| abstract |
A rubber composition comprising a base rubber, carbon black and a dinitrodiamine compound represented by the formula [I],n wherein X is a divalent aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic group which may contain halogen or oxygen in the group, R¹ is hydrogen or an aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic group, provided that two nitrogen atoms linking through X may further link through R¹ when both X and R¹ are the aliphatic groups, and R² and R³ independently of one another are each hydrogen or an alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, provided that R² and R³ may conjointly form a ring, nis improved in its scorching without deterioration in its dynamic properties by incorporating thereto the following components (A) or (B):n (A) N-(cyclohexylthio)phthalimide and a bismaleimide compound, or (B) 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone. |