Solid processing composition for silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials

A solid processing composition for processing an exposed silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, wherein the composition comprises

• a) a first compound represented by the following Formula (I) in an amount of 40 to 90 weight %:
• ##STR62## wherein Z represents an atomic group necessary to form a hydrocarbon ring or a heterocyclic ring;
• X' represents an aldehyde group, ##STR63## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently represent a lower alkyl group;
• and n is an integer of 1 to 4
• b) a saccharide selected from the group consisting of .alpha.-cyclodextrin, .beta.-cyclodextrin and .gamma.-cyclodextrin in an amount of 2.5 to 25.0 weight % and
• c) a second compound represented by the following Formula (K-I), (K-II), (K-III), (K-IV), (K-V), (K-VI), (K-VII), (K-VIII) or (K-IX) in an amount of 2.5 to 25.0 weight %:
• ##STR64## wherein A.sub.1, A.sub.2, A.sub.3 and A.sub.4 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, --COOM', --PO.sub.3 (M.sub.1).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 COOM.sub.2, --CH.sub.2 OH or a lower alkyl group which may have a substituent, provided that one of A.sub.1 through A.sub.4 represents --COOM', --PO.sub.3 (M.sub.1).sub.2 or --CH.sub.2 COOM.sub.2 ;
• and M', M.sub.1 and M.sub.2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an ammonium group, an alkali metal atom or an organic ammonium group, ##STR65## wherein A.sub.11, A.sub.12, A.sub.13 and A.sub.14 independently represent --CH.sub.2 OH, --COOM.sup.3 or --PO.sub.3 (M.sup.4).sub.2 in which M.sup.3 and M.sup.4 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an ammonium group, an alkali metal atom or an organic ammonium group;
• X represents an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms or --(B.sub.1 O).sub.n2 --B.sub.2 -- in which n.sup.2 is an integer of 1 to 8 and B.sub.1 and B.sub.2 may be the same as or different from each other and independently represent an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, ##STR66## wherein A.sub.21, A.sub.22, A.sub.23 and A.sub.24 independently represent --CH.sub.2 OH, --COOM.sub.5, --N›(CH.sub.2).sub.n.sbsb.5 COOH!›(CH.sub.2).sub.n.sbsb.6 COOH! or --PO.sub.3 (M.sub.6).sub.2 in which M.sub.5 and M.sub.6 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an ammonium group, an alkali metal atom or an organic ammonium group;
• X.sub.1 represents a straight-chained or branched alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, a saturated or unsaturated organic ring or --(B.sub.11 O).sub.n.sbsb.7 --B.sub.12 -- in which n.sub.7 represents an integer of 1 to 8, and B.sub.11 and B.sub.12 independently represent an alkylene group;
• and n.sub.1 through n.sub.6 independently represent an integer of 1 to 4, ##STR67## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group;
• and L.sub.1 represents, ##STR68## wherein Y.sub.1, Y.sub.2 and Y.sub.3 independently represent an alkylene or arylene group, X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 independently represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, and R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, ##STR69## wherein R.sub.11, R.sub.12 and R.sub.13 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group;
• L.sub.2 represents, ##STR70## wherein Y.sub.1, Y.sub.2 and Y.sub.3 independently represent an alkylene or arylene group, X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 independently represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, and R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group;
• and W represents a divalent linking group, ##STR71## wherein R.sub.21, R.sub.22, R.sub.23, R.sub.26, R.sub.27, R.sub.28 and R.sub.29 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group;
• R.sub.24 and R.sub.25 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, an acyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group, provided that R.sub.24 and R.sub.25 may combine to form a 5-membered or 6-membered ring;
• A represents a carboxy group, a phosphono group, a sulfo group, a hydroxy group or an alkyl metal salt or ammonium salt thereof;
• Y.sub.4 represents an alkylene group or an arylene group which may have a substituent;
• and t and u are each an integer of 0 or 1, ##STR72## wherein n' is an integer of 1 to 3;
• A.sub.31, A.sub.32, A.sub.33 and A.sub.34, and B.sub.31, B.sub.32, B.sub.33, B.sub.34 and B.sub.35 independently represent --H, --OH, --C.sub.n" H.sub.2n"1, or --(CH.sub.2).sub.m.sbsb.1 X.sub.5 in which n" and m.sub.1 are an integer of 1 to 3 and an integer of 0 to 3, respectively, and X.sub.5 represents --COOM.sub.3 (in which M.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom, an ammonium group or an alkali metal atom), --N.sub.2 or --OH, provided that B.sub.31 through B.sub.35 are not simultaneously hydrogen atoms, ##STR73## wherein A.sub.41, A.sub.42, A.sub.43 and A.sub.44 independently represent --COOM.sub.21, --OH, --PO.sub.3 (M.sub.21) (M.sub.22) or --CONH.sub.2 in which M.sub.21 and M.sub.22 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or an ammonium group;
• n.sub.11, n.sub.12, n.sub.13 and n.sub.14 independently represent 0, 1 or 2;
• R.sub.31, R.sub.32, R.sub.33 and R.sub.34 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a hydroxy group, provided that when n.sub.11 +n.sub.12 =1 and n.sub.13 +n.sub.14 =1, none of R.sub.31, R.sub.32, R.sub.33 and R.sub.34 are hydrogen atoms;
• and X.sub.4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms or --(B.sub.21 O).sub.m.sbsb.11 --B.sub.22 -- in which m.sub.11 is an integer of 1 to 4 and B.sub.21 and B.sub.22 independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, ##STR74## wherein R.sub.40, R.sub.41 and R.sub.42 independently represent a hydrogen atom, --OH, a substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl group;
• B.sub.41, B.sub.42 and B.sub.43 independently represent a hydrogen atom, --OH, --COOM.sub.7, --PO.sub.3 (M.sub.8).sub.2 or --N(R').sub.2 in which R' represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms or --PO.sub.3 (M.sub.8).sub.2 ;
• M.sub.4, M.sub.7, and M.sub.8 independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal atom;
• and n.sup.10 and m independently represent an integer of 0 or 1.