Abstract: A graphene nanoribbon represented by formula (1): wherein R1 represents a linear alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R3 and R4 are both hydrogen atoms, or R3 and R4 taken together form a group represented by —SiR2aR2b—, wherein R2a and R2b are the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group, and n represents an integer of 1 or more, is a novel GNR obtained by a simpler and industrially advantageous method for GNRs.

Abstract: Disclosed is a coating composition curable at a low temperature, comprising (A) a hydroxyl-containing compound, (B) a metal chelate compound or a metal alcoholate compound and (C) a compound having an acid anhydride group. The composition further comprises a chelate-forming compound (D) and/or a tertiary amine (E).

Abstract: The present invention provides a curable composition which is cured at a relatively low temperature and, when cured, exhibits excellent physical properties. The curable composition comprises;(A) a compound having a carboxylic anhydride group,(B) a polyfunctional amine compound, a polyfunctional hydroxyl group-containing compound, a compound having both an amino group and a hydroxyl group or a compound latently having an amino group and/or a hydroxyl group, and(C) a polyhydric metal chelate compound or a polyhydric metal alcoholate compound.

Abstract: A metal chelate compound in which a chelate forming metal is coordinated with a ligand represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which are the same or different, represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, X represents --NR.sup.4 -- (wherein R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms), an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, n is an integer of 1 to 3, and j is an integer of 1 to 3, and a coating composition containing the same.

Abstract: The present invention provide a novel coating method for forming a metallic coat having excellent appearance. The coating method comprises the successive steps of:(a) coating an article with an sealercoating composition,(b) coating the sealercoated article with an aqueous metallic basecoating composition without curing the sealercoating composition,(c) flashing and/or baking the article obtained in Step (b),(d) coating the article obtained in Step (c) with a thermosetting clear coating composition, and,(e) baking the coated article.

Abstract: The present invention provides a metallic paint film featuring a remarkably excellent coating appearance as well as weather resistance, by using a specific combination of a water borne paint and thermosetting clear paint in compliance with the wet-on-wet two-coat, one-bake painting method.

Abstract: Multilayer metallic coating is formed on a substrate by applying a base coating composition containing a metallic pigment, applying a clear top coating composition on the base coating wet-on-wet, and curing both coatings simultaneously. The coating compositions contain a film-forming polymer having a plurality of crosslinkable function groups, a crosslinker an organic liquid diluent, internally crosslinked polymer microparticles and an organic acid catalyst masked with an organic base capable of accelerating the crosslinking reaction between the film-forming polymer and the crosslinker.

Abstract: An aqueous coating composition which comprises a carboxy group-containing resin powder (I), a basic compound (II) and an aqueous resin (III), optionally with a reactive compound (IV) to at least one of the resin powder (I) and the aqueous resin (III), in an aqueous medium, the basic compound (II) being contained in an amount of 0.4 to 1.2 equivalents to the carboxy group in the resin powder (I) so as to disperse the resin powder (I) into the aqueous medium and the weight proportion of the resin powder (I) and the aqueous resin (III) being from 2:98 to 98:2. The coating composition thus obtained is excellent in storage stability and workability and can provide a coating film having good performances.

Abstract: There is provided a two-coat, one-bake metallic coating method which comprises applying, first, (a) a base coat composition containing an acrylic polyol oligomer having an average molecular weight of 500 to 2000 and a non-yellowing polyisocyanate compound in a NCO/OH ratio of 0.5/1 through 1/0.5 and further containing an appropriate amount of a metallic pigment and, then, on top thereof (b) a clear top coat composition containing said acrylic polyol oligomer and non-yellowing polyisocyanate compound in a NCO/OH ratio of 0.5/1 through 1/0.5 and causing the resulting coats to cure simultaneously. There are also provided coating compositions to be used in the above coating method.

Abstract: A sealant for separation of a sample of blood into serum or plasma and clot portions, which has a specific gravity of about 1.03 to 1.08 and a viscosity of about 5,000 to 1,000,000 cps at a shearing speed of 1 second.sup.-1 when measured at 25.degree. C. and comprises as the essential component a polymer essentially consisting of the units of at least one of alkyl acrylates and alkyl methacrylates, and which forms a separator between the serum or plasma portion as the upper layer and the clot portion as the lower layer formed as the result of centrifugation of the blood sample so that the serum or plasma portion is readily separated from the clot portion by decantation.