Trisaryl-1,3,5-triazine ultraviolet light absorbers

A compound of the general formulas (I), (IA), (II) or (III):

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• wherein each X is independently selected from hydrogen and a blocking group;
• each of Y and Z is independently selected from an aryl ring of the general formula (IV)
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• each R is independently selected from a hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl group and a functional hydrocarbyl group;
• R′ is selected from a divalent hydrocarbyl group and a functional divalent hydrocarbyl group;
• each R1, R2, R4, R4′ and R4″ is independently selected from hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, functional hydrocarbyl, —O(hydrocarbyl), —O(functional hydrocarbyl), —SR, halogen, —SO2R, —SO3R, —COOR, —COR, —OCOR, —NRR and cyano;
• and
• each R3 is independently selected from —R, —OR, —SR, halogen, —SO2R, —SO3R, —COOR, —COR, —NRR and cyano;
• characterized in that at least one R group of a 4-position —OR group is selected from a group of the general formulas (V) (“amido group”) and (VI) (“carbamate group”)
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• wherein Q is selected from NR10 and O;
• R5 is selected from a direct bond and a hydrocarbylene group;
• R8 is a hydrocarbylene group;
• each R6 and R7 is independently selected from a hydrocarbyl group and a functional hydrocarbyl group, wherein at least one of R6 and R7 is a functional hydrocarbyl group;
• or
• R6 and R7 taken together form a group selected from a functional hydrocarbylene group, an unsaturated hydrocarbylene group and an activated unsaturated hydrocarbylene group;
• each R9 is selected from hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl group and a functional hydrocarbyl group;
• and
• R10 is selected from hydrogen and a hydrocarbyl group.