color image for proof comprising the steps of
- sequentially exposing a silver halide color photographic material to different lights, each light having different spectral distribution, through each of a plurality of black-and-white halftone images prepared by color separation of a color original, respectively, and
- developing said silver halide color photographic material with a color developer,
- wherein said silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a yellow image forming light-sensitive layer, a magenta image forming light-sensitive layer and a cyan image forming light-sensitive layer which are different from each other in spectral sensitivity, wherein said magenta image forming layer contains a magenta coupler and a yellow coupler represented by the following formula Y-1; ##STR32## wherein R.sub.20 an alkyl group or a phenyl group; R.sub.21 is a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; R.sub.22 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkoxy group which is allowed to have a substituent; R.sub.23 is an acylamino group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylsulfamoyl group, an arylsulfamoyl group, an arylsulfonamido group, an alkylureido group, an arylureido group, a succinimido group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group, provided that these groups are allowed to have a substituent; and Z.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a substituent represented by (Z-1), (Z-3), (Z-4), (Z-5), (Z-6), (Z-7), (Z-8), (Z-9), (Z-10) or (Z-11) shown below, which is capable of splitting off upon a reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent and substantially does not inhibit color development after split off from the yellow coupler; ##STR33## wherein Z.sup.1 is a group of non-metal atoms necessary for completing a five- or six-member ring; ##STR34## wherein X.sup.1 is a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring which may be condensed with a benzene ring and Y.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a sulfo group, a hydroxy group, a sulfonamido group, an aliphatic group containing not less than 10 carbon atoms, or an aromatic group having a substituent which contains not less than 10 carbon atoms in total ##STR35## wherein X.sup.2 is a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring which may be condensed with a benzene ring and Y' is an anti-diffusion group or a water-solubilizing group;
- --O--R.sub.24 (Z- 5)
- wherein R.sub.24 is an alkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an acyl group or a carbamoyl group;
- --S--R.sub.25 (Z- 6)
- wherein R.sub.25 is an alkyl group or an aryl group; ##STR36## wherein R.sub.26 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; and R.sub.27 is an alkyl group, an acyl group or a sulfonyl group, provided, R.sub.26 and R.sub.27 may be bonded to form a saturated ring; ##STR37## in formulas (Z-8) to (Z-11), R.sub.28, R.sub.29, R.sub.30, and R.sub.31 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an amino group, an acyloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a sufonyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group or an acyl group; R.sub.31 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an amino group, an acyloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group or an acyl group; and R.sub.32 is an alkyl group or a heterocyclic group.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said material comprises a paper support having polyethylene laminated on both surfaces.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said magenta coupler is represented by the following formula (M-I): ##STR38## wherein Z is a group of non-metal atoms necessary for forming a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring which is allowed to have a substituent; X is a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being split off upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent; and R is a hydrogen atom or a substituent.
- 4. The method of claim 3, said magenta coupler is represented by one of the following Formulas (M-II) through (M-VII): ##STR39## wherein R.sub.1 through R.sub.8 and X are each identical to R and X defined in Formula (M-I), respectively.
- 5. The method of claim 4, wherein an atom which is contained in the group represented by R, and directly bound to the heterocyclic ring, is a carbon atom.
- 6. The method of claim 5, wherein said carbon atom is bonded with no or one hydrogen atoms.
- 7. The method of claim 6, wherein all bonds between said carbon atom and atoms adjoining to said carbon atom are single bonds.
- 8. The method of claim 4 said magenta coupler is represented by Formula (M-II) or (M-III).
- 9. The method of claim 4, wherein X is a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclic oxy group, an acyloxy group, a sulfonyloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyloxy group, an aryloxycarbonyloxy group, an alkyloxalyloxy group, an alkoxyoxalyloxy group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a heterocyclic thio group, an alkyloxythiocarbonylthio group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group linked through a nitrogen atom, an alkyloxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, ##STR40## wherein R.sub.1 ' and Z' are identical to R and Z defined in Formula (M-I), respectively; and R.sub.2 ' and R.sub.3 ' are each a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, an an alkyl group or a heterocyclic group.
- 10. The method of claim 9, wherein said X is a halogen atom.
- 11. The method of claim 10, wherein said X is a chlorine atom.
- 12. The method of claim 4, wherein said R.sub.2 through R.sub.4, at least one of R.sub.5 and R.sub.6, and at least one of R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are a group represented by Formula (M-X):
- --R.sup.1 --SO.sub.2 --R.sup.2 (M-X)
- wherein R.sup.1 is an alkylene group; and R.sup.2 is an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group.
- 13. The method of claim 1, wherein said R.sub.20 is a tertiary butyl group.
- 14. The method of claim 1, wherein said group represented by formula (Z-1) is a group represented by the following formula (Z-12), (Z-13) or (Z-14) ##STR41## wherein R.sub.41 and R.sub.42 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; and R.sub.43 and R.sub.44 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group.
- 15. The method of claim 1, wherein said magenta image forming layer comprises an alkylphosphine oxide or a phosphoric acid ester with said magenta coupler and yellow coupler as a high-boiling solvent.
- 16. The method of claim 1, wherein a magenta dye formed from said magenta coupler and a yellow dye formed from said yellow coupler are different from each other by not less than 30 nm in the maximum spectral absorptions of their methanol solutions.
- 17. The method of claim 16, wherein said magenta dye and said yellow dye are different from each other by not less than 60 nm in the maximum spectral absorptions of their methanol solutions.
- 18. The method of claim 1, wherein said yellow coupler is contained in said magenta image forming layer in an amount of from 0.02 mol to 0.5 mol per mol of said magenta dye-forming coupler contained in said magenta image forming layer.
- 19. The method of claim 1, wherein said silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is a direct-positive type silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material.
- 20. The material of claim 1, wherein said silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is a reversal type silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material.
- 21. The method of claim 1, wherein a pKa value of said magenta coupler, pKa.sub.1, and that of said yellow coupler, pKa.sub.2, have a relationship satisfying the following Expression (1):
- -2.0<pKa.sub.1 -pKa.sub.2 <+2.0 (1).
- 22. The method of claim 21, wherein said relationship between pKa.sub.1 and pKa.sub.2 satisfies the following expression:
- -1.5<pKa.sub.1 -pKa.sub.2 <+1.5.
- 23. A method for making a color image for proof comprising the steps of
- sequentially exposing a silver halide color photographic material to different lights, each light having different spectral distribution, through each of a plurality of black-and-white halftone images prepared by color separation of a color original, respectively, and
- developing said silver halide color photographic material with a color developer,
- wherein said silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a yellow image forming light-sensitive layer, a magenta image forming light-sensitive layer and a cyan image forming light-sensitive layer which are different from each other in spectral sensitivity, wherein said magenta image forming layer contains a magenta coupler and a yellow coupler represented by the following formula Y-1'; ##STR42## wherein R.sub.21 is a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; R.sub.22 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an alkoxy group which is allowed to have a substituent; R.sub.23 is an acylamino group, an alkoxycrabonyl group, an alkylsulfamoyl group, an arylsulfamoyl group, an arylsulfonamido group, an alkylureido group, an arylureido group, a succinimido group, an alkoxy group or a aryloxy group, provided that these groups are allowed to have a substituent; Z.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen-atom or a substituent represented by the following formula (Z-21), (Z-22), (Z-23) or (Z-24); ##STR43## wherein R.sub.51 and R.sub.52 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; R.sub.53 and R.sub.54 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group; and R.sub.55 is a carboxy group, a carbonyl group or a sulfo group provided that R.sub.51, R.sub.52, R.sub.53, R.sub.54 and R.sub.55 are optionally substituted.
- 24. The method of claim 23, wherein said material comprises a paper support having polyethylene laminated on both surfaces.
- 25. The method of claim 23, wherein said substituent represented by formula (Z-21), (Z-22), (Z-23) or (Z-24) is selected from the following groups; ##STR44##
- 26. The method of claim 23, wherein said magenta coupler is represented by the following formula (M-I): ##STR45## wherein Z is a group of non-metal atoms necessary for forming a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring which is allowed to have a substituent; X is a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being split off upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent; and R is a hydrogen atom or a substituent.
- 27. The method of claim 26, said magenta coupler is represented by one of the following Formulas (M-II) through (M-VII): ##STR46## wherein R.sub.1 through R.sub.8 and X are each identical to R and X defined in Formula (M-I), respectively.
- 28. The method of claim 27, wherein an atom which is contained in the group represented by R, and directly bound to the heterocyclic ring, is a carbon atom.
- 29. The method of claim 28 wherein said carbon atom is bonded to no or one hydrogen atoms.
- 30. The method of claim 29, wherein all bonds between said carbon atom and atoms adjoining to said carbon atom are single bonds.
- 31. The method of claim 27, said magenta coupler is represented by Formula (M-II) or (M-III).
- 32. The method of claim 27, wherein X is a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclic oxy group, an acyloxy group, a sulfonyloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyloxy group, an aryloxycarbonyloxy group, an alkyloxalyloxy group, an alkoxyoxalyloxy group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a heterocyclic thio group, an alkyloxythiocarbonylthio group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group linked through a nitrogen atom, an alkyloxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, ##STR47## wherein R.sub.1 ' and Z' are identical to R and Z defined in Formula (M-I), respectively; and R.sub.2 ' and R.sub.3 ' are each a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, an an alkyl group or a heterocyclic group.
- 33. The method of claim 32, wherein X is a halogen atom.
- 34. The method of claim 33, wherein said X is a chlorine atom.
- 35. The method of claim 27, wherein said R.sub.2 through R.sub.4, at least one of R.sub.5 and %.sub.6, and at least one of R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are a group represented by Formula (M-X):
- --R.sup.1 --SO.sub.2 --R.sup.2 (M-X)
- wherein R.sup.1 is an alkylene group; and R.sup.2 is an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group.
- 36. The method of claim 23, wherein said magenta image forming layer comprises an alkylphosphine oxide or a phosphoric acid ester with said magenta coupler and yellow coupler as a high-boiling solvent.
- 37. The method of claim 23, wherein a magenta dye formed from said magenta coupler and yellow dye formed from said yellow coupler are different form each other by not less than 30 nm in the maximum spectral absorptions of their methanol solutions.
- 38. The method of claim 37, wherein said magenta dye and said yellow dye are different from each other by not less than 60 nm in the maximum spectral absorptions of their methanol solutions.
- 39. The method of claim 23, wherein a pKa value of said magenta coupler, pKa.sub.1, and that of said yellow coupler, pKa.sub.2, have a relationship satisfying the following Expression (1):
- -2.0<pKa.sub.1 -pKa.sub.2 <+2.0 (1).
- 40. A method for making a color image for proof comprising the steps of
- sequentially exposing a silver halide color photographic material to different lights, each light having different spectral distribution, through each of a plurality of black-and-while halftone images prepared by color separation of a color original, respectively, and
- developing said silver halide color photographic material with a color developer,
- wherein said silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a yellow image forming light-sensitive layer, a magenta image forming light-sensitive layer and a cyan image forming light-sensitive layer which are different from each other in spectral sensitivity, wherein said magenta image forming layer contains a magenta coupler and a yellow coupler represented by the following formula Y-1; ##STR48## wherein R.sub.20 is an alkyl group or a phenyl group; R.sub.21 is a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; R.sub.22 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkoxy group which is allowed to have a substituent; R.sub.23 is an acylamino group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylsulfamoyl group, an arylsulfamoyl group, an arylsulfonamido group, an alkylureido group, an arylureido group, a succinimido group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group, provided that these groups are allowed to have a substituent; and Z.sub.2 is a substituent represented by the following formula (Z-1) ##STR49## wherein Z.sup.1 is a group of non-metal atoms necessary for completing a five-or six-member ring.
- 41. The method of claim 40, wherein said magenta coupler is represented by the following formula (M-I): ##STR50## wherein Z is a group of non-metal atoms necessary for forming a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring which is allowed to have a substituent; X is a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being split off upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent; and R is a hydrogen atom or a substituent.
- 42. The method of claim 41, wherein said magenta coupler is represented by one of the following Formulas (M-II) through (M-VII): ##STR51## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.8 are each identical to R and X defined in Formula (M-I), respectively.
- 43. The method of claim 42, wherein said R.sub.2 through R.sub.4, at least one of R.sub.5 and R.sub.6, and at least one of R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are a group represented by Formula (M-X):
- --R.sup.1 --SO.sub.2 --R.sup.2 (M-X)
- wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkylene group; R.sup.2 represents an alkyl group, cycloalkyl group or aryl group.
- 44. The method of claim 42, wherein X is a halogen atom, alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclic oxy group, an an alkoxyoxalyloxy group, an alkylthio group, an arylthic group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group linked through a nitrogen atom, an alkyloxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, ##STR52## wherein R.sub.1 ' and Z' are identical to R and Z defined in Formula (M-I), respectively; and R.sub.2 ' and R.sub.3 ' are each a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, an an alkyl group or a heterocyclic group.
- 45. The method of claim 42, wherein said magenta coupler is represented by Formula (M-II) or (M-III) .
- 46. The method of claim 40, wherein said magenta image forming layer comprises an alkylphosphine oxide or a phosphoric acid ester with said magenta coupler and yellow coupler as a high-boiling solvent.
- 47. The method of claim 40, wherein a magenta dye formed from said magenta coupler and a yellow dye formed from said yellow coupler are different from each other by not less than 30 nm in the maximum spectral absorptions of their methanol solutions.
- 48. The method of claim 47, wherein said magenta dye and said yellow dye are different from each other by not less than 60 nm in the maximum spectral absorptions of their methanol solutions.
- 49. The method of claim 40, wherein said yellow coupler is contained in said magenta image forming layer in an amount of from 0.02 mol to 0.5 mol per tool of said magenta dye-forming coupler contained in said magenta image forming layer.
- 50. The method of claim 40, wherein said silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is a direct-positive type silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material.
- 51. The method of claim 40, wherein said silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is a reversal type silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material.
- 52. The method of claim 40, wherein said material comprises a paper support having polyethylene laminated on both surfaces.
- 53. The material of claim 40, wherein a pKa value of said magenta coupler, pKa.sub.1, and that of said yellow coupler, pKa.sub.2, have a relationship satisfying the following Expression (1):
- -2.0<pKa.sub.1 -pKa.sub.2 <+2.0 (1).
- 54. The method of claim 53, wherein said relationship between pKa.sub.1 and pKa.sub.2 satisfies the following expression:
- -1.5<pKa.sub.1 -pKa.sub.2 <+1.5.
- 55. A method for making a color image for proof comprising the steps of
- sequentially exposing a silver halide color photographic material to different lights, each light having different spectral distribution, through each of a plurality of black-and-white halftone images prepared by color separation of a color original, respectively, and
- developing said silver halide color photographic material with a color developer,
- wherein said silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a yellow image forming light sensitive layer, a magenta image forming light-sensitive layer and a cyan image forming light-sensitive layer which are different from each other in spectral sensitivity, wherein said magenta image forming layer contains a magenta coupler and a yellow coupler represented by the following formula Y-1; ##STR53## wherein R.sub.20 an alkyl group or a phenyl group; R.sub.21 is a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; R.sub.22 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkoxy group which is allowed to have a substituent; R.sub.23 is an acylamino group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylsulfamoyl group, an arylsulfamoyl group, an arylsulfonamido group, an alkylureido group, an arylureido group, a succinimido group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group, provided that these groups are allowed to have a substituent; and Z.sub.2 is a substituent represented by the following formula (Z-5),
- --O--R.sub.24 (Z- 5)
- wherein R.sub.24 is an alkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an acyl group or a carbamoyl group.
- 56. The method of claim 55, wherein said material comprises a paper having polyethylene laminated on both surfaces.
- 57. A method for making a color image for proof comprising the steps of
- sequentially exposing a silver halide color photographic material to different lights, each of light having different spectral distribution, through each of a plurality of black-and-white halftone images prepared by color separation of a color original, respectively, and
- developing said silver halide color photographic material with a color developer,
- wherein said silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a yellow image forming light sensitive layer, a magenta image forming light-sensitive layer and a cyan image forming light-sensitive layer which are different from each other in spectral sensitivity, wherein said magenta image forming layer contains a magenta coupler and a yellow coupler represented by the following formula Y-1; ##STR54## wherein R.sub.20 an alkyl group or a phenyl group; R.sub.21 is a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; R.sub.22 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkoxy group which is allowed to have a substituent; R.sub.23 is an acylamino group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylsulfamoyl group, an arylsulfamoyl group, an arylsulfonamide group, an alkylureido group, an arylureido group, a succinimido group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group, provided that these groups are allowed to have a substituent; and Z.sub.2 is a substituent represented by the following formula (Z-7), ##STR55## wherein R.sub.26 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; and R.sub.27 is an alkyl group, an acyl group or a sulfonyl group, provided, R.sub.26 and R.sub.27 may be bonded to form a saturated ring.
- 58. The method of claim 57, wherein said material comprises a paper support having polyethylene laminated on both surfaces.
- 59. A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material for color proofs comprising a paper support having polyethylene laminated on both sides, and on said support, a yellow image forming light-sensitive layer, a magenta image forming light-sensitive layer and a cyan image forming light-sensitive layer which are different from each other in spectral sensitivity, wherein said magenta image forming layer contains a magenta coupler and a yellow coupler represented by the following formula (Y-1); ##STR56## wherein R.sub.20 is an alkyl group or a phenyl group; R.sub.21 is a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; R.sub.22 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkoxy group which is allowed to have a substituent; R.sub.23 is an acylamino group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylsulfamoyl group, an arylsulfamoyl group, an arylsulfonamido group, an alkylureido group, an arylureido group, a succinimido group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group, provided that these groups are allowed to have a substituent; and Z.sub.2 is a substituent represented by the following formula (Z-1) ##STR57## wherein Z.sup.1 is a group of non-metal atoms necessary for completing a five-or six-member ring.
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Parent Case Info
This application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/032,433, filed Mar. 15, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/782,896 filed Oct. 23, 1991, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/517,407 filed Apr. 27, 1990, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 07/321,955 filed Mar. 9, 1989, now abandoned.
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