The use is described of merocyanine derivatives of formula (1), wherein R
1
and R
2
are each independently of the other hydrogen; C
1
-C
22
alkyl; cyclo-C
3
C
8
alkyl; or unsubstituted or C
1
-C
5
alkyl- or C
1
-C
5
alkoxy-substituted C
6
-C
20
aryl; orl; or R
1
and R
2
together with the nitrogen atom linking them form a —(CH
2
)
m
— ring which is uninterrupted or, interrupted by —O— or by —NH—; R
3
is a cyano group; —COOR
5
; —CONHR
5
; —COR
5
; or —SO
2
R
5
; R
4
is a cyano group; —COOR
6
; —CONHR
6
; —COR
6
; or —SO
2
R
6
; R
5
and R
6
are each independently of the other C
1
-C
22
alkyl; or unsubstituted or C
1
-C
5
alkyl substituted C
6
-C
20
aryl; or R
3
and R
4
together or R
5
and R
6
together form in a 5- to 7-membered, monocyclic, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; Z
1
, and Z
2
are each independently of the other a —(CH
2
)
n
— group which is uninterrupted or interrupted by —O—, —S—, or by —NR
7
—, and/or is unsubstituted or substituted by C
1
-C
5
alkyl; R
7
is (C
l
C
5
alkyl; 1 is from 1 to 4; m is from 1 to 7; n is from 1 to 4; when n=2, R
1
, R
5
or R
6
is a bivalent alkyl group; or R
1
, and R
2
together with the 2 nitrogen atoms linking them form a —(CH
2
)
m
— ring; when n=3, R
1
, R
5
or R
6
is a trivalent alkyl group: when n=4, R
1
, R
5
or R
6
is a tetravalent alkyl group; and R
1
, and R
2
in formula (1) are not simultaneously hydrogen, in protecting human and animal hair and skin from UV radiation.
所述用途为式(1)的美拉
花青素衍
生物,其中 R
1
和 R
2
各自独立为氢;C
1
-C
22
烷基
3
C
8
烷基;或未取代或 C
1
-C
5
烷基或 C
1
-C
5
烷氧基取代的 C
6
-C
20
或R
1
和 R
2
与连接它们的氮原子一起形成-(CH
2
)
m
- 环,该环不间断或被-O-或-NH-打断; R
3
是
氰基; -COOR
5
;-CONHR
5
;-COR
5
或-SO
2
R
5
; R
4
是一个
氰基
6
;-CONHR
6
;-COR
6
或-SO
2
R
6
; R
5
和 R
6
分别独立于其他 C
1
-C
22
烷基;或未取代的或 C
1
-C
5
烷基取代的 C
6
-C
20
芳基;或 R
3
和 R
4
或 R
5
和 R
6
共同形成 5 至 7 元的单环、碳环或杂环; Z
1
和 Z
2
各自独立地为-(CH
2
)
n
- 被-O-、-S-或-NR不间断或间断的基团
7
-,和/或未被 C
1
-C
5
烷基取代;R
7
是(C
l
C
5
烷基;1 是 1 至 4;m 是 1 至 7;n 是 1 至 4;当 n=2 时,R
1
, R
5
或 R
6
是二价烷基;或 R
1
和 R
2
与连接它们的 2 个氮原子一起形成-(CH
2
)
m
- 环;当 n=3 时,R
1
, R
5
或 R
6
是三价烷基:当 n=4 时,R
1
, R
5
或 R
6
是四价烷基;以及 R
1
和 R
2
式(1)中的 R 1 和 R 2 不同时为氢,可保护人和动物的毛发及皮肤免受紫外线辐射。