A colour photographic material which contains on a support at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, together with customary non-light-sensitive layers, wherein at least one layer contains a compound of the formula (I) or (II)
- wherein
- the R1-radicals are each independently of one another hydrogen, halogen, NO2, cyano, —CONR5R6, —(R9)COOR4, —C(O)—R7, —OR8, —SR8, —NHR8, —N(R8)2, carbamoyl, di(C1-C18alkyl)carbamoyl, —C(═NR5)(NH R6);
- unsubstituted C1-C18alkyl, C2-C18alkenyl, C2-C18alkynyl, C7-C9phenylalkyl, C3-C12cycloalkyl or C2-C12heterocycloalkyl;
- or
- C1-C18alkyl, C2-C18alkenyl, C2-C18 alkynyl, C7-C9phenylalkyl, C3-C12cycloalkyl or C2-C12heterocycloalkyl, which are substituted by NO2, halogen, amino, hydroxy, cyano, carboxy, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4alkylthio, C1-C4alkylamino or di(C1-C4alkyl)-amino;
- or phenyl, naphthyl, which are unsubstituted or substituted by C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4alkylthio, halogen, cyano, hydroxy, carboxy, C1-C4alkylamino or di(C1-C4alkyl)amino;
- R4 is hydrogen, C1-C18alkyl, phenyl, an alkali metal cation or a tetraalkylammonium cation;
- R5 and R6 are hydrogen, C1-C18alkyl, C2-C18alkyl, which is substituted by at least one hydroxy group or, taken together, form a C2-C12alkylene bridge or a C2-C12-alkylene bridge interrupted by at least one O or NR8 atom;
- R7 is hydrogen, C1-C18alkyl or phenyl;
- R8 is hydrogen, C1-C18alkyl or C2-C18alkyl which is substituted by at least one hydroxy group;
- R9 is C1-C12alkylene or a direct bond;
- or
- all the R1-radicals form together the residue of a polycyclic cycloaliphatic ring system or a polycyclic heterocycloaliphatic ring system with at least one di- or trivalent nitrogen atom;
- the R2-radicals are independently of each other C1-C6alkyl or phenyl;
- R3 is a radical of the formula C(R10)R10)—X-D, wherein
- X is phenylene, naphthylene or biphenylene, which are unsubstituted or substituted by NO2, halogen, amino, hydroxy, cyano, carboxy, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4alkylthio, C1-C4alkylamino or di(C1-C4alkyl)amino;
- the R10-radicals are independently of each other H or CH3;
- D is a group
- or a group —C(O)—C1-C18alkyl or
- a group —C(O)—R11—C(O)—C1-C18alkyl;
- with R11 being a bond or C1-C12alkylene, or
- a group —O—CH2—CH(OH)—CH2—NR12R13, wherein
- R12 and R13 independently of one another are unsubstituted C1-C18alkyl, C2-C18alkenyl, C2-C18alkynyl, phenyl, C7-C9phenylalkyl, C3-C12cycloalkyl;
- the radicals may be interrupted once or more than once by-, —NH—, —O—, —S—, —CO—, —SO—, —SO2—, or
- C1-C18alkyl, C2-C18alkenyl, C2-C18 alkynyl, phenyl, C7-C9phenylalkyl, C3-C12cycloalkyl, which are substituted by halogen, amino, hydroxy, carboxy, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6alkylthio, C1-C6alkylamino or di(C1-C6alkyl)-amino, C1-C6alkylamino-carbonyl or di(C1-C6alkyl)-amino-carbonyl;
- the radicals may be interrupted once or more than once by-, —NH—, —O—, —S—, —CO—, —SO—, —SO2—, or
- R12 and R13 together with N form a 4 to 8 membered ring, whereby the ring may be interrupted by —O—, —NH—, S—, —CO—, —SO—, —SO2 and may be sustituted by carboxy, or
- D is a group —O—CH2—CH(OH)—CH2—N(R12)—CH2—CHOH—CH2—O— or —O—CH2—CH(OH)—CH2—W—CH2—CHOH—CH2—O— with W being a divalent amino group (—N(R12)—), a polyamine residue, a polyethyleneimine residue or a polyoxyalkyleneamine residue;
- A is a divalent group required to form a cyclic 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring, whereby the divalent group is selected from C2-C4alkylene, C2-C4alkenylene, C2-C4alkinylene, 1,2 phenylene which may be unsubstituted or substituted by NO2, halogen, amino, hydroxy, cyano, carboxy, carbonyl, C1-C18alkoxy, C1-C18 acyloxy, benzoyloxy, C1-C18alkylthio, C1-C18alkylamino or di(C1-C18alkyl)amino, or phenyl;
- or
- A is a group —CH2—CHY—CH2—, wherein
- Y is H, OH, OR14, NR15R16, —O—C(O)—R17 or NR15—C(O)—R17;
- R14 is C1-C18alkyl, C2-C18alkenyl, C2-C18alkinyl, phenyl, benzyl, mesityl, or C2-C18alkyl which is substituted by at least one hydroxy group;
- R15 and R16 independently are hydrogen, C1-C18alkyl, C2-C18alkenyl, C2-C18alkinyl, or taken together form a C2-C12alkylene bridge or a C2-C12alkylene bridge interrupted by at least one O atom;
- R17 is phenyl, benzyl, mesityl, C1-C18alkyl, C2-C18alkenyl, C2-C18alkinyl;
- or
- A is a group —CH2—C(OZ)(OZ′)—CH2—, wherein Z and Z′ are independently C1-C12alkyl, C3-C12alkenyl, C3-C12alkinyl, C5-C8cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, C7-C9phenylalkyl;
- or Z and Z′ together form one of the bivalent groups
- —C(R18)(R19)—CH(R20)—, —CH(R18)—CH2—C(R19)(R20)—, —CH(R19)—CH2—C(R18)(R20)—, —CH2—C(R18)(R19)—CH(R20)-o-phenylene, 1,2-cyclohexylidene, —CH2—CH═CH—CH2— or
- wherein
- R18 is hydrogen, C1-C18alkyl, COOH, COO—(C1-C18)alkyl, OCO—(C1-C18)alkyl or CH2OR21;
- R19 and R20 are independently hydrogen, C1-C12alkyl, COOH or COO—(C1-C12)alkyl;
- R21 is hydrogen, C1-C18alkyl, C5-C6cycloalkyl, benzyl, or a monovalent acyl residue derived from an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic monocarboxylic acid having up to 18 carbon atoms;
- or
- Z and Z′ together form one of the tetravalent groups
- wherein
- Q is a bisacyl residue which is derived from a C2-C12dicarboxylic acid or C1-C12alkylene.