Esters and amides of trisubstituted hydroxyphenylalkanoic acids

Abstract

The compounds are esters and amides of trialkylhydroxyphenylalkanoic acid having the formula ##STR1## wherein R, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently lower alkyl or cycloalkyl groups, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkylene, phenyl, phenyl substituted by alkyl groups, alkylthioethyl, thiobis-alkylene, alkyleneoxyalkylene, polyoxyalkylene or a polyvalent cyclic or acyclic hydrocarbon radical, R.sup.4 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, R.sup.5 is hydrogen, alkyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted with alkyl groups, alkylene, polyoxyalkylene or polyvalent cyclic or acyclic hydrocarbon radical, A is lower alkylene, m is 1 to 4 and n is 1 to 6. The compounds are useful as stabilizers for organic materials, especially polyolefins, which deteriorate upon exposure to light and heat.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.