Abstract: Crystalline solvate forms and amorphous forms of 6,6?-diphenyl-2,2?-bis(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1,1?-binaphthyl, where the organic solvent is selected from methanol, toluene, and methyl ethyl ketone, and an amorphous form of 6,6?-diphenyl-2,2?-bis(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1,1?-binaphthyl having a purity of at least 99.0% by weight, based on organic matter. Thermoplastic resins containing a structural unit derived from 6,6?-diphenyl-2,2?-bis(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1,1?-binaphthyl. Optical lenses containing the thermoplastic resins containing a structural unit derived from 6,6?-diphenyl-2,2?-bis(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1,1?-binaphthyl.

Abstract: Provided is a cellulose solution (a composition) in which decomposition of cellulose does not easily proceed even if heated. Further, provided is a method for producing a cellulose fiber excellent in mechanical strength. The composition includes cellulose and a compound represented by the following formula (1), a concentration of 1-methylimidazolium chloride being 300 ppm or less on a mass basis with respect to the compound represented by the formula (1). In the formula (1), R is an alkyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and Me is a methyl group.

Abstract: A compound, represented by Formula (1): where X represents an isopropyl group or a t-butyl group, and R represents a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; provided that one where X is an isopropyl group, and R is a t-butyl group is excluded.

Abstract: To provide a method that can efficiently produce 2,5-bis(aminomethyl)tetrahydrofuran. The method for producing 2,5-bis(aminomethyl)tetrahydrofuran, the method including subjecting 2,5-bis(aminomethyl)furan to a reaction with hydrogen source by using a hydrogenation catalyst to obtain 2,5-bis(aminomethyl)tetrahydrofuran.

Abstract: An oxygen scavenger composition including a mixed granule that includes a water retention agent, a swelling agent, a metal salt, water, and iron, as well as a method for producing the oxygen scavenger composition, the method including: collectively mixing a water retention agent, a swelling agent, a metal salt, water, and iron for granulation.

Abstract: A front panel for on-board liquid crystal displays has a high hardness resin composition (B) on at least one side of a layer containing a resin (A) having a polycarbonate resin (a1). The front panel satisfies the following conditions (i) to (iv): (i) the thickness of the layer containing a high hardness resin composition (B) is 10 to 250 ?m, and the total thickness of the layer containing a resin (A) comprising a polycarbonate resin (a1) and the layer containing a high hardness resin composition (B) is 100 to 3,000 ?m; (ii) the high hardness resin composition (B) consists of any one of specific resin compositions (B1) to (B3); (iii) the retardation of the front panel is 3,000 nm or more; and (iv) the standard deviation of the second derivative of the irregular shape of the hard coat layer having irregularities is 0.1 or more.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a polyacetal resin composition which is excellent in terms of impact resistance, thermal stability, and releasability; and a process for producing the polyacetal resin composition. The polyacetal resin composition comprises 100 parts by mass of a polyacetal resin (A) in which the molecular chain has neither a crosslink nor a branch therein, 0.01-10.0 parts by mass of an antioxidant (B), 0.01-5.0 parts by mass of a nitrogenous compound (C), and 0.05-1.0 parts by mass of a fatty acid amide (D), and has a melt index, as measured in accordance with ISO 1133, of 0.5-1.5 g/10 min. A process for producing the polyacetal resin compositions is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides an easily tearable aluminum-vapor-deposited biaxially oriented film in which at least an aluminum vapor deposition layer (A), a barrier layer (B), an adhesive layer (C), and a polypropylene layer (D) are layered in this order, wherein the barrier layer (B) includes a mixture of a polyamide (a) and an amorphous polyamide (b), the polyamide (a) includes diamine units including at least 70 mol % of constituent units derived from xylylene diamine and dicarboxylic acid units including at least 70 mol % of constituent units derived from a C4-20 ?,?-straight-chain aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, the content of the polyamide (a) in the barrier layer (B) is 30-70% by mass, and the content of the amorphous polyamide (b) in the barrier layer (B) is 30-70% by mass.

Abstract: An entry sheet for drilling comprising: a metallic foil; and a layer of a resin composition on at least one surface of the metallic foil, the resin composition comprising a polyolefin resin (A) and a water-soluble resin (B), wherein a content of the polyolefin resin (A) is 25 parts by mass or more and 50 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the total of the polyolefin resin (A) and the water-soluble resin (B), a content of the water-soluble resin (B) is 50 parts by mass or more and 75 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the total of the polyolefin resin (A) and the water-soluble resin (B), and the water-soluble resin (B) comprises a high-molecular-weight water-soluble resin (B-1) having a weight average molecular weight of 2×105 or higher and 1.5×106 or lower.

Abstract: Provided are a ?-1,3-1,6-glucan powder having high solubility in water, a glucan-containing composition using the powder or the like, a method for producing the ?-1,3-1,6-glucan powder, an inclusion complex, a method for producing the inclusion complex, and a method for recovering a guest molecule. The ?-1,3-1,6-glucan powder has a saturation solubility in water at 25° C. of from 1.0 to 20.0 % by mass. The ?-1,3-1,6-glucan powder is such that in a particle size distribution of ?-1,3-1,6-glucans, determined by subjecting the ?-1,3-1,6-glucan powder to dynamic light scattering measurements, a particle size of a peak representing a largest volume fraction is in a range from 5 nm to 15 nm, and a volume fraction of a peak outside of the particle size range from 5 nm to 15 nm is 30 % or less of the volume fraction of the peak having the largest volume fraction.

Abstract: A polyimide resin composition includes a polyimide resin (A) including a repeating structural units of formulas (1) and (2). The content ratio of the repeating structural unit of the formula (1) with respect to the total of the repeating structural units of the formulas (1) and (2) is 20 to 70 mol %. The polyimide resin composition further includes a fatty acid metal salt (B) including a fatty acid having 12 to 36 carbon atoms and optionally having a hydroxy group and at least one of an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, and a transition metal: wherein R1 represents a divalent group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms containing at least one alicyclic hydrocarbon structure; R2 represents a divalent chain aliphatic group having 5 to 16 carbon atoms; and X1 and X2 each independently represent a tetravalent group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms containing at least one aromatic ring.

Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to provide a method for producing a polyfunctional sulfur-containing epoxy compound, the method being characterized in that a polyfunctional thiol is reacted with an epihalohydrin in the presence of a reducing agent to form a polyfunctional sulfur-containing halohydrin, which is then reacted with a basic compound. The reducing agent is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of sodium borohydride, lithium borohydride, lithium aluminum hydride, diisobutylaluminum hydride, and hydrazine.

Abstract: A resin composition of the present invention is a resin composition containing a bismaleimide compound (A) containing a constituent unit represented by the following formula (1), and maleimide groups at both ends of the molecular chain, at least one resin or compound (B) selected from the group consisting of a maleimide compound other than the bismaleimide compound (A), a cyanate compound, a benzoxazine compound, an epoxy resin, a carbodiimide compound, and a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated group, and a photo initiator (C): wherein R1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkenylene group having 2 to 16 carbon atoms; R2 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkenylene group having 2 to 16 carbon atoms; each R3 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkenyl group having 2 to 16 carbon

Abstract: The resin composition of the present invention contains a maleimide compound (A) represented by the following formula (1); and a photo initiator (B) having an absorbance of 0.1 or more at a wavelength of 405 nm (h-line). In the formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent an alkyl group or an alkoxy group which may have a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a substituent, R4 represents an alkylene group, an alkenylene group, an alkoxylene group, or an arylene group which may have a substituent, and R5 and R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkenyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present application relates to a polyester resin composition that includes a polyester resin having a predetermined composition and a polycarbodiimide in a predetermined amount that exhibits heat resistance, transparency and impact resistance and prevents embrittlement after heat treatment. The present application also relates to a polyester-based injection-molded article, a polyester-based extruded article, a polyester-based foam, a polyester-based container, a polyester-based bottle, a polyester-based tableware, and a polyester-based nursing bottle.

Abstract: The resin composition of the present invention is a resin composition containing: a bismaleimide compound (A) containing a constituent unit represented by the following formula (1) and maleimide groups at both ends of the molecular chain; a compound (B) containing one or more carboxy groups; and a photo initiator (C). In the formula (1), R1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkenylene group having 2 to 16 carbon atoms. R2 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkenylene group having 2 to 16 carbon atoms. Each R3 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkenyl group having 2 to 16 carbon atoms. Each n independently represents an integer of 1 to 10.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a stretchable polyester having shape followability and flexibility by elastic response and being able to suppress deterioration over time due to secondary crystallization. The present invention provides a stretchable polyester which is an aliphatic copolymer polyester containing two or more types of monomer units, wherein the stretchable polyester contains an ?-form and an amorphous structure, and a degree of orientation determined by X-ray of the ?-form is 50% or greater.

Abstract: A polyester carbonate resin is provided, which includes a structural unit derived from a compound represented by general formula (1), a structural unit derived from a compound represented by general formula (2), a structural unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, and a structural unit derived from a carbonic acid diester. The polyester carbonate can be used, e.g., in optical systems.

Abstract: A polycarbonate resin composition, a molded article, a polycarbonate resin, and an end-capping agent for polycarbonate resins are provided. The polycarbonate resin composition contains: a polycarbonate resin having a terminal structure represented by Formula (A) and having a viscosity average molecular weight from 1×104 to 5×104, and a stabilizer. In Formula (A), R1 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, halogen atoms, linear alkyl groups having from 1 to 9 carbons, branched alkyl groups having from 3 to 9 carbons, linear alkenyl groups having from 2 to 9 carbons, branched alkenyl groups having from 3 to 9 carbons, and aryl groups having from 6 to 12 carbons; and R2 to R7 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, alkyl groups having from 1 to 9 carbons, and alkoxy groups having from 1 to 9 carbons.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, provided is a molding resin sheet including: a base material layer containing a polycarbonate resin (a1); a high-hardness resin layer containing a high-hardness resin; and a hard coat layer, wherein the high-hardness resin layer is located between the base material layer and the hard coat layer, the high-hardness resin has a pencil hardness of HB or more, and the glass transition points of the polycarbonate resin (a1) and the high-hardness resin satisfy the following relationship: ?10° C.?(the glass transition point of the high-hardness resin)?(the glass transition point of the polycarbonate resin (a1))?40° C.