Ciba-Geigy Corporation

Geoffrey Graham

Robert M O'Neil

The present invention provides compositions comprising organic material susceptible to degradation and, as metal deactivator and/or antioxidant, at least one compound having the formula(I): ##STR1## wherein X is a group of formula II: ##STR2## of formula III: ##STR3## wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 linear or branched alkyl; C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 cycloalkyl; benzyl; or phenyl optionally substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or nitro; R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 linear or branched chain alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 linear or branched chain alkyl interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms; C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 cycloalkyl; benzyl; or phenyl optionally substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or nitro; and n is 3 or 4.

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