Abstract: Compositions comprising phosphonate-functionalized polyene copolymers and a reinforcing filler, in particular rubber compositions, and to their uses is provided. This phosphonate-functionalized polyene copolymer comprises, in its main linear chain, unsaturated units resulting from at least one conjugated polyene monomer and units substituted by a —C(O)O-A-P(O)OR1OR2 functional group, in which R1 and R2, which are identical or different, each represent H or a C1-C6 alkyl and A represents a (C1-C6)alkylene radical or a (C1-C5)alkylene radical containing at least one heteroatom. The use of this copolymer in a tire composition additionally comprising a diene elastomer and a reinforcing filler, for improving the interactions between the filler and the diene elastomer included in the said tire composition is also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the synthesis of a polymer bearing one or more pendant hydroxyaryl groups comprising the reaction of a polymer bearing one or more pendant epoxide functional groups with a nucleophilic compound bearing the hydroxyaryl group.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for assembling and repositioning at least two parts by means of a repositionable hot melt adhesive, wherein said parts are held together in assembled position when said adhesive is at a temperature TA and can be repositioned in relation to one another when said adhesive is heated to a temperature TC, wherein said adhesive comprises at least a formulation, which: at the temperature TC has the form of a mixture of polymer chains comprising at least pendant diene units X and of coupling molecules comprising at least two dienophile end groups Y, wherein said X units and said Y groups are arranged to be able to react with one another and to bond together by means of the Diels-Alder reaction at a temperature TDA and to be able to regenerate by means of the retro-Diels-Alder reaction at a temperature TRDA, at a temperature TA has the form of a three-dimensional network, in which the polymer chains are linked to one another by the coupling molecules by means of the Diels-Alder re

Abstract: An assembly of timepiece parts assembled together with an adhesive at a temperature TA and to be repositioned when the adhesive is at a temperature TC. The adhesive includes a formulation, which at TC includes a mixture of polymer chains with pendant diene units X and coupling molecules including two dienophile end groups Y, wherein the X units and the Y groups are arranged to react with one another and to bond together with the Diels-Alder reaction at a temperature TDA and to regenerate with the retro-Diels-Alder reaction at a temperature TRDA, at TA forms a three-dimensional network, in which the polymer chains are linked to one another by the coupling molecules with the Diels-Alder reaction, where TA<TRDA?TC, where temperature TDA ranges between 0° C. and 100° C. and temperature TRDA ranges between 50° C. and 200° C., and TDA is strictly lower than TRDA.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a substrate comprising a surface at least part of which is coated with an epilamization agent, the epilamization agent including at least one compound in the form of a block copolymer comprising at least one block of M units linked by covalent bonds by their main chains, and at least one block of N units linked by covalent bonds by their main chains, the blocks being connected to each other by covalent bonds by their main chains in linear sequences, where M is a and N is

Abstract: A substrate including a surface, at least one part of which is coated with an epilamization agent including at least one compound in the form of a statistical copolymer comprising M units, N units and optionally at least one P unit, linked by covalent bonds by their main chains and randomly distributed, where M is N is P is

Abstract: A rubber composition comprises a reinforcing filler and a diene elastomer bearing imidazole functional groups along the chain which are randomly distributed along the chain. Such a composition exhibits an improved compromise in certain properties such as stiffness in the cured state and hysteresis.

Abstract: In a 1,3-dipolar compound of formula Q-A-B, Q comprises a dipole containing at least and preferably one nitrogen atom, A, which is preferably divalent, is an atom or a group of atoms connecting Q to B, and B comprises an imidazole ring. An unsaturated polymer modified by grafting the 1,3-dipolar compound is also disclosed.