Momentive Performance Materials Gmbh

Crompton Gmbh

General Electric Company

Continental Aktiengesellschaft

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Cornell University

Ck Witco Corporation

Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh

Richard W Cruse

Eric Raymond Pohl

Prashant G Joshi

Antonio Chaves

W Michael York

Robert J Pickwell

Keith James Weller

Carla Recker

Thomas Kramer

Katharina Herzog

William Michael York

Tiberiu L Simandan

Misty Weiyu Huang

Leda N Gonzalez

Benjamin Falk

Shiu-Chin Huang Su

Philbert E Ramdatt

Jeries Nesheiwat

Rodica Himmeldirk

Melinda Jackson

Matthew Pinnow

Janna Jaeckel

Larry Allen Divens

Robert James Perry

Michael Joseph O'Brien

Kenrick M Lewis

Susan Adams Nye

Vikram Kumar

Paul J Chirik

Frederick D Osterholtz

Johannes G P Delis

Thomas Fay-Oy Lim

Lesley Hwang

Bruce A Waldman

Vivek Khare

Martin J Hannon

Aaron M Tondreau

Boris Mergell

Larry Allen Divins

Martin Hofstetter

Daniel Gurovich

Wesley E Sloan

Fred D Osterholtz

Jozef Kowalski

Wlodzimierz Stanczyk

A method of stabilizing imino-functional silane involving adding thereto at least one Br&#xf8;nsted-Lowry base to inhibit, suppress or prevent the addition reactions of the imino-functional silane with itself to form a imino- and amino-functional silane and the subsequent deamination reactions to form conjugated carbon-carbon double bond-containing imino-functional silanes and stabilized imino-functional silanes containing the at least one Br&#xf8;nsted-Lowry base.

Method of stabilizing imino-functional silane

Moisture-curable resin compositions comprising (a) a moisture-curable polymer having at least one hydrolysable silyl group; (b) a reactive modifier; (c) a catalyst for catalyzing the reaction between the moisture-curable polymer (a) and reactive modifier (b) under curing conditions; and cured compositions produced by contacting such resin compositions with water are disclosed. The moisture-curable resin composition is useful in the production of adhesives, including hot melt adhesives, primers, sealants, and coatings.

Moisture curable silylated polymer compositions containing reactive modifiers

A moisture-curable resin composition comprising (a) a moisture-curable polymer having at least one hydrolysable silyl group; (b) a reactive modifier; (c) a catalyst for catalyzing the reaction between the moisture-curable polymer (a) and reactive modifier (b) under curing conditions; and optionally, the composition can contain one or more conventional components, including pigments, fillers, curing catalysts, dyes, plasticizers, thickeners, coupling agents, extenders, volatile organic solvents, wetting agents, tackifiers, crosslinking agents, thermoplastic polymers, ultraviolet stabilizers, and combination thereof. The moisture-curable resin composition is useful in the production of adhesives including hot melt adhesives, primers, sealants and coatings.

Diol derived blocked mercaptofunctional silane compositions in which the silanes comprise cyclic and bridged alkoxy groups derived from hydrocarbon-based diols and processes for their preparation are provided. Also provided are rubber compositions comprising the cyclic diol-derived blocked mercaptofunctional silanes, processes for their preparation and articles of manufacture comprising the rubber compositions, in particular, automotive tires and components thereof.

Cyclic diol-derived blocked mercaptofunctional silane compositions

Disclosed herein is the selective synthesis of mono-hydrosilylated derivatives of polyunsaturated compounds, such as trivinylcyclohexane using non-precious metal based pyridinediimine and terpyridine complex as selective hydrosilylation catalysts.

Selective non-precious metal-catalyzed mono-hydrosilylation polyunsaturated compounds

A sulfur-containing cycloaliphatic compound, useful as a crosslinker for filled sulfur-vulcanizable elastomer compositions, is represented by the general formula:G[-CH&#x2014;S[C(&#x2550;O)]R]wherein G is selected from the group consisting of:

Sulfur-containing cycloaliphatic compound, filled sulfur-vulcanizable elastomer composition containing sulfur-containing cycloaliphatic compound and articles fabricated therefrom

Disclosed herein is a process for making 1,2,4-trivinylcyclohexane that is enriched in a particular geometric isomer. The process involves the thermal isomerization of 1,5,9-cyclododecatriene at temperature between 400&#xb0; C. and 600&#xb0; C. followed by an equilibration of the resultant intermediate in either the gas phase or liquid phase at temperature between 180&#xb0; C. and 375&#xb0; C. and at pressures ranging from 0.101 kPa to 1,013 kPa. Also disclosed are 1,2,4-trivinylcyclohexane compositions that are enriched in a particular geometric isomer.

Trivinylcyclohexane stereoisomeric compositions and methods for preparing same

A moisture-curable resin composition comprising (a) a moisture-curable polymer having at least one hydrolysable silyl group; (b) a reactive modifier; (c) a catalyst for catalyzing the reaction between the moisture-curable polymer (a) and reactive modifier (b) under curing conditions; and optionally, the composition can contain one or more conventional components, including pigments, fillers, curing catalysts, dyes, plasticizers, thickeners, coupling agents, extenders, volatile organic solvents, wetting a agents, tackifiers, crosslinking agents, thermoplastic polymers, ultraviolet stabilizers, and combination thereof. The moisture-curable resin composition is useful in the production of adhesives including hot melt adhesives, primers, sealants and coatings.

The invention relates to sulfur silane coupling agents containing multiple blocked mercapto groups which are in a state of reduced activity until activated. The coupling agents are advantageously used in rubber formulations, for example, for fabricating tires with low rolling resistance.

Blocked mercaptosilane coupling agents, process for making the uses in rubber

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.

Tire compositions and components containing blocked mercaptosilane coupling agent

This invention relates to novel sulfur-containing silane coupling agents, and organic polymers containing carbon-carbon double bonds. These novel silanes can be carried on organic and inorganic fillers. The invention also relates to articles of manufacture, particularly tires, made from the elastomer compositions described herein.

Silated core polysulfides, their preparation and use in filled elastomer compositions

A crosslinked polysulfide-containing cycloaliphatic compound, useful as a crosslinker for filled sulfur-vulcanizable elastomer compositions, is represented by the general formula:[(CH-)G(-CHS&#x2014;)][CH-G-CHS&#x2014;][R]wherein Gis a saturated, monocyclic aliphatic group of valence n containing from 5 to 12 carbon atoms and optionally containing at least one halogen or a saturated monocyclic silicone [RSiO&#x2014;][RSiO&#x2014;]group of valence n; Gis a saturated, divalent cyclic aliphatic group of valence 2 containing from 5 to 12 carbon atoms and optionally containing at least one halogen or a saturated monocyclic silicone [RSiO&#x2014;][RSiO&#x2014;]group of valence n; each R independently is a selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, monovalent hydrocarbon of up to 20 carbon atoms and a halogen atom; each occurrence of subscripts a, b, c, d, m, n, o, p, q, x and y independently is an integer wherein a is 2 to 6; b is 2 to 6; c is 1 to 6; d is 1 to 6; m is 1 or 2; n is 3 to 5; o is a positive integer, p is 0 or a positive integer; q is a positive integer; r is an integer of from 0 to 3; x is 1 to 10 and y is 1 to 10, with the provisos that,

Crosslinked polysulfide-containing cycloaliphatic compound, process for its preparation, filled sulfur-vulcanizable elastomer composition containing same and articles fabricated therefrom

Blocked mercaptosilane coupling agents, process for making and uses in rubber

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