Imido methyl blocked photographic dyes and dye releasing compounds

In a photographic image transfer film unit comprising:

• (a) A photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion unit having associated therewith a cyan-dye-image-providing material, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion unit having associated therewith a magenta-dye-image-providing material and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion unit having associated therewith a yellow-dye-image-providing material;
• and
• (b) a dye-image-receiving layer;
• the improvement wherein at least one of the dye-image-providing materials is a non-diffusible imidomethyl blocked dye-releasing compound having the structure:
• ##STR57## wherein:
• J represents ##STR58## X represents the atoms to complete a heterocyclic nucleus containing at least one 5- or 6-membered ring;
• R represents hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms;
• Q represents ##STR59## --Q--DYE represents the residue of a diffusible photographic dye;
• and CAR is a ballasted carrier moiety from which the dye moiety is released as a function of silver halide development.

A photographic element comprising a support bearing a photosensitive silver halide emulsion having associated therewith an imidomethyl blocked dye or dye releasing compound having the structures:

• ##STR77## wherein:
• J represents ##STR78## X represents the atoms to complete a heterocyclic nucleus containing at least one 5- or 6-membered ring;
• R represents hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms;
• Q represents ##STR79## --Q--DYE represents the residue of a diffusible photographic dye;
• and CAR is a ballasted carrier moiety from which the dye moiety is released as a function of silver halide development.

A photographic element comprising a support having thereon a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion unit having associated therewith a cyan-dye-image providing material, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion unit having associated therewith a magenta-dye-image-providing material and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion unit having associated therewith a yellow-dye-image providing material, at least one of the dye image providing materials being an imidomethyl blocked dye or dye releasing compound having the structures:

• ##STR80## wherein:
• J represents ##STR81## X represents the atoms to complete a heterocyclic nucleus containing at least one 5- or 6-membered ring;
• R represents hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms;
• Q represents ##STR82## --Q--DYE represents the residue of a diffusible photographic dye;
• and CAR is a ballasted carrier moiety from which the dye moiety is released as a function of silver halide development.

An imidomethyl blocked dye or dye releasing compound having one of the structures:

• ##STR97## wherein:
• J represents ##STR98## Y represents the atoms to complete a heterocyclic nucleus containing at least one 5- or 6-membered ring;
• R represents hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms;
• Q represents ##STR99## --Q--DYE represents the residue of a diffusible photographic dye;
• and CAR is a ballasted carrier moiety from which the dye moiety is released as a function of silver halide development.