Silver halide photographic material

A silver halide photographic material containing a dispersion of lipophilic fine particles comprising a hydrophobic compound and a water-insoluble and an organic solvent-soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of (a) a co- or homo-polymer having at least a repeating unit represented by formula (I) and (b) a polymer obtained by subjecting at least one compound represented by formula (II) and at least one compound represented by formula (III) or formula (IV) to a condensation polymerization or by subjecting these compounds and another condensation-polymerizable low molecular weight compound to a condensation polymerization:

• ##STR19## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom;
• R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 may be the same or different and each individually represent a hydrogen atom, a substituent, or a halogen atom;
• Z represents a divalent linkage group;
• G.sup.1 and G.sup.2 may be the same or different and each individually represents a hydroxyl group or a group capable of forming a hydroxyl group upon hydrolysis;
• and
• m, p and q each represents an integer of 0 or 1, provided that when p is 1, q is 0 and when p is 0, q is 1;
• ##STR20## wherein G.sup.3 represents a hydroxyl group, or a group capable of forming a hydroxyl group upon hydrolysis;
• k represents an integer of 1 or more;
• R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 may be the same or different and each individually represents a hydrogen atom, a substituent, or a halogen atom;
• R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 may be the same or different and each individually represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an acyl group, a carboxyl group, or a formyl group, each of which may be substituted or unsubstituted;
• R.sup.10 and R.sup.11 may be the same or different and each individually represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group;
• and R.sup.10 and R.sup.11 may be combined with each other to form a ring, and
• wherein the hydrophobic compound is an oil soluble dye represented by formula (VI):
• ##STR21## wherein R.sup.21 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, --COOR.sup.27, --COR.sup.27, --CONR.sup.27 R.sup.28, --CN, --OR.sup.27, --NR.sup.27 R.sup.28, or --N(R.sup.27)COR.sup.28 ;
• Q represents an oxygen atom or --NR.sup.22 --;
• R.sup.22 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group;
• R.sup.23, R.sup.24 and R.sup.25 may be the same or different and each individually represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group;
• R.sup.24 and R.sup.25 may be combined to form a 6-membered ring;
• R.sup.26 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted amino group;
• R.sup.27 and R.sup.28 may be the same or different and each individually represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group;
• and n.sub.3 represents an integer of 0 or 1, and
• wherein said dispersion of the lipophilic fine particles is prepared by dissolving the hydrophobic compound and the water-insoluble and organic solvent-soluble polymer in an organic solvent and then dispersing the resulting solution into a hydrophilic colloid.