4,4′-Dithiodimorpholine CAS 103-34-4

What is 4,4′-Dithiodimorpholine CAS 103-34-4?

4,4′-Dithiodimorpholine CAS 103-34-4 (often called “DTDM”) is manufactured industrially — typically appearing as a white to off-white crystalline powder — and serves not as an end-use product but as a reactive additive in rubber and polymer formulations; when added to natural or synthetic rubber compounds, it assists in generating active sulfur under vulcanization conditions, thereby enabling controlled crosslinking and enhanced performance of final rubber goods.

Specification

Feature

• Sulfur donor: Provides sulfur for crosslink formation during vulcanization, enabling effective curing of rubber formulations.
• Accelerating agent: Speeds up vulcanization reactions in rubber, especially in semi-efficient or efficient sulfur cure systems.
• Heat/aging resistant: Helps improve heat resistance, aging resistance, and long-term stability of vulcanized rubber products.
• Non-blooming additive: When used in proper amounts, DTDM does not tend to migrate (“bloom”) to the rubber surface, preserving aesthetic and functional integrity.

Application

• Rubber vulcanization: Widely used in natural and synthetic rubber compounds (tires, hoses, belts, rubber sheets) as a sulfur donor and cure accelerator to produce durable, resilient vulcanizates.
• Elastomer products: Employed in manufacturing of heat-resistant and age-resistant elastomeric parts for automotive, industrial, and consumer applications.
• Asphalt modification: Used as an additive (in combination with other sulfur-donors) to improve high-temperature storage stability and thermal oxidative aging resistance of SBS-modified asphalt materials.
• Polymer crosslinking: Utilized in polymer or composite formulations requiring controlled sulfur crosslinking or enhanced thermal/mechanical durability.

Packaging

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