Patent ID: 7833540

Claim:
A chemical composition comprising a methoxycinnamate compound of the general formula (1) wherein the X-group comprises: (i) a moiety of formula (II) or (III) wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 can be identical or different, each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, and —COOR 5 , wherein R 5 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl, alkenyl, aryl and an arylalkyl residue; and wherein n is 0 or 1; n′ is 0, 1, or 2; and z is a member from the group consisting of —O, —C(O)O, —NH, and —C(O)NH; or (ii) a moiety of formula (IV) or (V) wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 can be identical or different, each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, and —COOR 5 sherein R 5 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, and an arylalkyl residue; and wherein, n is 0 or 1; n′ is an integer greater than or equal to 0; and z is a member from the group consisting of —O, —C(O)O, —NH, and —C(O)NH; or (iii) a moiety of formula (VI) or (VII): wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 can be identical or different, each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, and —COOR 5 wherein R 5 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or arylalkyl residue; and wherein n is 0 or 1; n′ is an integer greater than or equal to 0; and z is a member selected from the group consisting of —O, —C(O)O, —NH, and —C(O)NH; or (iv) a moiety of formula (VIII) or (IX): wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 can be identical or different, and selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, and —COOR 5 wherein R 5 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, and an aralkyl residue; or (v) a moiety of formula (X): wherein R 1 represents an oxygen or a NR 2 , and R 2 represents a member selected from the group consisting of an alkyl, an alkoxy, an aryl, and a phenyl group; and n is 1, 2 or 3; and Z is a member selected from the group consisting of —O, —C(O)O, —NH, and —C(O)NH; or (vi) a moiety of formula (XI) wherein R represents a member selected from the group consisting of an alkyl, a phenyl, a substituted benzene residue, a benzylic or a substituted benzylic residue, and an allylic residue; or (vii) a moiety of formula (XII) (viii) a moiety of formula (XIII) wherein R 1 and R 2 can be identical or different, each selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a hydrogen, an alkyl, and an alkoxy residue; and n is an integer greater than or equal to 1; or (ix) a moiety of formula (XIV) wherein R 1 and R 2 can be identical or different, each selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a hydrogen, an alkyl, and an alkoxy residue.