Silver halide photographic material

Abstract

A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which comprises a transparent support having thereon a dye layer, a hydrophobic polymer layer and at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the dye layer containing one or more specified dyes dispersed in the form of fine solid particles is provided between the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and the support, the hydrophilic colloid coating weight of the dye layer is 0.5 g/m 2 or less, and a hydrophobic polymer layer is provided between the dye layer and the support.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A silver halide photographic material comprising a transparent support having thereon a dye layer comprising a hydrophilic colloid, a hydrophobic polymer layer and at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the dye layer contains at least one dye represented by formulae (I) to (VIII) dispersed in the form of fine solid particles, the dye layer is disposed between the at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and the support, the hydrophilic colloid coating weight of the dye layer is 0.5 g/m 2  or less, and the hydrophobic polymer layer is disposed between the dye layer and the support: ##STR28## wherein T 10 , T 11  and T 12  independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a carboxyl group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an amino group, a sulfonamido group, a carbonamido group, a ureido group, a sulfamido group, a hydroxyl group, a vinyl group or an acyl group; R 13  and R 14  independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryloxy group or an aryl group; R 15  and R 16  independently represent a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, and a halogen atom; and R 17  and R 18  independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, a vinyl group, an acyl group or an alkyl- or arylsulfonyl group; or T 11  and T 12 , R 13  and R 15 , R 14  and R 16 , R 17  and R 18 , R 15  and R 17  or R 16  and R 18  may be combined together to form a ring; ##STR29## wherein R 21  represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R 22  represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, COR 24  or SO 2  R 24  ; R 23  represents a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, COOR 24 , OR 24 , NR 25  R 26 , CONR 25  R 26 , NR25COR 24 , NR 25  SO 2  R24 or NR 25  CONR 25  R 26  ; R 24  represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; R 25  and R 26  each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; L 21  L,  22  and L 23  each represents a methine group; and n 21  represents 1 or 2; ##STR30## wherein X 41  and X 42  each represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, --COOR 41 , --COR 41 , --CONH 2 , --CONR 41  R 42 , an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; Y 41  and Y 42  each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; Z 41  and Z 42  each represents a hydrogen atom, --CN, a carboxyl group, --COOR 43 , --COR 43 , --CONH 2 , --CONR 43  R 44 , --NHCOR 43 , --NHSO 2  R 43 , --SO 2  R 43 , an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R 41  and R 43  each represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; R 42  and R44 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; L 41 , L 42 , L 43 , L 44  and L 45  each represents a methine group; and m 41  and n 41  each represents an integer and the sum of m 41  and n 41  is 2; ##STR31## wherein R 51  and R 52  each represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group; L 51  represents a bonding group formed by bonding five or seven methine groups through conjugated double bonds; Z 51  represents an atomic group required for completing an aromatic ring; and X.sup.⊖ represents an anion; ##STR32## wherein R 61  represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R 62 , R 63 , R 64  and R 65  each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxyl group or an amino group; and L 61 , L 62 , L 63 , L 64  and L 65  each represents a methine group; and m 61  amd n 61  each represents an integer and the sum of m 61  and n 61  is 2; ##STR33## wherein L 71  represents a nitrogen atom or a group formed by bonding five or seven methine groups through conjugated double bonds; E represents O, S or NR 79  ; R 70  and R 79  independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an amino group, a hydrazino group or a diazenyl group; R 71  represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group or a heterocyclic group; R 72  represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkenyl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an amino group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group or an alkynyl group; R 70  and R 79  may be combined together to form a ring; R 73  and R 74  independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryloxy group or an aryl group; R 75  and R 76  independently represent a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, and a halogen atom; and R 77  and R 78  independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, a vinyl group, an acyl group or an alkyl- or arylsulfonyl group; or R 73  and R 75 , R 74  and R 76 , R 77  and R 78 , R 75  and R 77  or R 76  and R 78  may be combined together to form a ring; ##STR34## wherein X 81  represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, COOR 87 , CONR 87  R 88 , alkyl group or an aryl group; Y 82  represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group or NR 87  R 88  ; Z 81  represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a cyano group, COOR 89 , CONR 87  R 88 , COR 89 , SO 2  R 89 , NR 88  COR 89 , a nitro group or a pyridyl group; R 81 , R 82 , R 83  and R 84  each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, OR 89 , NR 89  COR 87 , COOR 89 , CONR 87  R 88  or a halogen atom; R 85  and R 86  each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; and R 87 , R 88  and R 89  each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; or R 81  and R 82  , R 85  and R 86 , R 82  and R 85 , R 83  and R 86  or R 87  and R 88  may be combined together to form a five-membered or six-membered ring; ##STR35## wherein R 91 , R 92  and R 93  each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; Q 1  represents an atomic group required for forming a basic heterocyclic ring; L 91 , L 92 , L 93 , L 94 , L 95  and L 96  each represents a methine group; and p 91 , m 91  and n 91  each represents 0 or 1 and p 91  +m 91l  +n 91  is an integer of at least 2, provided that the compound represented by formula (VIII) has at least one member selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a sulfonic acid arylamido group and a phenolic hydroxyl group contained in the molecular structure thereof. 
     
     
       2. The silver halide photographic material as in claim 1, wherein the total hydrophilic colloid coating weight is 3 g/m 2  or less per each side of the support. 
     
     
       3. The silver halide photographic material as in claim 1, wherein the hydrophobic polymer layer comprises a styrene-butadine copolymer or a vinylidene chloride copolymer. 
     
     
       4. The silver halide photographic material as in claim 1, further comprising a light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer containing a hydrophilic colloid as a binder provided on a second side of the support opposite the side having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and a hydrophobic polymer layer provided on the second side of the support further away from the support than the light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer, and the light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer and the hydrophobic polymer layer are substantially not swollen when contacted with a processing solution. 
     
     
       5. The silver halide photographic material as in claim 1, wherein the fine solid particles have a particle size of 1.0 μm or smaller. 
     
     
       6. The silver halide photographic material as in claim 1, wherein the dye represented by formulae (I) to (VIII) is contained in the dye layer in an amount of from 5 to 300 mg/m 2 . 
     
     
       7. The silver halide photographic material as in claim 1, wherein the hydrophilic colloid coating weight of the dye layer is from 0.05 to 0.3 g/m 2 . 
     
     
       8. The silver halide photographic material as in claim 1, wherein the support comprises a polyethylene terephthalate film or a cellulose triacetate film.