# US 5,352,719 A · Hindered amine light stabilizer hydrazides

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- Number: US 5,352,719 A
- Document ID: US5352719A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/849,904
- Filed: 1992-03-12
- Granted: 1994-10-04
- Earliest claimed: 1990-07-17
- Assignees: Elf Atochem North America, Inc.
- Inventors: Terry N. Myers
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5352719A

## CPC

- C07D 471/10: Spiro-condensed systems
- C08K 5/3445: Five-membered rings
- C08K 5/353: Five-membered rings
- C07D: HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS (macromolecular compounds C08)
- C08K: Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients (paints, inks, varnishes, dyes, polishes, adhesives C09)

## Abstract

New and novel stabilized polymer compositions and processes for preparing them which employ new and novel carboxylic acid hydrazides bearing a 2,2,6,6-tetra-alkyl-4-piperidine ring and new and novel polymeric compositions stabilized therewith are provided.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A process for stabilizing a synthetic or natural polymer composition against the degradative effects of heat and light which comprises incorporating into a composition comprising at least one natural or synthetic polymer a stabilizing effective amount of a hindered amine compound of the formula ##STR21## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, oxyl, hydroxyl, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-22 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic acyl of 2-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic acyl of 7-16 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aromatic acyl of 7-11 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic acyl of 7-22 carbons, --(C(.dbd.O)).sub.a --N(R.sup.4)(R.sup.5), --(C(.dbd.O)).sub.a --O--R.sup.6, --(CH.sub.2).sub.a --C(.dbd.O)--O--R.sup.7 where a is 1-2, or --(CH.sub.2 --CH(R.sup.8)--O).sub.b --R.sup.9 where b is 2-50;
R.sup.2 is hydrogen or aliphatic of 1-4 carbons;
R.sup.3 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-22 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-12 carbons;
R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aryl of 6-14 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-22 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-12 carbons which may optionally contain --N(R.sup.10)-- as a ring member with the proviso that bonding to the amide nitrogen to which R.sup.4 and R5 are attached is through a carbon atom, or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 may be linked together through --N(R.sup.10)-- or --O-- to form a heterocyclic ring including the nitrogen atom to which they are attached of 5-7 atoms with the proviso that the --N(R.sup.10)-- or --O-- linking R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 must be separated from the nitrogen atom to which R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are attached by at least one carbon atom;
R.sup.6 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aryl of 6-14 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-22 carbons,
R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are independently hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aryl of 6-14 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-22 carbons,
R.sup.10 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-22 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic acyl of 2-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic acyl of 7-16 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aromatic acyl of 7-11 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic acyl of 7-22 carbons, --(C(.dbd.O)).sub.a --N(R.sup.4)(R.sup.5), --(C(.dbd.O)).sub.a --O--R.sup.6, --(CH.sub.2).sub.a --C(.dbd.O)--O--R.sup.7 where a is 1-2, or --(CH.sub.2 --CH(R.sup.8)--O).sub.b --R.sup.9 where b is 2-50,
X is a triradical ##STR22## R.sup.11 is independently of the same definition as R.sup.7 and when alicyclic may optionally contain --N(R.sup.10)-- as a ring member, with the proviso that bonding to the nitrogen atom to which "R" is attached must be through a carbon atom;
R.sup.12 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic diradical of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aryl diradical of 6-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic diradical of 5-12 carbons or substituted and unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic diradical of 7-22 carbons and the diradicals may optionally contain 1-6 heteroatoms --O--, --S--, and --N(R.sup.10)-- with the proviso that multiple heteroatoms must be separated from each other by at least two carbon atoms and from the diradical ends by at least one carbon atom;
R.sup.13 is independently of the same definition as R.sup.6 ;
R.sup.14 is independently of the same definition as R.sup.12, and when Y is a direct bond, R.sup.14 may also be a direct bond;
R.sup.13 and R.sup.14 together with the carbon atom linking them may form a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl ring of 5-12 carbons,
R.sup.15 and R.sup.16 are independently of the same definition as R.sup.11 and may also be carbamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl of 2-5 carbons or pyridyl, and R.sup.15 and R.sup.16 may be linked together to form an alicyclic of 5-12 carbons, or may be linked together through a heteroatom --O--, --S--, and --N(R.sup.10)-- to form a heterocyclic ring including the carbon atom to which they are attached of 5-7 atoms with the proviso that multiple heteroatoms must be separated from each other by at least two carbon atoms;
Y is --O--, --N(R.sup.11)-- or a direct bond;
n is 1 or 2;
when n is 1, Z is ##STR23## when n is 2, Z is ##STR24## R.sup.17 is independently of the same definition as R.sup.11, R.sup.18 is independently of the same definition as R.sup.11,
Q is --C(.dbd.O)--, --S(.dbd.O).sub.2 --, --C(.dbd.O)--O--, --[C(.dbd.O)].sub.2 --O--, --C(.dbd.O)--N(R.sup.10)--, --[C(.dbd.O)].sub.2 --N(R.sup.10)--, --C(.dbd.S)--N(R.sup.10)--, --C(.dbd.O)--R.sup.22 --C(.dbd.O)--N(R.sup.10)-- or, when n is 1, a direct bond between the nitrogen and R.sup.18,
R.sup.19 and R.sup.20 are independently of the same definition as R.sup.11, and R.sup.19 and R.sup.20 may be linked together to form a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic ring of 5-12 carbons or may be linked together through --N(R.sup.10)--, --O-- and --S-- to form a heterocyclic ring including the carbon atom to which they are attached of 5-12 atoms,
R.sup.21 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic diradical of 2-200 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aryl diradical of 6-14 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic diradical of 5-12 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic diradical of 7-22 carbons, and the diradical chain(s) may optionally contain 1-6 heteroatoms --O--, --S-- and --N(R.sup.10)-- with the provisos that (a) multiple heteroatoms must be separated from each other by at least two carbon atoms and from the chain ends by at least one carbon atom, and that (b) the cyclic group formed contains 5-6 atoms in the ring,
R.sup.22 is a direct bond or is a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic diradical of 1-200 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aryl diradical of 6-14 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic diradical of 5-12 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic diradical of 7-22 carbons, and the diradical chain(s) may optionally contain 1-6 heteroatoms --O--, --S--, and --N(R.sup.10)-- with the proviso that multiple heteroatoms must be separated from each other by at least two carbon atoms and from the chain ends by at least one carbon atom,
R.sup.23 is independently of the same definition as R.sup.11,
R.sup.24 is chosen from --NH(R.sup.18), --OH and O.sup.- M.sup.+, where M.sup.+ is sodium ion, potassium ion or ammonium ion,
R.sup.25 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic diradical of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted aryl diradical of 6-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic diradical of 5-12 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic diradical of 7-22 carbons, and the diradical chain(s) may optionally contain 1-6 moieties selected from --O-- and --N(R.sup.10)-- with the proviso that multiple heteroatoms must be separated from each other by at least two carbon atoms and from the chain ends by at least one carbon atom,
and optional substitutents for R.sup.1, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, R.sup.10, R.sup.11, R.sup.12, R.sup.13, R.sup.14, R.sup.15, R.sup.16, R.sup.17, R.sup.18, R.sup.19, R.sup.20, R.sup.21, R.sup.22, R.sup.23 and R.sup.25 are one or more of the following: chloro, bromo, alkyl of 1-8 carbons, alkoxy of 1-12 carbons, phenoxy, cyano, hydroxy, epoxy, carboxy, benzoyl, benzoyloxy, dialkylamino of 2-8 carbons total, alkyoxycarbonyl of 2-6 carbons, acyloxy of 1-4 carbons, acryloyl, acryloyloxy, methacryloyl, methacryloyloxy, hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl, alkylthio of 1-4 carbons and trialkoxysilyl of 3-12 carbons; and additional optional substituents for R.sup.21 and R.sup.22 are alkyl of 5-180 carbons, alkylthio of 5-180 carbons, carbocyclic aralkylthio of 7-20 carbons, carbocyclic arylthio of 6-20 carbons, alkenyl of 2-180 carbons, cycloalkenyl of 5-12 carbons, carbocyclic aryl of 6-16 carbons, carbocyclic aralkyl of 7-17 carbons, carbocyclic aryloxy of 6-16 carbons, alkoxycarbonyl of 7-10 carbons, and (alkoxycarbonyl)alkylthio of 3-30 carbons; and additional substituents for R.sup.18 are chosen from aliphatic of 1-20 carbons, cycloaliphatic of 5-12 carbons, carbocyclic aryl of 6-14 carbons, carbocyclic aralkyl of 7-22 carbons, alkoxy of 1-20 carbons, cycloalkoxy of 5-12 carbons, carbocyclic aryloxy of 6-14 carbons, carbocyclic aralkoxy of 7-15 carbons, aliphatic acyloxy of 2-20 carbons, alicyclic acyloxy of 6-13 carbons, carbocyclic aromatic acyloxy of 7-15 carbons, and carbocyclic araliphatic acyloxy of 8-16 carbons.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A process as defined in claim 1 wherein in the hindered amine compound:
R.sup.1 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-4 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-10 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic acyl of 2-6 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted benzoyl,
R.sup.2 is hydrogen or methyl,
R.sup.3 is hydrogen,
R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-8 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or substituted or unsubstituted benzyl,
R.sup.6 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-8 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or substituted or unsubstituted benzyl,
R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are independently hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-8 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or substituted or unsubstituted benzyl,
R.sup.10 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-4 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-10 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic acyl of 2-6 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted benzoyl,
R.sup.15 and R.sup.16 are independently substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-6 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aryl of 6-10 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-16 carbons, or may be linked together to form an alicyclic of 5-12 carbons or may be linked together to form a group of formula ##STR25## R.sup.18 is selected from hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-8 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-9 carbons and when alicyclic R.sup.18 may optionally contain 1-2 moieties selected from --O-- and --N(R.sup.10)-- with the proviso stated in claim 1,
Q is --C(.dbd.O)--, --C(.dbd.O)--O--, --[C(.dbd.O)].sub.2 --O--, --C(.dbd.O)--N(R.sup.10)--, --[C(.dbd.O)].sub.2 --N(R.sup.10)-- or, when n is 1, a direct bond between the nitrogen and R.sup.18,
R.sup.19 and R.sup.20 are independently substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-8 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-8 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aryl of 6-12 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-14 carbons, and R.sup.19 and R.sup.20 may be linked together to form a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl ring of 5-8 carbons or a group of formula ##STR26## R.sup.21 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic diradical of 2-18 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted ortho-phenylene or substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic diradical of 6-8 carbons, and the diradical chain(s) may optionally contain 1-2 moieties --O-- and --N(R.sup.10)-- with the proviso stated in claim 1,
R.sup.22 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic diradical of 2-18 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted phenylene or substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic diradical of 6-8 carbons, and the diradical chain(s) may optionally contain 1-2 moieties --O-- and --N(R.sup.10)-- with the proviso stated in claim 1,
R.sup.24 is --OH or --O.sup.- M.sup.+ where M is sodium ion,
R.sup.25 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic diradical of 2-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted aryl diradical of 6-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic diradical of 5-12 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted araliphatic diradical of 7-12 carbons, and the diradical chain(s) may optionally contain 1-2 moieties selected from --O-- and --N(R.sup.10)-- with the proviso stated in claim 1.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A process as defined in claim 1 wherein in the hindered amine compound:
R.sup.1 is hydrogen, methyl, acetyl or benzoyl,
R.sup.2 is hydrogen,
R.sup.4 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl,
R.sup.5 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-8 carbons, or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl,
R.sup.10 is hydrogen, methyl, acetyl or benzoyl,
R.sup.17 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-10 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted cyclohexyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-14 carbons,
R.sup.18 is selected from hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-10 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted cyclohexyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-14 carbons and when alicyclic R.sup.18 may be substituted piperidin-4-yl,
R.sup.24 is --OH,
R.sup.25 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic diradical of 2-10 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted phenylene, substituted or unsubstituted allcyclic diradical of 5-8 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic diradical of 7-12 carbons.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

A process as defined in claim 2 wherein in the hindered amine compound: R.sup.17 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-8 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-9 carbons.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

A process as defined in claim 3 wherein the hindered amine compound is:
20-(3-hydrazino-3-oxopropyl)-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-7-oxa-3,20-diaza-dispiro[5 .1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

A process as defined in claim 3 wherein the hindered amine compound is:
20-[5-(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-4-ylidene)-4,5-diaza-3-oxopentyl]-2,2, 4,4-tetramethyl-7-oxa-3,20-diazadispiro[5.1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the hindered amine compound is:
20-[5-(3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexylidene)-4,5-diaza-3-oxopentyl]-2,2,4,4-tetra methyl-7-oxa-3,20-diazadispiro[5.1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the hindered amine compound is 20-[4,5,7-triaza-3,6-dioxopentacosyl]-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-7-oxa-3,20-diaza dispiro[5.1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 9 (depends on 3)

A process as defined in claim 3 wherein the hindered amine compound is:
20-[8-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)-4,5,8-triaza-3,6,7-trioxooctyl]-2 ,2,4,4-tetramethyl-7-oxa-3,20-diazadispiro[5.1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 10 (depends on 3)

A process as defined in claim 3 wherein the hindered amine compound is:
20-[4,5-diaza-3,6-dioxo-9-ethyl-7-oxatridecyl]-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-7-oxa-3, 20-diazadispiro[5.1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 11 (depends on 3)

A process as defined in claim 3 wherein the hindered amine compound is:
20-(8-carboxy-4,5-diaza-3,6-dioxoheptacosyl)-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-7-oxa-3,20 -diazadispiro[5.1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 12 (depends on 3)

A process as defined in claim 3 wherein the hindered amine compound is:
20-{3-[N-(octadecyl-succinimido)amino]-3-oxopropyl}-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-7-o xa-3,20-diazadispiro[5.1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 13 (depends on 3)

A process as defined in claim 3 wherein the hindered amine compound is:
20-{3-[N-(4-methyl-hexahydrophthalimido)amino]3-oxopropyl}-2,2,4,4-tetramet hyl-7-oxa 3,20-diazadispiro[5.1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 14

A stabilized composition comprising a natural or synthetic polymer and a stabilizing effective amount of a hindered amine compound of the formula ##STR27## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, oxyl, hydroxyl, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-22 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic acyl of 2-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic acyl of 7-16 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aromatic acyl of 7-11 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic acyl of 7-22 carbons, --(C(.dbd.O)).sub.a --N(R.sup.4)(R.sup.5), --(C(.dbd.O)).sub.a --O--R.sup.6, --(CH.sub.2).sub.a --C(.dbd.O)--O--R.sup.7 where a is 1-2, or --(CH.sub.2 --CH(R.sup.8)--O).sub.b --R.sup.9 where b is 2-50;
R.sup.2 is hydrogen or aliphatic of 1-4 carbons;
R.sup.3 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-22 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-12 carbons;
R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aryl of 6-14 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-22 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-12 carbons which may optionally contain --N(R.sup.10)-- as a ring member with the proviso that bonding to the amide nitrogen to which R.sup.4 and R5 are attached is through a carbon atom, or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 may be linked together through --N(R.sup.10)-- or --O-- to form a heterocyclic ring including the nitrogen atom to which they are attached of 5-7 atoms with the proviso that the --N(R.sup.10)-- or --O-- linking R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 must be separated from the nitrogen atom to which R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are attached by at least one carbon atom;
R.sup.6 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aryl of 6-14 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-22 carbons,
R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are independently hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aryl of 6-14 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-22 carbons,
R.sup.10 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-22 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic acyl of 2-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic acyl of 7-16 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aromatic acyl of 7-11 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic acyl of 7-22 carbons, --(C(.dbd.O)).sub.a --N(R.sup.4)(R.sup.5), --(C(.dbd.O)).sub.a --O--R.sup.6, --(CH.sub.2).sub.a --C(.dbd.O)--O--R.sup.7 where a is 1-2, or --(CH.sub.2 --CH(R.sup.8)--O).sub.b --R.sup.9 where b is 2-50,
X is a triradical ##STR28## R.sup.11 is independently of the same definition as R.sup.7 and when alicyclic may optionally contain --N(R.sup.10)-- as a ring member, with the proviso that bonding to the nitrogen atom to which "R" is attached must be through a carbon atom;
R.sup.12 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic diradical of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aryl diradical of 6-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic diradical of 5-12 carbons or substituted and unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic diradical of 7-22 carbons and the diradicals may optionally contain 1-6 heteroatoms --O--, --S--, and --N(R.sup.10)-- with the proviso that multiple heteroatoms must be separated from each other by at least two carbon atoms and from the diradical ends by at least one carbon atom;
R.sup.13 is independently of the same definition as R.sup.6 ;
R.sup.14 is independently of the same definition as R.sup.12, and when Y is a direct bond, R.sup.14 may also be a direct bond;
R.sup.13 and R.sup.14 together with the carbon atom linking them may form a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl ring of 5-12 carbons,
R.sup.15 and R.sup.16 are independently of the same definition as R.sup.11 and may also be carbamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl of 2-5 carbons or pyridyl, and R.sup.15 and R.sup.16 may be linked together to form an alicyclic of 5-12 carbons, or may be linked together through a heteroatom --O--, --S--, and --N(R.sup.10)-- to form a heterocyclic ring including the carbon atom to which they are attached of 5-7 atoms with the proviso that multiple heteroatoms must be separated from each other by at least two carbon atoms;
Y is --O--, --N(R.sup.11)-- or a direct bond;
n is 1 or 2;
when n is 1, Z is ##STR29## when n is 2, Z is ##STR30## R.sup.17 is independently of the same definition as R.sup.11, R.sup.18 is independently of the same definition as R.sup.11,
Q is --C(.dbd.O)--, --S(.dbd.O).sub.2 --, --C(.dbd.O)--O--, --[C(.dbd.O)].sub.2 --O--, --C(.dbd.O)--N(R.sup.10)--, --[C(.dbd.O)].sub.2 --N(R.sup.10)--, --C(.dbd.S)--N(R.sup.10)--, --C(.dbd.O)--R.sup.22 --C(.dbd.O)--N(R.sup.10)-- or, when n is 1, a direct bond between the nitrogen and R.sup.18,
R.sup.19 and R.sup.20 are independently of the same definition as R.sup.11, and R.sup.19 and R.sup.20 may be linked together to form a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic ring of 5-12 carbons or may be linked together through a heteroatom --N(R.sup.10)--, --O-- and --S-- to form a heterocyclic ring including the carbon atom to which they are attached of 5-12 atoms,
R.sup.21 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic diradical of 2-200 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aryl diradical of 6-14 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic diradical of 5-12 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic diradical of 7-22 carbons, and the diradical chain(s) may optionally contain 1-6 heteroatoms --O--, --S-- and --N(R.sup.10)-- with the provisos that (a) multiple heteroatoms must be separated from each other by at least two carbon atoms and from the chain ends by at least one carbon atom, and that (b) the cyclic group formed contains 5-6 atoms in the ring,
R.sup.22 is a direct bond or is a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic diradical of 1-200 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aryl diradical of 6-14 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic diradical of 5-12 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic diradical of 7-22 carbons, and the diradical chain(s) may optionally contain 1-6 heteroatoms --O--, --S--, and --N(R.sup.10)-- with the proviso that multiple heteroatoms must be separated from each other by at least two carbon atoms and from the chain ends by at least one carbon atom,
R.sup.23 is independently of the same definition as R.sup.11,
R.sup.24 is chosen from --NH(R.sup.18), --OH and O.sup.- M.sup.+, where M.sup.+ is sodium ion, potassium ion or ammonium ion,
R.sup.25 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic diradical of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted aryl diradical of 6-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic diradical of 5-12 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic diradical of 7-22 carbons, and the diradical chain(s) may optionally contain 1-6 heteroatoms selected from --O-- and --N(R.sup.10)-- with the proviso that multiple heteroatoms must be separated from each other by at least two carbon atoms and from the chain ends by at least one carbon atom,
and optional substitutents for R.sup.1, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, R.sup.10, R.sup.11, R.sup.12, R.sup.13, R.sup.14, R.sup.15, R.sup.16, R.sup.17, R.sup.18, R.sup.19, R.sup.20, R.sup.21, R.sup.22, R.sup.23 and R.sup.25 are one or more of the following: chloro, bromo, alkyl of 1-8 carbons, alkoxy of 1-12 carbons, phenoxy, cyano, hydroxy, epoxy, carboxy, benzoyl, benzoyloxy, dialkylamino of 2-8 carbons total, alkyoxycarbonyl of 2-6 carbons, acyloxy of 1-4 carbons, acryloyl, acryloyloxy, methacryloyl, methacryloyloxy, hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl, alkylthio of 1-4 carbons and trialkoxysilyl of 3-12 carbons; and additional optional substituents for R.sup.21 and R.sup.22 are alkyl of 5-180 carbons, alkylthio of 5-180 carbons, carbocyclic aralkylthio of 7-20 carbons, carbocyclic arylthio of 6-20 carbons, alkenyl of 2-180 carbons, cycloalkenyl of 5-12 carbons, carbocyclic aryl of 6-16 carbons, carbocyclic aralkyl of 7-17 carbons, carbocyclic aryloxy of 6-16 carbons, alkoxycarbonyl of 7-10 carbons, and (alkoxycarbonyl)alkylthio of 3-30 carbons; and additional substituents for R.sup.18 are chosen from aliphatic of 1-20 carbons, cycloaliphatic of 5-12 carbons, carbocyclic aryl of 6-14 carbons, carbocyclic aralkyl of 7-22 carbons, alkoxy of 1-20 carbons, cycloalkoxy of 5-12 carbons, carbocyclic aryloxy of 6-14 carbons, carbocyclic aralkoxy of 7-15 carbons, aliphatic acyloxy of 2-20 carbons, alicyclic acyloxy of 6-13 carbons, carbocyclic aromatic acyloxy of 7-15 carbons, and carbocyclic araliphatic acyloxy of 8-16 carbons.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1, 14)

A stabilized composition in claim 14 wherein in the hindered amine compound:
R.sup.1 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-4 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-10 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic acyl of 2-6 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted benzoyl,
R.sup.2 is hydrogen or methyl,
R.sup.3 is hydrogen,
R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-8 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or substituted or unsubstituted benzyl,
R.sup.6 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-8 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or substituted or unsubstituted benzyl,
R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are independently hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-8 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or substituted or unsubstituted benzyl,
R.sup.10 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-4 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-10 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic acyl of 2-6 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted benzoyl,
R.sup.15 and R.sup.16 are independently substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-20 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-6 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aryl of 6-10 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-16 carbons, or may be linked together to form an alicyclic of 5-12 carbons or may be linked together to form a group of formula ##STR31## R.sup.18 is selected from hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-8 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-9 carbons and when alicyclic R.sup.18 may optionally contain 1-2 heteroatoms selected from --O-- and --N(R.sup.10)-- with the proviso stated in claim 1,
Q is --C(.dbd.O)--, --C(.dbd.O)--O--, --[C(.dbd.O)].sub.2 --O--, --C(.dbd.O)--N(R.sup.10)--, --[C(.dbd.O)].sub.2 --N(R.sup.10)-- or, when n is 1, a direct bond between the nitrogen and R.sup.18,
R.sup.19 and R.sup.20 are independently substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-8 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-8 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aryl of 6-12 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-14 carbons, and R.sup.19 and R.sup.20 may be linked together to form a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl ring of 5-8 carbons or a group of formula ##STR32## R.sup.21 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic diradical of 2-18 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted ortho-phenylene or substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic diradical of 6-8 carbons, and the diradical chain(s) may optionally contain 1-2 heteroatoms --O-- and --N(R.sup.10)-- with the proviso stated in claim 14,
R.sup.22 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic diradical of 2-18 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted phenylene or substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic diradical of 6-8 carbons, and the diradical chain(s) may optionally contain 1-2 heteroatoms --O-- and --N(R.sup.10)-- with the proviso stated in claim 14,
R.sup.24 is --OH or --O.sup.- M.sup.+ where M is sodium ion,
R.sup.25 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic diradical of 2-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted aryl diradical of 6-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic diradical of 5-12 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted araliphatic diradical of 7-12 carbons, and the diradical chain(s) may optionally contain 1-2 heteroatoms selected from --O-- and --N(R.sup.10)-- with the proviso stated in claim 14.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

A stabilized composition as defined in claim 15 wherein in the hindered amine compound:
R.sup.1 is hydrogen, methyl, acetyl or benzoyl,
R.sup.2 is hydrogen,
R.sup.4 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl,
R.sup.5 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-8 carbons, or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl,
R.sup.10 is hydrogen, methyl, acetyl or benzoyl,
R.sup.17 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-10 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted cyclohexyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-14 carbons,
R.sup.18 is selected from hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-10 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted cyclohexyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-14 carbons and when alicyclic R.sup.18 may be substituted piperidin-4-yl,
R.sup.24 is --OH,
R.sup.25 is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic diradical of 2-10 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted phenylene, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic diradical of 5-8 carbons or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic diradical of 7-12 carbons.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

A stabilized composition as defined in claim 15 wherein in the hindered amine compound: R.sup.17 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic of 1-12 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic of 5-8 carbons, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, or substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic araliphatic of 7-9 carbons.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

A stabilized composition as defined in claim 16 wherein the hindered amine compound is:
20-(3-hydrazino-3-oxopropyl)-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-7-oxa-3,20,diaza-dispiro[5 .1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 19 (depends on 16)

A stabilized composition as defined in claim 16 wherein the hindered amine compound is:
20-[5-(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-4ylidene)-4,5-diaza-3-oxopentyl]-2,2,4 ,4-tetramethyl-7-oxa-3,20-diazadispiro[5.1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 20 (depends on 14)

A stabilized composition as defined in claim 14 wherein the hindered amine compound is:
20-[5-(3,3,5-trimethylcyclo-hexylidene)-4,5-diaza-3-oxopentyl]-2,2,4,4-tetr amethyl-7-oxa-3,20-diazadispiro[5.1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 21 (depends on 14)

A stabilized composition as defined in claim 14 wherein the hindered amine compound is:
20-[4,5,7-triaza-3,6-dioxopentacosyl]-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-7-oxa-3,20-diazad ispiro[5.1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 22 (depends on 16)

A stabilized composition as defined in claim 16 wherein the hindered amine compound is 20-[8-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)-4,5,8-triaza-3,6,7-trioxooctyl]- 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-7-oxa-3,20-diazadispiro[5.1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 23 (depends on 16)

A stabilized composition as defined in claim 16 wherein the hindered amine compound is:
20-(8-carboxy-4,5-diaza-3,6-dioxoheptacosyl)-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-7-oxa-3,20 -diazadispiro[5.1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 24 (depends on 16)

A stabilized composition as defined in claim 16 wherein the hindered amine compound is:
20-{3-[N-(octadecylsuccinimido)amino]-3-oxopropyl}-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-7-ox a-3,20-diazadispiro[5.1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 25 (depends on 16)

A stabilized composition as defined in claim 16 wherein the hindered amine compound is:
20-{3-[N-4-methyl-hexahydrophthalimido)amino]-3-oxopropyl}-2,2,4,4-tetramet hyl-7-oxa-3,20-diazadispiro[5.1.11.2]heneicosane-21-one.

### Claim 26 (depends on 14)

A stabilized composition as defined in claim 14 wherein the polymer is selected from the group polyolefins, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, acrylic homopolymers, acrylic copolymers, styrene homopolymers, styrenic copolymers, styrenic polymer blends, polyphenylene ethers, polycarbonates, polyamides and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 27 (depends on 14)

A stabilized composition as defined in claim 14 wherein the polymer is polypropylene.

### Claim 28 (depends on 14)

A stabilized composition as defined in claim 14 having additionally incorporated therein 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of 2,4-di-t-butylphenyl-3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate.

### Claim 29 (depends on 27)

A stabilized composition as defined in claim 27 having additionally incorporated therein 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of 2,4-di-t-butylphenyl-3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate.