Abstract:
Polyolefin compositions containing a polyolefin and an antioxidant compound having the general formula: wherein R,R′, X and Y are the same or different and are selected from alkyl, phenyl, cyclohexyl, a mono or polyfunctional carboxylic acid ester, hydroxyalkyl, and aralkyl, which groups may be unsubstituted or substituted, linear or branched, or cyclic, and p indicates a degree of polymerisation and is at least 2.