Abstract: The present invention provides a cathode mixture that can be suitably used in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery having an excellent charge/discharge capacity and a method of producing the cathode mixture, by maximally utilizing excellent physical properties of sulfur. The present invention relates to a positive electrode mixture for composite all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries, the positive electrode mixture containing sulfur or its discharge product (A); phosphorus pentasulfide (B); conductive carbon (C); and lithium halide (D) at a weight ratio of A:B:C:D of 40-60:15-35:5-20:16-30, wherein a peak at 50 ppm in 31P-MAS NMR has a relative intensity of 40% or less.

Abstract: The present invention aims to maximize the advantageous physical properties of sulfur and provide a cathode mixture that can be suitably used in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery having excellent charge/discharge capacity. The present invention also aims to provide an all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery including a cathode mixture layer containing the cathode mixture. The present invention relates to a cathode mixture for use in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery, the cathode mixture containing the following components (A) to (D): (A) sulfur and/or its discharge product; (B) elemental phosphorus and/or PxSy where x and y independently represent an integer that gives a stoichiometric ratio; (C) an ion-conductive material; and (D) a conductive material.

Abstract: The present invention aims to maximize the advantageous physical properties of sulfur and provide a cathode mixture that can be suitably used in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state lithium sulfur battery exhibiting excellent charge/discharge capacity. The present invention also aims to provide an all-solid-state lithium sulfur battery including a cathode mixture layer containing the cathode mixture. The present invention provides a cathode mixture for use in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state lithium sulfur battery, the cathode mixture containing: (A) an ion-conductive material containing phosphorus at a weight ratio of 0.2 to 0.55; (B) sulfur and/or its discharge product (B); and (C) a conductive material, the amount of the component (B) being 40% by weight or more of the total amount of the components (A), (B), and (C).

Abstract: The present invention aims to maximize the advantageous physical properties of sulfur and provide a cathode mixture that can be suitably used in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery having excellent charge/discharge capacity. The present invention also aims to provide an all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery including a cathode mixture layer containing the cathode mixture. The present invention relates to a cathode mixture for use in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery, the cathode mixture containing the following components (A) to (D): (A) sulfur and/or its discharge product; (B) elemental phosphorus and/or PxSy where x and y independently represent an integer that gives a stoichiometric ratio; (C) an ion-conductive material; and (D) a conductive material.

Abstract: The present invention aims to maximize the advantageous physical properties of sulfur and provide a cathode mixture that can be suitably used in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state sodium-sulfur battery in which charge/discharge capacity can be ensured even during operation at normal temperature. The present invention also aims to provide an all-solid-state sodium-sulfur battery including a cathode mixture layer containing the cathode mixture. The present invention relates to a cathode mixture for use in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state sodium-sulfur battery, the cathode mixture including the following components (A) to (C): (A) an ion-conductive material containing phosphorus at a weight ratio of 0.2 to 0.55; (B) sulfur and/or its discharge product; and (C) a conductive material, the component (C) containing a conductive material (C1) having a specific surface area of 1000 m2/g or more.

Abstract: The present invention aims to maximize the advantageous physical properties of sulfur and provide a cathode mixture that can be suitably used in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state lithium sulfur battery exhibiting excellent charge/discharge capacity. The present invention also aims to provide an all-solid-state lithium sulfur battery including a cathode mixture layer containing the cathode mixture. The present invention provides a cathode mixture for use in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state lithium sulfur battery, the cathode mixture containing: (A) an ion-conductive material containing phosphorus at a weight ratio of 0.2 to 0.55; (B) sulfur and/or its discharge product (B); and (C) a conductive material, the amount of the component (B) being 40% by weight or more of the total amount of the components (A), (B), and (C).

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion used for producing a conductive film is provided. The dispersion contains a complex of poly(3,4-dialkoxythiophene) and a polyanion, and is produced by polymerizing 3,4-dialkoxythiophene in an aqueous solvent in the presence of the polyanion by using peroxodisulfuric acid as an oxidizing agent or by using an oxidizing agent and an acid that is employed so as to lower pH of the reaction mixture.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the production of an aqueous dispersion containing an electroconductive polymer component which enables electroconductive thin films which are outstanding in their transparency and electroconductivity to be formed, together with the aqueous dispersion obtained by said method. This method includes a stage in which a 3,4-dialkoxythiophene is polymerized in an aqueous solvent using an oxidizing agent in the presence of a polyanion and, in this stage, said oxidizing agent is added by the dropwise addition of a solution or dispersion containing said oxidizing agent to the reaction solution or, alternatively, in the polymerization stage, the alkali metal ion concentration in the reaction liquid is maintained at no more than 400 ppm.

Abstract: The method for producing an aqueous dispersion containing a complex of poly(3,4-dialkoxythiophene) and a polyanion comprises: a process of polymerizing 3,4-dialkoxythiophene in the presence of a polyanion by using an oxidizing agent in an aqueous solvent, in which polystyrene-sulfonic acid having a specific molecular weight and a sulfonation degree or polystyrenesulfonic acid having another specific sulfonation degree is used as the polyanion, or in which pH of the reaction mixture during the reaction is set to a specific value.

Abstract: The present invention provides a conductive resin composition that comprises a complex of poly(3,4-dialkoxythiophene) and a polyanion, wherein the complex has a conductivity of 0.30 S/cm or more. This composition is preferably used for production of a conductive film having a conducting layer made of the composition, and the resulting conductive film is preferably used in a resistive-type film switch.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the production of an aqueous dispersion containing an electroconductive polymer component which enables electroconductive thin films which are outstanding in their transparency and electroconductivity to be formed, together with the aqueous dispersion obtained by said method. This method includes a stage in which a 3,4-dialkoxythiophene is polymerized in an aqueous solvent using an oxidizing agent in the presence of a polyanion and, in this stage, said oxidizing agent is added by the dropwise addition of a solution or dispersion containing said oxidizing agent to the reaction solution or, alternatively, in the polymerization stage, the alkali metal ion concentration in the reaction liquid is maintained at no more than 400 ppm.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing optically active flurbiprofen. The method of the present invention includes mixing racemic flurbiprofen and (S)- or (R)-3-methyl-2-phenylbutylamine in an organic solvent to produce a diastereomeric salt; and treating the diastereomeric salt with an acid in a second solvent. In the method of the present invention, flurbiprofen having a desired absolute configuration can be obtained very efficiently without repeating the procedure for optical resolution a plurality of times.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing optically active flurbiprofen. The method of the present invention includes mixing racemic flurbiprofen and (S)- or (R)-3-methyl-2-phenylbutylamine in an organic solvent to produce a diastereomeric salt; and treating the diastereomeric salt with an acid in a second solvent. In the method of the present invention, flurbiprofen having a desired absolute configuration can be obtained very efficiently without repeating the procedure for optical resolution a plurality of times.

Abstract: The method for producing an aqueous dispersion containing a complex of poly(3,4-dialkoxythiophene) and a polyanion comprises: a process of polymerizing 3,4-dialkoxythiophene in the presence of a polyanion by using an oxidizing agent in an aqueous solvent, in which polystyrene-sulfonic acid having a specific molecular weight and a sulfonation degree or polystyrenesulfonic acid having another specific sulfonation degree is used as the polyanion, or in which pH of the reaction mixture during the reaction is set to a specific value.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion used for producing a conductive film is provided. The dispersion contains a complex of poly(3,4-dialkoxythiophene) and a polyanion, and is produced by polymerizing 3,4-dialkoxythiophene in an aqueous solvent in the presence of the polyanion by using peroxodisulfuric acid as an oxidizing agent or by using an oxidizing agent and an acid that is employed so as to lower pH of the reaction mixture.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel iodopropargyl derivatives represented by the following formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a methoxy group or a cyano group, which have a reduced unpleasant smell and also have a wide antimicrobial spectrum and a high antimicrobial activity. Also, the present invention provides antimicrobial, antifungal and preservative or antimold agents comprising the above derivatives as an active ingredient.