13  US 6,872,832 B2  14  Preferably in formula (8), n is 1 or 2, and when n is 1,  R$_{6 }$ is ethoxy, 6-methyl-1-heptyloxy, ethylamino, butylamino or  Preferably in formula (7), p is 1 or 2, and when p is 1,  R$_{4 }$ is hydrogen and Rs is butyl; or  R$_{4 }$ and Rs together are the  divalent acyl radical of maleic acid; or when p is 2,  R$_{4 }$ is  hydrogen or acetyl, and Rs is 1,6-hexanediyl.  Preferably in formula (6), n is 1-3, and when n is 1,  R$_{3 }$ is allyl, glycidyl, acryloyl, methacryloyl, octadecanoyl,  hexadecanoyl, tetradecanoyl, methoxycarbonylpropionyl,  methoxycarbonylbutyryl, methoxycarbonylpentanoyl or  methoxycarbonylnonanoyl; or when n is 2,  R$_{3 }$ is succinyl,  glutaryl, adipoyl, sebacoyl, 1,6-hexanedicarbamoyl, cis- or  tr ans-5-carb amo yl-1-( carb amoylme thyl)-1,3 ,3- trimethylcyclohexane or toluene-2,4-dicarbamoyl; or when  n is 3,  R$_{3 }$ is 1,3,5-tris( 6-carbamoylhexyl)-2,4,6-trioxo-s› triazine.  Preferably in formula (5),  R$_{2 }$ is hydrogen or dodecyl.  Preferably in formula (3), m is 0, R$_{1 }$ is hydrogen or  hydroxymethyl, and  R$_{2 }$ is hydrogen; or mis 1,  R$_{1 }$ is hydroxy  or hydroxymethyl, and  R$_{2 }$ is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl.  R$_{28 }$ is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms;  R$_{27 }$ is a straight or branched chain alkylene of 1 to 18  carbon atoms, cycloalkylene or cycloalkenylene of 5 to 8  carbon atoms, phenylene or-NH-alkylene-NH-of 2 to 18  carbon atoms including 5-amino-l-aminomethyl-1,3,3- trimethylcyclohexane and -NH-xylylene-NH-;  Preferably in formulas (29) and (30), -G-O- is formed  from ethanol, phenethyl alcohol, cyclohexanol or 2-methyl- 2-propanol ( =tert-butyl alcohol).  T$_{4 }$ is hydrogen or  G is straight or branched chain alkylene of 1 to 18 carbon  atoms, cycloalkylene of 5 to 8 carbon atoms, cycloalk› enylene of 5 to 8 carbon atoms, alkenylene of 3 to 18 carbon  atoms, a straight or branched chain alkylene of 1 to 4 carbon  atoms substituted by phenyl or by phenyl substituted by one  or two alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, with the proviso that in  formula (29) successive hindered amine moieties can be  oriented in either a head to head or head to tail fashion;  z is as defined above, and  When b is 3, E-OH and L-OH are respectively a carbon› centered radical or diradical formed from glycerol, 1,1,1- tris(hydroxymethy !)methane, 2-ethy 1-2-(hydroxymethy 1-1,  3-propanediol, 1,2,4-butanetriol or 1,2,6-hexanetriol; most  preferably  E-OH  and  L-OH  are formed from glycerol,  1, 1, 1-tris(hydro xyme thyl) me thane, 2-e thyl-2- (hydroxymethyl-1,3-propanediol.  When b is 2, E-OH and L-OH are respectively a carbon› centered radical or diradical formed preferably from 1,2- ethanediol, 1,2-propanedial, 1,3-propanediol, 1,2- butanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,  3-propanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanediol, 1,3-cyclohexanediol or  1,4-cyclohexanediol; most preferably  E-OH  and  L-OH  are  formed from 1,4-butanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol,  1,2-cyclohexanediol, 1,3-cyclohexanediol or 1,4- cyclohexanediol.  When bis 1, E-OH and L-OH are respectively a carbon› centered radical or diradical formed preferably from  2-methy 1-2-propanol, 2-propanol, 2,2-dimethy 1-1-propanol,  2-methyl-2-butanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 1-butanol,  1-pentanol, 1-hexanol, 1-nonanol, 1-decanol, 1-dodecanol,  1-octadecanol, 2-butanol, 2-pentanol, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol,  cyclohexanol, cyclooctanol, allyl alcohol, phenethyl alcohol  or l-phenyl-1-ethanol; most preferably  E-OH  and  L-OH  are  formed from 2-methyl-2-propanol or cyclohexanol.  Preferably, in formulas (1) to (28), b is 1 or 2, most  preferably  1.  Preferably, G$_{1 }$ and G$_{2 }$ are each methyl.  with the further proviso that in formulas (1) and (2), when  bis 1, Eis not methyl, ethyl, 2-propyl or 2-methyl-2-propyl.  R$_{29 }$ is a straight or branched chain alkyl or -NH-alkyl of  1 to 18 carbon atoms or -NH-cycloalkyl of 5 to 8 carbon  atoms; and  in formulas (29) and (30), G is a carbon centered diradical  derived from a primary, secondary or tertiary alcohol G-OH,  where  R$_{26 }$is alkylenedioxy of 2 to 18 carbon atoms, alkenylene› dioxy of 2 to 18 carbon atoms, -NH-alkylene-NH- of 2  to 18 carbon atoms or -N(alkyl)-alkylene-N(alkyl)- of 3 to  18 carbon atoms,  R$_{2}$s is alkoxy of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, alkenyloxy of 2 to  18 carbon atoms, -NHalkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or  -N(alkyl)$_{2 }$ of 2 to 36 carbon atoms,  R$_{24 }$ is alkylene of 2 to 18 carbon atoms, a divalent acyl  radical of an aliphatic or unsaturated aliphatic dicarboxylic  or dicarbamic acid containing 2 to 18 carbon atoms, a  divalent acyl radical of a cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic or  dicarbamic acid containing 7 to 12 carbon atoms, or a  divalent acyl radical of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid con› taining 8 to 15 carbon atoms;  R$_{23 }$ is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or acyl of  2 to 6 carbon atoms;  R$_{22 }$ is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, an acyl  radical of an aliphatic or unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic or  carbamic acid containing 2 to 18 carbon atoms, an acyl  radical of a cycloaliphatic carboxylic or carbamic acid  containing 7 to 12 carbon atoms, an acyl radical of an  aromatic carboxylic acid containing 7 to 15 carbon atoms, or  R$_{4 }$ and Rs together are ----(CH$_{2}$)sCO-, phthaloyl or a  divalent acyl radical of maleic acid;  R$_{21 }$ is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or acyl of  2 to 6 carbon atoms;  or dicarbamic acid containing 2 to 18 carbon atoms, a  divalent acyl radical of a cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic or  dicarbamic acid containing 7 to 12 carbon atoms, or a  divalent acyl radical of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid con› taining 8 to 15 carbon atoms;  -continued  or 