Polymerizable thioester synergists

Claim 2

A composition characterized by an oxidizable organic material and a compound selected from formulae I-XII; wherein R is selected from hydrogen, methyl or phenyl radicals; R 1 is selected from hydrogen, methyl cr ethyl radicals; R 2 is selected from hydrogen or meth radicals; R 3 is selected from hydrogen, alkyl adicals of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, phenyl and substituted phenyl radicals; R 4 is an alkyl radical of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; Q may be the same or different divalent radical selected from -0- or -NH- ; β is 0 or a whole number from 1 to 20; n is a whole number from 2 to 20; m is 0 or 1 or 2; x is a whole number from 1 to 20; a is a monovalent radical selected from alkyl radicals of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, the radical or the radical wherein R 2 , R and β are defined as above and R 5 is selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl and alkyl radicals of 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Claim 3

A composition according to claim 1 that contains a phenolic antioxidant.

Claim 4

A composition according to claim 1 that contains an amine antioxidant.

Claim 5

A composition of matter characterized by structural formulae I-XII; wherein R is selected from hydrogen, methyl or phenyl radicals; R 1 is selected from hydrogen, methyl or ethyl radicals; R 2 is selected from hydrogen or methyl radicals; R 3 is selected from hydrogen, alkyl radicals of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, phenyl and substituted phenyl radicals; R 4 is an alkyl radical of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; Q may be the same or different divalent radical selected from -0- or -NH- ; β is 0 or a whole number from 1 to 20; n is a whole number from 2 to 20; m is 0 or 1 or 2; x is a whole number from 1 to 20; a is a monovalent radical selected from alkyl radicals of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, the radical or the radical wherein R 2 , R 3 and β are defined as above and R 5 is selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl and alkyl radicals of 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Claim 6

A composition of matter characterized by structural formulae I-XII; wherein R is selected from hydrogen, methyl or phenyl radicals; R 1 is selected from hydrogen, methyl or ethyl radicals; R 2 is selected from hydrogen or methyl radicals; R 3 is selected from hydrogen, alkyl radicals of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, phenyl and substituted phenyl radicals; R 4 is an alkyl radical of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; Q may be the same or different divalent radical selected from -0- or -NH- ; β is 0 or a whole number from 1 to 20; n is a whole number from 2 to 20; m is 0 or 1 or 2; x is a whole number from 1 to 20; a is a monovalent radical selected from alkyl radicals of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, the radical or the radical wherein R 2 , R 3 and β are defined as above and R 5 is selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl and alkyl radicals of 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Claim 7

A process of preparing a polymeric composition characterized by polymerizing in a free radical polymerization system, a monomer system that contains at least one synergistic monomer selected from the following structural formulae I-XII: wherein R is selected from hydrogen, methyl or phenyl radicals; R 1 is selected from hydrogen, methyl or ethyl radicals; R 2 is selected from hydrogen or methyl radicals; R 3 is selected from alkyl, hydrogen radicals of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, phenyl and substituted phenyl radicals; R 4 is an alkyl radical of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; Q may be the same or different divalent radical selected from -0- or -NH- ; β is 0 or a whole number from 1 to 20; n is a whole number from 2 to 20; m is 0 or 1 or 2; x is a whole number from 1 to 20; a is a monovalent radical selected from alkyl radicals of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, the radical or the radical wherein R 2 , R and β are defined as above and R 5 is selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl and alkyl radicals of 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Claim 8

A process of preparing a polymeric composition characterized by polymerizing in a free radical polymerization system, a monomer system that contains at least one synergistic monomer selected from the following structural formulae I-XII: wherein R is selected from hydrogen, methyl or phenyl radicals; R 1 is selected from hydrogen, methyl or ethyl radicals; R 2 is selected from hydrogen or methyl radicals; R 3 is selected from alkyl, hydrogen radicals of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, phenyl and substituted phenyl radicals; R 4 is an alkyl radical of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; Q may be the same or different divalent radical selected from -0- or -NH- ; β is 0 or a whole number from 1 to 20; n is a whole number from 2 to 20; m is 0 or 1 or 2; x is a whole number from 1 to 20; a is a monovalent radical selected from alkyl radicals of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, the radical or the radical wherein R 2 , R and β are defined as above and R 5 is selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl and alkyl radicals of 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Claim 9

A process according to claim 5 characterized in that the free radical polymerization system is an emulsion polymerization and the monomer system comprises 20 to 80 parts by weight 1,3 butadiene, 20 to 80 parts by weight of styrene and 0.1 to 50 parts by weight of at least one synergistic monomer selected from formulae I-XII.

Claim 10

A process according to claim 5 characterized in that the monomer system contains a polymerizable antidegradant.

Claim 11

A polymer characterized in that from 0.1 to 100 weight percent based on the total weight of monomers of segmeric units derived from unsaturated compounds having a formula selected from the group consisting of: wherein R is selec from hydrogen, methyl or phenyl radicals; R is selected om hydrogen, methyl or ethyl radicals; R 2 is selected m hydrogen or methyl radicals; R 3 is selected on alkyl, hydrogen radicals of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, phenyl A and substituted phenyl radicals; R 4 is an alkyl rareal of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; Q may be the same different divalent radical selected from -0- or -1- ; S is 0 or a whole number from 1 to 20; n is a whole number from 2 to 20; m is 0 or 1 or 2; x is a whole number from 1 to 20; a is a monovalent radical selected from alkyl radicals of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, the radical or the radical wherein R 2 , R 3 and β are defined as above and R is selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl and alkyl radicals of 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Claim 12

A polymer characterized in that from 0.1 to 100 weight percent based on the total weight of monomers of segmeric units derived from unsaturated compounds having a formula selected from the group consisting of: wherein R is selec from hydrogen, methyl or phenyl radicals; R is selected om hydrogen, methyl or ethyl radicals; R 2 is selected m hydrogen or methyl radicals; R 3 is selected on alkyl, hydrogen radicals of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, phenyl A and substituted phenyl radicals; R 4 is an alkyl rareal of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; Q may be the same different divalent radical selected from -0- or -1- ; S is 0 or a whole number from 1 to 20; n is a whole number from 2 to 20; m is 0 or 1 or 2; x is a whole number from 1 to 20; a is a monovalent radical selected from alkyl radicals of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, the radical or the radical wherein R 2 , R 3 and β are defined as above and R is selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl and alkyl radicals of 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Claim 13

A process for chemically bonding synergists containing free radical polymerizable unsaturation to a polymer which comprises reacting at least one compound of claim 4 with a polymer in the presence of a free radical initiator selected from the group consisting of azo systems, azonitrile systems and Redox systems.

Claim 14

A process according to claim 5 characterized in that the free radical polymerization system is an emulsion polymerization and the monomer system comprises 10 to 90 parts by weight acrylonitrile, 10 to 90 parts by weight of 1,2 butadiene and 0.1 to 50 parts by weight of at least one synergistic monomer selected from formulae I-XII.