Zinc diethyldithiocarbamate is used as activator; accelerator for natural rubber, styrene-butadiene, nitrile-butadiene, and butyl rubber.
ChEBI: Zinc diethyldithiocarbamate is a dithiocarbamate salt that is the zinc salt of diethyldithiocarbamic acid. It is an accelerator and activator for natural rubber. It has a role as an antifungal agrochemical. It is a dithiocarbamate salt and a zinc molecular entity. It contains a diethyldithiocarbamate and a zinc(2+). It is functionally related to a diethyldithiocarbamic acid.