| abstract |
COLOR, DIFFUSION TRANSFER PHOTOGRAPHIC ELEMENTS, FILM UNITS AND PROCESSES ARE DESCRIBED WHICH EMPLOY DYE IMAGE-PROVIDING MATERIALS WHICH ARE CLEAVABLE UPON OXIDATION IN AN ALKALINE MEDIUM TO RELEASE A DYE OR DYE PRESCURSOR WHICH DIFFUSES TO DYE IMAGE-RECEIVING LAYER. THE COMPOUNDS HAVE THE FORMULA: 1,4-(R-O-),(BALLAST)N,(DYE-O2S-)M-BENZENE WHEREIN R IS H OR A HYDROLYZABLE ENITY, N IS 1 TO 3 AND M IS 1 TO 3. |