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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1976
Martin Dexter, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
David Herbert Steinberg, Bronx, NY (US);
Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Ardsley, NY (US);
Abstract
The compounds are esters having the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkylthioethyl or alkylpolyoxyalkylene, Z is oxygen or sulfur, R.sub.3 is the group ##STR2## R.sub.4 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl or .alpha.-methylbenzyl, R.sub.5 is alkyl or cycloalkyl, R.sub.6 is hydrogen or alkyl and, provided when R.sub.4 is hydrogen, R.sub.6 is alkyl and R.sub.5 is located on the carbon atom ortho to the hydroxyl group, and A is a covalent carbon bond or lower alkylene. The esters of this invention are prepared by usual esterification procedures from a thioether isopropanol and an acid of formula ##STR3## or a derivative thereof, preferably the methyl ester. The thioether isopropanols are prepared by reaction of epichlorohydrin with an alcohol or mercaptan followed by the opening of the oxirane ring with a mercaptide to give the desired thioether isopropanol. The compounds are useful as stabilizers for organic materials, especially polyolefins, which degrade upon exposure to light and heat.