3-(4-Anilinophenoxy)-2-hydroxypropyl sulfides, ethers and amines as antioxidants

A compound having the following structural formula:

• AZR
• wherein A has the following structure:
• ##STR8## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons, and alkoxy radicals of 1 to 4 carbons;
• R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are selected from the group consisting of H and alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbons (1-4C);
• R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals (1-20C), phenyl or alkyl-substituted phenyl radicals, aralkyl radicals (7-12C);
• an acyloxyalkyl of the structure --CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.n COOR.sup.5, wherein R.sup.5 is an alkyl (1-4C) and n is 0 or 1, the group A, and the group XA wherein X is a moiety of the structure ##STR9## wherein R.sup.6 is selected from the group consisting of alkylene radicals (1-6C), cycloalkylene radicals (5-12C) and --R.sup.11 --R.sup.10 --(R.sup.12).sub.n 3 wherein R.sup.10 is a cycloalkylene (5-12C), R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 are alkylene radicals (1-6C) and n.sup.3 is 0 or 1, R.sup.7 is selected from the group consistng of alkyl radicals (1-4C);
• R.sup.8 is selected from the group consisting of alkylene radicals (1-6C);
• Y is selected from the group consisting of --O--, 13 S--, 1,4-phenylene, ##STR10## wherein R.sup.9 is an alkylene radical (2-6C) which may be substituted by the group ##STR11## n.sup.1 is 0 to 4;
• n.sup.2 is 0 or 1 with the proviso that when Y and Z are both ##STR12## or both --O-- then n.sup.2 can be 0-6, and Z is selected from the group consisting of ##STR13##