Abstract:
A cycloolefin addition copolymer which is obtained by copolymerizing a cycloolefin compound having a side-chain substituent having a ring structure, such as endo-tricyclo[4.3.0.12,5]deca-3,7-diene or endo-tricyclo[4.3.0.12,5]deca-3-ene, with other cycloolefin compound such as bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene and optionally further with a cycloolefin compound having a hydrolyzable silyl group or by conducting the copolymerization and then hydrogenation; a crosslinkable composition comprising the copolymer and a specific crosslinking agent incorporated therein; a crosslinked object obtained by crosslinking the composition; an optical material comprising any of the copolymer, composition, and crosslinked object; and a process for producing the copolymer which comprises conducting addition polymerization using a specific nickel catalyst.
Abstract:
A cyclic olefin having a specific polar group is polymerized by addition polymerization in a hydrocarbon solvent, using a polymerization catalyst component containing (i) a specific transition metal compound, (ii) a Lewis acid compound and (iii) an alkyl aluminoxane, or the cyclic olefin is polymerized by addition polymerization in the hydrocarbon solvent, using the polymerization catalyst component, by further adding at least one aromatic vinyl compound and at least one cyclic nonconjugated polyene compound, or either one of them as a molecular weight modifier, thereby obtaining a cyclic olefinic addition polymer.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are an olefin copolymer having a functional group, which comprises a structural unit (a) derived from ethylene, a structural unit (b) derived from an alpha -olefin having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, and a structural unit (c) represented by the following general formula (1), and has an intrinsic viscosity Ä eta Ü of 0.1 to 10 dl/g as measured in decalin at 135 DEG C, a production process thereof and a rubber composition containing the copolymer ; wherein X and X mean, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or the following specific functional group, at least one of X and X is the specific functional group, R and R denote, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, one of R and R , which is bonded to a carbon atom to which the specific functional group is bonded, is the hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and n stands for an integer of 0 to 2; Specific functional group: a functional group selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a hydrocarbon group to which a hydroxyl group is bonded, a carboxyl group, a hydrocarbon group to which a carboxyl group is bonded, a primary or secondary amino group, a hydrocarbon group to which a primary or secondary amino group is bonded, a quaternary ammonium salt of a primary or secondary amino group and a hydrocarbon group to which a primary or secondary amino group is bonded, an amide group having at least one active hydrogen atom bonded to a nitrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group to which such an amide group is bonded, and an imide group composed of X and X and represented by -CO-NH-CO-.
Abstract:
A cyclic olefin addition copolymer obtained by copolymerizing a cyclic olefin compound having a side chain substituent group with a ring structure, such as endo-tricycloÄ4.3.0.1 Üdeca-3,7-diene or endo-tricycloÄ4.3.0.1 Üdeca-3-ene, with another cyclic olefin compound such as bicycloÄ2.2.1Ühept-2-ene, and further with a cyclic olefin compound having a hydrolysable silyl group as needed, or hydrogenating after copolymerization; a composition for crosslinking in which a specific crosslinking agent is incorporated; a crosslinked product obtained by crosslinking the composition; an optical material containing the copolymer, the composition or the crosslinked product; and a method for producing the copolymer in which addition polymerization is conducted using a specific nickel catalyst.
Abstract:
[MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] There is provided a process for producing a cycloolefin addition polymer, characterized in that an addition polymerization of monomers containing a given cycloolefin compound is carried out in the presence of ethylene and a multicomponent catalyst, the multicomponent catalyst containing as essential components (a) palladium compound, (b) compound selected from among ionic boron compounds, ionic aluminum compounds and Lewis-acid aluminum and Lewis-acid boron compounds and (c) given phosphine compound or phosphonium salt thereof. [EFFECT] A cycloolefin addition polymer of a molecular weight range suitable for optical material sheets and films can be produced with the use of small amounts of molecular weight modifier and palladium catalyst by carrying out an addition polymerization of cycloolefin compound in the presence of given palladium catalyst and, as a molecular weight modifier, ethylene.
Abstract:
A process for producing a cycloolefin addition polymer in which one or more cycloolefin monomers can be (co)polymerized by addition polymerization with a small palladium catalyst amount to produce a cycloolefin addition (co)polymer while attaining high catalytic activity. The process for cycloolefin addition polymer production is characterized by addition-polymerizing one or more cycloolefin monomers comprising a cycloolefin compound represented by a specific formula in the presence of a multi-component catalyst comprising (a) a palladium compound and (b) a specific phosphorus compound.
Abstract:
A film or sheet containing an optionally crosslinked organic polymer which has a high degree of crosslinking and little contains residual solvent can be produced in a short time under a low pressure by bringing a film or sheet containing an organic polymer into contact with superheated steam.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a crosslinked material of a hydrogenated cyclic olefin ring-opening copolymer which is excellent in high transparency, adhesiveness, tight adhesiveness and anti-water absorption, is excellent also in dimensional stability, solvent resistance and chemical resistance, moreover, is easily processed into a molded product and has high cross-linking density, and to provide a composition for crosslinking the hydrogenated cyclic olefin ring-opening copolymer. SOLUTION: The crosslinked material is provided by crosslinking the hydrogenated cyclic olefin ring-opening copolymer which is obtained by ring-opening polymerizing a norbornene type monomer having a specified silyl group such as 5-triethoxysilyl-2-norbornene and other norbornene type monomer such as an 8-methyl-8-methoxycarbonyl teteracyclo[4. 4. 0. 1 2,5 . 1 7,10 ]-3-dodecene and has a number-average molecular weight of 5,000 to 1,000,000, with siloxane bonds by means of heating, wherein the degree of swelling measured with toluene or cyclohexane at 25°C is 500% or less. Further, the crosslinking composition is produced by compounding a crosslinking agent (for example, a compound operating as an acid at a temperature of 50°C or higher) to the cyclic olefin ring-opening copolymer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical substrate which excels in transparency, heat resistance, moisture resistance, water resistance, solvent resistance, and chemical resistance to an acid, an alkali and the like, has a small coefficient of thermal expansion (coefficient of linear expansion), improved mechanical properties, and toughness, and its manufacturing method. SOLUTION: The optical substrate is composed of a cyclic olefin addition copolymer having a cyclic olefin structural unit (1) having no substituent or only any one of substituents of a halogen atom, a methyl group, and an ethyl group and a cyclic olefin structural unit (2) having a substituent such as a trimethylsilyl group at a specific ratio, and a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 20,000-300,000. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for preparing a cyclic olefin addition polymer with an improved resistance to oxidation/deterioration at an elevated temperature and transparency. SOLUTION: In the method for preparing the cyclic olefin addition polymer, a cyclic olefin compound is subjected to addition polymerization using a catalyst component in the presence of at least one compound chosen from the group consisting of an α-olefin compound, a compound having a cyclopentene ring and a compound having a cycloalkadiene ring as a molecular weight modifier, and the obtained addition polymer is further subjected to hydrogenation. The catalyst component contains (a) a palladium compound and/or a nickel compound and (b) at least one compound chosen from the group consisting of a Lewis acid boron compound, a Lewis acid aluminum compound, an ionic boron compound and an ionic aluminum compound. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT