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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2011
Robert Alan Woloszynek, Brunswick, OH (US);
Stephan Rodewald, Canal Fulton, OH (US);
Robert Alan Woloszynek, Brunswick, OH (US);
Stephan Rodewald, Canal Fulton, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to functionalizing agents that are particularly useful for functionalizing living rubbery polymers to make the polymer more compatible with fillers, such as carbon black and silica. These functionalizing agents are comprised of a boron containing compound having a structural formula selected from the group consisting of: wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups and aryl groups, wherein R, R, and Rcan be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, and aryl groups, and wherein Rrepresents an alkylene group or a bridging aromatic group.