| abstract |
An object of the present invention is to providena novel bisbenzotriazolylphenol compound having a UVnabsorving effect. The bisbenzotriazolylphenol compound ofnthe invention is represented by the formulan nwherein A is a direct bond or represents a C 1-6 alkylenengroup, a -C(CH 3 ) 2 - group, a -C(C 2 H 5 )(CH 3 )- group, a -O- groupnor a -NH- group, R 1 and R 3 are the same or differentnand each represent a hydrogen atom, a C 1-4 alkyl group, annaryl group, a C 1-4 alkoxy group or a halogen atom, and R 2 nand R 4 are the same or different and each represent anhydroxyl group or a C 1-12 straight- or branched-chainnhydroxyalkyl group. |