Research Article

Synthesis of High cis-1,4-BR with Neodymium for the Manufacture of Tires

Table 1

Molecular weight and conversion of high cis-1,4-BR.

  °C0.5 mM NdV3/100 g Bd, NdV3 : DEAC = 1 : 9 mol : mol, TIBA mM
% conv.Mw × 103IP% conv.Mw × 103IP% conv.Mw × 103IP% conv.Mw × 103IP

3573.7500.63.280.1376.42.888.1284.42.090.31973.5
4577.8675.42.583.94382.692297.73.192.3249.13.0
5582.3811.41.885.7572.61.595.3314.22.494.1307.66.5
7083.1855.92.686.3580.51.996412.81.696.33176.9