Aromatic compounds of amide structure derived from aminobenzoic acids, hydroxy-benzoic acids, cinnamic acids, urocanic acids and benzimidazoles, absorbing UVB and/or UVA

Claim 1

A compound of the formula selected from the group consisting of ##STR29## wherein R is a member selected from the group consisting of ##STR30## R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; R 2 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, or a member selected from the group consisting of ##STR31## R 3 and R 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, CH 3 --O--, an acid group, primary amino, --NHCOR, and --COOR'; and R 5 and R 6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cyano and aryl; or wherein ##STR32## of Formulas (I) and (III) above is a member selected from the group consisting of ##STR33## a peptide structure comprising at least two amino acid residues; in which X and Y are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aryl, aminoalkyl and aminoaryl; Z is hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; n is an integer from 1 to 6; and R' is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aminoalkyl, aminoaryl, and an organic or mineral salt; excluding compounds of the formula (I) wherein R 4 is H, R 3 is NH 2 , R 1 is H and R 2 is --CH 2 --COOCH 3 ; wherein R 4 is H, R 3 is NH 2 , R 1 is H and R 2 is ##STR34## wherein R 4 is NH 2 , R 3 is H, R 1 is H, and R 2 is --CH 2 COX' or ##STR35## in which X' is hydrogen or a peptide residue; wherein R 4 is H, R 3 is NH 2 , R 1 is H and R 2 is --CH(COOH)--CH 3 , --CH(COOH)--CH(CH 3 ) 2 , --CH(COOH)--CH 2 CH(CH 3 ) 2 , --CH(COOH)--CH 2 OH, --CH(COOH)--(CH 2 ) 2 --S--CH 3 , or --CH(COOH)--CH 2 COOH; wherein R 4 is H, R 3 is OH, R 1 is H and R 2 is --CH 2 COOX, ##STR36## or --C 6 H 5 in which Hal - is Cl or Br, R 7 and R 8 are C 1-5 alkyl, R 9 is C 3-8 alkyl or benzylalkyl, and m is an integer from 2 to 12; and excluding compounds of the formula (III) wherein R 4 is --OCH 3 and R 3 , R 5 and R 6 are H.