Abstract
An attempt to elucidate the role of amines in general, and of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane in particular, has been made through a study of the title subject by several different approaches. This paper describes a near infrared study of the influence of amines on the reactions of model olefins with dicumyl peroxide. The model olefins were chosen to be representative of typical internal and external double bonds found in polybutadiene. The study has shown that in addition to serving as radical traps the amines participate in other ways. Exactly what occurs depends on the structure of the amine.