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Photographic emulsions, elements and processes utilizing release compounds    
United States Patent4248962   
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Inventor(s)Lau; Philip T. S. (Rochester, NY)
AbstractPhotographic couplers which release a photographically useful group by an intramolecular nucleophilic displacement reaction can be used in photographic emulsions, elements and processes to provide a photographically useful group in a controlled manner.



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Inventor     Lau; Philip T. S. (Rochester, NY)
Owner/Assignee     Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY)
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Publication Date     February 3, 1981
Application Number     05/972,614
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Filing Date     December 22, 1978
US Classification     430/382 430/362 430/385 430/387 430/389 430/390 430/544 430/548 430/553 430/555 430/557 430/558 430/559 430/957 430/958
Int'l Classification     G03C 007/00 G03C 001/40
Examiner     Brown; Travis
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Attorney/Law Firm     Levitt; Joshua G.
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Parent Case     This is a continuation-in-part of my copending application, Ser. No. 864,126 filed Dec. 23, 1977, now abandoned.
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We claim:

1. A photographic element comprising a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer and a photographic coupler containing

a coupler moiety,

a photographic dye or reagent, containing a hetero atom from Group VA or VIA of the periodic table having a negative valence of 2 or 3 and

a timing group joining the coupler moiety and the photographic dye or reagent, the timing means comprising

a nucleophilic group attached to the coupler moiety at a position from which it is capable of being displaced as a result of reaction of the coupler moiety with oxidized color developing agent,

an electrophilic group attached to said hetero atom in the photographic dye or reagent and capable of being displaced therefrom by said nucleophilic group after said nucleophilic group is displaced from said coupler moiety, and

a linking group spatially relating the nucleophilic group and the electrophilic group to undergo, after cleavage of the bond between the timing group and the coupler moiety, an intramolecular nucleophilic displacement reaction which cleaves the bond between the photographic dye or reagent and the timing group.

2. A photographic element comprising a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer and a photographic coupler represented by the structure: ##STR89## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

PUG is a photographic dye or reagent containing a hetero atom from Group VA or VIA of the periodic table having a negative valence of 2 or 3;

Nu is a nucleophilic group containing an electron rich oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atom, Nu being attached to a position on COUP from which it will be displaced upon reaction of COUP with oxidized color developing agent;

E is an electrophilic group containing an electron deficient carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, phosphinyl or thiophosphinyl moiety, E being attached to said hetero atom in PUG and being displaceable therefrom by Nu after Nu is displaced from COUP; and

X is a linking group for spatially relating Nu and E, upon displacement of Nu from COUP, to undergo an intramolecular nucleophilic displacement reaction with the formation of a three- to seven-membered ring and thereby release PUG.

3. A photographic element of claim 2, wherein PUG contains an oxygen, sulfur or heterocyclic nitrogen atom by which it is attached to E.

4. A photographic element of claim 2 wherein Nu contains an electron rich oxygen or sulfur atom; E contains an electron deficient carbonyl or thiocarbonyl group; PUG contains an oxgen or sulfur atom by which it is attached to E.

5. A photographic element of claim 2 wherein X is alkylene or an arylene linking group.

6. A photographic element of claim 2 wherein COUP is a coupler moiety which yields a colored product on reaction with oxidized color developing agent.

7. A photographic element of claim 2 wherein COUP is a coupler moiety which yields a colorless product on reaction with oxidized color developing agent.

8. A photographic element of claim 2 wherein PUG is a development inhibitor.

9. A photographic element of claim 2 wherein PUG is a dye or dye precursor.

10. A photographic element of claim 2 wherein PUG is a coupler.

11. A photographic element of claim 2 wherein PUG is a developing agent.

12. A photographic element of claim 2 wherein PUG is a bleach inhibitor.

13. A photographic element comprising a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a photographic coupler represented by the formula: ##STR90## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

Nu is a nucleophilic group attached to the coupling position of COUP, selected from the group consisting of ##STR91## where R is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;

Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a mono- or bicyclic aromatic or heterocyclic ring system containing 5 to 10 ring atoms;

E is an electrophilic group selected from the group consisting of ##STR92## where each R is independently hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;

n is an integer of 0 to 4 such that the ring formed upon reaction of the nucleophilic center of Nu with the electrophilic center of E contains 5 to 6 members; and

PUG is a photograhic dye or reagent containing a hetero atom from Group VA or VIA of the periodic table having a negative valence of 2 or 3 through which it is attached to a position on E from which it will be displaced upon nucleophilic attack of Nu at the electrophilic center in E.

14. A photographic element of claim 13 wherein COUP is a coupler moiety which yields a colored product on reaction with oxidized color developing agent.

15. A photographic element of claim 13 wherein COUP is a coupler moiety which yields a colorless or neutral product on reaction with oxidized color developing agent.

16. A photographic element comprising a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a photographic coupler represented by the structure ##STR93## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

Z.sub.2 is oxygen, or sulfur and is attached to the coupling position of COUP;

n is 0 or 1;

R.sub.3 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 10 carbon atoms;

PUG is a photographic dye or reagent containing an oxygen or sulfur atom by which it is attached to the carbonyl group; and

X.sub.1 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, --OR.sub.4, --COOR.sub.4, --CONHR.sub.4, --NHCOR.sub.4, --NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.4, --SO.sub.2 NHR.sub.4 or SO.sub.2 R.sub.4 where R.sub.4 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms.

17. A photographic element of claim 16 wherein COUP is a ballasted yellow-dye-forming coupler.

18. A photographic element of claim 16 wherein COUP is a ballasted cyan dye forming coupler.

19. A photographic element of claim 16 wherein COUP is a ballasted magenta dye forming coupler.

20. A photographic element of claim 16 wherein COUP forms a colorless reaction product on reaction with oxidized color developing agent.

21. A photographic element of claim 16 wherein PUG is a mercaptotetrazole or benzotriazole development inhibitor.

22. A photographic element comprising a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a photographic coupler represented by the structure: ##STR94## where: Z is oxygen or sulfur;

X is hydrogen, nitro, alkoxycarbonyl, sulfonamido or carbonamido;

n is 0 or 1;

R.sub.3 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and

R is phenyl or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

23. A photographic element comprising a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a photographic coupler represented by the structure: ##STR95## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

Z.sub.1 is oxygen or sulfur and is attached to the coupling position of COUP;

n is 2 or 3;

R.sub.3 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 10 carbon atoms; and

PUG is a photographic dye or reagent containing an oxygen or sulfur atom by which it is attached to the carbonyl group.

24. A photographic element of claim 23 wherein COUP is a ballasted yellow-dye-forming coupler.

25. A photographic element of claim 23 wherein COUP is a ballasted cyan dye forming coupler.

26. A photographic element of claim 23 wherein COUP is a ballasted magenta dye forming coupler.

27. A photographic element of claim 23 wherein COUP forms a colorless reaction product on reaction with oxidized color developing agent.

28. A photographic element of claim 23 wherein PUG is a mercaptotetrazole or benzotriazole development inhibitor.

29. A photographic element comprising a support having thereon a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion unit having associated therewith a cyan-dye-image-providing material, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion unit having associated therewith a magenta-dye-image-providing material, and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion unit having associated therewith a yellow-dye-image-providing material, at least one of the silver halide emulsion units having associated therewith a photographic coupler containing

a coupler moiety,

a photographic dye or reagent, containing a hetero atom from Group VA or VIA of the periodic table having a negative valence of 2 or 3 and

a timing group joining the coupler moiety and the photographic dye or reagent, the timing group comprising

a nucleophilic group attached to the coupler moiety at a position from which it is capable of being displaced as a result of reaction of the coupler moiety with oxidized color developing agent,

an electrophilic group attached to said hetero atom in the photographic dye or reagent and capable of being displaced therefrom by said nucleophilic group after said nucleophilic group is displaced from said coupler moiety, and

a linking group spatially relating the nucleophilic group and the electrophilic group to undergo, after cleavage of the bond between the timing group and the coupler moiety, an intramolecular nucleophilic displacement reaction which cleaves the bond between the photographic dye or reagent and the timing group.

30. A photographic element of claim 29 wherein the photographic coupler is represented by the structure ##STR96## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

PUG is a photographically useful group containing a hetero atom from Group VA or VIA of the periodic table having a negative valence of 2 or 3;

Nu is a nucleophilic group containing an electron rich oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atom, Nu being attached to a position on COUP from which it will be displaced upon reaction of COUP with oxidized color developing agent;

E is an electrophilic group containing an electron deficient carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, phosphinyl or thiophosphinyl moiety, E being attached to said hetero atom in PUG and being displaceable therefrom by Nu after Nu is displaced from COUP; and

X is a linking group for spatially relating Nu and E, upon displacement of Nu from COUP, to undergo an intramolecular nucleophilic displacement reaction with the formation of a three- to seven-membered ring and thereby release PUG.

31. A photographic element of claim 30, wherein PUG contains an oxygen, sulfur or heterocyclic nitrogen atom by which it is attached to E.

32. A photographic element of claim 30, wherein Nu contains an electron rich oxygen or sulfur atom; E contains an electron deficient carbonyl or thiocarbonyl group; and PUG contains an oxygen or sulfur atom by which it is attached to E.

33. A photographic element of claim 30, wherein X is alkylene or an arylene linking group.

34. A photographic element of claim 30, wherein said intramolecular nucleophilic displacement reaction involves the formation of a 5- or 6-membered ring.

35. A photographic element of claim 29 wherein the photographic coupler is represented by the structure ##STR97## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

Nu is a nucleophilic group attached to the coupling position of COUP, selected from the group consisting of ##STR98## where R is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;

Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a mono- or bicyclic aromatic or heterocyclic ring system containing 5 to 10 ring atoms;

E is an electrophilic group selected from the group consisting of ##STR99## where each R is independently hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;

n is an integer of 0 to 4 such that the ring formed upon reaction of the nucleophilic center of Nu with the electrophilic center of E contains 5 to 6 members; and

PUG is a photographic dye or photographic reagent containing a hetero atom from Group VA or VIA of the periodic table having a negative valence of 2 or 3 through which it is attached to a position on E from which it will be displaced upon nucleophilic attack of Nu at the electrophilic center in E.

36. A photographic element of claim 35, wherein PUG contains an oxygen, sulfur or heterocyclic nitrogen atom by which it is attached to E.

37. A photographic element of claim 36 wherein PUG is a development inhibitor.

38. A photographic element of claim 36, wherein PUG is a dye or dye precursor.

39. A photographic element of claim 36, wherein PUG is a coupler.

40. A photographic element of claim 36, wherein PUG is a developing agent.

41. A photographic element of claim 36, wherein PUG is a bleach inhibitor.

42. A photographic element of claim 37, wherein PUG is a mercaptotetrazole or benzotriazole development inhibitor.

43. A photographic element of claim 37, wherein COUP is a coupler moiety which yields a colorless product on reaction with oxidized color developing agent.

44. A photographic element of claim 37, wherein COUP is a coupler moiety which yields a colored product on reaction with oxidized color developing agent.

45. A photographic element of claim 38, wherein PUG is a dye or dye precursor which on release from E in an alkaline photographic processing composition yields a dye of essentially the same color as the dye formed by reaction of COUP with oxidized color developing agent.

46. A photographic element of claim 29, wherein the photographic coupler is represented by the structure ##STR100## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

Z.sub.2 is oxygen or sulfur and is attached to the coupling position of COUP;

n is 0 or 1;

R.sub.3 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 10 carbon atoms;

PUG is a photographic dye or photographic reagent containing an oxygen or sulfur atom by which it is attached to the carbonyl group; and

X.sub.1 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, --OR.sub.4, --COOR.sub.4, --CONHR.sub.4, --NHCOR.sub.4, --NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.4, --SO.sub.2 NHR.sub.4 or SO.sub.2 R.sub.4 where R.sub.4 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms.

47. A photographic element of claim 29 wherein the photographic coupler is represented by the structure ##STR101## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

Z.sub.1 is oxygen or sulfur and is attached to the coupling position of COUP;

n is 2 or 3;

R.sub.3 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 10 carbon atoms; and

PUG is a photographic dye or reagent containing an oxygen or sulfur atom by which it is attached to the carbonyl group.

48. A photographic element of claim 39 wherein the photographic coupler and the dye forming coupler yield dyes of essentially the same color on reaction with oxidized color developing agent.

49. A photographic element of claim 39 wherein the photographic coupler and the dye forming coupler yield dyes of different color on reaction with oxidized color developing agent.

50. A silver halide emulsion containing a photographic coupler having

a coupler moiety,

a photographic dye or reagent, containing a hetero atom from Group VA or VIA of the periodic table having a negative valence of 2 or 3 and

a timing group joining the coupler moiety and the photographic dye or reagent, the timing group comprising

a nucleophilic group attached to the coupler moiety at a position from which it is capable of being displaced as a result of reaction of the coupler moiety with oxidized color developing agent,

an electrophilic group attached to said hetero atom in the photographic dye or reagent and capable of being displaced therefrom by said nucleophilic group after said nucleophilic group is displaced from said coupler moiety, and

a linking group spatially relating the nucleophilic group and the electrophilic group to undergo, after cleavage of the bond between the timing group and the coupler moiety, an intramolecular nucleophilic displacement reaction which cleaves the bond between the photographic dye or reagent and the timing group.

51. A photograhic silver halide emulsion containing a photographic coupler represented by the structure: ##STR102## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

PUG is a photograhic dye or reagent containing a hetero atom from Group VA or VIA of the periodic table having a negative valence of 2 or 3;

Nu is a nucleophilic group containing an electron rich oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atom, Nu being attached to a position on COUP from which it will be displaced upon reaction of COUP with oxidized color developing agent;

E is an electrophilic group containing an electron deficient carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, phosphinyl or thiophosphinyl moiety, E being attached to said hetero atom in PUG and being displacable therefrom by Nu after Nu is displaced from COUP; and

X is a linking group for spatially relating Nu and E, upon displacement of Nu from COUP, to undergo an intramolecular nucleophilic displacement reaction with the formation of a three- to seven-membered ring and thereby release PUG.

52. A photographic silver halide emulsion containing a photographic coupler represented by the formula: ##STR103## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

Nu is a nucleophilic group attached to the coupling position of COUP, selected from the group consisting of ##STR104## where R is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;

Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a mono- or bicyclic aromatic or heterocyclic ring system containing 5 to 10 ring atoms;

E is an electrophilic group selected from the group consisting of ##STR105## where each R is independently hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;

n is an integer of 0 to 4 such that the ring formed upon reaction of the nucleophilic center of Nu with the electrophilic center of E contains 5 to 6 members; and

PUG is a photograhic dye or reagent containing a hetero atom from Group VA or VIA of the periodic table having a negative valence of 2 or 3 through which it is attached to a position on E from which it will be displaced upon nucleophilic attack of Nu at the electrophilic center in E.

53. A photographic silver halide emulsion containing a photographic coupler represented by the structure: ##STR106## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

Z.sub.2 is oxygen, or sulfur and is attached to the coupling position of COUP;

n is 0 or 1;

R.sub.3 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 10 carbon atoms;

PUG is a photographic dye or reagent containing an oxygen or sulfur atom by which it is attached to the carbonyl group; and

X.sub.1 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, --OR.sub.4, --COOR.sub.4, --CONHR.sub.4, --NHCOR.sub.4, --NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.4, --SO.sub.2 NHR.sub.4 or SO.sub.2 R.sub.4 where R.sub.4 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms.

54. A photographic silver halide emulsion containing a photographic coupler represented by the structure: ##STR107## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

Z.sub.1 is oxygen or sulfur and is attached to the coupling position of COUP;

n is 2 or 3;

R.sub.3 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 10 carbon atoms; and

PUG is a photographic dye or reagent containing an oxygen or sulfur atom by which it is attached to the carbonyl group.

55. A process of forming a photographic image which comprises developing an exposed silver halide emulsion layer with a color developing agent in the presence of a photographic coupler wherein the photographic coupler contains

a coupler moiety,

a photographic dye or reagent, containing a hetero atom from Group VA or VIA of the periodic table having a negative valence of 2 or 3 and

a timing group joining the coupler moiety and the photographic dye or reagent, the timing group comprising

a nucleophilic group attached to the coupler moiety at a position from which it is capable of being displaced as a result of reaction of the coupler moiety with oxidized color developing agent,

an electrophilic group attached to said hetero atom in the photographic dye or reagent and capable of being displaced therefrom by said nucleophilic group after said nucleophilic group is displaced from said coupler moiety, and

a linking group spatially relating the nucleophilic group and the electrophilic group to undergo, after cleavage of the bond between the timing group and the coupler moiety, an intramolecular nucleophilic displacement reaction which cleaves the bond between the photographic dye or reagent and the timing group.

56. A process of claim 55 wherein the photographic coupler is represented by the structure: ##STR108## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

PUG is a photographic dye or reagent containing a hetero atom from Group VA or VIA of the periodic table having a negative valence of 2 or 3;

Nu is a nucleophilic group containing an electron rich oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atom, Nu being attached to a position on COUP from which it will be displaced upon reaction of COUP with oxidized color developing agent;

E is an electrophilic group containing an electron deficient carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, phosphinyl or thiophosphinyl moiety, E being attached to said hetero atom in PUG and being displaceable therefrom by Nu after Nu is displaced from COUP; and

X is a linking group for spatially relating Nu and E, upon displacement of Nu from COUP, to undergo an intramolecular nucleophilic displacement reaction with the formation of a three- to seven-membered ring and thereby release PUG.

57. A process of claim 55 wherein the photographic coupler is represented by the formula ##STR109## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

Nu is a nucleophilic group attached to the coupling position of COUP, selected from the group consisting of ##STR110## where R is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;

Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a mono- or bicyclic aromatic or heterocyclic ring system containing 5 to 10 ring atoms;

E is an electrophilic group selected from the group consisting of ##STR111## where each R is independently hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;

n is an integer of 0 to 4 such that the ring formed upon reaction of the nucleophilic center of Nu with the electrophilic center of E contains 5 to 6 members; and

PUG is a photographic dye or reagent containing a hetero atom from Group VA or VIA of the periodic table having a negative valence of 2 or 3 through which it is attached to a position on E from which it will be displaced upon nucleophilic attack of Nu at the electrophilic center in E.

58. A process of claim 57 wherein the photographic coupler is contained in the photographic element.

59. A process of claim 57 wherein the photographic coupler is contained in a processing solution with the color developing agent.

60. A photographic element comprising a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer and a photographic coupler containing

a coupler moiety,

a photographic dye or reagent, containing a hetero atom from Group VA or VIA of the periodic table having a negative valence of 2 or 3 and

a timing group joining the coupler moiety and the photographic dye or reagent, the timing group comprising

a nucleophilic group attached to the coupler moiety at a position from which it is capable of being displaced as a result of reaction of the coupler moiety with oxidized color developing agent,

an electrophilic group attached to said hetero atom in the photographic dye or reagent and capable of being displaced therefrom by said nucleophilic group after said nucleophilic group is displaced from said coupler moiety, and

a linking group spatially relating the nucleophilic group and the electrophilic group to undergo, after cleavage of the bond between the timing group and the coupler moiety, an intramolecular nucleophilic displacement reaction, with the formation of a five- or six-membered ring, which cleaves the bond between the photographic dye or reagent and the timing group.

61. A photographic element comprising a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer and a photographic coupler represented by the structure: ##STR112## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

PUG is a photographic dye or reagent containing a hetero atom from Group VA or VIA of the periodic table having a negative valence of 2 or 3;

Nu is a nucleophilic group containing an electron rich oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atom, Nu being attached to a position on COUP from which it will be displaced upon reaction of COUP with oxidized color developing agent;

E is an electrophilic group containing an electron deficient carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, phosphinyl or thiophosphinyl moiety, E being attached to said hetero atom in PUG and being displaceable therefrom by Nu after Nu is displaced from COUP; and

X is a linking group for spatially relating Nu and E, upon displacement of Nu from COUP, to undergo an intramolecular nucleophilic displacement reaction with the formation of a five- or six-membered ring and thereby release PUG.

62. A photographic element comprising a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a photographic coupler represented by one of the structures: ##STR113## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

Z.sub.2 is ##STR114## and is attached to the coupling position of COUP; n is 0 or 1;

R.sub.3 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;

PUG is a photographic dye or reagent containing an oxygen or sulfur atom by which it is attached to the carbonyl group; and

X.sub.1 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, --OR.sub.4, --COOR.sub.4, --CONHR.sub.4, --NHCOR.sub.4, --NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.4, --SO.sub.2 NHR.sub.4 or SO.sub.2 R.sub.4 where R.sub.4 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms.

63. A photographic element comprising a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a photographic coupler represented by one of the structures: ##STR115## where: COUP is a coupler moiety;

Y is ##STR116## or --NHSO.sub.2 CH.sub.2 SO.sub.2 NH--; Z.sub.2 is ##STR117## and is attached to the coupling position of COUP; n is 0 or 1;

R.sub.3 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms;

PUG is a photographic dye or reagent containing an oxygen or sulfur atom by which it is attached to the carbonyl group; and

X.sub.1 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, --OR.sub.4, --COOR.sub.4, --CONHR.sub.4, --NHCOR.sub.4, --NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.4, --SO.sub.2 NHR.sub.4 or SO.sub.2 R.sub.4 where R.sub.4 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms.