Abstract: N-Cyclohexylmaleimide having a cyclohexylaminosuccinic anhydride content of 0.001 to 1 wt. % is used as the main raw material for the production of heat-resistant resins. The resins are produced by a process of copolymerizing the above material with at least one monomer copolymerizable therewith which is characterized by the use of a monomer having a low yellowness, the addition of a compound which can inhibit the evaporation of the non-radical compounds contained in the monomer through reactions, the addition of an antioxidant, the use of a solvent containing alcohol, or the presence of a non-radical-polymerizable acid anhydride or carboxylic acid. The heat-resistant resins produced by the use of the above raw material or the above process are excellent in transparency, i.e., less discolorable, even when an increased amount of N-cyclohexylmaleimide is used for the purpose of imparting more excellent heat resistance.

Abstract: Gelators gel a variety of nonpolar and polar liquids. Moreover, gelation of various monomers with subsequent polymerization of the gelled monomers forms organic zeolites and membrane materials. An ionic gelator includes salts of compounds of the formula (I):?R.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 X-R.sup.4 !.+-.Y.-+. (I)where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are the same or different hydrogen or organic groups including alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, alkynyl groups, aryl groups, arylalkyl groups, alkoxy groups, aryloxy groups; X is a Group IIIA or Group VA element; R.sup.4 is a steroidal group, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group; and Y is a Group IA or Group VIIA element or one-half of a Group IIA or VIA element, that is, a divalent counterion. The gelling agent composition may include a single isomer or mixtures of isomers of the formula (I). A non-ionic gelator also includes compounds of the formula:R.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 X (II)where R.

Abstract: A novel ethylenically-unsaturated 1,3-diketoamide functional compound, polymers comprised thereof, and latex formulations containing polymeric ingredients having 1,3-diketoamide functional pendant moieties are disclosed. The 1,3-diketoamide functional pendant moieties have excellent hydrolytic stability.

Abstract: A novel ethylenically-unsaturated 1,3-diketoamide functional compound, polymers comprised thereof, and latex formulations containing polymeric ingredients having 1,3-diketoamide functional pendant moieties are disclosed. The 1,3-diketoamide functional pendant moieties have excellent hydrolytic stability.

Abstract: An in-mold coating composition for a fiber reinforced plastic comprises an aliphatic resin such as a saturated aliphatic ester intermediate polyurethane having terminal acrylate end groups, a saturated (cyclo)aliphatic (meth)acrylate such as isobornyl acrylate, a hydroxyl alkyl (meth)acrylate, a polyacrylate ester of an alkylene polyol, and a vinyl substituted aromatic. The in-mold coating compositions have good end use weather-resistant properties so that there is no need for a subsequent paint coat thereon which heretofore has been required. The paint-free coating compositions can be either clear or pigmented and can contain various additives such as lubricants, adhesion aids, hardeners, and the like.

Abstract: Maleimide/.alpha.-olefin copolymers are composed of structural units I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is a tetramethylpiperidinyl radical of the formula II ##STR2## R.sup.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, formyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkanoyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkoxy, C.sub.5 - or C.sub.6 -cycloalkoxy, cyanomethyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, benzyl or a radical of the formula --CR.sup.4 =CH--CO--OR.sup.5, R.sup.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl or a radical of the formula --CO--OR.sup.5, andR.sup.5 is C.sub.5 -C.sub.18 -alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.18 -aralkyl, phenyl or tolyl, andup to 8 mol %, based on II, of R.sup.1 may furthermore be hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.22 -alkyl or C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl, and R.sup.2 is a mixture of C.sub.14 -C.sub.28 -alkyl groups, where two of these alkyl groups, which may differ by no more than two carbon atoms, each account for at least 30% of this mixture, having an average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 50,000.

Abstract: The invention relates to a difunctional perfluoropolyether oil, prepared by reacting a perfluoropolyether diol oil having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 1500 to 3000 with a chain lengthener selected from the group consisting of diacid chlorides and difunctional diisocyanates, and to perfluoropolyether rubbers prepared from these chain-lengthened oils.