Polymerization inhibitor and inhibiting method for vinyl compound

摘要

This invention is directed to a polymerization inhibitor and a polymerization inhibiting method which enables the continuous operation of a device for producing vinyl compounds over a long period of time and virtually eliminates corrosion. Further, the polymerization inhibitors according to the present invention are superior in polymerization inhibition when transferring and storing the vinyl compound products and in other cases. The polymerization inhibitor according to the present invention contains manganese dithiocarbamate or a thiuram compound as an effective component. The polymerization inhibiting method of this invention comprises individual or joint use of said inhibitors, or joint use of a copper salt, another manganese salt, or quinones in addition to said inhibitors. Further, the method may comprise jointly using copper dithiocarbamates in a manganese salt as polymerization inhibitors, or jointly using quinones in addition to the salts.