Abstract: Sulfur silane coupling agents for use in tire compositions used to formulate tires or tire components which contain multiple blocked mercapto groups which are in a state of reduced activity until activated. The coupling agents are advantageously used in rubber formulations, including tire compositions, for example, for fabricating tires with low rolling resistance.

Abstract: A mercaptofunctional silane is provided of general Formula (1): [HSG1SiZ?Z?]m[HSG2SiZ?3]n[HSG3SiZ?2X]o[[HSG4SiZ?X2]p ??(1) wherein: each occurrence of G1, G2, G3, and G4 is independently a hydrocarbylene group containing from 1 to 30 carbon derived by substitution of a hydrogen on alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or aralkyl or a divalent heterocarbon group containing 2 to 30 carbon atoms and one or more etheric oxygen (—O—) and/or sulfur (—S—) atoms; each occurrence of X is independently selected from the group consisting of —Cl, —Br, RO—, RC(—O)O—, R2C?NO—, R2NO—, —R, (HO)d-1G5O—, wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, straight, cyclic or branched alkyl that can or can not contain unsaturation, alkenyl groups, aryl groups, and aralkyl groups, wherein each R, other than hydrogen, contains from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, G5 is independently a substituted hydrocarbon group from 2 to 15 carbon atoms or a substituted heterocarbon group from about 4 to 15 carbon atoms and contains on

Abstract: A filled elastomer composition comprises: a) at least one rubber component; b) at least one particulate filler; and, c) at least one mercaptofunctional silane of a particular structure.

Abstract: A blocked mercaptosilane of the structure: G-C(?O)—S—CH2CH2CH2SiX3 is disclosed wherein each X is an independently selected RO— group or R— group wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl that may or may not contain unsaturation, alkenyl groups, aryl groups, and aralkyl groups, such moieties other than hydrogen having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, at least one X is RO—, and G is a monovalent alkyl group.

Abstract: A blocked mercaptosilane of the structure: G-C(═O)—S—CH2CH2CH2SiX3 is disclosed wherein each X is an independently selected RO— group or R— group wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl that may or may not contain unsaturation, alkenyl groups, aryl groups, and aralkyl groups, such moieties other than hydrogen having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, at least one X is RO—, and G is a monovalent alkyl group.

Abstract: Bis-silyl tertiary amines of the formula (I) ?((R.sup.1).sub.b Y).sub.a R.sup.2.sub.3-a SiR.sup.3 !.sub.2 NX wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are monovalent radicals, R.sup.