The present invention relates to 1,3,4-thiadiazole reaction products useful as accelerators and/or curing agents for halogenated polymers in rubber vulcanization processes, and to halogenated polymer compositions containing the thiadiazole derivatives, as well as a method of preparing the same.The additive is the reaction product of a 1,3,4-thiadiazole compound and a dithiocarbamic acid or an amine, or an isomer thereof.
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 10/618,461, filed Jul. 11, 2003 now abandoned which is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 09/726,344, filed Dec. 1, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,635,696.
