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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
William Herbert Starnes, Jr., Williamsburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 5/37 ; C08K 5/11 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 5/37 ; C08K 5/11 ;
Abstract
Organic thiol compounds including aromatic, aliphatic, and diester ether compounds containing sulfhydryl groups are disclosed which can be utilized to plasticize and/or stabilize halogen-containing polymer compositions, especially poly(vinyl chloride) compositions. Compounds of the present invention are utilized in polymers normally susceptible to deterioration and color change, which typically occurs during processing of the polymer or exposure to certain environments.