Abstract: A syndiotactic graft copolymer is here disclosed in which a radical polymerizable unsaturated compound is grafted on a propylene homopolymer or copolymer, and this graft copolymer is obtained by heating a homopolymer having a substantially syndiotactic structure of propylene or a copolymer having a substantially syndiotactic structure of propylene and another .alpha.-olefin and a radical polymerizable unsaturated compound such as an unsaturated carboxylic acid or an unsaturated silane in the presence of a radical initiator up to the decomposition temperature or more of the radical initiator. This kind of graft copolymer can be used as a composition for adhesion. The graft copolymer in which the radical polymerizable unsaturated compound is a hydrolyzable unsaturated silane can be converted into a crosslinked polymer by heating in the presence of water, and it can also be converted into a water-crosslinkable resin composition by adding various additive thereto.

Abstract: A syndiotactic graft copolymer is here disclosed in which a radical polymerizable unsaturated compound is grafted on a propylene homopolymer or copolymer, and this graft copolymer is obtained by heating a homopolymer having a substantially syndiotactic structure of propylene or a copolymer having a substantially syndiotactic structure of propylene and another .alpha.-olefin and a radical polymerizable unsaturated compound such as an unsaturated carboxylic acid or an unsaturated silane in the presence of a radical initiator up to the decomposition temperature or more of the radical initiator. This kind of graft copolymer can be used as a composition for adhesion. The graft copolymer in which the radical polymerizable unsaturated compound is a hydrolyzable unsaturated silane can be converted into a crosslinked polymer by heating in the presence of water, and it can also be converted into a water-crosslinkable resin composition by adding various additive thereto.

Abstract: Amorphous polyimide powder which has recurring structural units of the formula (I): ##STR1## as a fundamental skeleton, is blocked at the polymer chain end with dicarboxylic anhydride represented by the formula (II) ##STR2## wherein Z is a divalent radical having from 6 to 27 carbon atoms and selected from the group consisting of a monoaromatic radical, condensed polyaromatic radical and noncondensed aromatic radical connected to each other with a direct bond or a bridge member, and essentially has no reactive radical at the polymer chain end, preparation process of the amorphous polyimide powder, heat-resistant adhesive comprising the polyimide, and bonding method using the adhesive.

Abstract: A resin composition for thermosetting coating, which comprises(a.sub.1) an acrylic copolymer having a particular acid value and/or (a.sub.2) an acrylic copolymer having a particular acid value and a particular hydroxyl value,(b) an acrylic copolymer having a particular epoxy equivalent,(c) a monobasic acid having a dissociation constant (pKa) of 3 or less, and, as necessary,(d) an amino resin and(e) a quaternary phosphoium salt,and wherein the equivalent ratio of the acid groups of (a.sub.1) and/or (a.sub.2) and the epoxy groups of (b) is 1:0.5 to 0.5:1 and the amounts of (c), (d) and (e) are 0.01-5 parts by weight, 1-25 parts by weight and 0.01-3 parts by weight, respectively, per 100 parts by weight of the total of (a.sub.1) and/or (a.sub.2) and (b).The resin composition, when used as a clear coating for automobiles, is superior in film appearance, acid resistance, solvent resistance water resistance, weatherability, storage stability and low temperature curing.

Abstract: An optical recording medium of a single plate type capable of recording comprises a transparent resin substrate having a groove of 900-1800 .ANG. in depth and 0.3-0.6 .mu.m in width, a recording layer containing a dye overlying the substrate, a reflective layer overlying the recording layer and a protective layer overlying the reflective layer, the thickness of the recording layer being 800-1250 .ANG. at the groove portion and 500-1100 .ANG. at the land portion.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aromatic diamine compound represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R is H or CH.sub.3. Also disclosed is a bismaleimide compound represented by the formula (IV) ##STR2## wherein R is H or CH.sub.3, A resin forming composition comprising these compounds is also disclosed. The compounds are useful as raw materials for resins, and the resin forming composition and the resin can provide excellent heat resistance and impact resistance and low hygroscopicity.

Abstract: A method of producing rice cybrid cells includes the steps of irradiating with X-rays to first rice protoplasts containing a first useful gene in the cytoplasm thereof to selectively destroy the nuclei thereof only; treating second rice protoplasts containing a second useful gene in the nucleus thereof with about 10 - 30 mM of iodoacetamide, about 0.1 - 0.5 mM Rhodamine 6G or about 10 - 30 mM iodoacetate to selectively deactivate the cytoplasm; and fusing the treated first and second protoplasts to form cybrid cells which have only the nucleus containing the first useful gene and have only the cytoplasm containing the second useful gene.

Abstract: There are here disclosed an amorphous alkoxyphthalocyanine which is a compound or a mixture of compounds represented by the formula (1) shown in claim 1; and a method for preparing this amorphous alkoxyphthalocyanine which comprises the step of heating a crystalline phthalocyanine compound or a mixture of crystalline phthalocyanine compounds in an organic solvent.

Abstract: A process for producing continuously an aromatic polycarbonate oligomer by reacting an aromatic dihydroxy compound and an alkali metal base or an alkaline earth metal base with a carbonyl halide compound comprises:(1) feeding continuously to a tank reactor an aromatic dihydroxy compound, water, a molecular weight controlling agent, a polymerization catalyst, a carbonyl halide compound, and an organic solvent, and an alkali metal base or an alkaline earth metal base in an amount of 1.15-1.6 equivalents based on the aromatic dihydroxy compound,(2) carrying out the reaction with a residence time as defined by the following formula,log Y<-2.19X+1.84 (0.0005.ltoreq.X<0.84,1.ltoreq.Y<69)where X is an amount of the polymerization catalyst in terms of mole % based on the amount of mole of the aromatic dihydroxy compound fed per unit time, and Y is a residence time (min.

Abstract: A heat-resistant and thermoplastic polyimide which has low dielectric characteristics and recurring structural units of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a tetravalent radical having from 2 to 27 carbon atoms and selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic radical, alicyclic radical, monoaromatic radical, condensed polyaromatic radical and noncondensed aromatic radical connected each other with a direct bond or a bridge member; aromatic diamines which are useful for the raw material monomers of the polyimide and have following formulas: ##STR2## and a process for preparing the polyimide of the above formula by reacting these aromatic diamines with a tetracarboxylic dianhydride in the presence of an aromatic dicarboxylic anhydride or aromatic monoamine, and successively thermally or chemically imidizing the resultant polyamic acid; are disclosed.

Abstract: This invention is directed to reduce the viscosity of a naphthalene type mixed liquid crystal and to improve display quality while maintaining a bookshelf layer structure. The ferroelectric liquid crystal composition of the present invention comprises 70 to 97 parts by weight of a naphthalene base mixed liquid crystal and 3 to 30 parts by weight of a predetermined tolan type liquid crystal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for polishing the surface of the transparent substrate layer of a color filter unit comprising a transparent substrate layer, a color filter layer, a protective film layer and a transparent electrode layer, which method comprises attaching, to the surface of the transparent electrode layer, a pressure-sensitive tape consisting of a base film layer and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer giving substantially no staining to said surface of the transparent electrode layer, formed on one surface of the base film layer, as well as a pressure-sensitive tape used in the method. When the surface of the transparent substrate layer is polished according to the present method, there occurs no breakage of the color filter unit. Further, there occurs no staining of the surface of the transparent electrode layer owing to the adhesion of residual pressure-sensitive adhesive, abrasive, polishing refuse, etc.

Abstract: A modified polyolefin resin obtained by reacting a polyolefin resin with an epoxy group-containing acrylamide monomer represented by the following general formula I:H.sub.2 C.dbd.CR--CO--NH--CH.sub.2 --Ar:wherein Ar represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 24 carbon atoms which is substituted with at least one glycidyloxy group and R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group) in the presence of a free-radical initiator is herein provided.A thermoplastic resin composition comprising 5 to 95% by weight of the foregoing modified polyolefin resin and 95 to 5% by weight of another thermoplastic resin is herein provided.Further, a filler-reinforced polyolefin resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of the foregoing modified polyolefin resin and 3 to 300 parts by weight of an inorganic or organic filler is herein provided.

Abstract: The heat-sensitive recording material disclosed comprises a colorless or pale colored dyestuff precursor, one or more salicylic acid derivative of the formula (1) or metal salt of the derivative and an aliphatic amide compound having 18.about.60 carbon atoms in molecular structure, and is excellent in thermal response and preservation stability of white portions and images. ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aralkyl group or an aryl group, Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 are an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group or an aryl group, and R.sub.2 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group or an aryl group.

Abstract: A process is provided by the present invention for the preparation of a partially-substituted fluorosilane represented by the following formula: SiH.sub.n F.sub.4-n wherein n stands for an integer of 1 to 3. The process comprises converting a corresponding partially-substituted chlorosilane represented by the following formula: SiH.sub.n Cl.sub.4-n wherein n has the same meaning as defined above into the partially-substituted fluorosilane by halogen replacement while using a fluorinating agent. The fluorinating agent is zinc fluoride having a water content not higher than 0.2 wt. %. Preferably, the size of crystallites in the direction of a (110) plane of the zinc fluoride is at least 500 .ANG..

Abstract: An optical recording medium of a single plate type comprises a substrate having a groove, a recording layer containing a dye overlying the substrate, a reflective layer overlying the recording layer and a protective layer overlying the reflective layer, wherein the recording layer is formed by a spin-coating method and the dimension of the groove varies from the center portion of the substrate toward the outer periphery thereof.

Abstract: A breathable, hydrolyzable, porous film which is obtained by the process comprising adding from 40 to 250 parts by weight of a finely-powdered filler having an average particle size of from 0.3 to 4 .mu.m to 100 parts by weight of a polylactic acid-based resin composition comprising from 80 to 100% by weight of polylactic acid or a lactic acid-hydroxycarboxylic acid copolymer and from 0 to 20% by weight of a plasticizer, melting and film-forming the resultant mixture, and successively stretching the thus-obtained film 1.1 times or more at least in the direction of the axis; and which is consequently useful as a material for leakproof films of sanitary materials such as a paper diaper and packaging materials, and does not accumulate as wastes because of hydrolyzability in the natural environment in the case of being abandoned after use.

Abstract: Methanol is decomposed in the presence of a catalyst containing chromium oxide and zinc oxide as main components and containing a compound of at least one element selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkali earth metals and lanthanides, while contents of iron and nickel in the catalyst are each maintained at 0.5% by weight or less. This process is characterized by (1) being excellent in stability at high temperatures, (2) preventing the catalyst from deteriorating, (3) inhibiting the production of by-products, and (4) obtaining a gas in which the CO/H.sub.2 ratio is high.

Abstract: An elastomer is molded by a reaction injection molding of polyurethane resins, polyurea resins, polyurethane/urea resins and polyurea/amide resins in the presence of an internal release agent which is a polyester condensate of a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid having a hydroxy group produced by transesterification or a molecular end-aminated or iminated polyester condensate. The elastomer has a good releasing property and a good coating property.

Abstract: Described are new strains of Drechslera spp., which possess herbicidal effects against all varieties of barnyard grass, i.e., Echinochloa spp. but do not give any influence to crops under cultivation such as rice. The control agents according to the present invention, which contain one or more of the strains, have high safety and selectivity, thereby providing practical control effects against barnyard grass. Further, the control compositions according to the present invention, which contain one or more of the new strains in combination with one or more chemical herbicides, have sufficient herbicidal effects even at dosages which are too low to permit control of barnyard grass when they are applied singly, thereby making it possible to reduce the dosage of herbicides. Thus, the control compositions can therefore contribute to the prevention of environmental pollution and the occurrence of barnyard grass with acquired pesticide resistance.