Abstract: The present invention provides a herbicidal composition containing: at least one compound (I) selected from a compound represented by a formula (I) (wherein R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group or the like, R2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group or the like, R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group or the like, and Q represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or the like) or a salt thereof; and a compound (II) having herbicidal activity such as haloxyfop-methyl, clethodim, S-metolachlor, epyrifenacil, isoxaflutole, sethoxydim and tepraloxydim.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a 2,6-dioxo-3,6-dihydropyrimidine compound that has excellent bactericidal and antimicrobial activity, has excellent safety, and can be industrially favorably synthesized, and an agricultural and horticultural fungicide, a nematicide, and an antifungal agent for use in medicine/animals that contain the compound as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a composition having an action of controlling diseases of agricultural and horticultural plants caused by bacteria or the like and being capable of reducing the chemical injury and improving the leaf color, a method for controlling diseases of agricultural and horticultural plants, and a method for improving the leaf color of agricultural and horticultural plants. The present invention is the composition containing picarbutrazox and benzylaminopurine, for example, at a weight ratio of 1:100 to 100:1, and the methods, including application of the composition, or the like, for controlling diseases of agricultural and horticultural plants caused by bacteria and improving the leaf color.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling insects, comprising a step of applying at least one selected from a compound represented by formula (1) and a salt thereof to seeds (in the formula, R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkylsulfinyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkylsulfonyl group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group, R represents a C1-6 haloalkyl group or a C2-6 haloalkenyl group, X represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group or the like, n represents a chemically acceptable number of X and is an integer of 0 to 4].

Abstract: A polyphenylene ether resin composition includes (A) polyphenylene ether, and (B) a block copolymer including a butadiene block having a molar ratio of a 1,2-bonding structure to a 1,4-bonding structure of 80:20 to 100:0 and a styrene block. The number average molecular weight (Mn) of the component (A) may be 1,000 to 7,000, the weight ratio of the styrene block to the butadiene block in the component (B) may be 10:90 to 80:20, and the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the component (B) may be 2,000 to 100,000.

Abstract: A compound represented by Formula (I), or a salt or N-oxide compound thereof is provided. In Formula (I), A1 to A4 each independently represents a carbon atom or nitrogen atom, X1 represents a C1-6 alkyl group or the like, n represents the number of X1 groups, R1 represents a C1-6 alkylthio group or the like, and D is a group represented by Formula (D-1) or (D-2), and in Formula (D-1) and (D-2), * represents a binding position, Q represents a C1-6 alkyl group or the like, B1 and B2 each independently represents a nitrogen atom or the like, R2 represents a C1-6 alkyl group or the like that is bound to one of the nitrogen atoms in Formula (D-1), B3 and B4 each independently represents a nitrogen atom or carbon atom, R4 represents a C1-6 alkyl group or the like, and m represents the number of R4 groups.

Abstract: An adhesive composition having excellent adhesiveness to a cycloolefin resin or the like. The adhesive composition of the present invention includes a polymer having a repeating unit derived from a polymerizable compound represented by formula (I): Y—N(Ar)(R) Formula (I), in which Ar represents an unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C14 aryl group or an unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C10 aryl C1 to C3 alkyl group; R represents an unsubstituted or substituted C1 to C6 alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted C3 to C6 cycloalkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C14 aryl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C10 aryl C1 to C3 alkyl group; and Y represents a polymerizable functional group. In Formula (I), a substituent on Ar and a substituent on R can bond to form a divalent organic group.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a higher purity nitrile solvent by purifying a nitrile solvent containing an impurity, e.g an imine. The nitrile solvent may contain an imine and a conjugated diene, a carbonyl compound, or a high-boiling material as impurities. A method for purifying a nitrile solvent, such as isobutyronitrile, including bringing nitrile solvent containing an imine, e.g., as an impurity, into contact with an acidic aqueous solution having a pH of 3 or less, such as hydrochloric acid; bringing the nitrile solvent having been contacted with acidic aqueous solution into contact with an aqueous sodium hydrogen sulfite solution; bringing the nitrile solvent having been contacted with the aqueous sodium hydrogen sulfite solution into contact with an alkaline aqueous solution, such as an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution; and distilling the nitrile solvent having been contacted with the alkaline aqueous solution.

Abstract: A method for producing a block copolymer that includes a step (A) of polymerizing a vinyl aromatic monomer at ?5° C. to 35° C. in a mixed solvent including at least one nonpolar solvent selected from methylcyclohexane and methylcyclopentane and an aprotic polar solvent using an anionic polymerization initiator; a step (B) of adding a conjugated diene monomer for further polymerization at ?5° C. to 35° C. after the step (A); and a step (C) of adding a vinyl aromatic monomer for further polymerization at ?5° C. to 35° C. after the step (B) if necessary.

Abstract: An adhesive composition having excellent adhesive properties and adhesiveness to a variety of plastics such as polypropylene, polyethylene, or a cycloolefin resin. The adhesive composition includes a polymer having a repeating unit derived from a polymerizable compound of the following formula (I): in which X1 and X2 each independently represent a C7 to C20 alkyl group or a C7 to C20 alkoxy group; n represents 0 or 1; Z1 and Z2 each independently represent a single bond or a C1 to C3 alkylene group; R each independently represents an organic group or a halogeno group; m1 and m2 each independently represent any integer of 0 to 4; and Y represents a polymerizable functional group.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine compound that is excellent in pest control activity, particularly, insecticidal activity and/or acaracidal activity, is excellent in safety, and may be industrially advantageously synthesized. The imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine compound of the present invention is a compound of any of formulae (I) to (III) or a salt thereof.

Abstract: An adhesive composition having excellent adhesiveness to a cycloolefin resin or the like. The adhesive composition of the present invention includes a polymer having a repeating unit derived from a polymerizable compound represented by formula (I): Y—N(Ar)(R) Formula (I), in which Ar represents an unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C14 aryl group or an unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C10 aryl C1 to C3 alkyl group; R represents an unsubstituted or substituted C1 to C6 alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted C3 to C6 cycloalkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C14 aryl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C10 aryl C1 to C3 alkyl group; and Y represents a polymerizable functional group. In Formula (I), a substituent on Ar and a substituent on R can bond to form a divalent organic group.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method for reducing or preventing an abiotic stress on a plant. A method for reducing or preventing an influence of an abiotic stress on a plant, comprising treating a plant exposed or not to the abiotic stress with at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the compounds represented by the following formula (I) and the like: (wherein in formula (I), Q denotes a group represented by formula (Q-1), formula (Q-2), or the like, In formula (Q-1) and formula (Q-2), * denotes an attachment point, Z denotes a C1-6 alkyl group or the like, X1 denotes a C1-6 alkyl group or the like, m is a chemically acceptable number of X1 and denotes any integer of 0 to 4, L denotes a single bond and the like, A1 denotes an oxygen atom and the like, and A2 denotes an oxygen atom and the like).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide platinum-tungsten solid solution particles that can be suitably used for catalyst applications and others. Another object is to provide a catalyst with higher catalytic activity than when platinum is used alone. Disclosed are platinum-tungsten solid solution particles comprising platinum and tungsten in solid solution at an atomic level. Also disclosed is a catalyst comprising the platinum-tungsten solid solution particles.

Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition for flexographic printing includes components (A) to (E) below: (A) a first styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer (SBS); (B) a second styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer (SBS); (C) a polybutadiene or a derivative thereof; (D) a photopolymerizable monomer; and (E) a photopolymerization initiator, and comprises with respect to (A), 5 to 100 wt % of (B), 10 to 40 wt % of (C), 40 to 200 wt % of (D), and 4 to 20 wt % of (E).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method which does not have a problem with safety and enables controlling various pests even at a low dosage, and a pest control agent composition and a pest control agent set which are suitable to be used for the method. In the pest control method of the present invention, at least one compound selected from a compound of formula (I) (wherein, in formula (I), R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkylsulfinyl group, or the like, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group, R represents a C1-6 haloalkyl group or a C2-6 haloalkenyl group, X represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-6 alkenyl group, or the like, n represents any integer of 0 to 4, and Xs are the same or different when n is 2 or more) and a salt thereof is applied with an insecticidal or acaricidal active component to an object.

Abstract: A compound represented by a formula (I) or a salt thereof; and a herbicide containing at least one selected from the group consisting of the compound and a salt thereof as an active ingredient. wherein Ra and Rb each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group, or the like; X1 and X2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group, or the like; X3 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group, or a halogeno group; X4 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogeno group; R2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group, or the like; Q represents a group represented by a formula (Q1), or the like; and in the formula (Q1), an asterisk (*) indicates a bonding position with an Ra-substituted nitrogen atom, and each R1 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an agricultural and horticultural composition excellent in the effect of controlling plant disease or accelerating plant growth and a method for controlling plant disease or accelerating plant growth. The agricultural and horticultural composition of the present invention contains t-butyl (6-{[(Z)-(1-methyl-1H-5-tetrazolyl)(phenyl)methylene]aminooxymethyl}-2-pyridyl)carbamate and a phosphite salt. A method for controlling plant disease or accelerating plant growth of the present invention comprises simultaneously or successively applying t-butyl (6-{[(Z)-(1-methyl-1H-5-tetrazolyl)(phenyl)methylene]aminooxymethyl}-2-pyridyl)carbamate and a phosphite salt such as potassium phosphite, ammonium phosphite, calcium phosphite, aluminum phosphite, or sodium phosphite to a plant, soil, or hydroponic plowland.

Abstract: An adhesive composition is provided and includes the following components (A) to (D): (A) a radically polymerizable compound; (B) (B-1) a polymer consisting of at least one repeat unit derived from a polymerizable compound of formula (I), or (B-2) a polymer consisting of at least one repeat unit derived from a polymerizable compound of formula (I), and at least one repeat unit derived from another radically polymerizable compound; (C) a polymerization initiator; and (D) a reducing agent.

Abstract: An adhesive composition of the present application includes the following components (A) to (C): (A) a radically polymerizable compound; (B) a polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 35,000 to 110,000 and having a repeat unit derived from a polymerizable compound of formula (I) (wherein X1 and X2 each independently represent a C7 to C20 alkyl group or a C7 to C20 alkoxy group, n represents 0 or 1, Z1 and Z2 each independently represent a single bond or a Cl to C3 alkylene group, each R independently represents an organic group or a halogeno group, m1 and m2 each independently represent any integer of 0 to 4, and Y represents a polymerizable functional group); and (C) a radical polymerization initiator.