3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one compounds and compositions comprising the same

A 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one compound, wherein the 3-phenyl group is substituted with one or more acyloxy groups comprising 26 or more carbon atoms and the compound conforms to Formula (I)

• wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, halogens, alkyl groups, substituted alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, substituted alkoxy groups, aralkyl groups, substituted aralkyl groups, alkaryl groups, substituted alkaryl groups, cycloalkyl groups, substituted cycloalkyl groups, alkylamino groups, substituted alkylamino groups, acyloxy groups, and substituted acyloxy groups, provided adjacent pairs of R1, R2, R3, and R4 can be linked to form a fused benzene ring;
• R6, R7, R8, R9, and R19 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogens, alkyl groups, substituted alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, substituted alkoxy groups, and —OR5, provided at least one of R6, R8, and R19 is —OR5;
• R5 is selected from the group consisting of —R11—C(O)—R12 and —C(O)—R12, R11 is —(C2H4O)a(C3H6O)b(C2H4O)c—, the variables a, b, and c are integers independently selected from the group consisting of zero and the positive natural numbers, provided at least one of a, b, and c is a positive natural number, and R12 is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl groups having 25 or more carbon atoms.