摘要 |
A colorant dispersion having a pigment, a solvent composition of a C1-C8 aliphatic alcohol, a mono- or di- C1-C8 alkylene glycol C1-C8 alkyl ether, or a cyclic ketone; and an aqueous alkaline soluble or swellable polymeric compound which is the reaction product of a hydroxy containing polymer and an anhydride in the presence of a catalytic amount of a tertiary amine catalyst. The pigment and the polymeric compound are present in a high relative weight ratio of from about .75:1.25 to about 1.25:.75. An admixture of the dispersion, a light sensitive component diazonium compound or photopolymerizable composition and an aqueous alkaline soluble or swellable polymeric binder, when coated and dried onto a substrate, forms a photographic element, which when imagewise exposed and developed has an exceptionally high contrast between image and removed non-image areas.
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