US2618558A - Photographic developers comprising an n,n - dialkyl-p-phenylenediamine and a benzenesulfonate - Google Patents

Photographic developers comprising an n,n - dialkyl-p-phenylenediamine and a benzenesulfonate Download PDF

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US2618558A
US2618558A US87118A US8711849A US2618558A US 2618558 A US2618558 A US 2618558A US 87118 A US87118 A US 87118A US 8711849 A US8711849 A US 8711849A US 2618558 A US2618558 A US 2618558A
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  • This invention relates to photographic developers and particularly to photographic developers having increased solubility.
  • photographic developers of the primary aromatic amino type are valuable compounds for producing fine grain black and white photographic images and also that these compounds, especially when they contain alkyl substituents on one of the nitrogen atoms, are useful as developers in the production of colored photographic images.
  • One disadvantage of the primary aromatic amino developing agents particularly the N,N- dialkyl-substituted p-phenylene diamines is that they possess rather limited solubility in the aqueous alkaline developing solutions. Because of their limited solubility, only limited amounts of the developing agents can be incorporated in the developing solutions and for this reason, the developing power of the solution is lower than it would be if a greater amount of developing agent could be used.
  • an object of the present invention to provide an improved photographic developing solution.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a means for increas-* ing the solubility of primary aromatic amino developers, particularly N,N-dialkyl-substituted pphenylene diamine developers.
  • a still further object is to provide photographic color developing solutions in which increased quantities of developing agents can be incorporated.
  • R represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical containing not more than five carbon atoms, that is, a methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl or amyl radical, or a fused-on saturated carbocyclic ring
  • M represents ammonium or an alkali metal radical, for example, sodium, potassium, or lithium.
  • solubility-increasing agents are especially useful with developing agents including N,N-dimethyl-p-phenylene diamine, N,N-diethyl-pphenylene diamine, 2-amino-5-diethylamino toluene, the developing agents of Weissberger U. S. Patent 2,193,015 and the developing agents of Weissberger, Glass and Vittum U. S. patent applications Serial Nos. 731,420, 13,525 and 13,526, now Patents No. 2,548,574, No. 2,592,363 and No. 2,592,364, respectively.
  • This developing agent is soluble to the extent of about 2 grams per liter in developing solutions of pH about 11.
  • the solubility of the developing agent is increased to five grams per liter by the addition of 100 grams per liter of solution of sodium p-xylene sulfonate and to grams per liter by the addition of 200 grams per liter of sodium p-xylene sulfonate.
  • the resulting more concentrated developer solutions obtained by the addition of the sodium xylene sulfonate showed a marked increase in developing activity over the basic solution containing two grams per liter of the developing agent.
  • Coupler (2,4-dichlor-a-naphthol) grams 2 Sodium hydroxide (10% solution) cc 10 For use, B is added to A.
  • the developers of our invention may be used with any well-known coupler compounds such as those described in Fisher U. S. Patent 1,102,028, granted June 30, 1914, Mannes and Godowsky U. S. Patent 2,108,602, granted February 15, 1938, or Mannes, Godowsky and Peterson U. S. Patents 2,115,394, granted April 26, 1938 and 2,126,337, granted August 9, 1938.
  • a photographic developing solution comprising an N,N-dialkyl-p-phenylenediamine developing agent and a substantial amount of a compound of the following structure:
  • R and R are selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, alkyl radicals containing not more than five carbon atoms, and groups wherein R and R together represent the atoms necessary to complete a fused-on saturated carbocyclic ring, and M is selected from the class consisting of alkali metal and ammonium.
  • a photographic developing solution comprising an N,N-dialkyl-p-phenylenediamine developing agent and a substantial amount of a compound of the following structure:
  • R is an alkyl radical containing not more than 5 carbon atoms
  • M is an alkali metal
  • a photographic developing solution comprising an N,N-dialkyl-p-phenylenediamine developing agent and from 20 to 200 grams per liter of developing solution of a sodium benzene sulfonate having an alkyl subsituent of not more than 5 carbon atoms on the benzene ring.
  • a photographic developing solution comprising an N,N-dialkyl-p-phenylenediamine developing agent and approximately grams per liter of developing solution of a sodium benzene sulfonate having an alkyl substituent of not more than 5 carbon atoms on the benzene ring.
  • a color photographic developer in which the developing agent has increased solubility comprising an N,N-dialkyl-p-phenylenediamine developing agent, a compound capable of coupling with the oxidation product of said developing agent, and a sodium benzene sulfonate having at least one alkyl substituent of not more than 5 carbon atoms on the benzene ring.
  • R and R are selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, alkyl radicals containing not more than five carbon atoms, and groups wherein R and R together represent the atoms necessary to complete a fused-on saturated carbocyclic ring, and M is selected from the class consisting of alkali metal and ammonium.
  • R is an alkyl radical containing not more than 5 carbon atoms
  • M is an alkali metal
  • the method of increasing the solubility of N,N dialkyl p phenylenediamine developing agents in photographic developing solutions which comprises adding to the developing solution containing said developing agent, from 20 to 200 grams per liter of developing solution of a sodium benzene sulfonate having an alkyl substituent of not more than 5 carbon atoms on the benzene ring.

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Patented Nov. 18, 1952 CROSS REFERENCE PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPERS COMPRISING AN N,N DIALKYL-p-PHENYLENEDIAMINE AND A BENZENE SULFONATE Paul W. Vittum and George W. Ker-ridge, Rochester, N. Y., assignors to Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N. Y., a, corporation of New Jersey No Drawing. Application rial No. 87,1 8
8 Claims.
This invention relates to photographic developers and particularly to photographic developers having increased solubility.
It is known that photographic developers of the primary aromatic amino type are valuable compounds for producing fine grain black and white photographic images and also that these compounds, especially when they contain alkyl substituents on one of the nitrogen atoms, are useful as developers in the production of colored photographic images.
One disadvantage of the primary aromatic amino developing agents, particularly the N,N- dialkyl-substituted p-phenylene diamines is that they possess rather limited solubility in the aqueous alkaline developing solutions. Because of their limited solubility, only limited amounts of the developing agents can be incorporated in the developing solutions and for this reason, the developing power of the solution is lower than it would be if a greater amount of developing agent could be used.
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an improved photographic developing solution. A further object of the present invention is to provide a means for increas-* ing the solubility of primary aromatic amino developers, particularly N,N-dialkyl-substituted pphenylene diamine developers. A still further object is to provide photographic color developing solutions in which increased quantities of developing agents can be incorporated.
These objects are accomplished by incorporating in the developing solution containing the primary aromatic amino developing agent, a benzene sulfonate of the following formula:
in which R represents hydrogen, an alkyl radical containing not more than five carbon atoms, that is, a methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl or amyl radical, or a fused-on saturated carbocyclic ring, and M represents ammonium or an alkali metal radical, for example, sodium, potassium, or lithium.
.fpril 12, 1949,
The following compounds may be employed according to our invention:
AOaNa Sodium benzene sulfonnto SOaNu Sodium xylene sulfonate (o, m, or p) CH: OINB Sodium p-cymene sultonate Sodium p-tert. butyl benzene sulfonate some Sodium tetrahydronapbthalene sulfonate When added to the developing solution in concentrations varying from 20 to 200 grams per liter of solution, preferably from 50. to 100 grams per liter of solution, we have found that these com- EXAMINER agents we have obtained particularly good results with developing agents of the N,N-dialkyl-substituted p-phenylene diamines which are commonly employed as color developer in conjunction with a coupling compound which couples with the oxidation product of the developing agent.
Our solubility-increasing agents are especially useful with developing agents including N,N-dimethyl-p-phenylene diamine, N,N-diethyl-pphenylene diamine, 2-amino-5-diethylamino toluene, the developing agents of Weissberger U. S. Patent 2,193,015 and the developing agents of Weissberger, Glass and Vittum U. S. patent applications Serial Nos. 731,420, 13,525 and 13,526, now Patents No. 2,548,574, No. 2,592,363 and No. 2,592,364, respectively.
An example of the effectiveness of the solubilizing agents of our invention as shown by the behaviour of a developer having the following structure:
CHgCH NHSOzCHi This developing agent is soluble to the extent of about 2 grams per liter in developing solutions of pH about 11. The solubility of the developing agent is increased to five grams per liter by the addition of 100 grams per liter of solution of sodium p-xylene sulfonate and to grams per liter by the addition of 200 grams per liter of sodium p-xylene sulfonate. The resulting more concentrated developer solutions obtained by the addition of the sodium xylene sulfonate showed a marked increase in developing activity over the basic solution containing two grams per liter of the developing agent.
The following example illustrates a color developing solution which may be used according to our invention.
3-methyl-4-amino-N-ethyl N (fimethyl-sulfona-mido) ethyl aniline grams 5 Sodium sulfite do 0.5 Sodium carbonate do Potassium bromide gram 1 Sodium p-cymene sulfonate grams 100 Water to 1 liter.
Coupler (2,4-dichlor-a-naphthol) grams 2 Sodium hydroxide (10% solution) cc 10 For use, B is added to A.
When used for the formation of color photographic images the developers of our invention may be used with any well-known coupler compounds such as those described in Fisher U. S. Patent 1,102,028, granted June 30, 1914, Mannes and Godowsky U. S. Patent 2,108,602, granted February 15, 1938, or Mannes, Godowsky and Peterson U. S. Patents 2,115,394, granted April 26, 1938 and 2,126,337, granted August 9, 1938.
It will be understood that the examples included herein are illustrative only and that our invention is to be taken as limited only by the scope of the appended claims.
We claim:
1. A photographic developing solution comprising an N,N-dialkyl-p-phenylenediamine developing agent and a substantial amount of a compound of the following structure:
where R and R are selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, alkyl radicals containing not more than five carbon atoms, and groups wherein R and R together represent the atoms necessary to complete a fused-on saturated carbocyclic ring, and M is selected from the class consisting of alkali metal and ammonium.
2. A photographic developing solution comprising an N,N-dialkyl-p-phenylenediamine developing agent and a substantial amount of a compound of the following structure:
where R is an alkyl radical containing not more than 5 carbon atoms, and M is an alkali metal.
3. A photographic developing solution comprising an N,N-dialkyl-p-phenylenediamine developing agent and from 20 to 200 grams per liter of developing solution of a sodium benzene sulfonate having an alkyl subsituent of not more than 5 carbon atoms on the benzene ring.
4. A photographic developing solution comprising an N,N-dialkyl-p-phenylenediamine developing agent and approximately grams per liter of developing solution of a sodium benzene sulfonate having an alkyl substituent of not more than 5 carbon atoms on the benzene ring.
5. A color photographic developer in which the developing agent has increased solubility, comprising an N,N-dialkyl-p-phenylenediamine developing agent, a compound capable of coupling with the oxidation product of said developing agent, and a sodium benzene sulfonate having at least one alkyl substituent of not more than 5 carbon atoms on the benzene ring.
6. The method of increasing the solubility of N,N dialkyl p phenylenediamine developing agents in photographic developing solutions, which comprises adding to the developing solution containing said developing agent, a substantial amount of a compound of the following structure:
where R and R are selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, alkyl radicals containing not more than five carbon atoms, and groups wherein R and R together represent the atoms necessary to complete a fused-on saturated carbocyclic ring, and M is selected from the class consisting of alkali metal and ammonium.
'7. The method of increasing the solubility of N ,N dialkyl p phenylenediamine developing agents in photographic developing solutions, which comprises adding to the developing solution containing said developing agent, a substantial amount of a compound of the following structure:
where R is an alkyl radical containing not more than 5 carbon atoms, and M is an alkali metal.
8. The method of increasing the solubility of N,N dialkyl p phenylenediamine developing agents in photographic developing solutions, which comprises adding to the developing solution containing said developing agent, from 20 to 200 grams per liter of developing solution of a sodium benzene sulfonate having an alkyl substituent of not more than 5 carbon atoms on the benzene ring.
PAUL W. VITTUM. GEORGE W. KERRIDGE.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS OTHER REFERENCES Schwartz et al., Surface Active Agents, pub- 15 lished March 11, 1949, Interscience Publishers Inc., New York; pages 111, 120, 121, and 307 to 312 cited.

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1. A PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPING SOLUTION COMPRISING AN N,N-DIALKYL-P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE DEVELOPING AGENT AND A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF A COMPOUND OF THE FOLLOWING STRUCTURE:
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