摘要 |
The invention relates to a process for the hydrogenation of a polymer composed of diene monomer units and nitrile group containing monomer units in which crosslinks formed as a result of the hydrogenation are broken by adding, before, during or after the hydrogenation, a compound that satisfies the formula R1-N (H) -X (I) or (R1) (R2)C=N-Y (II), where R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl or cycloalkyl group with 1-30 carbon atoms, or an aromatic group with 6-30 carbon atoms and R2 is an alkyl or cycloalkyl group with 1-30 carbon atoms, or an aromatic group with 6-30 carbon atoms, X is chosen from the group comprising -R3, -OR4, -SR4, -NR5R6, where R3, R4 and R5 are a hydrogen atom, an alkyl or cycloalkyl group with 1-30 carbon atoms or an aromatic group with 6-30 carbon atoms and R6 is an alkyl or cycloalkyl group with 1-30 carbon atoms or an aromatic group with 6-30 carbon atoms Y is chosen from the group comprising -R7, -OR8, -SR8, -NR9R10 and -N=CR11R12, where R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 and R12 are a hydrogen atom, an alkyl or cycloalkyl group with 1-30 carbon atoms or an aromatic group with 6-30 carbon atoms, and where it is possible for R3-R12 to also contain one or more heteroatoms from the groups 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17 of the Periodic System of the Elements. The invention also relates to a polymer composition containing the hydrogenated polymer in solid form.
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