| abstract |
Cyanoacrylate adhesive compositions which employ calixarene compounds as accelerators give substantially reduced fixture and cure times on de-activating substrates such as wood. The calixarene compounds are preferably employed at levels of about 0.1-1% by weight of the composition. n The calixarene compounds particularly useful in this invention may be represented by the formula: ##STR1## where R 1 is alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkyl or substituted alkoxy; R 2 is H or alkyl; and n=4, 6, or 8. |