Diffusable dye-releasing compounds which are cleavable upon oxidation

A photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and one of said layers having associated therewith a magenta image dye-providing compound having a formula as follows:

• ##SPC32##
• wherein:
• Car represents a ballasted carrier moiety which as a function of oxidation of said compound under alkaline conditions cleaves off from said compound releasing a diffusible dye;
• G represents hydroxy, ##EQU23## R.sup.1 represents hydrogen or chloro;
• R.sup.3 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms;
• D represents an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 5 carbon atoms, benzylsulfonyl, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO.sub.2 NHR.sup.6 wherein R.sup.6 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms.

A photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and one of said layers having associated therewith a magenta image dye-providing compound having a formula as follows:

• ##SPC33##
• wherein:
• Car represents a ballasted carrier moiety which as a function of oxidation of said compound under alkaline conditions cleaves off from said compound releasing a diffusible dye;
• G represents hydroxy, ##EQU24## D represents --SO.sub.2 NHCH.sub.3 or --SO.sub.2 NHC.sub.4 H.sub.9 t;
• R.sup.1 represents hydrogen or chloro;
• Z represents 5-sulfamoyl when R.sup.1 is 2-chloro;
• and when R.sup.1 is hydrogen Z represents 4-sulfamoyl, 3-methylsulfonyl or 3-nitro.

A photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and one of said layers having associated therewith a magenta image dyeproviding compound having a formula as follows:

• ##SPC34## wherein:
• Car represents a ballasted carrier moiety which as a function of oxidation of said compound under alkaline conditions, cleaves off from said compound releasing a diffusible dye and having the formula ##SPC35##
• wherein:
• Ball represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration as to render said compound nondiffusible during development in an alkaline processing composition;
• Y represents the carbon atoms necessary to complete a benzene or naphthalene nucleus;
• m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1;
• X represents a bivalent linking group of the formula --R.sup.2 --L.sub.n --R.sup.2.sub.p -- where each R.sup.2 can be the same or different and each represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms;
• a phenylene radical;
• or a phenylene radical substituted with chloro, bromo, cyano, nitro, methoxy, methyl, carboxy, or sulfo;
• L represents a bivalent radical selected from oxy, carbonyl, carboxamido, carbamoyl, sulfonamido, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl or sulfonyl;
• n is a integer having a value of 0 or 1;
• p is 1 when n equals 1 and p is 1 or 0 when n equals 0 or when q is 0, Car-X- may represent Car-alkylene--SO.sub.2 --, Car-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 SO.sub.2 --, or Car-phenylene--SO.sub.2 --, provided that the carbon content of X does not exceed 14 carbon atoms;
• R represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms;
• J represents a bivalent radical selected from sulfonyl or carbonyl;
• Q is in the 5- or 8-position relative to G and represents a hydroxy radical or a radical having the formula --NHCOR.sup.3 or --NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.3 wherein R.sup.3 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, cyano, chloro, methoxy, methyl or sulfamoyl;
• G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula:
• ##EQU25## wherein R.sup.4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, a phenyl radical or phenyl radical substituted with chloro or nitro;
• r represents an integer having a value of 1 or 2;
• Z represents a cyano radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, fluorosulfonyl, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula --COOR.sup.4 wherein R.sup.4 is as described previously, a nitro radical in the 2- or 3-position relative to the azo linkage, a fluoro, chloro or bromo atom, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, or sulfo;
• a phenylsulfonyl radical;
• a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.5 R.sup.6 wherein R.sup.5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms;
• R.sup.6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, fluorosulfonyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 7 carbon atoms, phenylcarbonyl, an alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy;
• phenylsulfonyl or methoxyphenylsulfonyl;
• or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may represent morpholino or piperidino;
• a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R.sup.5).sub.2 wherein each R.sup.5 can be the same or different and is as described previously;
• Z.sup.1 represents hydrogen or Z;
• R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, hydroxy or methoxy;
• an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom;
• D represents a cyano radical, a sulfo radical, fluorosulfonyl, a halogen atom, a --SO.sub.3 --phenyl or a --SO.sub.3 --phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy;
• alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, a phenylsulfonyl or phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy;
• an alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms or alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, phenyl, hydroxy or sulfamoyl;
• a phenylsulfinyl radical or phenylsulfinyl radical substituted with sulfo or fluorosulfonyl;
• a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.5 R.sup.6, a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R.sup.5).sub.2 wherein each R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 is as described previously for Z,
• with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

A photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and one of said layers having associated therewith a magenta image dye-providing compound having a formula as follows:

• ##SPC36##
• wherein:
• Car represents a ballasted carrier moiety which as a function of oxidation of said compound under alkaline conditions cleaves off from said compound relesing a diffusible dye and having the formula ##SPC37##
• wherein:
• Ball represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration as to render said compound nondiffusible during development in an alkaline processing composition;
• Y represents the carbon atoms necessary to complete a benzene or naphthalene nucleus;
• R.sup.1 represents hydrogen or chloro;
• R.sup.3 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms;
• D represents an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 5 carbon atoms, benzylsulfonyl, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO.sub.2 NHR.sup.6 wherein R.sup.6 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms.

A photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and one of said layers having associated therewith a magenta image dye-providing compound having a formula as follows:

• ##SPC39##
• wherein:
• Car represents a ballasted carrier moiety which as a function of oxidation of said compound under alkaline conditions cleaves off from said compound releasing a diffusible dye and having the formula ##SPC40##
• wherein:
• Ball represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration to render said compound nondiffusible during development in an alkaline processing composition;
• Y represents the carbon atoms necessary to complete a benzene or naphthalene nucleus;
• D represents --SO.sub.2 NHCH.sub.3 or --SO.sub.2 NHC.sub.4 H.sub.9 t;
• R.sup.1 represents hydrogen or chloro;
• Z represents 5-sulfamoyl when R.sup.1 is 2-chloro;
• and
• when R.sup.1 is hydrogen Z represents 4-sulfamoyl, 3-methylsulfonyl or 3-nitro.

A photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon a layer containing a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a cyan image dye-providing material, a layer containing a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a magenta image dye-providing material, and a layer containing a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion material having associated therewith a yellow image dye-providing material, said magenta image dye-providing material having a formula as follows:

• ##SPC42##
• wherein:
• Car represents a ballasted carrier moiety which, as a function of oxidation of said compound under alkaline conditions, cleaves off from said compound releasing a diffusible dye;
• m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1;
• X represents a bivalent linking group of the formula --R.sup.2 --L.sub.n --R.sup.2.sub.p -- where each R.sup.2 can be the same or different and each represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms;
• a phenylene radical;
• or a phenylene radical substituted with chloro, bromo, cyano, nitro, methoxy, methyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• L represents a bivalent radical selected from oxy, carbonyl, carboxamido, carbamoyl, sulfonamido, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl or sulfonyl;
• n is an integer having a value of 0 or 1;
• p is 1 when n equals 1 and p is 1 or 0 when n equals 0 or when q is 0, Car-X- may represent Car-alkylene--SO.sub.2 --, Car-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 SO.sub.2 --, or Car-phenylene-SO.sub.2 --, provided that the carbon content of X does not exceed 14 carbon atoms;
• R represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms;
• J represents a bivalent radical selected from sulfonyl or carbonyl;
• Q is in the 5- or 8-position relative to G and represents a hydroxy radical or a radical having the formula --NHCOR.sup.3 or --NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.3 wherein R.sup.3 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, cyano, chloro, methoxy, methyl or sulfamoyl;
• G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula:
• ##EQU29## wherein R.sup.4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, a phenyl radical or phenyl radical substituted with chloro or nitro;
• r represents an integer having a value of 1 or 2;
• Z represents a cyano radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, fluorosulfonyl, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula --COOR.sup.4 wherein R.sup.4 is as described previously, a nitro radical in the 2- or 3-position relative to the azo linkage, a fluoro, chloro or bromo atom, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• a phenylsulfonyl radical;
• a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy;
• an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.5 R.sup.6 wherein R.sup.5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms;
• R.sup.6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, fluorosulfonyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 7 carbon atoms, phenylcarbonyl, an alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy;
• phenylsulfonyl or methoxyphenylsulfonyl;
• or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may represent morpholino or piperidino;
• a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R.sup.5).sub.2 wherein each R.sup.5 can be the same or different and is as described previously;
• Z.sup.1 represents hydrogen or Z;
• R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, hydroxy or methoxy;
• an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom;
• D represents a cyano radical, a sulfo radical, fluorosulfonyl, a halogen atom, a --SO.sub.3 -phenyl or a --SO.sub.3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy;
• alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, a phenylsulfonyl or phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy;
• an alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms or alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, phenyl, hydroxy or sulfamoyl;
• a phenylsulfinyl radical or phenylsulfinyl radical substituted with sulfo or fluorosulfonyl;
• a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.5 R.sup.6, a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R.sup.5).sub.2 wherein each R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 is as described previously for Z,
• with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

A photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon a layer containing a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a cyan image dye-providing material, a layer containing a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a magenta image dye-providing material, and a layer containing a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith a yellow image dye-providing material, said magenta image dye-providing material having a formula as follows ##SPC45##

• wherein:
• Car represents a ballasted carrier moiety which as a function of oxidation of said compound under alkaline conditions, cleaves off from said compound releasing a diffusible dye and having the formula ##SPC46##
• wherein:
• Ball represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration as to render said compound nondiffusible during development in an alkaline processing composition;
• Y represents the carbon atoms necessary to complete a benzene or naphthalene nucleus;
• m and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1;
• X represents a bivalent linking group of the formula --R.sup.2 --L.sub.n --R.sup.2.sub.p -- where each R.sup.2 can be the same or different and each represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms;
• a phenylene radical;
• or a phenylene radical substituted with chloro, bromo, cyano, nitro, methoxy, methyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• L represents a bivalent radical selected from oxy, carbonyl, carboxamido, carbamoyl, sulfonamido, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl or sulfonyl;
• n is an integer having a value of 0 or 1;
• p is 1 when n equals 1 and p is 1 or 0 when n equals 0 or when q is 0, Car-X- may represent Car-alkylene-SO.sub.2 --, Car-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 SO.sub.2 --, or Car-phenylene-SO.sub.2 -, provided that the carbon content of X does not exceed 14 carbon atoms;
• R represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms;
• J represents a bivalent radical selected from sulfonyl or carbonyl;
• Q is in the 5- or 8-position relative to G and represents a hydroxy radical or a radical having the formula --NHCOR.sup.3 or --NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.3 wherein R.sup.3 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, cyano, chloro, methoxy, methyl or sulfamoyl;
• G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula:
• ##EQU31## wherein R.sup.4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, a phenyl radical or phenyl radical substituted with chloro or nitro;
• r represents an integer having a value of 1 or 2;
• Z represents a cyano radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, fluorosulfonyl, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula --COOR.sup.4 wherein R.sup.4 is as described previously, a nitro radical in the 2- or 3-position relative to the azo linkage, a fluoro, chloro or bromo atom, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, or sulfo;
• a phenylsulfonyl radical;
• a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorocsulfonyl or methoxy;
• an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.5 R.sup.6 wherein R.sup.5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms;
• R.sup.6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, fluorosulfonyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 7 carbon atoms, phenylcarbonyl, an alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy;
• phenylsulfonyl or methoxyphenylsulfonyl, or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may represent morpholino or piperidino;
• a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R.sup.5).sub.2 wherein each R.sup.5 can be the same or different and is as described previously;
• Z.sup.1 represents hydrogen or Z;
• R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, hydroxy or methoxy;
• an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom;
• D represents a cyano radical, a sulfo radical, a fluorosulfonyl, a halogen atom, a --SO.sub.3 -phenyl or a --SO.sub.3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy;
• alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, a phenylsulfonyl or phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy;
• an alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms or alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, phenyl, hydroxy or sulfamoyl;
• a phenylsulfinyl radical or phenylsulfinyl radical substituted with sulfo or fluorosulfonyl;
• a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.5 R.sup.6, a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R.sup.5).sub.2 wherein each R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 is as described previously for Z,
• with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

A photographic film unit which is adapted to be processed by passing said unit between a pair of juxtaposed pressure applying members comprising:

• a. a photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and one of said layers having associated therewith a magenta image dye-providing compound;
• b. a dye image-receiving layer which is positioned on the same side of the support as the silver halide emulsion layer;
• and
• c. means for discharging an alkaline processing composition within said film unit;
• said film unit containing a silver halide developing agent and said compound having a formula as follows:
• ##SPC51##
• wherein:
• Car represnts a ballasted carrier moiety which, as a function of oxidation of said compound under alkaline conditions, cleaves off from said compound releasing a diffusible dye;
• m and q represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1;
• X represents a bivalent linking group of the formula --R.sup.2 --L.sub.n --R.sup.2.sub.p -- where each R.sup.2 can be the same or different and each represents an alkylene radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms;
• a phenylene radical;
• or a phenylene radical substituted with chloro, bromo, cyano, nitro, methoxy, methyl, ethyl, carboxyl, sulfo or amino;
• L represents a bivalent radical selected from oxy, carbonyl, carboxamido, carbamoyl, sulfonamido, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl or sulfonyl;
• n is an integer having a value of 0 or 1;
• p is 1 when n equals 1 and p is 1 or 0 when n equals 0 or when q is 0, Car-X-- may represent Car-alkylene-SO.sub.2 --, Car-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 SO.sub.2 --, or Car-phenylene-SO.sub.2 --, provided that the carbon content of X does not exceed 14 carbon atoms;
• R represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms;
• J represents a bivalent radical selected from sulfonyl or carbonyl;
• Q is in the 5- or 8-position relative to G and represents a hydroxy radical or a radical having the formula --NHCOR.sup.3 or --NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.3 wherein R.sup.3 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• benzyl, phenyl, or a phenyl radical substituted with carboxy, cyano, chloro, methoxy, methyl or sulfamoyl;
• G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group having the formula:
• ##EQU35## wherein R.sup.4 is an alkyl radical having 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, a phenyl radical or phenyl radical substituted with chloro or nitro;
• r represents an integer having a value of 1 or 2;
• Z represents a cyano radical, a trifluoromethyl radical, fluorosulfonyl, a carboxy radical, a carboxylic acid ester having the formula --COOR.sup.4 wherein R.sup.4 is as described previously a nitro radical in the 2- or 3-position relative to the azo linkage, a fluoro, chloro or bromo atom, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or sulfo;
• a phenylsulfonyl radical;
• a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy;
• an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.5 R.sup.6 wherein R.sup.5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms;
• R.sup.6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, fluorosulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 7 carbon atoms, phenylcarbonyl, an alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy;
• phenylsulfonyl or methoxyphenylsulfonyl;
• or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may represent morpholino or piperidino;
• a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R.sup.5).sub.2 wherein each R.sup.5 can be the same or different and is as described previously;
• Z.sup.1 represents hydrogen or Z;
• R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, hydroxy or methoxy;
• an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom;
• D represents a cyano radical, a sulfo radical, fluorosulfonyl, a halogen atom, a --SO.sub.3 -phenyl or a --SO.sub.3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy;
• alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, a phenylsulfonyl or phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy;
• an alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms or alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, phenyl, hydroxy or sulfamoyl;
• a phenylsulfinyl radical or phenylsulfinyl radical substituted with sulfo or fluorosulfonyl;
• a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.5 R.sup.6, a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R.sup.5).sub.2 wherein each R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 is as described previously for Z,
• with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.

A photographic film unit which is adapted to be processed by passing said unit between a pair of juxtaposed pressure-applying members comprising:

• a. a photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and one of said layers having associated therewith a magenta image dye-providing compound;
• b. a dye image-receiving layer which is positioned on the same side of the support as the silver halide emulsion layer;
• and
• c. means for discharging an alkaline processing composition within said film unit;
• said film unit containing a silver halide developing agent and said compound having a formula as follows:
• ##SPC54##
• wherein:
• Car represents a ballasted carrier moiety which as a function of oxidation of said compound under alkaline conditions, cleaves off from said compound releasing a diffusible dye and having the formula ##SPC55##
• wherein:
• Ball represents an organic ballasting group of such size and configuration as to render said compound nondiffusible during development in an alkaline processing composition;
• Y represents the carbon atoms necessary to complete a benzene or naphthalene nucleus;
• sulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or sulfo;
• a phenylsulfonyl radical;
• a phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with sulfamoyl, carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy;
• an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 5 carbon atoms, a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.5 R.sup.6 wherein R.sup.5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms;
• R.sup.6 represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with hydroxy, cyano, fluorosulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• a benzyl radical, a phenyl radical, a phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, sulfonyl, sulfamoyl, carboxy or sulfo;
• an alkylcarbonyl having 2 to about 7 carbon atoms, phenylcarbonyl, an alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms substituted with cyano or hydroxy;
• phenylsulfonyl or methoxyphenylsulfonyl;
• or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded may represent morpholino or piperidino;
• a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R.sup.5).sub.2 wherein each R.sup.5 can be the same or different and is as described previously;
• Z.sup.1 represents hydrogen or Z;
• R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, hydroxy or methoxy;
• an alkoxy radical having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom;
• D represents a cyano radical, a sulfo radical, fluorosulfonyl, a halogen atom, a --SO.sub.3 -phenyl or a --SO.sub.3 -phenyl radical substituted with hydroxy, chloro, carboxy, sulfamoyl, methyl or methoxy;
• alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, an alkylsulfonyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with chloro, fluoro, hydroxy, phenyl, cyano, a phenylsulfonyl or phenylsulfonyl radical substituted with carboxy, fluorosulfonyl or methoxy;
• an alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms or alkylsulfinyl radical having 1 to about 8 carbon atoms substituted with cyano, phenyl, hydroxy or sulfamoyl;
• a phenylsulfinyl radical or phenylsulfinyl radical substituted with sulfo or fluorosulfonyl;
• a sulfamoyl radical having the formula --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.5 R.sup.6, a carbamoyl radical having the formula --CON(R.sup.5).sub.2 wherein each R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 is as described previously for Z,
• with the proviso that there be no more than one sulfo radical and no more than one carboxy radical present in said compound.