Abstract: A moisture curable composition contains:(a) one or more episulfide compounds having on the average more than one 1,2-epithiopropyl ether group of the formula I ##STR1## per molecule, and (b) one or more aliphatic N,N'-dialkyl-substituted diketimines of the general formula II ##STR2## wherein A is a divalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or arylaliphatic group, andR.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each an alkyl group, or form together with the C-atom, to which they are bonded, a cycloalkyl group or cycloalkenyl group, and(c) at least one component, selected from the group of the setting accelerators as well as commercially available solvents, reactive diluents, plasticizers, thixotropic aids, fillers and pigments.This composition may be used as lacquers, paints and coatings for steel and concrete.There is also described a process for the preparation of 1,2-epithiopropyl ethers.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing polyurethane prepolymers containing free, reactive end groups of polyisocyanate and compounds with active H-atoms, while using a tertiary amine as the catalyst, and thereafter deactivating the catalyst by reacting with an alkyl halide.