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Yellow dye mixture for thermal color proofing
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Inventors: Evans, Steven; Chapman, Derek D.;
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY)
Primary Examiner: Hess; Bruce H.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Cole; Harold E.
A yellow dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprises a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of yellow dyes dispersed in a polymeric binder, at least one of the yellow dyes having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: each R.sup.1 independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted allyl group; an aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; a hetaryl group of from 5 to 10 atoms; acyl; arylsulfonyl; aminocarbonyl; aminosulfonyl; fluorosulfonyl; halogen; nitro; alkylthio; or arylthio; or any two adjacent R.sup.1 's together represent the atoms necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered fused ring; n represents an integer from 0-4; R.sup.2 represents hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, allyl, aryl or hetaryl group as described above for R.sup.1 ; cyano; acyl; alkylsulfonyl; arylsulfonyl; or alkoxycarbonyl; Z represents cyano; alkoxycarbonyl; acyl; nitro; arylsulfonyl or alkylsulfonyl; Y represents hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, allyl, aryl or hetaryl group as described above for R.sup.1 ; amino; alkylamino; arylamino; acylamino; or sulfonylamino; and at least one of the other of the dyes having the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 represents the same groups as R.sup.1 above; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each independently represents hydrogen, R.sup.3 ; cyano; acyloxy; alkoxy of 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; halogen; or alkoxycarbonyl; or any two of R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- to 7-membered ring; R.sup.6 represents the same groups as R.sup.3 ; G represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl or allyl group as described above for R.sup.3, NR.sup.7 R.sup.8 or OR.sup.9 ; R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 each independently represents hydrogen, acyl or R.sup.3, with the proviso that R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 cannot both be hydrogen at the same time; or R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- to 7-membered ring; R.sup.9 represents the same groups as R.sup.3 ; X represents C(R.sup.10)(R.sup.11), S, O or NR.sup.10 ; R.sup.10 and R.sup.11 each independently represents the same groups as R.sup.3 ; or R.sup.10 and R.sup.11 together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- to 7-membered ring; and J represents the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered ring which may be fused to another ring system. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1. A yellow dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of yellow dyes dispersed in a polymeric binder, at least one of said yellow dyes having the formula: ##STR8## wherein: each R. sup. 1 independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted allyl group; an aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; a hetaryl group of from 5 to 10 atoms; acyl; arylsulfonyl; aminocarbonyl; aminosulfonyl; fluorosulfonyl; halogen; nitro; alkylthio; or arylthio; or any two adjacent R. sup. 1 's together represent the atoms necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered fused ring; n represents an integer from 0-4; R. sup. 2 represents hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, allyl, aryl or hetaryl group as described above for R. sup. 1 ; cyano; acyl; alkylsulfonyl; arylsulfonyl; or alkoxycarbonyl; Z represents cyano; alkoxycarbonyl; acyl; nitro; arylsulfonyl or alkylsulfonyl; Y represents hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, allyl, aryl or hetaryl group as described above for R. sup. 1 ; amino; alkylamino; arylamino; acylamino; or sulfonylamino; and at least one of the other of the dyes having the formula: ##STR9## wherein: R. sup. 3 represents the same groups as R. sup. 1 above; R. sup. 4 and R. sup. 5 each independently represents hydrogen, R. sup. 3 ; cyano; acyloxy; alkoxy of 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; halogen; or alkoxycarbonyl; or any two of R. sup. 3, R. sup. 4 and R. sup. 5 together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- to 7-membered ring; R. sup. 6 represents the same groups as R. sup. 3 ; G represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl or allyl group as described above for R. sup. 3, NR. sup. 7 R. sup. 8 or OR. sup. 9 ; R. sup. 7 and R. sup. 8 each independently represents hydrogen, acyl or R. sup. 3, with the proviso that R. sup. 7 and R
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