Process for producing stabilized olefin terpolymers and stabilized olefin terpolymers produced according to said process

Abstract

A method is described whereby olefin terpolymers, consisting of ethylene, an alpha olefin and a polyene having in the molecule, in addition to the double bond participating in the formation of the macromolecule, at least one conjugated double bond system, are stabilized against oxidative aging without destroying their characteristic high vulcanization rate by reacting them with a dienophilic agent represented by one of the following formulae: ##STR1## wherein R and R.sub.6 may be an alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl radical having up to 8 carbon atoms, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 may be hydrogen or alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl or aralkyl radicals having up to 8 carbon atoms, the R.sub.1 -R.sub.2 and R -R pairs may be divalent radicals forming condensed rings.

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