Uniroyal Chemical Company, Inc.

Anthony Vincent Grossi

Gerald J Abruscato

Paul E Stott

Howard Stephen Friedman

John M DeMassa

Anthony Vincent Gentile

John Matthew DeMassa

This invention is directed to certain N,N&prime;-dinitroso phenylenediamines useful as polymerization inhibitors for acrylic acids and esters thereof. Also disclosed are compositions containing such compounds, and methods for inhibiting polymerization using such compounds and compositions.

Polymerization inhibitors for acrylic acids and esters

A polymerization inhibitor composition for inhibiting the polymerization of aromatic vinyl monomers at elevated temperatures comprising: (a) a benzofuroxan derivative of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or alkoxy; R.sup.1 is a nitro group; and m and n are each independently 0, 1, or 2; and (b) a solvent selected from the group consisting of toluene, xylene, ethylbenzene, vinyltoluene, divinylbenzene, alpha-methylstyrene, and a C.sub.12 -C.sub.18 hydrocarbon, and methods for inhibiting the polymerization of aromatic vinyl monomers at elevated temperatures using this composition.

Composition for inhibiting the polymerization of aromatic vinyl monomers

This invention relates to a blend of different isomers of a compound represented by structure I ##STR1## wherein R is C.sub.9 -C.sub.20 alkyl; wherein Y is NO.sub.2 or SO.sub.3 R' or H; wherein R' is C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl; wherein X is NO.sub.2 or C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl; and wherein R' is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, m is 2 or 3, and n is 0, 1, 2, 3, with the provisos: (1) that Y may not be H and X may not be NO.sub.2 when n=0 and (2) that when R is C.sub.9 and n=0, X and Y may not both be NO.sub.2.

Polymerization inhibitor for vinyl aromatics

This invention relates to a vinyl aromatic. Compounds of Structure (I): ##STR1## wherein R is C.sub.9 -C.sub.20 alkyl, Y is NO.sub.2, SO.sub.3 R' or H, R' is C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, X is NO.sub.2 or C1-C.sub.20 alkyl, and R' is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, m is 2 or 3 and n is 0,1,2,3, with the proviso that when R is C.sub.9 and n=O, X and Y may not both be NO.sub.2.

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