Elastomer compositions comprising an adduct between an SP2 hybridized carbon allotrope and a dicarboxylic acid derivative

An elastomer composition comprising an adduct between an sp2 hybridized carbon allotrope and a compound of formula (I)

• wherein the compound of formula (I) may be linear or cyclic and the symbol (C) does not represent a bond when the compound is linear and represents a bond when the compound is cyclic, and
• X1, X2 X3, X4, X5 are selected independently from the group consisting of O, N—R7, halogen and S;
• and wherein if X1, X2, X3, X4, X5 are halogen, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 are absent;
• and wherein:
• the compound of formula (I) is linear when:
• m and n are 1 and Y is selected from the group consisting of O, N—R7 and S;
• or
• m is 1 and n is 0 and Y is halogen and
• when the compound is linear, the symbols (A) and (B) represent independently a single or a double bond, and
• if the symbols (A) and (B) are a double bond, v, u, p and q are 0;
• if the symbols (A) and (B) are a single bond, v, u, p, q are 1;
• if the symbol (A) is a double bond and the symbol (B) is a single bond, v and p are 0 whereas u and q are 1;
• if the symbol (B) is a double bond and the symbol (A) is a single bond, v and p are 1 whereas u and q are 0;
• the compound of formula (I) is cyclic when:
• the symbols (A) and (B) are a double bond, and
• m, v, p, q and u are 0, and
• if Y is O, n is 0, or if Y is N, n is 1;
• and wherein:
• if X1 and Y are NR7 or S, then:
• R1, R6 are selected independently from the group consisting of:
• hydrogen, linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkenyl or alkynyl, aryl, linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl-aryl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkenyl-aryl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkynyl-aryl, heteroaryl;
• if X1 and Y are O, then:
• R1, R6 are selected independently from the group consisting of:
• hydrogen, linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkenyl or alkynyl, aryl, linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl-aryl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkenyl-aryl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkynyl-aryl, heteroaryl, alkali metals, alkaline-earth metals, transition metals, or
• in which R8, R9, R10, R11 are selected independently from the group consisting of:
• hydrogen, linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl, aryl, linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl-aryl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkenyl-aryl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkynyl-aryl, heteroaryl;
• if X2 X3, X4, X5 are O, NR7 or S, then:
• R1, R6 are selected independently from the group consisting of:
• hydrogen, linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkenyl or alkynyl, aryl, linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl-aryl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkenyl-aryl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkynyl-aryl, heteroaryl;
• R2, R3, R4, R5 are selected independently from the group consisting of:
• hydrogen, C2-C6 acyl, C1-C6 alkyl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkenyl or alkynyl, aryl, linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl-aryl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkenyl-aryl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkynyl-aryl, heteroaryl;
• and
• R7 is selected from the group consisting of:
• hydrogen, C2-C6 acyl, C1-C6 alkyl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkenyl or alkynyl, aryl, linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl-aryl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkenyl-aryl, linear or branched C2-C6 alkynyl-aryl, heteroaryl.