Compounds of the formulaeand selected hindered nitroxyl, hydroxylamine and hydroxylamine salt compounds such as the compound of the formulawherein G1 is hydrogen; C1-C22alkyl; C1-C22alkylthio; C2-C22alkylthioalkyl; C5-C7cycloalkyl; phenyl; C7-C9-phenylalkyl; or SO3M; G2 is C1-C22alkyl; C5-C7cycloalkyl; phenyl; or C7-C9-phenylalkyl; E is oxyl or hydroxyl; V is —O—; or —NH—; a is 0 or 1 or 2;b, c and d and g are each independently of one another 0 or 1;e is an integer from 1 to 4;f, m, n and p are each independently of one another an integer from 1 to 3;q is 0 or an integer from 1 to 3;Q, T and G3 are as defined in claim 1; G4 and G5 are each independently of the other hydrogen; or C1-C22alkyl;exhibit marked antiinflammatory action.