Patent ID: 6291592
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: A63B,C08K

Abstract:
A golf ball comprising a material formed from the conversion reaction of an amount of polybutadiene, a free radical source, and a cis-to-trans catalyst comprising at least one aromatic component which reaction occurs at a sufficient temperature to form a polybutadiene reaction product which comprises:an amount of trans-polybutadiene greater than the amount of trans-polybutadiene present before the conversion reaction; anda cis-to-trans catalyst comprising the at least one aromatic component, wherein the aromatic component comprises the formula (R.sub.1).sub.x --R.sub.3 --M--R.sub.4 --(R.sub.2).sub.y, wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-20 linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl, or alkoxy group, or a single, multiple, or fused ring C.sub.6 to C.sub.24 aromatic group; x and y are each an integer from 0 to 5; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each selected from a single, multiple, or fused ring C.sub.6 to C.sub.24 aromatic group; and M comprises at least one of an azo group or a metal component.