Silver halide photographic material containing a compound having an oxidation-reduction moiety and timing group

Abstract

A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide photographic material contains at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I): A--Time).sub.t X (I) wherein A represents an oxidation reduction moiety comprising an atomic group which does not enable --Time).sub.t X to be released until the oxidation reduction moiety is oxidized during photographic development processing; Time represents a timing group which is connected to A through a sulfur atom, a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom; t represents an integer of 0 or 1; and X represents a group represented by the following general formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R represents a straight chain or branched chain alkylene group, a straight chain or branched chain alkenylene group, a straight chain or branched chain aralkylene group or an arylene group; Z represents a polar substituent; Y represents ##STR2## R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 each represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; and n represents an integer of 0 or 1. The silver halide photographic material exhibits a large interimage effect without deterioration of other photographic properties and thus provides photographic images excellent in sharpness and graininess.

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