Esters and amides of aminomethylenecyanoacetic acid a cosmetic preparation containing the same as a sunscreen agent and a method for protecting human skin using the same

Abstract

Esters and amides of aminomethylenecyanoacetic acid I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each, independently of one another, phenyl, naphthyl, biphenylyl or five- or six-membered hetaryl with one, two or three nitrogens or one oxygen or one sulfur or one nitrogen and one oxygen or one nitrogen and one sulfur, which can be benzo-fused, it being possible for these radicals to be substituted by one to three C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl groups, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkoxy groups, halogen atoms, cyano groups, hydroxyl groups or groups of the formulae COOR.sup.3, COR.sup.3, CONHR.sup.3, OCOR.sup.3 or NHCOR.sup.3, and whereR.sup.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl or phenyl,X is C.sub.2 -C.sub.30 -alkylene which can be interrupted by non-adjacent oxygens, or is C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -alkenylene or C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -alkynylene where the unsaturated bonds are not adjacent to the ester oxygens, or is C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkylene or phenylene, andY is O or NH.are used as stabilizers for organic materials.

Description

This application is a 371 of PCT/EP92/01432 filed on Jun. 25, 1992.

The present invention relates to novel esters and amides of aminomethylenecyanoacetic acid of the formula I ##STR2## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each, independently of one another, phenyl, naphthyl, biphenylyl or five- or six-membered hetaryl with one, two or three nitrogens or one oxygen or one sulfur or one nitrogen and one oxygen or one nitrogen and one sulfur, which can be benzo-fused, it being possible for these radicals to be substituted by one to three C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl groups, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkoxy groups, halogen atoms, cyano groups, hydroxyl groups or groups of the formulae COOR.sup.3, COR.sup.3, CONHR.sup.3, OCOR.sup.3 or NHCOR.sup.3, and where

R.sup.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl or phenyl, X is C.sub.2 -C.sub.30 -alkylene which can be interrupted by non-adjacent oxygens, or is C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -alkenylene or C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -alkynylene where the unsaturated bonds are not adjacent to the ester oxygens, or is C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkylene or phenylene, and Y is O or NH.

The present invention also relates to a process for preparing the compounds I and to organic materials containing the compounds I and thus stabilized against the action of light, oxygen and heat, especially stabilized plastics and surface coatings, and to cosmetic preparations containing the compounds I as sunscreen agents.

Organic materials, especially plastics and surface coatings, are known to be very rapidly decomposed in particular by the action of light. This decomposition is normally manifested by yellowing, discoloration, fissuring or embrittlement of the material. No satisfactory protection against decomposition of organic material by light, oxygen and heat has been achieved with the stabilizers used to date.

Thus, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,079,366 recommends, inter alia, arylaminoethylenes of the formula III ##STR3## as UV absorbers for plastics. Although the compounds III have the required spectroscopic properties, they do not meet current requirements in terms of their stabilizing action. In particular, the tendency of plastics stabilized with the compounds III to be come yellow is still too great.

It is an object of the present invention to provide stabilizers which effectively protect organic material.

We have found that this object is achieved by the esters and amides of aminomethylenecyanoacetic acid I defined in the first paragraph.

Examples of suitable hetaryl radicals R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are those derived from pyrrole, pyrazole, imidazole, 1,2,3-triazole, 1,2,4-triazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, 1,2,3-triazine, 1,2,4-triazine, 1,2,3-triazine, furan, thiophene, oxazole, isoxazole, thiazole, indole, benzofuran, benzothiophene, benzimidazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline or phthalazine.

Suitable substituents on the ayrl or hetaryl radicals R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are:

straight-chain or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl such as, in particular, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl, but also n-pentyl, tert-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, 2-ethylhexyl, n-nonyl, isononyl, n-decyl, isodecyl, n-undecyl or n-dodecyl; straight-chain or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkoxy such as, in particular, methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy, n-pentoxy and tert-pentoxy, but also n-hexoxy, n-heptoxy, n-octoxy, 2-ethylhexoxy, n-nonoxy, isononoxy, n-decyloxy, isodecyloxy, n-undecyloxy or n-dodecyloxy; halogen such as, in particular, chlorine, but also fluorine, bromine or iodine; cyano; hydroxyl; groups of the formula COOR.sup.3, for example methoxy-carbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, propoxycarbonyl or butoxycarbonyl; groups of the formula COR.sup.3, for example acetyl or benzoyl; groups of the formula CONHR.sup.3, for example N-methyl-aminocarbonyl, N-ethylaminocarbonyl or N-phenylaminocarbonyl; groups of the formula OCOR.sup.3, for example methoxy-carbonyloxy or ethoxycarbonyloxy; groups of the formula NHCOR.sup.3, for example N-acetylamino, N-propionylamino or N-benzoylamino.

In these groups, R.sup.3 is straight-chain or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, for which the same examples as indicated above can be given, C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl such as, in particular, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl, but also cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, methylcyclopentyl, dimethylcyclopentyl, methylcyclohexyl or dimethylcyclohexyl, and phenyl.

The number of substituents on the aryl or hetaryl radicals R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 can be up to 3, preferably up to 2. Where there are several substituents, these can be identical or different.

In a preferred embodiment, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each, independently of one another, in particular phenyl which can be substituted by one or two C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl groups, in particular C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl groups, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkoxy groups, in particular C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 -alkoxy groups, chlorine atoms, cyano groups, hydroxyl groups or groups of the formula COOR.sup.3 where R.sup.3 has the abovementioned meanings, but especially C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or phenyl, but also pyridinyl or 2-pyrimidinyl, each of which can be substituted by one or two C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl groups, especially methyl or ethyl.

Suitable bridges X are:

straight-chain or branched C.sub.2 -C.sub.30 -alkylene such as 1,2-ethylene, 1,2-propylene, 1,3-propylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,2-butylene, 2,3-butylene, pentamethylene, hexamethylene, heptamethylene, octamethylene, nonamethylene, decamethylene, undecamethylene or dodecamethylene; C.sub.2 -C.sub.30 -alkylene, in particular C.sub.2 -C.sub.18 -alkylene, which is interrupted by one or up to 9, in particular one or up to 5, non-adjacent oxygens and is preferably straight-chain or branched to only a small extent; C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -alkenylene such as 1,4-but-2-enylene, 1,6-hex-3-enylene or 1,8-oct-4-enylene; C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -alkynylene such as 1,4-but-2-ynylene, 1,6-hex-3-ynylene or 1,8-oct-4-ynylene; C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkylene such as 1,3-cyclopentylene, 1,2-cyclohexylene, 1,3-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cycloheptylene, 1,5-cyclooctylene or ##STR4## o-, m- or, in particular, p-phenylene.

In a preferred embodiment, the bridge X is

C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 -alkylene, in particular C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkylene, which is preferably polymethylene; a polyethylene glycol or polypropylene glycol group of the formula --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 -- or ##STR5## where n is 1 to 9, in particular 1 to 5 (the values for n are usually averages); cis-1,4-but-2-enylene; 1,4-but-2-ynylene; C.sub.6 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkylene, in particular 1,2-cyclohexylene or 1,4-cyclohexylene or ##STR6## p-phenylene.

The compounds I are advantageously prepared by reacting esters or amides of cyanoacetic acid of the formula II ##STR7## where X and Y have the abovementioned meanings, with 2 equivalents of aromatic or heteroaromatic amines of the formula R.sup.1 --NH.sub.2 or R.sup.2 --NH.sub.2, where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the abovementioned meanings, and at least 2 equivalents of a trialkyl orthoformate.

Suitable trialkyl orthoformates are trimethyl orthoformate and, in particular, triethyl orthoformate.

The reaction is expediently carried out in a suitable polar organic solvent such as an alcohol, eg. n-propanol, n-butanol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, cyclohexanol or similar compounds. Also suitable as solvents are carboxamides such as dimethylformamide or excess trialkyl orthoformate. If the starting compounds form a liquid mixture it is possible to dispense with an additional solvent.

The reaction is usually carried out at from 70.degree. to 180.degree. C., preferably 100.degree. to 150.degree. C., under atmospheric pressure. The three reactants are used in the stated stoichiometric or approximately stoichiometric ratio if the trialkyl orthoformate is not also used as solvent; a slight excess of one of the reactants, say up to about 15%, is acceptable.

If the reaction times are very long it is possible to add as catalysts if required Lewis acids such as AlCl.sub.3, ZrCl.sub.4, TiCl.sub.4 or, in particular, ZnCl.sub.2 in the amounts customary for this purpose.

The cyanoacetic esters II can be prepared, for example, by reacting cyanoacetic acid with appropriate diols HO--X--OH in the presence of a catalyst such as boric acid or tetrabutyl orthotitanate, and they are disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,218,515 and EP-A 136 260.

The esters and amides of aminomethylenecyanoacetic acid I according to the invention are outstandingly suitable as stabilizers of organic material against the action of light, oxygen and heat. They are also effective metal deactivators. They are added to the organic material to be stabilized in a concentration of from 0.01 to 5%, preferably from 0.02 to 2%, of the weight of the organic material, before, during or after its production.

Examples of organic materials are cosmetic products such as ointments and lotions, pharmaceutical formulations such as pills and suppositories, or precursors for plastics and surface coatings, but in particular plastics and surface coatings themselves.

The present invention also relates to organic material, in articular plastics and surface coatings, which is stabilized against the action of light, oxygen and heat and contains the compounds I in the concentrations stated above.

All conventional apparatus and methods for mixing stabilizers or other additives with polymers can be used for mixing the compounds I according to the invention in particular with plastics.

The organic material stabilized by the compounds I according to the invention may contain further additives, eg. antioxidants, light stabilizers, metal deactivators, antistatic agents, flameproofing agents, pigments and fillers.

Examples of antioxidants and light stabilizers which can be used in addition to the compounds according to the invention are compounds based on sterically hindered phenols or sulfur- or phosphorus-containing costabilizers.

Examples of phenolic antioxidants are 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol, n-octadecyl .beta.-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate, 1,1,3-tris(2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-tert-butylphenyl)butane, 1,3,5-trimethyl-2,4,6-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)benzene, tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) isocyanurate, tris[.beta.-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionylethyl] isocyanurate, tris(2,6-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-4-tert-butylbenzyl) isocyanurate and pentaerythritol tetrakis [.beta.-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate].

Examples of suitable phosphorus-containing antioxidants are tris(nonylphenyl) phosphite, distearyl pentaerythritol diphosphite, tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) phosphite, tris(2-tert-butyl-4-methylphenyl) phosphite, bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) pentaerythritol diphosphite and tetrakis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) 4,4'-biphenylene diphosphite.

Examples of suitable sulfur-containing antioxidants are dilauryl thiodipropionate, dimyristyl thiodipropionate, distearyl thiodipropionate, pentaerythritol tetrakis(.beta.-laurylthiopropionate) and pentaerythritol tetrakis(.beta.-hexylthiopropionate).

Examples of other antioxidants and light stabilizers which can be used together with the compounds I are (2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazoles, 2-hydroxybenzophenones, aryl esters of hydroxybenzoic acids, .alpha.-cyanocinnamic acid derivatives, benzimidazolecarboxanilides, nickel compounds or oxalic acid dianilides.

Particularly good stabilization is obtained when at least one light stabilizer from the class of sterically hindered amines is also added in the usual concentration to the compounds I. Examples of suitable sterically hindered amines are bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl) sebacate, bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidyl) sebacate, bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidyl) esters, the condensation product of 1-hydroxyethyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxypiperidine and succinic acid, the condensation product of N,N'-(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl) hexamethylenediamine and 4-tert-octylamino-2,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine, tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl) nitrilotriacetate, tetrakis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylate, 1,1'-(1,2-ethanediyl)bis(3,3,5,5-tetramethylpiperazinone), and the condensation products of 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidines and tetramethylolacetylenediureas.

Examples of plastics which can be stabilized by the compounds I according to the invention are:

polymers of mono- and diolefins such as low or high density polyethylene, polypropylene, linear poly-1-butene, polyisoprene, polybutadiene and copolymers of mono- or diolefins or mixtures of said polymers; copolymers of mono- or diolefins with other vinyl monomers such as ethylene/alkyl acrylate copolymers, ethylene/alkyl methacrylate copolymers, ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers or ethylene/acrylic acid copolymers; polystyrene; copolymers of styrene or .alpha.-methylstyrene with dienes and/or acrylic derivatives such as styrene/butadiene, styrene/acrylonitrile (SAN), styrene/ethyl methacrylate, styrene/butadiene/ethyl acrylate, styrene/acrylonitrile/methacrylate, acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene (ABS) or methyl methacrylate/butadiene/styrene (MBS); halogen-containing polymers such as polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl fluoride, polyvinylidene fluoride and copolymers thereof; polymers which are derived from .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated acids and derivatives thereof, such as polyacrylates, polymethacrylates, polyacrylamides and polyacrylonitriles; polymers derived from unsaturated alcohols and amines or the acrylic derivatives or acetals thereof, eg. polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl acetate; polyurethanes, polyamides, polyureas, polyesters, polycarbonates, polysulfones, polyether-sulfones and polyether-ketones.

The compounds I according to the invention can also be used to stabilize surface coatings, eg. industrial coatings. Particularly emphasized among these are stoving enamels, and among these in turn automobile coatings, preferably two-layer coatings.

The compounds I can be added in solid or dissolved form to the coating agent. Their good solubility in coating systems is a particular advantage in this connection.

It is also possible when they are used as stabilizers in surface coatings to use the additional additives mentioned above, especially antioxidants and light stabilizers.

The compounds I according to the invention are particularly suitable for the stabilization of polystyrene, copolymers of styrene and acrylonitrile (SAN) and acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene (ABS), polyurethanes, polyamides, polyesters, polyolefins and of surface coatings.

Particularly effective stabilization of polyurethanes is achieved when the polyurethane is stabilized with a mixture of at least one compound I, at least one of the abovementioned antioxidants and at least one of the abovementioned sterically hindered amines.

The esters and amides of aminomethylenecyanoacetic acid I according to the invention are also suitable as sunscreen agents in cosmetic preparations, ie. in particular for the protection of the human skin from the injurious action of light, specifically sunlight, but also artificial light which has a high UV content. Thus, organic materials are to be understood in the widest sense as including the human skin. The cosmetic preparations as such are, of course, also stabilized in order to remain effective for as long as possible.

Accordingly, the present invention also relates to cosmetic preparations which contain from 0.1 to 10% by weight, preferably 1 to 7% by weight, based on the amount of the cosmetic preparation, of one or more esters and amides of aminomethylenecyanoacetic acid I as sunscreen agents. Examples of cosmetic preparations of this type are sunscreen products in liquid, solid or pasty form such as creams, lotions, aerosol foam creams, gels, oils, grease pencils, dusting powders or sprays.

The compounds I are used in the cosmetic preparations in the conventional vehicles or diluents, for example as solution in a cosmetic oil. Examples of conventional cosmetic oil components are liquid paraffin, glyceryl stearate, isopropyl myristate, diisopropyl adipate, cetylstearyl 2-ethylhexanoate, hydrogenated polyisobutene, petrolatum, caprylic/capric acid triglycerides, microcrystalline wax, lanolin and stearic acid. The good solubility of the compounds I in these oil components is a particular advantage.

The compounds I according to the invention are very compatible with the conventional types of plastics and have high solubility in the conventional coating systems and the conventional cosmetic oils. As a rule, they have little or no intrinsic color, are stable and involatile at the conventional processing temperatures for plastics and surface coatings, show only a slight tendency to migrate and, above all, provide long-lasting protection of the organic materials treated with them.

PREPARATION EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

21.0 g (0.10 mol) of 1,3-propanediol dicyanoacetate, 19.6 g (0.21 mol) of aniline and 34.1 g (0.23 mol) of triethyl orthoformate in 50 ml of ethylene glycol were heated at 110.degree. C. for 2 h. 38 ml of ethanol were slowly distilled out, during which the temperature rose to 140.degree. C. The mixture was then cooled to 80.degree. C., 100 ml of methanol were added and the mixture was cooled to room temperature. The precipitate was filtered off and washed with methanol and was further purified by boiling with methanol. 27.3 g of product (corresponding to a yield of 66%) of melting point 164.degree.-166.degree. C. were obtained.

The spectroscopic data are shown in Table 1.

EXAMPLES 2 TO 57

The products of cyanoacetic esters II and triethyl orthoformate shown in Table 1 were prepared in a similar manner to Example 1 using the appropriate aromatic or heteroaromatic amines R.sup.1 --NH.sub.2 or R.sup.2 --NH.sub.2. The melting points and the spectroscopic data of the products are likewise given in Table 1.

TABLE 1__________________________________________________________________________Structure, melting point and spectroscopic data for theaminomethylenecyanoacetic esters I prepared ##STR8## (I) Melting UV dataEx. Structure point (CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2)No. R.sup.1 R.sup.2 X [.degree.C.] .lambda..sub.max [nm] .epsilon.__________________________________________________________________________R.sup.1, R.sup.2 = phenyl substituted by the following groups: 1 H H (CH.sub.2).sub.3 164-66 321 53800 2 4-COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 4-COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 (CH.sub.2).sub.3 228-30 333 79800 3 3-CH.sub.3 3-CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.3 246-48 324 34200 5-CH.sub.3 5-CH.sub.3 4 2-CH.sub.3 2-CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.3 185 330 46900 4-CH.sub. 3 4-CH.sub.3 5 4-CH.sub.3 4-CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.3 186 326 51400 6 4-OCH.sub.3 4-OCH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.3 189 333 45400 7 4-OCH.sub.3 2-CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.3 175 335 41400 4-OCH.sub.3 8 H H (CH.sub.2).sub.2 219 323 51700 9 4-COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 4-COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 246-48 33010 3-CH.sub.3 3-CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 225-28 325 49500 5-CH.sub.3 5-CH.sub.311 2-CH.sub.3 2-CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 222 331 44300 4-CH.sub.3 4-CH.sub.312 4-CH.sub.3 4-CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 260 327 5190013 4-OCH.sub.3 4-OCH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 262 33214 3-CH.sub.3 2-CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 220 335 37800 4-OCH.sub.3 4-OCH.sub.315 H H (CH.sub.2).sub.4 189 321 5120016 4-COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 4-COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 (CH.sub.2).sub.4 246 334 6460017 4-CH.sub.3 4-CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub. 4 212 327 5220018 2-CH.sub.3 2-CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.4 226 331 46500 4-CH.sub.3 4-CH.sub.319 4-OCH.sub.3 4-OCH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.4 219 332 4530020 3-CH.sub.3 3-CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.4 239 324 52500 5-CH.sub.3 4-CH.sub.321 H H (CH.sub.2).sub.6 145 321 5490022 4-COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 4-COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 (CH.sub.2).sub.6 232 333 7770023 3-CH.sub.3 3-CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.6 188 324 53000 5-CH.sub.3 5-CH.sub.324 2-CH.sub.3 2-CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.6 223 330 44900 4-CH.sub.3 4-CH.sub.325 4-CH.sub.3 4-CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.6 193 323 5070026 4-OCH.sub.3 4-OCH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.6 163 331 4580027 4-Cl 4-Cl (CH.sub.2).sub.6 191 324 4620028 4-CN 4-CN (CH.sub.2).sub.6 268-71 33029 H H ##STR9## 255-64 324 6270030 4-OCH.sub.3 4-OCH.sub.3 ##STR10## 265 333 4480031 3-COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 4-COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 ##STR11## 239-47 336 8170032 3-CH.sub.3 3-CH.sub.3 ##STR12## 259-64 325 51200 5-CH.sub.3 5-CH.sub.333 2-CH.sub.3 2-CH.sub.3 ##STR13## 247 332 4840034 4-CH.sub.3 4-CH.sub.3 ##STR14## 280 326 5350035 5-CN 4-CN ##STR15## 310 334 6170036 H H ##STR16## 113 320 4970037 H H CH.sub.2 CHCHCH.sub.2 139 322 5440038 4-COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 4-COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CHCHCH.sub.2 183 332 7740039 3-CH.sub.3 3-CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CHCHCH.sub.2 137 325 52400 5-CH.sub.3 5-CH.sub.340 2-CH.sub.3 2-CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CHCHCH.sub.2 206 330 48600 4-CH.sub.3 4-CH.sub.341 4-CH.sub.3 4-CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CHCHCH.sub.2 184 326 5270042 4-Cl 4-Cl CH.sub.2 CHCHCH.sub.2 213 326 5970043 H H CH.sub.2 CCCH.sub.2 185 322 5240044 4-COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 4-COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CCCH.sub.2 242 332 7910045 3-CH.sub.3 3-CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CCCH.sub.2 239 324 5-CH.sub.3 5-CH.sub.346 2-CH.sub.3 2-CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CCCH.sub.2 249 331 45000 4-CH.sub.3 4-CH.sub.347 4-CH.sub.3 4-CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CCCH.sub.2 244 327 5050048 4-Cl 4-Cl CH.sub.2 CCCH.sub.2 243 326 5460049 2-CH.sub. 3 2-CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.6 205 328 4850050 H H ##STR17## 257 32051 4-COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 4 -COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 ##STR18## 263 32952 2-OCH.sub.3 2-OCH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2)6 242-45 348 4-OCH.sub.3 4-OCH.sub.353 H H (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.4,2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 (resin) 321R.sup.1 R.sup.2 = Hetaryl54 3-Pyridinyl (CH.sub.2).sub.2 200 31855 4,6-Dimethyl-2-pyrimidinyl (CH.sub.2).sub.2 228 316 6340056 4,6-Dimethyl-2-pyrimidinyl ##STR19## 262-65 315 7170057 4,6-Dimethyl-2-pyrimidinyl (CH.sub.2).sub.4 203 314 64800__________________________________________________________________________ Note: The double bond in 1,4but-2-enylene for X in Examples Nos. 37 to 42 is cis.

EXAMPLES 58 TO 80

In a similar manner to Example 1 and using the appropriate aromatic or heteroaromatic amines R.sup.1 --NH.sub.2 or R.sup.2 --NH.sub.2, the products listed in Table 2 were prepared from appropriate biscyanoacetamides II and triethyl orthoformate. The melting points and spectroscopic data of the products are likewise indicated in Table 2.

TABLE 2__________________________________________________________________________Structure, melting point and spectroscopic datafor the aminomethylenecyanoicetamides I prepared ##STR20## (I) Melting UV dataEx. Structure point (CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2)No. R.sup.1 R.sup.2 X [.degree.C.] .lambda..sub.max [nm] .epsilon.__________________________________________________________________________58 Phenyl (CH.sub.2).sub.6 202 323 5750059 3,5-Dimethylphenyl (CH.sub.2).sub.6 233 326 5780060 4-Ethoxycarbonyl- (CH.sub.2).sub.6 phenyl61 4-Methoxyphenyl (CH.sub.2).sub.6 215 332 4860062 4-Methylphenyl (CH.sub.2).sub.6 210 326 5410063 2,4-Dimethylphenyl (CH.sub.2).sub.6 198 330 5100064 Phenyl ##STR21## 306 327 5330065 4-Methylphenyl ##STR22## 293 329 6010066 4-Methoxyphenyl ##STR23## 295 334 5050067 3,5-Dimethylphenyl ##STR24## 265 327 4940068 Phenyl ##STR25## 218 324 5400069 4-Ethoxycarbonyl-phenyl ##STR26## 271 337 8360070 4-Methoxyphenyl ##STR27## 246 332 4630071 Phenyl (CH.sub.2).sub.2 268 325 5610072 4-Ethoxycarbonyl-phenyl (CH.sub.2).sub.2 235 337 7320073 3,5-Dimethylphenyl (CH.sub.2).sub.2 261 327 5630074 4-Methylphenyl (CH.sub.2).sub.2 263 328 5720075 4-Methoxyphenyl (CH.sub.2).sub.2 244 333 --76 4,6-Dimethyl-2-pyrimidinyl (CH.sub.2).sub.7 263 315 7150077 4,6-Dimethyl-2-pyrimidinyl ##STR28## 311 315 --78 Phenyl (CH.sub.2).sub.3 203 324 5840079 4-Methylphenyl (CH.sub.2).sub.3 231 328 5860080 4-Methoxyphenyl (CH.sub.2).sub.3 191 333 51000__________________________________________________________________________

USE EXAMPLES

ABS specimens for the light exposure tests were produced by dissolving 0.5% by weight of the sterically hindered amine of the formula IV and 0.5% by weight of the UV absorber according to the invention which is indicated in Table 3 in ABS (Terluran 967 K, unpigmented) by a single extrusion at a melt temperature of 250.degree. C., and injection molding the resulting granules at 260.degree. C. to give specimens 2 mm thick.

The specimens were tested for resistance to light and weathering in a Xenotest.cndot. 1200 accelerated weathering tester.

The yellowness index (YI, Annual Book of ASTM Standards D 1925-70 (Reapproved 1977)) is a measure of the photooxidative breakdown of the polymer during the weathering time.

The stabilizer mixtures used, and the results of the light exposure test are detailed in Table 3.

TABLE 3______________________________________YI values for ABS specimensStabilzer YImixture after 500 h______________________________________According to the invention:0.5% by wt IV + 0.5% by wt prod. of Ex. 6 280.5% by wt IV + 0.5% by wt prod. of Ex. 15 270.5% by wt IV + 0.5% by wt prod. of Ex. 17 28Comparative:No stabiliser 520.5% by wt IV + 0.5% by wt IIIa 34IIIa: ##STR29## disclosed in US-A 3 079 366IV: ##STR30##______________________________________

Claims

1. An ester or amide of aminomethylenecyanoacetic acid of the formula I ##STR31## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each, independently of one another, phenyl, naphthyl, biphenylyl, pyridine or pyrimidine, it being possible for these radicals to be substituted by one to three C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl groups, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkoxy groups, halogen atoms,cyano groups, hydroxyl groups or groups of the formulae COOR.sup.3, COR.sup.3, CONHR.sup.3, OCOR.sup.3 or NHCOR.sup.3, and where

R.sup.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl or phenyl,

X is C.sub.2 -C.sub.30 -alkylene which can be interrupted by non-adjacent oxygens, or is C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -alkenylene or C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -alkynylene where the unsaturated bonds are not adjacent to the ester oxygens, or is C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkylene or phenylene, and

Y is O or NH.

2. An ester or amide of aminomethylenecyanoacetic acid I as claimed in claim 1, where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each, independently of one another, phenyl which can be substituted by one or two C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl groups, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkoxy groups, chlorine atoms, cyano groups, hydroxyl groups or groups of the formula COOR.sup.3 or pyridinyl or 2-pyrimidinyl, each of which can be substituted by one or two C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl groups.

3. An ester or amide of aminomethylenecyanoacetic acid I as claimed in claim 1 or 2, where X is C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 -alkylene, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 -- or ##STR32## where n is 1 to 9, 1,4-but-2-enylene, 1,4-but-2-ynylene, C.sub.6 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkylene or phenylene.

4. The ester or amide of claim 1, wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, naphthyl, biphenylyl, pyridine and pyrimidine each of which are unsubstituted.

5. The ester or amide of claim 4, wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently phenyl, pyridyl or pyrimidyl.

6. The ester or amide of claim 4, wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same.

7. A cosmetic preparation containing from 0.1 to 10% by weight, based on the amount of the cosmetic preparation, of one or more esters or amides of aminomethylenecyanoacetic acids I as claimed in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4.

8. A method for protecting human skin from the action of light, which comprises applying to said human skin a cosmetic preparation comprising one or more esters or amides of aminomethylenecyanoacetic acid I as claimed in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 in an amount effective as a sunscreen agent.