Abstract: Polymers for use as protective layers and other components in electrochemical cells are provided. In some embodiments, the electrochemical cell is a lithium-based electrochemical cell.

Abstract: A blend comprising from 50 to 95 percent by weight polycarbonate; and from 5 to 50 percent by weight modified methyl methacrylate polymer, wherein the modified methyl methacrylate polymer is selected from the group consisting of modified methyl methacrylate homopolymer, modified methyl methacrylate copolymers, and combinations thereof; wherein the modified methyl methacrylate polymer has one or more end groups provided by reaction with one or more chain transfer agents selected from the group consisting of mercapto esters, cycloalkyl and substituted cycloalkyl thiols, hydroxyl thiols, aryl and substituted aryl thiols, and aminoalkyl thiols, wherein the modified methyl methacrylate polymer has a Mw from 5,000 to 100,000 g/mole; and wherein the blend exhibits a pencil hardness equal to or greater than F measured according to ASTM D3363-05 is provided. A method for preparing a polycarbonate/modified methyl methacrylate blend is also provided.

Abstract: Novel aromatic hydrophobic (meth)acrylate monomers of Formula I having high refractive index (more than 1.55) are provided herein. The present invention further provides efficient and improved process for the preparation of aromatic hydrophobic monomers of Formula (I), wherein the high refractive index property can be advantageously used to make light weight optical materials with high transparency.

Abstract: A free radical curable liquid for inkjet printing of food packaging materials includes no initiator or otherwise one or more initiators selected from the group consisting of non-polymeric di- or multifunctional initiators, oligomeric initiators, polymeric initiators, and polymerizable initiators; and a polymerizable composition of the liquid consists essentially of: a) 25-100 wt % of one or more polymerizable compounds A having at least one acrylate group G1 and at least one second ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable functional group G2 selected from the group consisting of a vinlyether group, an allylether group, and a allylester group; b) 0-55 wt % of one or more polymerizable compounds B selected from the group consisting of monofunctional acrylates and difunctional acrylates; and c) 0-55 wt % of one or more polymerizable compounds C selected from the group consisting of trifunctional acrylates, tetrafunctional acrylates, pentafunctional acrylates and hexafunctional acrylates.

Abstract: A paper coating slip additive obtainable by free-radical polymerization, its preparation and its use in paper coating compositions are described. The additive is formed from (a) acid monomers selected from ethylenically unsaturated C3 to C8 carboxylic acids, (b) associative monomers of the general formula H2C?CR1—COO-(EO)n—(PO)m—R2 where R1 is hydrogen or methyl, n is at least two, m is from zero to 50, EO is an ethylene oxide group, PO is a propylene oxide group and R2 is a C8-C30 alkyl group or a C8-C30 alkaryl group, and (c) nonionic copolymerizable monomers other than a) and b), wherein said additive has a weight average molecular weight of below 200 000 and wherein tert-dodecyl mercaptan is used as chain transfer agent.

Abstract: A fluorinated aromatic epoxy compound having a fluorinated ether tail and a pendant epoxy functional group. These compounds are particularly useful as starting materials for producing various water and oil repellents and soil resists.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are low viscosity and low stress dental compositions comprising at least one low stress polymerizable resin and at least one filler. The dental compositions described herein have high depth of cure and self-leveling characteristics and are capable of bulk application.

Abstract: A reagent that enhances acid generation of a photoacid generator and composition containing such reagent is disclosed. Also described is a method for manufacturing a device, the method including applying a liquid containing a composition to a member such that a coating film including the composition is formed on the member; and exposing the coating film to at least one of a first electromagnetic ray and a first particle ray such that a first portion of the coating film is exposed to the at least one of the first electromagnetic ray and the first particle ray while a second portion of the coating film is not exposed to the at least one of the first electromagnetic ray and the first particle ray.

Abstract: Optical films are described having a polymerized microstructured surface that comprises the reaction product of a polymerizable resin composition comprising at least one polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated triphenyl monomer. Also described are certain triphenyl (meth)acrylate monomers and polymerizable resin compositions.

Abstract: A resist composition which can form a very fine resist pattern with excellent lithography properties, a new polymeric compound useful for the resist composition, and a compound useful as a monomer for the polymeric compound. The resist composition contains a polymeric compound containing a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0) shown below. In the formula (a0), A is an anion represented by the general formula (1) or (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing pentabromobenzyl acrylate through the reaction of pentahalobenzyl halide with a salt of acrylic acid in water-immiscible solvent, wherein said salt is in aqueous form and the reaction is carried out in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst. A process for polymerizing the pentabromobenzyl acrylate in halogenated aromatic solvent and the poly (pentabromobenzyl acrylate) obtained are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to the compounds of formula I or its pharmaceutical acceptable salts, as well as polymorphs, solvates, enantiomers, stereoisomers and hydrates thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of compounds of formula I, and methods for the treatment of fibromyalgia pain may be formulated for oral, buccal, rectal, topical, transdermal, transmucosal, intravenous, parenteral administration, syrup, or injection. Such compositions may be used to treatment of injury, post-operative pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, migraine, HIV related neuropathic pain, post herpetic neuralgia, diabetic neuropathy, bipolar depression, stress, cancer pain, and lower back pain.

Abstract: A reagent that enhances acid generation of a photoacid generator and composition containing such a reagent is described.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photosensitive monomer of which hydrogen atoms of benzene ring of a hard core are substituted by fluorine atoms to increase the electronegativity of the hard core, so that the curing voltage of the curing process is reduced. The photosensitive monomer of the present invention not only reduces the curing voltage and curing time of the curing process of liquid crystal panels, but also increases the pretilt angle of liquid crystal molecules to reduce the response time of a liquid crystal display, so that image sticking and MURA phenomenon are reduced.

Abstract: Fluorinated arylene-containing compounds and fluorinated polymers formed from fluorinated arylene-containing compounds, and methods are described. Fluorinated polymers formed from fluorinated arylene-containing compound can be used to provide a low energy surface.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a blue dye compound for a color filter and a coloring resin composition for a color filter containing the same. Since the blue resin composition according to the present disclosure, which contains the novel triarylmethane blue dye compound or the polymer dye compound obtained using the same as a monomer, has superior solubility in an organic solvent such as propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate (PGMEA), cyclohexanone, etc. as well as superior miscibility with another pigment and high brightness, it can be used to prepare a color filter exhibiting superior heat resistance, light resistance and brightness.

Abstract: A compound of formula (I) wherein Rf is —CF3, —C2F5, —CF2CFXCF3; X to —F, or —OC3F7; Y is —H, —Cl, or —Br; R is —O—C(O)—R1, —(CH2)nO—C(O)—R1, —(OCH2CH2)mOC(O)—R1; —(CH2)n(OCH2CH2)mO—R1; n is 1 to 10; m is 1 to 10; R1 is —C(R3)?CH2; R3 is H or CH3; a is 1 to 5; and b is 1 to 5.

Abstract: Selectively fluorinated molecules are important as materials, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals, but their synthesis by simple, mild, laboratory methods is challenging. We report a straightforward method for the cross-coupling of a difluoromethyl group with readily available reagents to form difluoromethylarenes. The reaction of electron-neutral, electronrich, and sterically hindered aryl and vinyl iodides with the combination of Cul, CsF and TMSCF2H leads to the formation of difluoromethylarenes in high yield with good functional group compatibility. This transformation is surprising, in part, because of the prior observation of the instability of CuCF2H.

Abstract: A photoresist composition containing (A) a polymer having a structural unit (I) that includes an acid-labile group, and (I) a compound represented by the following formula (1). In the following formula (1), R1, R2, R3 and R represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. X represents a single bond, an oxygen atom or —NRa—. Ra represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and optionally taken together represents a ring structure by binding with R each other. A? represents —SO3? or —CO2?. M+ represents a monovalent onium cation.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a benzene ring containing compound, sealing gel, a process for preparing the same and use thereof. The compound has the following Formula (1), wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, and represent alkyls of 1˜4 carbon atoms, respectively. The sealing gel of the disclosure comprises one or more compounds as shown by Formula (I). The sealing gel of the disclosure not only has high binding strength to a glass substrate, but also has a good binding performance to the oriented film, thereby preventing the drop of the binding performance between the colored film substrate and the array substrate, while also decreasing the contamination of external impurities to the liquid crystals in the box.

Abstract: The present invention provides photoacid generators for use in chemically amplified resists and lithographic processes using the same.

Abstract: This invention provides for a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1-R4, L and X are defined herein. The compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are cationic lipids useful in the delivery of biologically active agents to cells and tissues.

Abstract: An optical material organic compound having characteristics that the dispersion characteristic (Abbe number (?d)) and the secondary dispersion characteristic (?g,F) of the refractive index are high, the transmittance in the visible light region is high, and the chromatic aberration correction function delivers high performance, which represented by the general formula (1) or (2) is provided.

Abstract: To provide a fluorescent hydrogel having superior detectability of saccharides such as glucose and minimal invasiveness, a method for producing the same, and a sensor for measuring saccharides using the same. A florescent hydrogel having a structure represented by the following chemical formula 1, a method for producing the same, and a sensor for measuring saccharides using the same.

Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom etc., R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom etc., R4 represents a C1-C8 divalent hydrocarbon group, R5 represents a single bond etc., and R6 represents an unsubstituted or substituted C6-C20 aromatic hydrocarbon group, a polymer comprising a structural unit derived from the compound represented by the formula (I) and a chemically amplified positive resist composition comprising the polymer, at least one acid generator and at least one solvent.

Abstract: Disclosed is a maintenance liquid for property carrying out imprints excellent in patternability. The maintenance liquid for imprints of an ink-jet discharging device comprises a compound comprising an ester group and/or an ether group.

Abstract: A method for preparing a polymerizable monomer-dye compound is provided in which a monomer, a reactive dye, and base are combined under substantially anhydrous reaction conditions to form the polymerizable monomer-dye compound, wherein the monomer comprises a pendant reactive group that covalently links to the reactive dye to form the monomer-dye compound.

Abstract: A compound of formula (I) wherein Rf is —CF3, —C2F5, —CFXCF3; X to —F, or —OC3F7; Y is —H, —Cl, or —Br; R is —O—C(O)—R1, —(CH2)nO—C(O)—R1, —(OCH2CH2)mOC(O)—R1; —(CH2)n(OCH2CH2)mO—R1; n is 1 to 10; m is 1 to 10; R1 is —C(R3)?CH2; R3 is H or CH3; a is 1 to 5; and b is 1 to 5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, liquid-crystalline media containing the compounds, in particular liquid crystal (LC) media and LC displays having a polymer-stabilized blue phase, and also LC media for LC displays of the PS or PSA type (“polymer-sustained” or “polymer-sustained alignment”).

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing pentabromobenzyl acrylate through the reaction of pentahalobenzyl halide with a salt of acrylic acid in water-immiscible solvent, wherein said salt is in aqueous form and the reaction is carried out in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst. A process for polymerizing the pentabromobenzyl acrylate in halogenated aromatic solvent and the poly (pentabromobenzyl acrylate) obtained are also disclosed.

Abstract: There is disclosed a sulfonium salt represented by the following general formula (1). In the formula, X and Y each represents a group having a polymerizable functional group; Z represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 33 carbon atoms optionally containing a hetero atom; R1 represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 36 carbon atoms optionally containing a hetero atom; and R2 and R3 each represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms optionally containing a hetero atom or R2 and R3 may be bonded with each other to form a ring together with a sulfur atom in the formula. There can be provided a sulfonium salt usable as a resist composition providing high resolution and excellent in LER in photolithography using a high energy beam such as an ArF excimer laser, an EUV light and an electron beam as a light source, a polymer obtained from the sulfonium salt, a resist composition containing the polymer and a patterning process using the resist composition.

Abstract: Photoreactive monomer which has (i) at least one free-radically polymerizable C—C double bond, (ii) at least one hydrophilic group selected from an ethylene glycol group and a polyethylene glycol group having at least 2 ethylene glycol units and (iii) at least one photoreactive group, the photoreactive group being a photoenolizable carbonyl group, and also a method for preparing the photoreactive monomers.

Abstract: An optical material organic compound having characteristics that the dispersion characteristic (Abbe number (?d)) and the secondary dispersion characteristic (?g,F) of the refractive index are high, the transmittance in the visible light region is high, and the chromatic aberration correction function delivers high performance, which represented by the general formula (1) or (2) is provided.

Abstract: An intermediate for preparing (meth)acrylated photoinitiators according to Formula (I): wherein: R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a methyl group; A represents a group including at least one photoinitiating moiety; L represents a n+o-valent linking group including at least one carbon atom; n and o each independently represent an integer from 1 to 4; p is equal to 0 or 1; X represents a group selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, I, and R2SO3; and R2 represents an optionally substituted group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkaryl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group and a heteroaryl group. Also, a method for the preparation of (meth)acrylated photoinitiators by ?-elimination of HX from the intermediate according to Formula (I).

Abstract: A composition comprising a polymer backbone and at least one side group, wherein the side group comprises a benzene ring-based chromophore comprising a ketone at the 1-position, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group at the 2-position, and an oxygen atom at the 3-position of the benzene ring. The chromophore is a kynurenine-based compound. Methods of making and using the composition are also provided. The composition can be used in an ophthalmic lens or device for protecting the retina by blocking UV rays and filtering violet rays.

Abstract: This invention relates to polymerizable ultraviolet light absorbers and yellow colorants and their use in ophthalmic lenses. In particular, this invention relates to polymerizable ultraviolet light absorbing methane compounds and yellow compounds of the methine and anthraquinone classes that block ultraviolet light and/or violet-blue light transmission through ophthalmic lenses.

Abstract: An optical material organic compound having characteristics that the dispersion characteristic (Abbe number (?d)) and the secondary dispersion characteristic (?g,F) of the refractive index are high, the transmittance in the visible light region is high, and the chromatic aberration correction function delivers high performance, which represented by the general formula (1) or (2) is provided.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for treating conditions associated with a chemosensory receptor, including diabetes, obesity, and other metabolic diseases, disorders or conditions by administering a composition comprising a chemosensory receptor ligand. Also provided herein are chemosensory receptor ligand compositions and methods for the preparation thereof for use in the methods of the present invention.

Abstract: Compounds of the general structure: Z-A-(S—B)n where A represents a linear aromatic molecular core, S represent a flexible spacer unit, B represents a crosslinking group such as a methacrylate group, n equals 1 to 3, and Z represents any entity compatible with the B groups, and in which A is a substantially aromatic nucleus containing fluorene ring structures substituted at the 9-position and in which the 9-positions of the fluorenes are not susceptible to oxidation.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated compound having an RF group with at most 6 carbon atoms, whereby a fluorinated polymer having a highly durable water/oil repellency can be produced, and an environmental load is little, and a fluorinated polymer having a highly durable water/oil repellency and presenting little environmental load, obtainable by polymerizing such a fluorinated compound. A fluorinated compound represented by the following formula (I) and its polymer: CH2?C(M)COO(CH2)nPhXPhZCrF2r+1??(I) (in the formula (I), M is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a halogen atom, n is an integer of from 0 to 2, Ph is a phenylene group, X is CH2O or OCH2, Z is a single bond, a C1-4 alkylene group containing an etheric oxygen atom, or COO(CH2)m (wherein m is an integer of from 1 to 4), and r is an integer of from 1 to 6).

Abstract: To provide a fluorescent hydrogel having superior detectability of saccharides such as glucose and minimal invasiveness, a method for producing the same, and a sensor for measuring saccharides using the same. A florescent hydrogel having a structure represented by the following chemical formula 1, a method for producing the same, and a sensor for measuring saccharides using the same.

Abstract: The present invention discloses novel aromatic ketone compounds with functional substiution groups at para- or meta positions which can be used as photo-initiators or effective components of photo-initiator mixtures for the photopolymerizations of ethylenically unsaturated systems. The preparation of these compounds is also disclosed.

Abstract: A polymerizable photoinitiator is represented by Formula (I): wherein R1, R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, an optionally substituted alkyl group and an optionally substituted aryl group or R1 and R3 represent the necessary atoms to form a five to eight membered ring; p, w, y and z are all integers with y representing a value 1 to 6; p representing the sum of w and z; p representing a value of 1 to 6; w=1 to (p?z) and z=0 to (p?w); L represents an optionally substituted (p+y)-valent linking group comprising 1 to 14 carbon atoms; A represents a radically polymerizable group selected from the group consisting of an acrylate group, a methacrylate group, a styrene group, an acryl amide group, a methacryl amide group, a maleate group, a fumarate group, an itaconate group, a vinyl ether group, an allyl ether group, an allyl ester group and a vinyl ester group; and X represents a photoinitiating moiety including at least one group capable of initiating a free radical p

Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmologic composition including a dye of the general formula I in which R1=substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical, R2=substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical with at least one polymerizable double bond, R3?H or substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical, R4?H, electron-withdrawing substituent or substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical and X?O, S, NH or NR5, wherein R5 is a substituted and/or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical. Moreover, the invention relates to another ophthalmologic composition and an ophthalmologic lens.

Abstract: The preparation of novel fullerynes which are fullerenes (e.g. C60, C70, C80, etc.) that contain one or more alkyne functionalities and may contain additional functional groups such as hydroxyls, halogens, esters, haloesters, phenyl, oligo(ethylene glycol)s, perfluorinated alkyl chains, and the like. Two desired preparation routes are disclosed. The first one is the Fischer esterification in desired solvents using a special designed reactor in contrast to the heretofore initial Steglich reaction that results in side reactions and low yields. The second one uses acetylide Grignard reagents that have reduced nucleophilicity and higher stability in contrast to the use of heretofore initial lithium organyls or other Grignard reagents that would add to C60 with possible multi-additions in an uncontrollable manner.

Abstract: A copolymer of (meth)acrylic ester represented by a general formula (1) including a following repeating unit A and repeating unit B. In the general formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent hydrogen atom or methyl group; R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; Y represents an atomic group forming an aromatic ring; x represents 1 to n, n represents the number of fluorine atoms which can be contained in the aromatic ring; and a and b each independently represent an integer of 1 or more.

Abstract: A compound of the present invention is represented by the formula (A); wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1 to C6 alkyl group; Z1 represents a single bond, —CO—O—* or —CO—O—(CH2)k—CO—O—*; Z2 represents a single bond, *—O—CO—, *—CO—O—, *—O—(CH2)k—CO—, *—CO—(CH2)k—O—, *—O—(CH2)k—CO—O—, *—O—CO—(CH2)k—O— or *—O—CO—(CH2)k—O—CO—; k represents an integer of 1 to 6; * represents a binding position to W; W represents a C4 to C36 (n+1) valent alicyclic hydrocarbon group or a C6 to C18 (n+1) valent aromatic hydrocarbon group, one or more hydrogen atoms contained in the alicyclic hydrocarbon group and the aromatic hydrocarbon group may be replaced by a halogen atom, a C1 to C12 alkyl group, a C1 to C12 alkoxy group, a C2 to C4 acyl group or —OR10; R10 represents a hydrogen atom or a group represented by the formula (R2-2); R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a group represented by the formula (R2-1) or (R2-2); n represents an integer of 1 to 3; R4, R5 and R6 independently represent a C1 to C12 hydrocarbon group

Abstract: A Photoresist composition comprising a polymer comprising a structural unit derived from a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a C6-C12 aromatic hydrocarbon group which can have one or more substituents, R3 represents a cyano group or a C1-C12 hydrocarbon group which can have one or more substituents and which can contain one or more heteroatoms, A1 represents a single bond, —(CH2)g—CO—O—* or —(CH2)h—O—CO—(CH2)i—CO—O—* wherein g, h and i each independently represent an integer of ?1 to 6 and * represents a binding position to the nitrogen atom, a resin having an acid-labile group and being insoluble or poorly soluble in an aqueous alkali solution but becoming soluble in an aqueous alkali solution by the action of an acid, and an acid generator.

Abstract: An optical material organic compound having characteristics that the dispersion characteristic (Abbe number (?d)) and the secondary dispersion characteristic (?g,F) of the refractive index are high, the transmittance in the visible light region is high, and the chromatic aberration correction function delivers high performance, which represented by the general formula (1) or (2) is provided.

Abstract: An optical material organic compound having characteristics that the dispersion characteristic (Abbe number (?d)) and the secondary dispersion characteristic (?g,F) of the refractive index are high, the transmittance in the visible light region is high, and the chromatic aberration correction function delivers high performance, which represented by the general formula (1) or (2) is provided.