Synthesis and antioxidant properties of a novel arylamine antioxidant

Abstract A novel oil‐soluble arylamine antioxidant N 1 , N 2 ‐diphenylethane‐1,2‐diamine (ND) was successfully synthesized, and the potential antioxidant behavior of which had never been reported before. The structure of ND was characterized via nuclear magnetic resonance ( 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR) and electron ionization mass spectrometry. The antioxidant performance of ND and its synergistic effect with 2,6‐di‐tert‐butyl‐4‐methylphenol (BHT) in di‐2‐ethylhexyl sebacate were evaluated by pressurized differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetry analysis, and hot oil oxidation test. All the results indicated that the synthesized antioxidant ND exhibited outstanding antioxidant performance and showed prominent synergistic effect with BHT in ester base oil. Furthermore, the probable synergistic anti‐oxidative effect between ND and BHT was discussed, which was mainly induced by the formation of a fresh BHT radical and the regeneration of ND antioxidant.