This document specifies the methods to be used for the evaluation of sulfenamide accelerators:

—？MBTS: benzothiazyl disulphide;

—？CBS: N-cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide;

—？TBBS: N-tert-butylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide;

—？DIBS: N,N'-diisopropylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide;

—？DCBS: N,N'-dicyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide;

—？MBS: N-oxydiethylenebenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide.

NOTE 1？Although MBTS is not a sulfenamide, it is the primary decomposition product of these accelerators and quantitatively determined by the method specified in 5.2.

The analytical methods are applicable for most commercial sulfenamide accelerators:

—？sulfenamides of primary amines (type I);

—？sulfenamides of unhindered secondary amines (type II);

—？sulfenamides of hindered secondary amines (type III).

NOTE 2？Classification and key properties of sulfenamide accelerators are described in Annex？A.

The method (5.2) to determine purity by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is the preferred method.