Three polythiocarbonates were synthesized from sodium sulfide and carbon disulfide, and their performance as NR latex vulcanization accelerator was studied. Such ability of polythiocarbonates decreased in the order a
2CS
3>Na
2CS
4_??_Na
2CS
5. Tri- or tetra substituted thiocarbonates had high ability of cure acceleration, but pentasubstituted one had no ability. In the case of Na
2CS
3, monosodium salt with one CH
3 group had no accelerating ability, which suggests that disodium salt structure is necessary for the acceleration. The increase of Na
2CS
3, the increase of cure temperature, and the increase of cure time, all resulted in higher acceleration of the vulcanization. These results indicate that Na
2 CS
3 may be of use as a practical non-nitrosoamine type vulcanization accelerator, although the accelerating effect of Na
2CS
3 is a little lower than that of sodium dibutyl dithiocarbamate (NaBDC).
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