2-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)-2H-benzotriazoles

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2-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)-2H-benzotriazoles, also referred to as phenolic benzotriazoles, are an important class of UV absorbers{{RömppOnline|Name=UV-Absorber|ID=RD-21-00834|Datum=25. January 2020}} comprising the benzotriazole building block.

Structure

The molecules are composed of substituted benzotriazoles with a phenyl group in the 2-position, which carries a hydroxy group in the ortho-position.

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|+ class="hintergrundfarbe6" |Examples of 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2H-benzotriazoles

! Name

! Acronym

! class="unsortable" | Structural formula

! R1

! R2

! R3

2-(2H-Benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-methylphenol

| UV-P

| File:UV-P.svg

| –

| methyl

| –

2-(2H-Benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-tert-butylphenol

| UV-PS

| File:UV-PS.svg

| –

| tert-butyl

| –

2-(2H-Benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-bis(2-phenyl-2-propanyl)phenol

| UV-234

| File:UV-234.svg

| (2-propanyl)phenol

| (2-propanyl)phenol

| –

2-(2H-Benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-di-tert-butylphenol

| UV-320

| File:UV-320.svg

| tert-butyl

| tert-butyl

| –

2-(5-Chloro-2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-methyl-6-di-tert-butylphenol

| UV-326

| File:UV-326.svg

| tert-butyl

| methyl

| chlorine

2-(5-Chloro-2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-di-tert-butylphenol

| UV-327

| File:UV-327.svg

| tert-butyl

| tert-butyl

| chlorine

2-(2H-Benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-di-tert-pentylphenol

| UV-328

| File:UV-328.svg

| tert-pentyl

| tert-pentyl

| –

2-(2H-Benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol

| UV-329

| File:UV-329.svg

| –

| 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl

| –

2-(2H-Benzotriazol-2-yl)-6-(sec-butyl)-4-(tert-butyl)phenol

| UV-350

| File:UV-350.svg

| sec-butyl

| tert-butyl

| –

2,2′-Methylenbis[6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(2,4,4-trimethyl-2-pentanyl)phenol]

| UV-360

| File:UV-360.svg

| [dimer linked via methylene group]

| 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl

| –

2-(2H-Benzotriazol-2-yl)-6-(2-phenyl-2-propanyl)-4-(2,4,4-trimethyl-2-pentanyl)phenol

| UV-928

| File:UV-928.svg

| (2-propanyl)phenol

| 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl

| –

Use

2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2H-benzotriazoles are used as UV stabilizers in lacquers and plastics.{{RömppOnline|Name=2-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole|ID=RD-08-02487|Datum=25. January 2020}}

References