Phenolic antioxidants

Claim 1

Compounds comprising the reaction product of a polyphenolic compound having the formula ##STR4## with an ester forming compound of the general formula ##STR5## which are then joined through a sulfur atom to form compounds having a general formula selected from the group consisting of ##STR6## wherein Z is a phenoxy radical derived from a polyphenolic compound having structural formula (A) and wherein R 1 and R 2 are the same or different radicals selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl radicals containing from 1 to 16 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl radicals containing from 5 to 8 carbon atoms, aralkyl radicals containing from 7 to 12 carbon atoms and unsubstituted aryl radicals containing from 6 to 12 carbon atoms, X is the same or different radical selected from the group consisting of (1) cyclic dienes with non-adjacent carbon to carbon double bonds within the ring structure having from 5 to 20 carbon atoms from which the divalent species are prepared and (2) divalent species selected from the group consisting of --S--, ##STR7## --O--, --CH 2 -- and --S--S-- and wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 0 and integers from 1 to 5 and wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl radicals having from 1 to 2 carbon atoms, R 4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl radicals having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aralkyl radicals having from 7 to 9 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl radicals having from 6 to 8 carbon atoms and wherein V is selected from the group consisting of chlorine, iodine and bromine.