abstract |
The present invention relates to cure accelerators useful for anaerobic curable compositions, such as adhesives and sealants. The cure accelerators are embraced within n nwhere X is CH 2 , O, S, NR 4 , CR 5 R 6 or C═O, wherein R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are each individually selected from hydrogen, halogen, amino, carboxyl, nitro, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, hydroxyalkynyl, or alkaryl; R is one or more of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, or hydroxyalkynl; R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are each individually selected from hydrogen, halogen, amino, carboxyl, nitro, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, hydroxyalkynyl, or alkaryl; R 7 is hydrogen or CHR 8 R 9 , where R 8 and R 9 are each individually selected from hydrogen, halogen, amino, carboxyl, nitro, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, hydroxyalkynyl, or alkaryl; and n is 0 or 1. A particularly desirable example is 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo-h-quinolin-3-ol. |