摘要 |
New optical brightening agents and photographic materials which contain in at least one layer these brightening agents are provided. The compounds have the general formula <IMAGE> wherein R1 and R3 are hydrogen or methyl, R2 and R4 are alkyl R5 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, X is -NH-, -O- or -S-, L1 and L2 are alkylene oxide chains and M(+) is a hydrogen or an alkali metal cation. These brightening agents enhance the brightness in the white areas of photographic print materials.
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