Chromogenic process for the production of color images using a color photographic recording material, which contains embedded color developer compounds that can be activated by heat treatment

Abstract

A chromogenic process for the production of color images using, a color photographic recording material with at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer to which are assigned a thermosolvent, a color coupler and a color developer compound, and optionally further non light-sensitive layers, by exposure and development in an aqueous alkaline treatment bath (activator bath), characterised by the following features (a) and (b): (a) the color developer compound is assigned to the silver halide emulsion layer in the form of an inactive precursor compound corresponding to formula I (capped color developer compound): ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 (the same or different) mean alkyl with up to 6 carbon atoms; R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 (independently of one another) mean H, halogen, --OH, alkyl, alkoxy, acylamino or sulphonamido; M.sup.+ means an alkali metal ion, NH.sub.4.sup.+, a cation derived from a nitrogen-containing organic base, or a compound with a quaternary ammonium group, (b) the recording material undergoes a heat treatment prior to development in order to convert the capped color developer compound to an active form capable of color coupling.

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