A colour photographic material which contains on a support at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, together with non-light-sensitive layers, wherein at least one layer contains a compound of the formula (I) or (II)
- wherein
- the R1-radicals are each independently of one another hydrogen, halogen, NO2, cyano, —CONR5R6, —(R9)COOR4, —C(O)—R7, —OR8, —SR8, —NHR8, —N(R8)2, carbamoyl, di(C1–C18alkyl)carbamoyl, —C(═NR5)(NHR6);
- unsubstituted C1–C18alkyl, C2–C18alkenyl, C2–C18alkynyl, C7–C9phenylalkyl, C3–C12cycloalkyl or C2–C12heterocycloalkyl;
- or
- C1–C18alkyl, C2–C18alkenyl, C2–C18 alkynyl, C7–C9phenylalkyl, C3–C12cycloalkyl or C2–C12heterocycloalkyl, which are substituted by NO2, halogen, amino, hydroxy, cyano, carboxy, C1–C4alkoxy, C1–C4alkylthio, C1–C4alkylamino or di(C1–C4alkyl)-amino;
- or phenyl, naphthyl, which are unsubstituted or substituted by C1–C4alkyl, C1–C4alkoxy, C1–C4alkylthio, halogen, cyano, hydroxy, carboxy, C1–C4alkylamino or di(C1–C4alkyl)amino;
- R4 is hydrogen, C1–C18alkyl, phenyl, an alkali metal cation or a tetraalkylammonium cation;
- R5 and R6 are hydrogen, C1–C18alkyl, C2–C18alkyl, which is substituted by at least one hydroxy group or, taken together, form a C2–C12alkylene bridge or a C2–C12-alkylene bridge interrupted by at least one O or NR8 atom;
- R7 is hydrogen, C1–C18alkyl or phenyl;
- R8 is hydrogen, C1–C18alkyl or C2–C18alkyl which is substituted by at least one hydroxy group;
- R9 is C1–C12alkylene or a direct bond;
- or
- all the R1-radicals form together the residue of a polycyclic cycloaliphatic ring system or a polycyclic heterocycloaliphatic ring system with at least one di- or trivalent nitrogen atom;
- the R2-radicals are independently of each other C1–C6alkyl or phenyl;
- R3 is a radical of the formula —C(R10)R10)—X—D, wherein
- X is phenylene, naphthylene or biphenylene, which are unsubstituted or substituted by NO2, halogen, amino, hydroxy, cyano, carboxy, C1–C4alkoxy, C1–C4alkylthio, C1–C4alkylamino or di(C1–C4alkyl)amino;
- the R10-radicals are independently of each other H or CH3;
- D is a group
- or a group —C(O)—C1–C18alkyl or
- a group —C(O)—R11—C(O)—C1–C18alkyl;
- with R11 being a bond or C1–C12alkylene, or
- a group —O—CH2—CH(OH)—CH2—NR12R13, wherein
- R12 and R13 independently of one another are unsubstituted C1–C18alkyl, C2–C18alkenyl, C2–C18alkynyl, phenyl, C7–C9phenylalkyl, C3–C12cycloalkyl;
- the radicals may be interrupted once or more than once by —, —NH—, —O—, —S—, —CO—, —SO—, —SO2—, or
- C1–C18alkyl, C2–C18alkenyl, C2–C18 alkynyl, phenyl, C7–C9phenylalkyl, C3–C12cycloalkyl, which are substituted by halogen, amino, hydroxy, carboxy, C1–C6alkoxy, C1–C6alkoxycarbonyl, C1–C6alkylthio, C1–C6alkylamino or di(C1–C6alkyl)-amino, C1–C6alkylamino-carbonyl or di(C1–C6alkyl)-amino-carbonyl;
- the radicals may be interrupted once or more than once by —, —NH—, —O—, —S—, —CO—, —SO—, —SO2—, or
- R12 and R13 together with N form a 4 to 8 membered ring, whereby the ring may be interrupted by —O—, —NH—, S—, —CO—, —SO—, —SO2 and may be sustituted by carboxy, or
- D is a group —O—CH2—CH(OH)—CH2—N(R12)—CH2—CHOH—CH2—O— or —O—CH2—CH(OH)—CH2—W—CH2—CHOH—CH2—O— with W being a divalent amino group (—N(R12)—), a polyamine residue, a polyethyleneimine residue or a polyoxyalkyleneamine residue;
- A is a divalent group required to form a cyclic 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring, whereby the divalent group is selected from C2–C4alkylene, C2–C4alkenylene, C2–C4alkinylene, 1,2 phenylene which may be unsubstituted or substituted by NO2, halogen, amino, hydroxy, cyano, carboxy, carbonyl, C1–C18alkoxy, C1–C18 acyloxy, benzoyloxy, C1–C18alkylthio, C1–C18alkylamino or di(C1–C18alkyl)amino, or phenyl;
- or
- A is a group —CH2—CHY—CH2—, wherein
- Y is H, OH, OR14, NR15R16, —O—C(O)—R17 or NR15—C(O)—R17;
- R14 is C1–C18alkyl, C2–C18alkenyl, C2–C18alkinyl, phenyl, benzyl, mesityl, or C2–C18alkyl which is substituted by at least one hydroxy group;
- R15 and R16 independently are hydrogen, C1–C18alkyl, C2–C18alkenyl, C2–C18alkinyl, or taken together form a C2–C12alkylene bridge or a C2–C12alkylene bridge interrupted by at least one O atom;
- R17 is phenyl, benzyl, mesityl, C1–C18alkyl, C2–C18alkenyl, C2–C18alkinyl;
- or
- A is a group —CH2—C(OZ)(OZ′)—CH2—, wherein Z and Z′ are independently C1–C12alkyl, C3–C12alkenyl, C3–C12alkinyl, C5–C8cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, C7–C9phenylalkyl;
- or Z and Z′ together form one of the bivalent groups —C(R18)(R19)—CH(R20)—, —CH(R18)—CH2—C(R19)(R20)—, —CH(R19)—CH2—C(R18)(R20)—, —CH2—C(R18)(R19)—CH(R20)-o-phenylene, 1,2-cyclohexylidene, —CH2—CH═CH—CH2— or
- wherein
- R18 is hydrogen, C1–C18alkyl, COOH, COO—(C1–C18)alkyl, OCO—(C1–C18)alkyl or CH2OR21;
- R19 and R20 are independently hydrogen, C1–C12alkyl, COOH or COO—(C1–C12)alkyl;
- R21 is hydrogen, C1–C18alkyl, C5–C6cycloalkyl, benzyl, or a monovalent acyl residue derived from an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic monocarboxylic acid having up to 18 carbon atoms;
- or
- Z and Z′ together form one of the tetravalent groups
- wherein
- Q is a bisacyl residue which is derived from a C2–C12dicarboxylic acid or C1–C12alkylene.