Abstract: Novel unsaturated peroxides useful as molecular weight regulators in polymerization reactions are disclosed. Also disclosed are a polymerization process employing these novel unsaturated peroxides as molecular weight regulators, polymers and oligomers made by this process and articles of manufacture comprising one or more polymers or oligomers made by this process. These molecular weight regulating peroxides provide the ability to introduce an epoxy functionality to the oligomer or polymer as well as an additional functionality. Further, omega (di) substituted or alpha, omega disubstituted polymers may be synthesized using the unsaturated peroxides of the present invention.

Abstract: Multi-functional vinylbenzyl and vinylphenyl pendant thymine (and uracil) groups are disclosed. The monomers can be used for the production of polymers useful in photoresist and other compositions as a function of the crosslinking reactivity of the pendant groups. Images in polymer are provided by exposure to actinic radiation (e.g., UV), containing such polymer and by solvent removal of non-exposed regions.

Abstract: A process for producing a polymer of vinylic compounds comprising polymerizing at least one vinylic compound by using an initiator system comprising a compound containing, in the molecule, at least one group represented by the general formula:--C(--R.sup.1)(R.sup.2)--X (I)where each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represents an alkyl, aryl or aralkyl group, and X represents an acyloxyl, alkoxyl or hydroxyl group or a halogen atom, and a Lewis acid, wherein(1) at least one of pyridine derivative (A) selected from the group consisting of a pyridine derivative (A-1) substituted at 2-position and 6-position with methyl group respectively and a pyridine derivative (A-2) substituted at 2-position with an alkyl group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms and not substituted at 6-position, and(2) an organic Lewis base (B) other than said pyridine derivative (A)are present together in the polymerizing reaction system.

Abstract: The design and synthesis of novel aminimide-based molecular modules and the use of the same in the construction of new molecules and fabricated materials is disclosed. The new molecules and fabricated materials are molecular recognition agents useful in the design and synthesis of drugs and have applications in separations and material science.

Abstract: Premixed polymers which can serve as base polymers for high-resolution resists are structured from 40 to 99 mole % of a tert. butyl ester of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and 1 to 60 mole % of an anhydride of an unsaturated carboxylic acid.

Abstract: A carbocationic catalyst composition comprising an initiator of water, a tertiary alkyl or aralkyl halide, ester, ether, carboxylic acid, acid halide or a polymeric halide, a co-initiator of organometal alkoxide halides, organometal phenoxide halides and/or organometal carboxyl halides is used to produce polymers particularly polyisobutylene and isobutylene/para-methyl-styrene copolymers.

Abstract: The present invention includes polymerizable monomers comprising an acid-functionalized glycoside moiety. In one embodiment, the monomer has a polymerizable functional group, such as an olefinic bond, to which the acid-functionalized glycoside moiety is attached by a spacer group, for example, an alkylene group, or an alkylene group wherein one or more carbon atoms are substituted by heteroatoms, such as oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur atoms.The present invention also includes polymers comprising one or more acid-functionalized glycoside moieties, such as pendant acid-functionalized glycoside moieties, which can inhibit or prevent rotavirus infection in a mammal. Such a polymer can comprise, for example, a monomer of the present invention. The polymer can be a homopolymer or a copolymer, and can have, for example, a polyacrylamide, polyacrylate or polystyrene backbone.

Abstract: A film-forming resin which is a copolymer comprising (a) 30-80 mol % of a (meth)acrylamide monomer represented by the formula (1) wherein R.sup.1 represents CH.sub.3 or the like, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represents H or a C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 alkyl group; (b) 2-50 mol % of a (meth)acrylamide monomer represented by the formula (2) wherein R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each represents H or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl group; (c) 0.0001-50 mol % of a (meth)acrylate monomer or (meth)acrylamide monomer represented by the formula (3) wherein R.sup.6 represents C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkylene group, R.sup.7,R.sup.8 and R.sup.10 each represents CH.sub.3 or C.sub.2 H.sub.5, R.sup.9 represents an alkyl or phenyl group, a stands for 0 or 1 and b stands for 0 or 1, (d) 0-40 mol % of a (meth) acrylate monomer represented by the formula (4) wherein R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 each represents a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkylene group, R.sup.13 represents H, CH.sub.2 or C.sub.6 H.sub.5 and d and e stands for an integer of 0-50; and (e) 0-20.

Abstract: A process for the production of lower molecular weight polymers by free radical polymerization, characterized in that there is added to the polymerization system a compound of the general formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, chlorine, an alkyl group, or a group capable of activating the vinylic carbon towards free radical addition;R.sup.2 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, cycloalkenyl or cycloalkyl group or the group --COZ, where Z is R.sup.3 or OR.sup.3, where R.sup.3 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl or aryl group.X is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl or aryl group, or a halogen, and the two X groups may be the same or different.The invention also includes polymers or oligomers made by the process and novel compounds of the general formula I as defined above.

Abstract: An ocular lens material containing a polymer having a maleimide derivative-.alpha.-methylstyrene unit and N,N-dimethylacrylamide unit, which is excellent in optical property, has a high water-absorptive property and a high mechanical strength and further only shows an extremely small size change based on pH change of a solution under the hydrated state, and which can be preferably used for, in particular, water-absorptive contact lenses and the like, and a process for producing the same.

Abstract: Copolymers which contain a) from 2 to 50 mol % of vinyl alkyl ethers having 3 to 30 carbon atoms in the molecule, b) from 10 to 88 mol % of monoethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydrides and c) from 10 to 88 mol % of dialkyl esters of monoethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids as typical monomer units in polymerized form are prepared by copolymerizing the monomers a), b) and c) at from 40.degree. to 180.degree. C. in the presence of free radical initiators and are used as film-forming resins in hair sprays and, in the form of the alkali metal, ammonium or alkaline earth metal salts, as thickeners for aqueous systems, such as cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations, textile print pastes, liquid detergents and cleaning agents.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polarizing film having high heat resistance and a high degree of polarization and excellent optical properties by dyeing a polymer film with a novel azo compound represented by the following formula (1) or (2): ##STR1##

Abstract: The invention provides a polymerizable composition formed by mixing a liquid and a powder composition. The liquid composition includes a peroxide, which decomposes by at most fifty percent by weight of the peroxide within 10 hours at a temperature of at least 75.degree. C., and a polymerizable monomer. The powder composition comprising a proton donor, and a metal containing compound. The polymerizable composition has from 0.2 to 5 percent by weight of the peroxide, from 5 to 99 percent by weight of the polymerizable monomer, and from 0.1 to 3 percent by weight of the proton donor, and from 0.02 to 3 percent by weight of the metal containing compound. The polymerizable composition has an initial setting time and a storage setting time after storage of the first (liquid) composition for at least 12 months at a temperature of at least 23.degree. C. The initial setting time is within 2 minutes of the storage setting time.

Abstract: A liquid resin having a number average molecular weight of 10,000 to 200,000 and a viscosity, measured at 50.degree. C., of 500 to 30,000 cps, obtained by the copolymerization of a composition containing(a) 35 to 98% by weight of a monomer of the formula,CH.sub.2 =C(R.sup.1)COOR.sup.2wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or methyl and R.sup.2 is a hydrocarbon group having 4 to 22 carbon atoms,(b) 2 to 40% by weight of a polymerizable unsaturated carboxylic acid, and(c) 0 to 60% by weight of other polymerizable vinyl monomer.

Abstract: A complex comprises organoborane and polyamine. The polyamine is the reaction product of a diprimary amine-terminated material and a material having at least two groups reactive with primary amine. The complexes are useful in systems for initiating the polymerization of acrylic monomer, which systems further include a material reactive with amine. Polymerizable acrylic monomer compositions useful as adhesives can be prepared.

Abstract: A process for making homogeneous copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone (VP) and 3-dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide (DMAPMA) which form clear aqueous solutions having high cloud points. The process involves precharging VP and DMAPMA monomers in a predetermined ratio, and then feeding VP and DMAPMA at a predetermined rate, the ratio of the components in the initial charge and the feeding rates for the monomer being selected in accordance with the reactivity rates of the monomers towards copolymerization as opposed to homopolymerization.

Abstract: An ethylene-based copolymer which is suitable as a flow improver for mineral oil middle distillates and is composed ofa) from 50 to 94% by weight of ethylene;b) from 3 to 30% by weight of one or more vinyl esters of C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -monocarboxylic acids;c) from 3 to 20% by weight of one or more aminoalkyl acrylates of the formula I ##STR1## which R.sup.1 is hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are identical or different and are each hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl and A.sup.1 is straight-chain or branched C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 -alkylene; andd) from 0 to 10% by weight of one or more monomers which are copolymerizable with the monomers a) to c), wherein copolymers containing vinyl acetate as monomer b) and having a number average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 50,000 are excluded from the scope of the copolymer.

Abstract: A bimodal, crosslinked toner resin can be prepared in non-aqueous solvent, e.g., toluene, using standard solution polymerization techniques. The resin-forming process prepares a precursor resin from ethylenically unsaturated monomer(s), and then grafts maleic anhydride onto the precursor resin to form a modified precursor resin. The modified precursor resin is reacted with a polyfunctional molecule, e.g. a diol, to provide a crosslinked resin. The process is preferably conducted in the presence of a low molecular weight polymeric additive, e.g., polystyrene, to provide a bimodal as well as crosslinked toner resin composition. With the addition of a colorant, a toner powder may be formed.

Abstract: The polymers according to the invention with repeating succinyl units additionally contain iminodisuccinate units.

Abstract: A living free-radical polymerization process for preparing polymers from vinyl aromatic monomers comprising polymerizing the vinyl aromatic monomer in the presence of a difunctional nitroxyl initiator.