Patent ID: 8598369

Claim:
A compound of formula (Ia) wherein G 1 , G 2 , G 3 and G 4 are independently alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or G 1 and G 2 and/or G 3 and G 4 are together tetramethylene or pentamethylene; E is independently straight or branched chain C 1 -C 24 alkyl, straight or branched chain C 2 -C 18 alkenyl, C 3 -C 20 alkinyl, C 3 -C 12 cycloalkyl, C 5 -C 12 cycloalkenyl, phenyl, naphthyl or C 7 -C 15 -phenylalkyl; where said straight or branched chain C 1 -C 24 alkyl, straight or branched chain C 2 -C 24 alkenyl, C 3 -C 12 cycloalkyl, C 5 -C 12 cycloalkenyl or C 3 -C 20 alkinyl can be substituted by one or more -halogen, —OH, —OR 122 , —NH 2 , —NHR 122 , —N(R 122 ) 2 , —NHCOR 122 , —NR 122 COR 122 , —OCOR 122 , —COR 122 , —SO 2 R 122 , —SR 122 , —SOR 122 , —P(OR 122 ) 3 , —P(O)(OR 122 ) 2 or P(R 122 ) 3 ; where said straight or branched chain unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 24 alkyl, straight or branched chain unsubstituted or substituted C 2 -C 24 alkenyl, C 5 -C 12 cycloalkyl, C 5 -C 12 cycloalkenyl or C 2 -C 18 alkinyl can also be interrupted by one or more —O—, —NH— or —NR 122 — groups or combinations thereof; and where said phenyl, naphthyl or C 7 -C 15 phenylalkyl can also be substituted by one or more halogen, —CN, —CF 3 , —NO 2 , —NHR 122 , —N(R 122 ) 2 , —OH, —OR 122 or —COR 122 ; wherein R 122 is hydrogen, straight or branched chain C 1 -C 18 alkyl, straight or branched chain C 2 -C 18 alkenyl, C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl or C 7 -C 15 phenylalkyl; R 6 is hydrogen or halogen; R 7 is hydrogen, OH, CN, halogen, C 1 -C 18 alkyl, C 1 -C 18 alkenyl, phenyl, C 1 -C 18 alkoxy, C 1 -C 18 alkylthio or NR 10 R 11 wherein R 10 and R 11 are independently C 1 -C 12 alkyl or together are C 3 -C 12 cycloalkyl, morpholine, substituted morpholine, piperazine or substituted piperazine or they form a group wherein * is the point of attachment; n is 1 or 2; if n is 1, R 1 and R 2 are independently straight or branched chain C 1 -C 24 alkyl, C 5 -C 12 cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl or C 7 -C 15 -phenylalkyl; or R 1 and R 2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 5 to 7 membered ring which may contain a further nitrogen, sulfur or oxygen atom; and which may be further substituted; and if n is 2, R 1 is straight or branched chain C 1 -C 24 alkyl, C 5 -C 12 cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl or C 7 -C 15 phenylalkyl; and R 2 is C 1 -C 12 alkylene, C 1 -C 12 alkenylene, C 5 -C 7 cycloalkylene or phenylene; or R 1 and R 2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a piperazin-di-yl radical which may be substituted.