| abstract |
An overcoat composition comprising a water insoluble polymernhaving a Tg equal to or less than 30 °C and comprising 75 to 100 weight percentnof the monomer having the following formula:n nwherein: X is selected from the group consisting of Cl, F or CN, and Y is eachnindependently selected from the group consisting of H, Cl, F, CN, CF 3 , CH 3 ,nC 2 H 5 , n-C 3 H 7 , iso-C 3 H 7 , n-C 4 H 9 , n-C 5 H 11 , n-C 6 H 13 , OCH 3 , OC 2 H 5 , phenyl, C 6 F 5 ,nC 6 Cl 5 , CH 2 Cl, CH 2 F, C 2 F 5 , n-C 3 F 7 , iso-C 3 F 7 , OCF 3 , OC 2 F 5 , OC 3 F 7 , C(CF 3 ) 3 ,nCH 2 (CF 3 ), CH(CF 3 ) 2 , COCF 3 , COC 2 F 5 , COCH 3 , COC 2 H 5 ; and wherein saidnovercoat composition being superposed on an imaged light sensitive silver halidenemulsion layer on a support, said silver halide emulsion layer containing 1H-pyrazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazolentype of magenta coupler. Optionally, the polymerncomposition may contain a second polymer having a Tg greater than 30 °C. |