functional compound in the composition is usually about 0 1 10 wt of the composition formulations such as sunscreen compositions containing active uva and uvb compounds e g avobenzone e 517 oxybenzone e 567 4 methylbenzylidene camphor mbc ethylhexyl triazone eht and bis ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine bemt were effectively solubilized by 2 phenylethyl cyclopropanoate or the other compounds of the invention increased critical wavelength and or boosting of the spf and or enhancement of the uva component of the absorption spectrum relative to the uvb portion were typically observed other uv filter actives that may be employed in the present inventive compositions and solubilized in 2 phenylethyl cyclopropanoate 2 phenethyl pentanoate 2 phenylethyl cyclohexanoate etc include but are not limited to p aminobenzoic acid paba camphor benzalkonium methosulfate homosalate phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid terephthalidene dicamphor sulfonic acid benzylidene camphor sulfonic acid octocrylene polyacrylamidomethyl benzylidene camphor ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate peg 25 paba isoamyl p methoxycinnamate drometrizole trisiloxane diethylhexyl butamido triazone 3 benzylidene camphor ethylhexyl salicylate ethylhexyl dimethyl paba benzophenone 4 benzophenone 5 methylene bis benztriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol disodium phenyl dibenzimidazole tetrasulfonate and polysilicone 15 such compositions may include one or more of the aforementioned uv filter actives including avobenzone oxybenzone 4 methylbenzylidene camphor ethylhexyl triazone and bis ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine other actives such as personal care cosmetic pharmaceutical agricultural and industrial compounds are effectively solubilized by the compounds of the invention including such actives as antibacterial and herbicidal e g algaecidal compounds particularly to keep the active.