Vulcanization Flashcards
1
Q
what is vulcanization
A
x-linking of natural rubber and sulfer accelerator (not elemental)
radical reaction
2
Q
benzothiazole polysulfide complex
A
bt-ssss-bt
3
Q
initiation
A
bt-ssss-bt + heat/hv to 2 bt-s-s radicals
4
Q
propagation
A
make allylic radical resonance to 3º radical
either breaks up another bt-ssss-bt
then structure with s-s-bt makes s-bt radical and s radical
2 react to get disulfide linkage