Patent ID: 7094918

Claim:
An ultraviolet light absorbing compound conforming to the structure represented by Formula (I) (a) wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 are selected from the group consisting of: C 1-20 alkyl, halo, hydroxyl, hydrogen, cyano, sulfonyl, sulfo, sulfato, aryl, nitro, carboxyl, C 1-20 alkoxy, and B-A, (b) further wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 is B-A, i) wherein B of said B-A is selected from the group consisting of O, S, SO 2 , CO 2 , and ii) wherein A of said B-A is represented by the Formula (II); [polyoxyalkylene constituent]-R′ II said polyoxyalkylene constituent comprising at least three monomer units, said monomer units selected from the group consisting of: C 2-20 alkyleneoxy group, glydicol, glycidyl, or any mixtures thereof; R′ is selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, C 1-20 alkyl, C 1-20 alkoxy, and C 1-20 esters; (c) X is selected from the group consisting of: cyano and COOR; Y is selected from the group consisting of: cyano and COOR; wherein one of said X or Y is cyano and the other is COOR; further wherein said R of said COOR is a butyl group, said butyl group having four carbons in a straight or branched configuration.