Silver salt photothermographic dry imaging material, image recording method and image forming method for the same

A silver salt photothermographic dry imaging material comprising:

• a support;
• a photosensitive layer containing non-photosensitive aliphatic carboxylic acid silver salts, photosensitive silver halide grains, a silver ion reducing agent and a binder, the photosensitive layer being provided on the support;
• a cyan coloring leuco dye;
• and
• at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by the following Formulas (1) to (4), (A-8), (A-9), (PO) and (J),
• wherein in the Formula (1), each of the X01 and X02 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a —COOH or a salt thereof, or an aryl group or alkyl group which is bonded via a bivalent linkage group, at least one of the X01 and X02 being —COOH or a salt thereof;
• and each of the R1, R2 and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, or an aryl group or alkyl group which is bonded via a bivalent linkage group;
• in the Formula (2), the P represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or an NH group;
• the Q1 represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom;
• the Y1 represents an OH group, an OM1 group, an SH group, an SM1 group or an NH2 group, the M1 representing a counter ion;
• the L1 represents a bivalent linkage group;
• and the Z10 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group;
• in the Formula (3), the Z20 represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group;
• and the M2 represents a metal atom or an organic cation;
• in the Formula (4), the R4 represents a hydroxyl group or a metallic salt of the hydroxyl group;
• the R5 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group;
• and the X3 represents an electron withdrawing group, or the R5 and the X3 are capable of forming a ring including an electron withdrawing group;
• in the Formula (A-8), the Z80 represents an atomic group required for forming a nitrogen-containing heterocycle;
• the X80 represents an SO2 group or an OSO2 group;
• and the R80 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, an alkaryl group, an aralkyl group or a heterocyclic group;
• in the Formula (A-9), the R91 represents a hydroxyl group or a metallic salt of the hydroxyl group;
• the R92 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, an alkaryl group, an aralkyl group or a heterocyclic group;
• and each of the X91 and X92 represents an electron withdrawing group;
• in the Formula (PO), each of the Z03 and Z04 independently represents a halogen atom;
• the X10 represents a hydrogen atom or an electron withdrawing group;
• the Y01 represents a —CO— group or an SO2— group;
• the Q10 represents an arylene group or a bivalent heterocyclic group;
• the L3 represents a linkage group;
• each of the W1 and W2 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group;
• and the n3 represents 0 or 1;
• and
• in the Formula (J), the R5 represents a monovalent substituent except a hydrogen atom;
• the m2 represents an integer of 1 to 6;
• and the (R5)m2 indicates that 1 to 6 R5s are independently exist on a phthalazine ring.