Does any type of fabric protect against drying out of plastic and rubber due to UV lamps or indirect sunlight?

I think electronics use ABS plastic but I don't know what type of rubber they use.

I have been taught that in general, atoms need energy to remove one electron from it while it releases energy when capturing an electron.

That's for an isolated atom, not interacting with its surroundings. Put Na^- between other atoms/molecules, and it will happily get rid of the extra electrons, forcing other things to keep them.

After silica gel chromatography the compound has less mass (now the mass is below theoretical) and looks more crystalline.  The broad peak that overlaps with the PCH₂S(O)₂ doublet in the H-1 spectrum is smaller, but it is not gone.  There are other low, very broad peaks in several places in the NMR spectrum: 3.3, 1.6 and 0.85 ppm being the most prominent.  I saw something similar before, but I did not give it much thought.  My current thinking is to try the synthesis over again.  If the second batch is impure, then we will develop recrystallization conditions.  I will also give the two NMR spectra (before and after chromatography) a more careful look.
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I added two pdf files.  Each one shows a portion of the H-1 NMR.  One was taken after we stripped with chloroform but before the silica gel column.  The other was taken after the column.

Hint: dilutions don't matter here.

That's the problem.  It depends on the polymers used.  Without knowing more,.only general answers can be given .  For example, it could be continued crosslinking, it could be loss of plasticizer, you get the idea. As a first pass, you can try putting a drop of mineral oil on an unused part of the device.  Work it in.  And give it some time.  It.may or may not work.  And it may or may not work on all of the parts of the electronic device.  For example, one part maybe made of black rubber, where it might work.  On the other hand, a drop of mineral oil on some plastics might not work.  It depends on the type of plastic or rubber.  Also note that sometimes they can be dissolved by oil.  Not likely,.but be careful.  That is why you should only go a small drop at a time.