| abstract |
The present invention provides compounds having the formula (1) in which each of the radicals R1, R2, R3 and R4, independently, represent hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, C1-C20-alkyl, C1-C20-alkoxy, CN or COOR5, in which R5 is C1-C20-alkyl and Z represents a heterocyclic residue selected from the 2H-benzo[1,2-d]triazol-2-yl, 2H-naphtho[1,2-d]triazol-2-yl, benzimidazol-2-yl, benzoxazol-2-yl and benzofuran-2-yl moieties, optionally substituted by C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, halogen or NHCOC1-C4-alkyl, a process for their preparation, new intermediate benzoxazinones useful for their preparation and use of the compounds of formula (1) as UV-absorbers which have improved absorption spectrum characteristics, superior resistance to exposure to UV light and excellent thermal stability, relative to known triphenyltriazine compounds. |