Abstract: Provided is a polyorganosilsesquioxane that is suitable as a material for a hard coat film or an adhesive, the polyorganosilsesquioxane being capable of forming a cured product having a high surface hardness and flexibility while having a high heat resistance or the like. The polyorganosilsesquioxane contains a cage-type silsesquioxane represented by Compositional Formula (1). When the polyorganosilsesquioxane is analyzed using a liquid chromatography-evaporative light scattering detector, a peak area % of the cage-type silsesquioxane represented by Compositional Formula (1) is 5% or greater with respect to a peak area of all components detected.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a weather-resistant hard coat composition for a metal, the composition being capable of efficiently forming a coating film excelling in weather resistance, scratch resistance, and flexibility. The present invention provides: a weather-resistant hard coat composition for a metal, the composition containing a polyorganosilsesquioxane having a constituent unit represented by Formula (1); a cured product thereof; and a coated metal substrate having a metal substrate and a coating film formed on at least one surface of the metal substrate. The coating film is a layer of a cured product of the weather-resistant hard coat composition for a metal. [In Formula (1), R1 represents a group containing an active energy ray-curable functional group.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a weather-resistant hard coat composition for a glass-substitute substrate capable of efficiently forming a coating film excelling in weather resistance, scratch resistance, and toughness. The present invention provides: a weather-resistant hard coat composition for a glass-substitute substrate, the composition containing a polyorganosilsesquioxane having a constituent unit represented by Formula (1); a cured product thereof; and a laminate having a glass-substitute substrate and a coating film formed on at least one surface of the glass-substitute substrate. The coating film is a layer of a cured product of the weather-resistant hard coat composition for a glass-substitute substrate. [In formula (1), R1 represents a group containing an active energy ray-curable functional group.

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a plastic lens having excellent heat resistance and durability in which generation of cracks is suppressed even in high-temperature environments or when a mechanical stress being applied, and has excellent surface hardness and scratch resistance.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a plastic lens that has a hard coat layer exhibiting high surface hardness and scratch resistance and that suppresses occurrence of interference fringes. The present invention provides a plastic lens containing a plastic lens substrate; and a hard coat layer formed on at least one surface of the plastic lens substrate, wherein the plastic lens substrate contains at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyamide-based resin, a polycarbonate-based resin, an acrylic resin, an allyl-based resin, a urethane-based resin, and a thiourethane-based resin, and the hard coat layer is a cured product of a curable composition containing a polyorganosilsesquioxane described below, a content of the polyorganosilsesquioxane being 80 wt. % or greater relative to the total solid content (100 wt.

Abstract: Provided is a curable composition having excellent film-formability and can be cured at low temperatures to form a cured product that has heat resistance, cracking resistance, and adhesiveness and adhesion to an adherend at excellent levels. The curable composition according to the present invention is a composition containing polyorganosilsesquioxanes (A). The polyorganosilsesquioxanes (A) include (a-1) an epoxy-containing polyorganosilsesquioxane having a weight-average molecular weight of 3000 or more, and (a-2) an epoxy-containing polyorganosilsesquioxane having a weight-average molecular weight of 2500 or less. The polyorganosilsesquioxanes (A) contain the components (a-1) and (a-2) in a total content of 50 weight percent or more of the total amount of the polyorganosilsesquioxanes (A). The polyorganosilsesquioxanes (A) have a ratio in content (weight ratio) of (a-1) to (a-2) of from 10:90 to 70:30.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polyorganosilsesquioxane that can form a hard coat layer having high surface hardness through in-mold injection molding and can form a tack-free coating film, and thus is suitable as a material for a hard coat layer of a transfer film that can be wound as a roll.

Abstract: Provided is an adhesive composition that can be cured at low temperatures and can form a cured product having excellent insulating property, heat resistance, and adhesiveness. The adhesive composition according to the present invention includes polyorganosilsesquioxane (A) including a constituent unit represented by Formula (1) below, R1SiO3/2(1), in Formula (1), R1 represents a group containing a radically polymerizable group. In the polyorganosilsesquioxane (A), a proportion of the constituent unit represented by Formula (1) and a constituent unit represented by the following Formula (2), relative to a total amount (100 mol %) of siloxane constituent units, is from 55 to 100 mol %, R1SiO2/2(OR2) (2), in Formula (2), R1 is as defined above, and R2 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbons. The polyorganosilsesquioxane (A) has a number average molecular weight from 1500 to 50000 and a molecular weight dispersity (weight average molecular weight/number average molecular weight) from 1.

Abstract: Provided is a curable composition having excellent film-formability and can be cured at low temperatures to form a cured product that has heat resistance, cracking resistance, and adhesiveness and adhesion to an adherend at excellent levels. The curable composition according to the present invention is a composition containing polyorganosilsesquioxanes (A). The polyorganosilsesquioxanes (A) include (a-1) an epoxy-containing polyorganosilsesquioxane having a weight-average molecular weight of 3000 or more, and (a-2) an epoxy-containing polyorganosilsesquioxane having a weight-average molecular weight of 2500 or less. The polyorganosilsesquioxanes (A) contain the components (a-1) and (a-2) in a total content of 50 weight percent or more of the total amount of the polyorganosilsesquioxanes (A). The polyorganosilsesquioxanes (A) have a ratio in content (weight ratio) of (a-1) to (a-2) of from 10:90 to 70:30.

Abstract: A curable composition according to the present invention for sealing optical semiconductor includes components (A), (B), and (C). Another curable composition according to the present invention for sealing optical semiconductor further includes a component (D) in addition to the components (A), (B) and (C). The component (A) is a compound containing at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of epoxy groups, oxetanyl groups, vinyl ether groups, and (meth)acryloyl groups. The component (B) is a cycloaliphatic epoxy compound. The component (C) is a curing catalyst including a cationic component and an anionic component and generating an acid upon application of light or heat, where the cationic component contains an aromatic ring, and the anionic component contains a central element selected from boron and phosphorus. The component (D) is conductive fiber-bearing particles each including a particulate substance and a fibrous conductive substance lying on or over the particulate substance.

Abstract: A curable composition according to the present invention for sealing optical semiconductor includes components (A), (B), and (C). Another curable composition according to the present invention for sealing optical semiconductor further includes a component (D) in addition to the components (A), (B) and (C). The component (A) is a compound containing at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of epoxy groups, oxetanyl groups, vinyl ether groups, and (meth)acryloyl groups. The component (B) is a cycloaliphatic epoxy compound. The component (C) is a curing catalyst including a cationic component and an anionic component and generating an acid upon application of light or heat, where the cationic component contains an aromatic ring, and the anionic component contains a central element selected from boron and phosphorus. The component (D) is conductive fiber-bearing particles each including a particulate substance and a fibrous conductive substance lying on or over the particulate substance.

Abstract: A process for allowing an oxidation reaction efficiently to produce an object aromatic carboxylic acid with an efficient productivity by improving a catalyst activity even in the presence of a relatively small amount of a catalyst is provided. The process comprises oxygen-oxidizing an aromatic compound having an alkyl group and/or an alkylene group as a substrate in the presence of a catalyst containing a cyclic imino unit having an N—OR group (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a protecting group for a hydroxyl group) and a transition metal co-catalyst (a cobalt compound, a manganese compound, and a zirconium compound) to produce the aromatic carboxylic acid corresponding to the aromatic compound. The oxidation reaction is carried out with feeding a mixture of the catalyst and at least one member selected from the group consisting of the substrate, a reaction intermediate (e.g., a ketone and an aldehyde), and a reaction product (e.g.

Abstract: A process for producing an aromatic polycarboxylic acid in which all alkyl groups are converted into carboxyl groups in a high yield by decreasing a residual amount of an intermediate product is provided. The process comprises oxygen-oxidizing an aromatic compound having a plurality of alkyl groups (e.g., durene) in the presence of a catalyst containing a cyclic imino unit having an N—OR group (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a protecting group for a hydroxyl group) and a transition metal co-catalyst (e.g., a cobalt compound, a manganese compound, and a zirconium compound) under heating in a lower-temperature zone and a higher-temperature zone to produce an aromatic polycarboxylic acid in which a plurality of alkyl groups are oxidized into carboxyl groups. In an initial stage of the reaction, the reaction may be conducted in a first lower-temperature zone (a reaction temperature of 60 to 120° C.

Abstract: A process for allowing an oxidation reaction efficiently to produce an object aromatic carboxylic acid with an efficient productivity by improving a catalyst activity even in the presence of a relatively small amount of a catalyst is provided. The process comprises oxygen-oxidizing an aromatic compound having an alkyl group and/or an alkylene group as a substrate in the presence of a catalyst containing a cyclic imino unit having an N—OR group (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a protecting group for a hydroxyl group) and a transition metal co-catalyst (a cobalt compound, a manganese compound, and a zirconium compound) to produce the aromatic carboxylic acid corresponding to the aromatic compound. The oxidation reaction is carried out with feeding a mixture of the catalyst and at least one member selected from the group consisting of the substrate, a reaction intermediate (e.g., a ketone and an aldehyde), and a reaction product (e.g.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for industrially efficiently producing a lactam compound having 8 to 15 carbon atoms at low cost by allowing a rearrangement reaction of a cyclic oxime compound to proceed without causing large amounts of by-products such as ammonium sulfate. [Solving Means] Disclosed is a method for producing a lactam compound, which includes the step of rearranging a cyclic oxime compound in a nonpolar solvent B in the presence of an aromatic compound A to give the lactam compound, in which the aromatic compound A has a leaving group bonded to a carbon atom constituting its aromatic ring and contains, as an atom constituting the aromatic ring, a heteroatom, or a carbon atom bonded with an electron-withdrawing group, the cyclic oxime compound is represented by following Formula (1): wherein “m” denotes an integer of 7 to 14, and the lactam compound is represented by following Formula (2): wherein “m” is as defined above.

Abstract: A process for producing a nitrite includes allowing a nitrogen oxide to react with an alcohol at a reaction temperature lower than 10° C.