Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds represented by the formula: Formula (i) wherein R1 comprises a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms; wherein R2 comprises an alkylene group, an arylene group, or a heterocyclic group; and wherein M comprises a monovalent metallic cation such as sodium, lithium, or potassium; or a multivalent metallic cation such as zinc, nickel, iron, titanium, or cobalt; or an ammonium or alkyl ammonium cation derived by addition of proton (s) to a nitrogenous base.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds represented by the formula: Formula (i) wherein R1 comprises a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms; wherein R2 comprises an alkylene group, an arylene group, or a heterocyclic group; and wherein M comprises a monovalent metallic cation such as sodium, lithium, or potassium; or a multivalent metallic cation such as zinc, nickel, iron, titanium, or cobalt; or an ammonium or alkyl ammonium cation derived by addition of proton (s) to a nitrogenous base.

Abstract: Processes for mixing a filler with a rubber blend containing at least one isoprene elastomer and one butadiene elastomer are provided. Preferably, the processes include the steps of: combining elastomers or a blend of elastomers, a carbon black and/or silica filler(s) and a quinone diimine antidegradant in a rubber composition; mixing the rubber composition for a viscosity-reducing effective period of time to reduce the viscosity of the composition; and discharging the mixed composition. The compositions are preferably discharged from the mixing vessel at or near a minimum viscosity occurring at a temperature of about 120-160° C.

Abstract: A vulcanizable elastomeric composition and a method of forming said composition is presented. The method generally comprises the mixing of sulfur and an ultra-accelerator into a mixture of an elastomeric polymer matrix, fillers, and silane coupling agent during the silanization reaction step, prior to the occurrence of vulcanization. The addition of the ultra-accelerator, such as TBzTD, enhances the efficiency of the silanization reaction and forms at least one bond with the elastomeric polymer matrix. The silanization reaction step may comprise multiple mixing substeps in which the ultra-accelerator may be incorporated into the elastomeric composition.

Abstract: A composition comprising alkylthio- or aryl(heteroyl)thio-substituted p-phenylenediamine, its method of preparation, and its use as an antidegradant in natural or synthetic rubber.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of producing one or more 4-aminodiphenylamine intermediates comprising the steps: a. bringing an aniline or aniline derivative and nitrobenzene into reactive contact; and b. reacting the aniline and nitrobenzene in a confined zone at a suitable time and temperature, in the presence of a mixture comprising a strong organic base, or equivalent thereof, and an oxidant comprising hydrogen peroxide in an amount of from about 0.01 to about 0.60 moles of hydrogen peroxide to moles of nitrobenzene.

Abstract: A vulcanizable composition comprising a sulfur vulcanizable rubber, a sulfur vulcanizing agent, an accelerating agent selected from the group consisting of non-thiazole sulfenamide accelerators in an amount effective to not substantially inhibit vulcanization and an amount effective to improve the hardness stabilization of said rubber upon vulcanization of a hardness stabilization agent comprising a pyrimidine derivative. A method of improving the hardness stabilization of a composition comprising a sulfur vulcanizable rubber by adding to said composition the accelerators and pyrimidine derivative.

Abstract: The invention is directed-to a method of producing one or more 4-aminodiphenylamine intermediates comprising the steps of bringing an aniline or aniline derivative and nitrobenzene into reactive contact and reacting the aniline and nitrobenzene in a confined zone at a suitable time and temperature, in the presence of a mixture comprising an inorganic salt or metal organic salt having a cation that would be a suitable cation of a strong inorganic base, an oxidant and an organic base, the mixture not including a reaction product of betaine and a strong inorganic base.

Abstract: The invention comprises a composition comprising a combination of carbon black and at least one surface treating agent selected from the group consisting of quinone compounds, quinoneimine compounds and quinonediimine compounds, as well as methods of obtaining the composition and the use of the composition in dispersing carbon black in a natural or synthetic polymer. The composition achieves increased dispersibility and improved mixing characteristics of the carbon black and improved processability of the carbon black containing polymer.

Abstract: The invention comprises a vulcanizable composition comprising a sulfur vulcanizable rubber, a sulfur vulcanizing agent, an accelerating agent in an amount effective to accelerate vulcanization and sufficient to not substantially inhibit vulcanization, and an amount effective to improve the hardness stabilization of said rubber upon vulcanization of a pyrimidine derivative. The invention also comprises a method of improving the hardness stabilization of a composition comprising a sulfur vulcanizable rubber by adding the above accelerating agent and pyrimidine derivative to the composition.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of zinc hexasulfide amine complexes comprising reacting zinc, sulfur and a molar excess of amine at an elevated temperature to obtain a reaction mixture comprising zinc hexasulfide amine complexes and excess amine. A first solvent in which the zinc hexasulfide amine complexes are largely not soluble is added to obtain a slurry of the reaction mixture. The zinc hexasulfide amine complexes may be recovered in a subsequent separation process.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of producing one or more 4-aminodiphenylamine intermediates comprising the steps of bringing an aniline or aniline derivative and nitrobenzene into reactive contact; and reacting the aniline and nitrobenzene in a confined zone at a suitable time and temperature, in the presence of a mixture comprising a strong base and a suitable phase transfer catalyst. Certain phase transfer catalysts may also function as the strong base.

Abstract: A hydroxydiphenylamine compound can be converted to an N-phenylquinoneimine by reacting the hydroxydiphenylamine with oxygen or an oxygen containing gas in the presence of a modified activated carbon catalyst, the catalyst having had surface oxides removed therefrom.

Abstract: The invention relates to the high temperature mixing of elastomeric material in the presence of a quinone diimine antidegradant and carbon black, prior to vulcanization. By mixing the antidegradant quinone diimine with the elastomer prior to vulcanization, enhanced handling and processing qualities are realized in the vulcanized rubber.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of a sulfenimide by reacting sulfenamide in slurry with a water immiscible organic solvent with an acid to yield a solvent slurry comprising sulfenimide product. The product is recovered from the solvent slurry by a method comprising the addition of water to the solvent slurry and the isolating of the product by a single filtration step. While water is added to the solvent slurry an azeotrope of solvent and water may be distilled under vacuum until substantially all solvent is separated from product and product becomes part of an aqueous slurry. Alternatively, water may be added to the solvent slurry while the resulting mixture is being agitated, followed by filtering the mixture in the single filtration step for recovery of product from the mixture.

Abstract: A process for preparing an optionally substituted 4-aminodiphenylamine comprising reacting an optionally substituted aniline and an optionally substituted nitrobenzene in the presence of water and a base while controlling the water content so as to ensure a molar ratio of water to the base charged of not less than about 4:1 at the start of the coupling reaction and not less than about 0.6:1 at the end of the coupling reaction to produce 4-nitrodiphenylamine and/or 4-nitrosodiphenylamine and/or salts thereof. The coupling reaction is followed by a hydrogenation reaction where the coupling reaction product is hydrogenated in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst and added water so as to ensure a molar ratio of total water to base of at least about 4:1 at the end of hydrogenation. Aqueous and organic phases are obtained and the optionally substituted 4-aminodiphenylamine recovered from the organic phase.

Abstract: A phenylenediamine compound can be converted, with high selectivity, into its corresponding quinonediimine by reacting the phenylenediamine with a hypochlorite oxidation reactant.

Abstract: Rubber compositions which contain a complex of zinc hexasulfide with an amine, together with a vulcanization accelerator exhibit favorable vulcanization behavior, and their vulcanizates show improved properties.

Abstract: A hydroxyphenylamine compound can be converted, with high yield and high selectivity, into its corresponding quinoneimine by reacting the hydroxyphenylamine with a hypochlorite oxidation reactant.

Abstract: A hydroxyphenylamine compound can be converted, with high selectivity, into its corresponding quinoneimine by reacting the hydroxyphenylamine with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst.