Patent ID: 7208549

Claim:
A process for manufacturing an elastomeric article by compression molding, said process comprising the steps of: (I) compressing a curable polyisoprene rubber composition into a mold of the desired shape, wherein the curable polyisoprene rubber composition is comprised of: (1) a polyisoprene homopolymer rubber comprised of repeat units that are derived from isoprene monomer, wherein said polyisoprene rubber has a vinyl microstructure content of at least 0.5 percent, (2) a carbonyl inhibited platinum catalyst, and (3) a branched crosslinking agent of the structural formula: wherein n represents an integer from 1 to about 3, wherein R represents an alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, or a hydrosilyl group; (II) curing the curable polyisoprene composition in the mold at a temperature which is within the range of 100° C. to 250° C. to produce the elastomeric article; and (III) removing the elastomeric article from the mold.