| abstract |
An amine ether of formula (A) wherein a is 1 or 2; and when a is 1, E is E′; when a is 2, E is L; E′ is C 1 -C 36 alkyl; C 3 -C 18 alkenyl; C 2 -C 18 alkinyl; C 5 -C 18 cycloalkyl; C 5 -C 18 cycloalkenyl; a radical of a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic bicyclic or tricyclic hydrocarbon of 7 to 12 carbon atoms; C 2 -C 7 alkyl or C 3 -C 7 alkenyl substituted by halogen; C 7 -C 15 aralkyl or C 7 -C 15 aralkyl substituted by C 1 -C 4 alkyl or phenyl; or E′ is a radical of formula (VII) as explained in claim 1; T′ is tertiary C 4 -C 18 alkyl or phenyl, each of which are unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, OH, COOR 21 or C(O)—R 22 ; or T′ is C 5 -C 12 cycloalkyl; C 5 -C 12 cacloalkyl which is interrupted by at least one O or —NR 18 —; a polycyclic alkyl radical having 7-18 carbon atoms, or the same radical which is interrupted by at least one O or —NR 18 —; or T′ is —C(G 1 )(G 2 )—T″; or C 1 -C 18 alkyl or C 5 -C 12 cycloalkyl substituted by F(I)T″ is hydrogen, halogen, NO 2 , cyano, or is a monovalent organic radical comprising 1-50 carbon atoms; or T″ and T′ together form a divalent organic linking group completing, together with the hindered amine nitrogen atom and the quaternary carbon atom substituted by G 1 and G 2 , an optionally substituted five- or six-membered ring structure; and all other residues are as defined in claim 1, are obtained in good yield from the corresponding N-oxyl hindered amine precursor by reaction with a hydrocarbon E 1 —H or H—L—H in the presence of an organic hydroperoxide and a catalytic amount of copper or a copper compound. The products of present process find utility as polymerization regulators and/or light stabilizers for organic material |