Reducing doped polyacetylene crosslinking and embrittlement and compositions containing polyacetylene so treated.

摘要

A process for reducing doped polyacetylene crosslinking and embrittlement comprises treating the polyacetylene with a material selected from the class consisting of (a) hindered phenols (b) alkyl ethers of hydroquinone, wherein the alkyl group has from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms and (c) dialkyl thiodipropionates wherein each of said alkyl groups has from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms and each alkyl group may be the same or different. A doped polyacetylene composition exhibiting enhanced resistance to polyacetylene crosslinking and embrittlement contains a doped polyacetylene and a material, as defined above, associated with said doped polyacetylene.