| abstract |
ORGANIC MONO AND POLY ETHERS ARE INHIBITED AGAINST PEROXIDE FORMATION BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF TRACE AMOUNTS OF A TETRAALKYL THIURAM DISULFIDE. ILLUSTRATIVE ETHERS ARE DIETHYL ETHER, THE MONOETHYL ETHERS OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL OR TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL, METHOXYETHYL ACETATE, DIOXANE, 1,3-DIOXOLANE, DI(BUTOXYETHYL) PHTHALATE, USEFUL INHIBITORS ARE TETRAMETHYL THIURAM DISULFIDE, TETRADECYL THIURAM DISULFIDE, DIMETHYL DIBUTYL THIURAM DISULFIDE. THE ETHERS ARE KNOWN COMPOUNDS HAVING ESTABLISHED USES. |