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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2003
Applicants:
William Herbert Starnes, Jr., Williamsburg, VA (US);
Soungkyoo Kim, Haverford, PA (US);
Inventors:
William Herbert Starnes, Jr., Williamsburg, VA (US);
Soungkyoo Kim, Haverford, PA (US);
Assignee:
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K005/37 ; C07C321/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Organic thiol compounds including mercaptophenylcarboxylates 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.