Abstract: This invention is concerned with a composition to be used as an agent for aligning liquid crystals in a liquid crystal cell, wherein liquid crystal molecules are aligned with an increased pretilt angle with respect to the substrate, such composition consists essentially of a polyimide resin precursor having repeating units represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes an organic group constituting a tetracarboxylic acid or its derivative; and R.sub.2 represents a divalent organic group constituting a diamine; anda precursor of a diimide compound represented by the formula (II) or (III): ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 denotes a divalent organic group constituting a diamine; each of R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 represents an organic groups constituting a dicarboxylic acid containing an alkyl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or its derivative, ##STR3## wherein R.sub.6 denotes an organic group constituting a tetracarboxylic acid or its derivative, and each of R.sub.7 and R.sub.

Abstract: A liquid crystal aligning agent consisting essentially of a polyimide resin obtained by the polymerization of a diamine, a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride and a monoamine of the formula:R.sup.2 (R.sup.1).sub.n NH.sub.2 (I)wherein R.sup.1 is a divalent organic group, R.sup.2 is an alkyl group having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and n is 0 or 1.

Abstract: A copolymer of ethylene and a C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 .alpha.-olefin at a content of 0.5 to 10 mol % is produced by forming a polymerization catalyst system by reacting a Grignard reagent with a chain or cyclic hydropolysiloxane having the unitR.sup.1.sub.a H.sub.b SiO.sub.(4-a-b/2)(R.sup.1 represents an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxy or aryloxy group; a is 0, 1 or 2; b is 1, 2 or 3 and a+b.ltoreq.3), to form a reaction product (a); reacting the reaction product (a) with at least one compound having the formulaR.sup.2.sub.n M.sup.(z) X.sub.z-n(R.sup.2 represents a C.sub.1 to C.sub.12 hydrocarbon moiety; M represents Al or Si; z represents atomic value of 3 or 4; X represents a halogen atom; n is 0, 1 . . . (z-1) in the presence of an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent at lower than 85.degree. C.

Abstract: Butene-1 is polymerized in the presence of a catalytic system comprising a solid catalytic component (A), a trialkylaluminum compound (B), an organic acid ester (C), and an organoaluminum compound (D) at a molar ratio of (D) to (B) ranging 0.1 to 10 wherein said solid catalytic component (A) is obtained by reacting a reaction product (a) of a Grignard reagent with a chain or cyclic hydropolysiloxane having the unit ##EQU1## (R.sup.1 represents an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxy or aryloxy group; a is 0, 1 or 2; b is 1, 2 or 3 and a+b.ltoreq.3) with at least one compound having the formulaR.sub.n.sup.2 M(.sup.(z) X.sub.z-n(R.sup.2 represents a C.sub.1 to C.sub.12 hydrocarbon moiety; M represents Al or Si; z represents atomic value of 3 or 4; X represents a halogen atom; n is 0, 1-(z-1) to obtain a reaction product (b) and further reacting said reaction product (b) with at least one titanium halide in the presence of an organic acid ester.

Abstract: A liquid crystal aligning agent consisting essentially of a polyimide resin obtained by the polymerization of a diamine, a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride and a monoamine of the formula:R.sup.2 (R.sup.1).sub.n NH.sub.2 (I)wherein R.sup.1 is a divalent organic group, R.sup.2 is an alkyl group having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and n is 0 or 1.