American Cyanamid Company

Joseph Anthony Stretanski

Richard Harvey Spector

Frank F Loffelman

Vincent Gerard Grosso

Polyolefin compositions which are pigmented with titanium dioxide are rendered actinic radiation stabilized by incorporating therein a C.sub.12-20 alkyl ester of 3,5-di-tert.butyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid.

Stabilized titanium dioxide-pigmented polyolefin compositions

Polymers are stabilized against ultraviolet degradation by the use of urea or thiourea derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## Also disclosed is the use of the above compound with specific hydroxybenzoates or titanium dioxide.

Polymers stabilized against degradation by ultraviolet radiation

Polyolefins are stabilized from light-induced degradation through incorporating a combination of n-hexadecyl 3,5-di-t.butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate and a dialkyl pentaerythrityl diphosphite. Further improvement is obtained by incorporating a benzotriazole or benzophenone.

Polyolefins stabilized against light-induced degradation

This invention relates to polymer compositions containing light stabilizing amounts of an ester of a phosphinodithioic acid.

Polymers stabilized by esters of phosphinodithioic acids

O,O-Bis(aryl)amidothiophosphates, useful as light stabilizers in polyolefins, are those having the formula: ##EQU1## wherein: R is hydrogen, alkyl of 1-12 carbons, or halogen; Ar is phenyl or naphthyl; n is 1 or 2; and R' and R', which may be the same or different, are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1-18 carbons, 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl, cycloalkyl of 5-6 carbons or both R' and R', together with the N to which they are attached, form a morpholino or piperidino ring. Such compounds are made by reacting PSCl.sub.3 with two moles of a phenol and then the product thereof with an amine.

Polyolefin light stabilizers

Nickel amine, nickel alkanolamine, nickel aquo, and nickel bis- complexes of 2,2'-thiobis(p-alkylphenol), used to stabilize materials against degradation by ultraviolet radiation, are stabilized against thermal degradation by use of a dialkyl pentaerythritol diphosphite.

Polymers stabilized with an organo-nickel compound and a dialkyl

0,0-Bis(aryl)amidothiophosphates, useful as light stabilizers in polyolefins, are those having the formula: ##EQU1## wherein: R is hydrogen, alkyl of 1-12 carbons, or halogen; Ar is phenyl or naphthyl; n is 1 or 2; and R' and R', which may be the same or different, are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1-18 carbons, 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl, cycloalkyl of 5-6 carbons or both R' and R', together with the N to which they are attached, form a morpholino or piperidino ring. Such compounds are made by reacting PSCl.sub.3 with two moles of a phenol and then the product thereof with an amine.

N-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) substituted amidothio phosphates

Nickel amine, nickel aquo, and nickel bis- complexes of 2,2'-thiobis(p-alkylphenol), used to stabilize materials against degradation by ultraviolet radiation, are stabilized against thermal degradation by use of a hydroxyalkylamide of the formula: ##EQU1## wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl or aryl;

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Joseph Anthony Stretanski