Photographic elements containing cross-linked mordants and processes of preparing said elements

A dye mordant composition comprising a water-dispersible polymer comprising units according to the formula:

• ##SPC20##
• wherein
• m.sup.- is an anion;
• x is from about 0.25 to about 5.0 mole percent;
• y is from about 0 to about 90 mole percent;
• and
• z is from about 10 to about 99 mole percent.

The process of preparing a photographic element comprising a support and at least one layer comprising a dye mordant and at least one layer comprising an acid dye or acid dye precursor said process comprising providing the dye mordant layer by coating on a support a substantially aqueous dispersion of a polymer comprising units according to the formula;

• ##SPC21##
• wherein A represents units of a monomer containing at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups;
• B represents units of a copolymerizable .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated monomer;
• Q is N or P;
• R.sup.1, r.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently selected from the group consisting of carbocyclic and alkyl;
• M.sup.- is an anion;
• x is from about 0.25 to about 5 mole percent;
• y is from about 0 to about 90 mole percent;
• and
• z is from about 10 to about 99 mole percent
• and applying the layer or layers containing acid dyes or acid dye precursors.

The process of preparing a photographic element comprising a support and at least one layer comprising a dye mordant and at least one layer comprising an acid dye or acid dye precursor comprising coating the support with a substantially aqueous dispersion of a polymer comprising units represented by the formula:

• ##SPC22##
• wherein
• M.sup.- is an anion;
• x is from about 0.25 to about 5.0 mole percent;
• y is from about 0 to about 90 mole percent;
• and
• z is from about 10 to about 99 mole percent;
• and applying the layer or layers containing acid dyes or acid dye precursors.

A photographic element comprising a support, at least one layer containing a dye mordant, and at least one layer containing an acid dye or acid dye precursor wherein the layer containing the dye mordant comprises a polymer comprising units represented by the formula:

• ##SPC23##
• wherein A is a polymerized monomer containing at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups;
• B is a polymerized compolymerizable .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated monomer;
• Q is N or P;
• R.sup.1, r.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently selected from the group consisting of carbocylic and alkyl;
• M.sup.- is an anion;
• x is from about 0.25 to about 5 mole percent;
• y is from about 0 to about 90 mole percent;
• and
• z if from about 10 to about 99 mole percent.

A photographic element comprising a support at least one layer containing a dye mordant and at least one layer containing an acid dye or an acid dye precursor wherein the layer containing a dye mordant comprises a polymer comprising units represented by the formula:

• ##SPC24##
• wherein
• M.sup.- is an anion;
• x is from about 0.25 to about 5.0 mole percent;
• y is from about 0 to about 90 mole percent;
• and
• z is from about 10 to about 99 mole percent.

A dye image receiving element comprising a support having thereon a dye mordant layer which comprises a polymer comprising units represented by the formula:

• ##SPC25##
• wherein A is a polymerized monomer containing at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups;
• B is a polymerized copolymerizable .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated monomer;
• Q is N or P;
• R.sup.1, r.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently selected from the group consisting of carbocyclic and alkyl;
• M.sup.- is an anion;
• x is from about 0.25 to about 5.0 mole percent;
• y is from about 0 to about 90 mole percent;
• and
• z is from about 10 to about 99 mole percent.

A dye image receiving element comprising a support having thereon a dye mordant layer which comprises a polymer comprising units represented by the formula:

• ##SPC26##
• wherein
• M.sup.- is an anion;
• x is from about 0.25 to about 5.0 mole percent;
• y is from about 0 to about 90 mole percent;
• and
• z is from about 10 to about 99 mole percent.

A process of forming a dye image receiving element comprising a support having thereon a dye mordant layer comprising coating said support with a substantially aqueous dispersion of a polymer comprising units represented by the formula:

• ##SPC27##
• wherein A is a polymerized monomer containing at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups;
• B is a polymerized copolymerizable .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated monomer;
• Q is N or P;
• R.sup.1, r.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently selected from the group consisting of carbocyclic and alkyl;
• M.sup.- is an anion;
• x is from about 0.25 to about 5.0 mole percent;
• y is from about 0 to about 90 mole percent;
• and
• z is from about 10 to about 99 mole percent.

A process of forming a dye image receiving element comprising a support having thereon a dye mordant layer comprising coating said support with a substantially aqueous dispersion of a polymer comprising units represented by the formula:

• ##SPC28##
• wherein
• M.sup.- is an anion;
• x is from about 0.25 to about 5.0 mole percent;
• y is from about 0 to about 90 mole percent;
• and
• z is from about 10 to about 99 mole percent.

An integral-negative-receiver photographic image transfer element comprising a support and at least one layer thereon containing at least one photographic silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith an image dye providing material and at least one layer thereon containing a polymer comprising units represented by the formula:

• ##SPC29##
• wherein
• A is a polymerized monomer containing at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups;
• B is a polymerized copolymerizable .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated monomer;
• Q is N or P;
• R.sup.1, r.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently selected from the group consisting of carbocyclic and alkyl;
• M.sup.- is an anion;
• x is from about 0.25 to about 5.0 mole percent;
• y is from about 0 to about 90 mole percent;
• and
• z is from about 10 to about 99 mole percent having contiguous thereto a dye image providing material.

A process of preparing an integral negative receiver comprising a support and at least one layer thereon containing at least one photographic silver halide emulsion layer and at least one layer thereon containing a dye mordant, said process comprising applying said silver halide emulsion and dye mordant each as a substantially aqueous dispersion and wherein the dye mordant is a polymer comprising units represented by the formula:

• ##SPC31##
• wherein A is a polymerized monomer containing at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups;
• B is a polymerized copolymerizable .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated monomer;
• Q is N or P;
• R.sup.1, r.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently selected from the group consisting of carbocyclic and alkyl;
• M.sup.- is an anion;
• x is from about 0.25 to about 5.0 mole percent;
• y is from about 0 to about 90 mole percent;
• and
• z is from about 10 to about 99 mole percent.

A process of preparing an integral-negative-receiver comprising a support and at least one layer containing at least one photographic silver halide emulsion layer and at least one layer containing a dye mordant said process comprising applying the silver halide emulsion and dye mordant as a substantially aqueous dispersion and the dye mordant is a polymer comprising units represented by the formula:

• ##SPC32##
• wherein
• M.sup.- is an anion;
• x is from about 0.25 to about 5.0 mole percent;
• y is from about 0 to about 90 mole percent;
• and
• z is from about 10 to about 99 mole percent.

An image transfer element comprising (a) a support having thereon at least one photographic silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith an immobile image dye-providing material which releases an anionic sulfonamide dye as a function of oxidation, (b) a dye image-receiving layer containing a polymer having units represented by the formula:

• ##SPC33##
• wherein
• A represnets units of an addition polymerizable monomer containing at least two vinyl groups;
• B represents units of a copolymerizable .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated monomer;
• Q is N or P;
• R.sup.1, r.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently selected from the group consisting of carbocyclic and alkyl;
• M.sup.- is an anion;
• x is from about 0.25 to about 5.0 mole percent;
• y is from about 0 to about 90mole percent;
• and
• z is from about 10 to about 99 mole percent;
• and (c) means containing an alkaline processing composition adapted to discharge its contents within said element, said element containing a silver halide developing agent.