Australian Journal of Chemistry

Organic Curing Agents for Polysulfide Sealants. III. A Mechanistic Interpretation of the Thermal Degradation of Nitrile Oxide-Cured Polysulfide Sealants

BC Ennis, PJ Hanhela, DB Paul

Index: Ennis, Brian C.; Hanhela, Peter J.; Paul, Brenton D. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1990 , vol. 43, # 1 p. 109 - 124

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Abstract

Abstract Sealants obtained by cure of polysulfide liquid polymers with aryl bis (nitrile oxides) possess the thiohydroximic acid ester structural feature. Unexpectedly these materials were found to exhibit poor thermal stability: when heated at 60 they soften within days and liquefy