Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal monomer compound represented by formula (1): ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of from 2 to 18, X is direct bond, --(C.dbd.O)--O--, --(C.dbd.O)--NH-- or --N.dbd.N--, R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a lower alkyl group, and R.sup.2 is hydrogen, a cyano group or a methoxy group, as well as a liquid crystal polymer derived therefrom.

Abstract: A fluororubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a rubber mixture which comprises 5 to 70% by weight of at least one rubber selected from the group consisting of diene rubbers and polyolefin rubbers and 95 to 30 by weight of a fluororubber and 1 to 20 parts by weight of a block copolymer which comprises a vinyl monomer and a fluorovinyl monomer, which has good compatibility between the rubber components and gives a cured material having improved chemical resistance, heat resistance, oil resistance, and the like.

Abstract: A process for preparing copolymers of acetylene and conjugated diene compounds by copolymerization of acetylene with at least one conjugated diene compound in the presence of a catalyst composition in a reactor, characterized in that the catalyst composition comprises a dialkyl aluminum halide, an organic nickel compound and an active hydrogen compound, of which the molar concentrations have the following relationships:[Al]=2[Ni]+[H][Al]/[Ni]>4wherein [Al], [Ni] and [H] represent respectively the molar concentrations of the dialkyl aluminum halide, of the organic nickel compound and of the active hydrogen compound, whereby the copolymer was obtained in a good yield without by-production of any gel material.

Abstract: Scrap vulcanized rubber is reclaimed by mixing with a reclaiming agent selected from (a) 1,8-diazabicyclo-[5,4,0]-undecene-7, (DBU) (b) phenol salts of DBU, (c) carboxylic acid salts of DBU, (d) thiuramsulfide compounds, (e) aromatic disulfides, and (f) benzene sulfinic acid compounds or benzene sulfonyl hydrazides, provided that (e) aromatic disulfides are not used alone.Aliphatic or alicyclic amines may be used together with a compound selected from compounds (a)-(f) to enhance the reclaiming effect.

Abstract: A novel coating composition can be obtained by compounding 100 parts by weight of (A) acetylene-conjugated random copolymer having an acetylene unit content of 5-60 mol% and a block character P of 0.8-1.2 and 5-1,000 parts by weight of (B) carbon-carbon double bond-containing compound. The resulting coating composition shows a rapid curing velocity, which has never been seen, and provides an excellent coating film.When the above described composition is added with (C) a curing promoter or a radical initiator, the curing velocity is more increased and when the above described composition is added with (D) a filler or a pigment, excellent coating films suitable for various applications can be formed.

Abstract: An epoxidized acetylene-conjugated diene random copolymer, of which epoxy equivalent is within the range of from 50 to 1,000, is obtained by epoxidizing an acetylene-conjugated diene random copolymer, in which acetylene and conjugated diene are bonded linearly and randomly, the block character P is within the range of from 0.8 to 1.2 and the acetylene content is less than 60 mol%, with an organic peracid. The epoxidized acetylene-conjugated diene random copolymer is more reactive than the crude random copolymer and yields an excellent film, a coating material or a shaped article. Further by adding some of curing agents to the epoxidized acetylene-conjugated diene random copolymer, the cure rate of the epoxidized copolymer is fairly enhanced.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a high molecular weight, elastic and random type butadiene-propylene copolymer whose propylene content is in the range of 3 to 45 mol%, which comprises copolymerizing butadiene and propylene in the molar ratio ranging from 1/10 to 10/1 at a temperature in the range of 0.degree. to 80.degree.C in the presence of a catalyst system consisting of (1) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of titanium tetrachloride, titanium tetrabromide and vanadyl trichloride, (2) an organoaluminum compound having the general formula, ALR.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 represent a hydrocarbon radical and (3) phosgene, in which said components (2) and (3) are mixed at room temperature prior to the addition of other catalyst components and of monomers. The resulting random butadiene-propylene copolymer is highly elastic and superior to cis-1,4-polybutadiene in resistance to thermal aging.