EP0790980A1

EP0790980A1 - 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters

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Publication number: EP0790980A1
Application number: EP95938395A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Martin Holderbaum; Alexander Aumüller; Hubert Trauth; Guido Voit; Karin Sperling; Alfred Krause
Original assignee: BASF SE
Current assignee: BASF SE
Priority date: 1994-11-10
Filing date: 1995-11-03
Publication date: 1997-08-27
Also published as: CZ134997A3; BG101460A; CN1046707C; EP0900782B1; NO972156L; BR9509644A; MX9703351A; WO1996015102A2; CN1162955A; CA2204430A1; KR970707080A; PT0900782E; FI971991A0; JPH10511081A; ES2172075T3; NO972156D0; WO1996015102A3; EP0900782A1; US5821380A; AU3980395A

Abstract

Described are 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters (I) in which the groups are defined as follows: R?1 and R2¿ are hydrogen or a group with an isocyclic or heterocyclic ring system having at least one iso-aromatic or hetero-aromatic nucleus, whereby one of the groups R?1 and R2¿ must be different from hydrogen, n is from 2 to 10, X in the case when n = 2 is a group of the formula (II) in which m is from 2 to 8, X in the case when n > 2 is an n-hydric aliphatic or cycloaliphatic polyol group with 3 to 20 C-atoms, whereby the cycloaliphatic polyol group may include 1 to 2 hetero-atoms and the aliphatic polyol group may include up to 8 non-adjacent oxygen atoms, sulphur atoms, imino groups or C¿1?-C4 alkylimino groups in the carbon chain. Compounds of the formula (I) are suitable for use as light-protection agents.

Description

2-cyanoacrylic acid ester

description

The present invention relates to new 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters of the formula I,

in which the radicals R ¹ and R ^{2 are} hydrogen or a radical having an iso- or heterocyclic ring system with at least one iso- or heteroaromatic nucleus, where at least one of the radicals R ¹ or R ² must be different from hydrogen,

n has a value from 2 to 10 and

X if n = 2, a radical of the formula II

means, where m has a value from 2 to 8 and

X, in the event that n> 2, denotes the radical of an n-valent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic polyol having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, it being possible for a cycloaliphatic radical to also contain 1 to 2 heteroatoms and one aliphatic The rest can be interrupted by up to 8 non-adjacent oxygen atoms, sulfur atoms, imino or Cχ-C alkylimino groups.

The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of the compounds I, their use as light stabilizers or stabilizers for organic materials, in particular for cosmetic or dermatological preparations, plastics or lacquers, and also organic materials which contain the compounds I. US Pat. No. 3,215,725 and DE-A 41 22 475 disclose 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters of monohydric and dihydric alcohols as light stabilizers for plastics and paints.

However, these compounds have the application engineering disadvantage of a relatively high volatility. In addition, since they are only partially compatible with many organic materials, in particular with polyolefins, they tend to migrate and heat-out effects based thereon, especially when stored in heat.

It was therefore an object of the invention to remedy these disadvantages by means of new stabilizers of the 2-cyanoacrylic acid ester type.

Accordingly, the 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters of the general formula I defined at the outset were found.

Furthermore, a process for the preparation of these compounds, their use as light protection factors or stabilizers of organic materials and organic preparations which contain these compounds as stabilizers were found.

If the radicals R ¹ and R ^{2 are} not the same, the 2-cyanoacrylic acid ester groups of I can be in either the ice or the trans form. Mixtures of these isomers are usually formed in the preparation of the compounds. Separation of these isomers is possible, but is not necessary for most applications.

Suitable organic radicals for R ¹ and R ² are generally ring structures which contain at least one iso- or hetero-aromatic nucleus which is preferably bonded directly to the 3-C atom of the acrylic acid group, but also via ali- phatic or cycloaliphatic groups as well as a bridge member -NR ³ - can be linked to this carbon atom.

R ¹ or R ² is preferably a radical of the formula III

in which R ^{3 is} hydrogen or -CC-alkyl, r represents the number 0 or 1 and R ⁴ to R ⁸ independently of one another are hydrogen, Ci-Cg-alkyl, chlorine, bromine, cyano, nitro, amino,

Mono (-CC ₄ -alkyl) amino, di (d-Cj-alkyl) amino, hydroxy, Ci-Cβ-acyl, Ci _. -Cg-acyloxy, Ci-Ciβ-alkoxy, -C-Cι ₂ alkoxycarbonyl, C -C ₆ cycloalkyl or C ₃ -C ₆ cycloalkoxycarbonyl denote.

In addition to hydrogen, C ³ -C 6 -alkyl radicals are suitable as R ³ , such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, iso-propyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl-sec-butyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, iso-pentyl, sec.-pentyl, tert.-pentyl, neo-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, iso-octyl, 2-ethylhexyl, n-nonyl , iso-nonyl, n-decyl and iso-decyl.

If one or more of the radicals R ⁴ to R ^{8 are} Ci-Cβ-alkyl, Cχ-Cβ-acyl, Ci-Ciβ-alkoxy or Cι-Cχ-alkoxycarbonyl, the alkyl radicals contained therein can be, for example, methyl, ethyl, n- Propyl, iso-propyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec.-butyl, tert.-butyl, n-pentyl, iso-pentyl, sec.-pentyl, tert.-pentyl, neo-pentyl, be n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl or 2-ethylhexyl.

As longer-chain alkyl radicals in Ci-Cie-alkoxy or Cχ-Cι ₂ alkoxy carbonyl groups come, for example, nonyl, 2-methylnonyl, isononyl, 2-methyloctyl, decyl, isodecyl, 2-methylnonyl, undecyl, isoundecyl, dodecyl, isododecyl , Tridecyl, isotridecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl, hexadecyl, heptadecyl and octadecyl. (The designations isooctyl, isononyl, isodecyl and isotridecyl are trivial designations and derive from the carbonyl compounds obtained after oxosynthesis; cf. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 5th Edition, Vol. AI. Pages 290 -293, as well as vol. A10, pages 284 and 285).

Suitable C ₃ - to C β-cycloalkyl radicals are, for example, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, methylcyclopentyl or cyclohexyl. These cycloalkyl groups are also suitable radicals in C ₃ - to Cβ-cycloalkylcarbonyl groups.

Preferred 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters I are those in which R ³ is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl.

Further, 2-cyanoacrylic esters I are preferred in which up to three, particularly preferably one of the radicals R ⁴ to R ⁸ are hydrogen ^¬ material, Cι-C ₄ alkyl, chlorine, cyano, hydroxy, acetyl, Cχ-05-alkoxy, Ci-Cβ-alkoxycarbonyl or cyclohexoxycarbonyl and the rest of these radicals are hydrogen. Those 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters I in which R ⁶ denotes a hydroxyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy or tert-butoxy group are particularly preferred, since such groups 4-substituted phenyl groups contribute to the stabilizing effect of the compounds. For the same reason, 2-cyanoacrylic esters in which R ⁵ and / or R ^{7 are} hydrogen, a methyl or tert-butyl group are particularly preferred, in particular when R ^{6 is} a hydroxyl group.

Preferred compounds I according to the invention are those in which r = 0.

Also preferred are the compounds according to the invention in which R ¹ or R ^{2 is} hydrogen, those in which R ¹ and R ^{2 are} identical radicals, and those in which one of the radicals R ¹ or R ^{2 is} phenylamino, p-tolylamino, p-methoxy- or p-ethoxycarbonylphenylamino and the other is hydrogen.

Another preferred radical for R ¹ or R ² is the chroman radical Ib

or its substituted derivatives, since these also enhance the stabilizing effect of the compounds I.

Further radicals R ¹ and R ² are heterocyclic groups such as substituted or unsubstituted thiophenyl, furfuryl and pyridyl radicals.

If n = 2, X represents a radical of the formula II

where m is a value from 2 to 8, preferably 2 to 6, but particularly preferably 2. If n> 2, X stands for the remainder of an n-valent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic alcohol. These alcohols can be linear or branched, and their C chains can be interrupted by one or more oxygen or sulfur atoms, by imino groups (-NH-) or Ci-Ci-alkylimino groups.

The grouping X is preferably derived from the following known polyols:

CH ₂ -OH CH ₂ -OH CH ₂ -OH

CH-OH HO-C-CH ₂ -OH HO-CH ₂ -C-CH ₂ -OH

CH ₂ -OH CH ₂ -OH CH ₂ -OH

-CH ₂ -C-CH ₃ HO-CH ₂ -C-CH ₂ -CH ₃ CH-OH

CH ₂ -OH, CH ₂ -OH. CH-OH

CH-OH

CH ₂ -OH

CH ₂ -OH CH ₂ -OH CH ₂ -0H O -OH

HO-CH ₂ -C 1 O C1-CH ₂ -OH HO-CH ₂ -CI 0 CI-CH ₂ -OH

CH ₂ -OH CH ₂ -0H 'CH ₃ CH 3

CH ₂ -OH CH ₂ -0H CH ₂ -OH CH _? -OH

HO-CH ₂ -CI 0 CI-CH ₂ -OH HO-CH ₂ -CIO CI-CH ₂ -OH

C ₂ H ₅ C ₂ H ₅ 'C CHH ₂₂ CH ₂

C ₂ H ₅ C ₂ H ₅

The 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters of the formula I in which R ¹ and R ^{2 are} not bonded to the β-C atom via a nitrogen atom are preferably by reaction of cyanoacetic acid esters of the general formula III

with n mol of a compound (IV)

c = z R2 ^ IV

available under the conditions of Knoevenagel condensation. The reaction can be carried out, for example, in aromatic solvents such as toluene or xylene (see, for example, Organikum, edition 1976, p. 572). However, polar organic solvents such as dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, tri-alkyl orthoformate or alcohols such as n-propanol, n-butanol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, cyclohexanol or similar compounds are preferably used. If the starting compounds used already form a liquid mixture, an additional solvent can be dispensed with. The reaction temperatures are preferably between 20 and 180 ° C, particularly preferably between 40 and 150 ° C. The pressure is preferably normal atmospheric pressure. Depending on the reactivity of the compound IV used, the use of a catalyst or a catalyst mixture is advantageous. Examples of suitable catalysts are ammonium acetate, piperidine and β-alanine and their acetates. In the case of very long reaction times, Lewis acids such as A1C1 ₃ , ZrCl ₄ , TiCl or, above all, ZnCl ₂ can also be used as catalysts for the reaction in the amounts customary for this.

The 2-cyanoacrylic esters of the formula I in which r is 1, ie in which a radical R ¹ or R ² is bonded to the β-C atom via a nitrogen atom, can advantageously be prepared by using a cyanoacetic acid ester of the general formula IV

with an aromatic amine of the formula Va

reacted in the presence of trialkyl orthoformate. As trialkyl orthoformates, e.g. Trimethyl orthoformate and triethyl orthoformate have proven themselves.

The cyanoacetic esters II can be prepared, for example, by reacting cyanoacetic acid or its esters with the corresponding polyols X (OH) _n in the presence of a catalyst such as boric acid, Na ₂ CO ₃ or K CO ₃ or tetrabutyl orthotitanate, preferably in toluene or xylene.

The compounds according to the invention are outstandingly suitable for stabilizing organic materials against the action of light, oxygen and heat.

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 polybutene-1, polyisoprene, polybutadiene and copolymers of mono- or diolefins or mixtures of the polymers mentioned; Copolymers of mono- or diolefins with other vinyl monomers, such as, for example, ethylene-alkyl acrylate copolymers, ethylene-alkyl methacrylate copolymers, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers or ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers;

Polystyrene and copolymers of styrene or α-methylstyrene with dienes and / or acrylic derivatives, such as e.g. 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, e.g. Polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl fluoride, polyvinylidene fluoride and their copolymers;

Polymers derived from α, β-unsaturated acids and their derivatives, such as polyacrylates, polymethacrylates, polyacrylamides and polyacrylonitriles;

Polymers derived from unsaturated alcohols and amines or from their acrylic derivatives or acetals, e.g. Polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl acetate;

Polyurethanes, polyamides, polyureas, polyphenylene ethers, polyesters, polycarbonates, polyoxymethylenes, polysulfones, polyether sulfones and polyether ketones.

Coatings can also be stabilized with the compounds I according to the invention, e.g. Industrial paints. Among these, stove enamels, among them vehicle paints, preferably two-coat paints, are particularly noteworthy.

The compounds I according to the invention can be added to the lacquer in solid or dissolved form. Their good solubility in coating systems is of particular advantage.

The compounds I according to the invention are preferably used for stabilizing polyolefins, in particular polyethylene, polycarbonates, polyamides, polyesters, polystyrene, ABS and polyurethanes. In particular, films made from the plastics mentioned can also be stabilized.

For these applications, the compounds are used in concentrations of 0.01 to 5% by weight, based on the amount of the plastic, preferably in a concentration of 0.02 to 2% by weight. The combination with other stabilizers, for example antioxidants, metal deactivators or other light Protective agents and with antistatic or flame-retardant agents are often advantageous. Particularly important costabilizers are, for example, sterically hindered phenols and phosphites, phosphonites, amines and sulfur compounds.

Suitable costabilizers are e.g. considered:

Phenolic antioxidants like

2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol, n-octadecyl-β- (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenol) propionate,

1, 1,3-tris (2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-tert-butylphenyl) butane,

1,3,5-trimethyl-2, 6-tris- (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) benzene,

1,3,5-tris- (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) -isocyanurate, 1,3,5-tris- [ß- (3,5-di-tert-butyl- 4-hydroxyphenyl) propionyl ethyl] isocyanurate,

1, 3, 5-tris- (2, 6-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-4-tert-butylbenzyl) iso cyanurate and

Pentaerythritol tetrakis [ß- (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy) propionate],

phosphorus-containing antioxidants such as

Tris (nonylphenyl) phosphite, distearylpentaerythritol phosphite, tris (2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) phosphite, tris (2-tert-butyl-4-methylphenyl) phosphite,

Bis- (2, -di-tert-butylphenyl) pentaerythritol diphosphite and tetrakis (2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) -4,4'-biphenylene diphosphite,

sulfur-containing antioxidants such as dilauryl thiodipropionate,

Dimyristyl thiodipropionate,

Distearyl thiodipropionate,

Pentaerythritol tetrakis (ß-laurylthiopropionate) and

Pentaerythritol tetrakis (β-hexylthiopropionate),

sterically hindered amines like

Bis (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl) sebacate.

Bis (1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidyl) sebacate.

Bis- (1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidyl) ester, N, N'-bis (formyl) bis (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) -1,6-hexane - Diamine, the condensation product of l-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxypiperidine and succinic acid, the condensation product of

N, N '- (2,2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidyl) hexamethylene diamine and

4-tert-octylamino-2, 6-dichloro, l, 3,5-s-triazine, Poly- [3- (eicosyl / tetracosyl) -1- (2,2,6, 6-tetramethylpiperidine-4-yl) pyrrolidin-2, 5-dionl,

Tris (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl) nitrilotriacetate,

Tetrakis (2,2, 6, 6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) -1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid,

1, 1'- (1, 2-ethanediyl) bis (3,3,5, 5-tetramethylpiperazinone), the condensation products of

4-amino-2,2,6, 6-tetramethylpiperidines and tetramethylolacetylene diureas and

2- (2'-hydroxyphenyl) benzotriazoles,

2-hydroxybenzophenones,

Aryl esters of hydroxybenzoic acids, α-cyanocinnamic acid derivatives, nickel compounds or

Oxalic acid dianilides.

All known devices and methods for mixing stabilizing agents or other additives into polymers can be used to mix the compounds I according to the invention, especially with plastics.

The 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters I according to the invention are notable for good compatibility with the customary types of plastics and for good solubility and excellent compatibility in the customary coating systems. As a rule, they have no or only a very slight intrinsic color, are stable at the usual plastics and lacquer processing temperatures and are non-volatile and bring about a long protection period for the materials treated with them. Above all, however, they show practically no tendency to migrate in plastics.

The UV radiation is divided into three areas: the UV-A area (320-400 nm), the UV-B area (290-320 nm) and the UV-C area (200-290 nm) . The high-energy UV-C range is mainly absorbed by the ozone layer. Radiation in the UV-B range is primarily responsible for the development of sunburn and skin cancer. When exposed to UV-A for a long time, it tans the skin, but is also responsible for the aging of the skin.

Because of the favorable solubility properties and the good absorption properties, particularly in the UV-A range, the compounds according to the invention are particularly suitable for applications in the cosmetic and dermatological range. The compounds can also be used advantageously to protect cosmetic preparations such as perfumes, creams and lotions. Particularly preferred are combinations with light stabilizers that absorb in the UV-B range. For cosmetic formulations, the 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters I are used in concentrations of 0.05 to 15% by weight, preferably 0.1 to 10% by weight, based on the total amount of the cosmetic formulation.

Other organic materials to which the compounds according to the invention are advantageously admixed are pharmaceutical formulations such as pills and suppositories, photographic recording materials, in particular photographic emulsions, and preliminary products for plastics and paints.

Examples

Manufacturing examples

example 1

16.2 g (0.04 mol) of 2,2-bis (hydroxymethyl) -1, 3-propanediol tetracyanoacetate were dissolved in 100 ml of N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and heated to 80.degree. 29.6 g (0.16 mol) of benzophenone imine (97% by weight), dissolved in 25 ml of DMF, were added dropwise over a period of 2 hours under a gentle stream of nitrogen. By the end of the ammonia evolution, the temperature was raised to approx. 110 ° C. The mixture was then cooled and 300 ml of ethanol were added. The product initially became oily and solid with long stirring. It was suctioned off and washed with ethanol.

37.5 g (88.4%) of the theory of the compound of the formula were obtained

melting point 123 to 126 ° C (glassy); UV (CH ₂ C1 ₂ ): λm _a χ - 310 nm, ε - 50000. Example 2

The compound of the formula

was prepared in analogy to Example 1 from the corresponding cyanoacetic acid ester and benzophenone imine; Melting point: 100 to 20 104 ° C; UV (CH ₂ C1 ₂ ) ^ x = 310 nm, ε = 36400.

Example 3

The compound of the formula

25

was prepared in analogy to Example 1 from the corresponding cyanate 40 and benzophenone imine; Melting point: 92 ° C; UV (CH ₂ C1 ₂ ) tλmax - 308 nm, ε - 36700.

45 Example 4

The compound of the formula

was prepared in analogy to Example 1 from the corresponding cyanoacetic acid ester and benzophenone imine; Melting point: 83 to 20 95 ° C; UV (CH ₂ C1 ₂ ): Kaχ " ³ 0 °> nm, ε - 51700.

Example 5

The compound of the formula

25

40 was prepared in analogy to Example 1 from the corresponding cyanoacetic acid ester and benzophenone imine; Melting point: 124 to 128 ° C; UV (CH ₂ C1 ₂ ) ^ ax - 308 nm, ε * 76000.

45 Example 6

30.3 g (0.075 mol) of 2,2-bis (hydroxymethyl) -1,3-propanediol-tetracyanoacetate were mixed with 29.8 g (0.32 mol) of aniline and 52 g (0.35 mol) of trimethyl orthoformate for 6 hours heated under reflux. Then 80 ml of ethanol were added and the suspension was refluxed for 1 h. Then it was suctioned off hot and the residue was washed well with ethanol.

55 g (90% of theory) of a yellowish compound of the formula were obtained

from melting point 298 to 300 ° C; UV (DMSO) ^ _ax - = 322 nm, ε = 98000 (DMSO = dimethyl sulfoxide).

Examples 1 and 8

The compound of the formula

CN NC o R ¹⁰ = CH ₃ (Example 7) or COOCH ₂ CH ₃ (Example 8)

were prepared in analogy to Example 6 from the corresponding cyanoacetic acid ester, the corresponding aromatic amine and trimethyl orthoformate; Melting points: 321 to 323 ° C (Example 7) and 269 to 273 ° C (Example 8); UV (DMSO): λ ", _ax - 326 nm (example 7) and 334 nm (example 8), ε = 99000 (example 7) and 150,000 (example 8).

L.-1. «

Example 9

The compound of the formula

was prepared in analogy to Example 6 from the corresponding cyanoacetic acid ester, aniline and trimethyl orthoformate; Melting point: 240 to 248 ° C; UV (CH ₂ C1 ₂ ): λ, " _ax = 320 nm; ε - 145000.

Examples 10-36

General preparation instructions for the reaction of cyanoacetic acid esters IV with aldehydes (R ¹ or R ² - hydrogen)

0.1 mol of an n-valent cyanoacetic acid ester IV,

which was obtained in a known manner by reacting cyanoacetic acid with the corresponding n-valent alcohol,

were mixed with 0.12 n mol of an aldehyde Vb

Rl.

C = 0

R ² vb

in 100 ml of N, N-dimethylacetammide in the presence of 0.5 ml of piperidine and 0.3 ml of glacial acetic acid. After 3 hours at 70 ° C the precipitate was separated, washed with methanol and water and dried.

The details of these tests and the properties of the compounds I obtained can be found in the following table.

1

* UV measurements in CH ₂ C1 ₂

, - Example 37

Example of use: Migration test in polyethylene

0.3% by weight of the UV stabilizer specified below was dissolved in polyethylene by extrusion twice in the polymer at a mass temperature of 180 ° C., after which the polymer was granulated and blown to give 100 μm thick films.

After ten days of storage at room temperature (20 ° C) or in oven 25 (50 ° C), the surface of the film was assessed visually according to the following criteria:

+ no surface o low surface 0 - thick surface

The table below shows the UV stabilizers used and the results of the tests:

35 UV stabilizer Storage at 20 ° C Storage at 50 ° C

Compound from example no. 1 + +

Connection A (for comparison) 0 -

Compound B (for comparison) - -

40

45

Claims

claims

1. 2-cyanoacrylic acid ester of the formula I.

in which the radicals R ¹ and R ^{2 are} hydrogen or a radical with an iso- or heterocyclic ring system with at least one iso- or heteroaromatic nucleus, at least one of the radicals or R ² must be different from hydrogen,

n has a value from 2 to 10 and

X in the case that n is 2, a radical of the formula II

means, where m has a value from 2 to 8 and

X, when n> 2, denotes the residue of an n-valent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic polyol with 3 - 20 C-atoms, whereby a cycloaliphatic residue can also contain 1 to 2 heteroatoms and an aliphatic residue by up to 8 non-adjacent oxygen atoms, sulfur atoms, imino or -CC alkylimino groups can be interrupted.

2. 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters according to claim 1, in which one of the radicals R ¹ and R ^{2 is} a radical of the formula III

R ⁴ R5

means in which R ^{3 is} hydrogen or Cχ-Cχo-alkyl, r represents the number 0 or 1 and R ⁴ to R ⁸ independently of one another are hydrogen, Cχ-Cβ-alkyl, chlorine, bromine, cyano, nitro, amino, Mono (Cχ-C-alkyl) amino, di (Cχ-C ₄ -alkyl) amino, hydroxy, Cχ-Cs-acyl, Cχ-C ₈ -acyloxy, Cχ-Cχe alkoxy, Cχ-Cχ ₂ alkoxycarbonyl , C ₃ -C ₆ ~ Cycloalkyl or C ₃ -C ₆ cycloalkoxycarbonyl be¬.

3. 2-cyanoacrylic acid ester according to claim 1 or 2, in which R ^{3 is} hydrogen, methyl or ethyl.

4. 2-cyanoacrylic acid ester according to claims 1 to 2, in which up to three of the radicals R ⁴ to R ^{8 are} hydrogen, Cχ-C alkyl, chlorine, cyano, hydroxy, acetyl, Cχ-Cs-alkoxy, Cχ-Cβ- Alkoxycarbonyl or cyclohexoxycarbonyl and the rest of these radicals are hydrogen.

5. 2-cyanoacrylic acid ester according to claims 1 to 4, in which R ^{6 represents} a hydroxy group or a Cχ-C ₄ alkoxy group.

6. 2-cyanoacrylic acid ester according to claims 1 to 5, in which R ⁵ and / or R ^{7 is} hydrogen, methyl or tert-butyl.

7. 2-cyanoacrylic acid ester according to claims 1 to 6, in which r = 0.

8. 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters according to claims 1 to 7, in which X means the residue of an n-valent polyol having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, which is interrupted in its linear or branched carbon skeleton by up to 3 non-adjacent oxygen atoms can and n stands for a number from 3 to 6.

9. A process for the preparation of 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters according to claims 1 to 8, in which r = 0, characterized in that a cyanoacetic acid ester of the general formula IV

with n mol of a compound of the general formula V R

R ² V

in which Z is oxygen or NH, under the conditions of the Knoevenagel condensation in a polar solvent and in the presence of a catalyst.

10. A process for the preparation of 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters according to claims 2 to 6 and 8, in which r = 1, characterized ge indicates that a cyanoacetic acid ester of the general formula IV

with an aromatic amine of the formula Va

reacted in the presence of trialkyl orthoformate

11. Use of the 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters according to claims 1 to 8 as light stabilizers or stabilizers for organic materials.

12. Use of the 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters according to claims 1 to 8 as light stabilizers or stabilizers in cosmetic or dermatological preparations.

13. Use of the 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters according to claims 1 to 8 as light stabilizers or stabilizers in plastics or paints.

14. Stabilized against the action of light, oxygen and heat, organic materials, which 0.01 to 10 wt .-%, based on the amount of organic material, one or more 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters according to claims 1 to 8 included.

15. Cosmetic or dermatological preparations stabilized against the action of light, oxygen and heat, which contain 0.01 to 15% by weight, based on the amount of these preparations, of one or more 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters according to Claims 1 to 8 included.

16. Plastics and lacquers which are stabilized against the action of light, oxygen and heat and which contain from 0.01 to 10% by weight, based on the amount of plastic or lacquer, of one or more 2-cyanoacrylic acid esters according to claims 1 to 8 included.