Process for the bromination of alkyl rubbers

Abstract

C.sub.4 -C.sub.16 alkyl rubbers are brominated by reacting the alkyl rubbers with bromine in the presence of organic azo compounds and/or alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal hypochlorites and in the presence of linear, branched and/or cyclic alkanes and water at temperatures of 10.degree. to 100.degree. C., optionally under pressure, wherein the quantity of bromine is 0.2 to 1.2 times the molar quantity of double bonds contained in the rubber, 0.1 to 3 times the molar quantity of hypochlorite and/or azo compounds is used relative to the quantity of bromine used, providing that the concentration of the hypochlorites in an aqueous solution is 2 to 20 wt. %, and wherein 5 to 20 wt. % of water, 60 to 90 wt. % of alkanes and 5 to 25 wt. % of alkyl rubber are used relative to 100 wt. % of the total of alkyl rubber, alkanes and water.

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