IP Library Granted Patent US 7,157,220
Granted Patent B2
US 7,157,220 · App. 11/072,513 · Granted Jan 2, 2007

Silver halide photosensitive material and photothermographic material

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Patent No.
US 7,157,220
App. No.
11/072,513
Granted
Jan 2, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a silver halide photosensitive material and a photothermographic material having, on at least one side of a support, at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, and a reducing agent for the organic silver salt, wherein the silver halide photosensitive material and the photothermographic material contain a phthalocyanine compound represented by the following formula (PC-1): wherein, M represents a hydrogen atom or a metal atom; R 1 , R 4 , R 5 , R 8 , R 9 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 16 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; at least one of R 1 , R 4 , R 5 , R 8 , R 9 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 16 represents an electron-attracting group; and R 2 , R 3 , R 6 , R 7 , R 10 , R 11 , R 14 , and R 15 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Claims (21)

1. A photothermographic material having, on at least one side of a support, an image forming layer comprising at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, and a reducing agent for the organic silver salt and at least one non-photosensitive layer, wherein the photothermographic material contains a phthalocyanine compound represented by the following formula (PC-1):

wherein in formula (PC-1), M represents a hydrogen atom or a metal atom; R 1 , R 4 , R 5 , R 8 , R 9 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 16 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; at least one of R 1 , R 4 , R 5 , R 8 , R 9 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 16 represents an electron-attracting group; and R 2 , R 3 , R 6 , R 7 , R 10 , R 11 , R 14 , and R 15 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

2. The photothermographic material according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of R 1 , R 4 , R 5 , R 8 , R 9 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 16 of the phthalocyanine compound represented by formula (PC-1) is a group represented by the following formula (II):

-L 1 -R 17   Formula (II)

wherein, L 1 represents a divalent group selected from **—SO 2 —*, **—SO 3 —*, **—SO 2 NR N —*, **—SO—*, **—CO—*, **—CONR N —*, **—COO—*, **—COCO—*, **—COCO 2 —*, and **—COCONR N —*; ** denotes a bond with a phthalocyanine skeleton at this position; * denotes a bond with R 17 at this position; R N represents one selected from a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfonyl group, and a sulfamoyl group; and R 17 represents one selected from a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, and a heterocyclic group.

3. The photothermographic material according to claim 2 , wherein 4 or more of R 1 , R 4 , R 5 , R 8 , R 9 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 16 of the phthalocyanine compound represented by formula (PC-1) are a group represented by formula (II).

4. The photothermographic material according to claim 1 , wherein the phthalocyanine compound represented by formula (PC-1) is soluble in water.

5. The photothermographic material according to claim 1 , wherein the phthalocyanine compound has an absorption maximum within a range of 620 nm to 700 nm.

6. The photothermographic material according to claim 1 , wherein the phthalocyanine compound is contained in the image forming layer.

7. The photothermographic material according to claim 1 , wherein the phthalocyanine compound is contained in a non-photosensitive layer.

8. The photothermographic material according to claim 7 , wherein the non-photosensitive layer is a back layer.

9. The photothermographic material according to claim 7 , wherein the non-photosensitive layer is provided between the support and the image forming layer.

10. The photothermographic material according to claim 7 , wherein the non-photosensitive layer is provided on the image forming layer at an upper layer with respect to the support.

11. The photothermographic material according to claim 10 , wherein the photothermographic material has an outermost layer on the image forming layer at an upper layer with respect to the support, and the non-photosensitive layer is provided between the outermost layer and the image forming layer.

12. The photothermographic material according to claim 1 , further comprising a magenta dye.

13. The photothermographic material according to claim 12 , wherein the magenta dye is contained in the same layer with the phthalocyanine compound.

14. The photothermographic material according to claim 2 , wherein R 2 , R 3 , R 6 , R 7 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , and R 15 represent a hydrogen atom, and at least one of R 1 , R 4 , R 5 , R 8 , R 9 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 16 of the phthalocyanine compound represented by formula (PC-1) is a group represented by formula (II).

15. The photothermographic material according to claim 14 , wherein 4 or more of R 1 , R 4 , R 5 , R 8 , R 9 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 16 of the phthalocyanine compound represented by formula (PC-1) are a group represented by formula (II).

16. The photothermographic material according to claim 14 , wherein R 1 , R 4 , R 5 , R 8 , R 9 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 16 of the phthalocyanine compound represented by formula (PC-1) are a group represented by formula (U).

17. The photothermographic material according to claim 14 , wherein the phthalocyanine compound represented by formula (PC-1) is soluble in water.

18. The photothemiographic material according to claim 14 , wherein the phthalocyanine compound has an absorption maximum within a range of 620 nm to 700 nm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2007
From: FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO FILM CO. LTD.)
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019331/0493 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2005
From: YAMAMOTO, SEIICHI; TANIGUCHI, MASAHIKO; YOSHIOKA, YASUHIRO; HIOKI, TAKANORI; HANAWA, HIDEO
To: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016356/0335 →