Abstract: An agent for inhibiting the action of a target RNA based on RNA interference and ASO with a passenger strand and a guide strand for a target RNA, wherein both ends of double-stranded RNA formed pairing of the passenger strand and the guide strand are blunt ends, and one or two or more selected from the group consisting of the units represented by formula (1) and formula (2) below at the following positions (a) and (b): (a) 5? end side and 3? end side of the passenger strand, (b) 3? end side of the guide strand (in which X represents an oxygen atom or sulfur atom), (in which X represents an oxygen atom or sulfur atom).

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolytic solution containing a ketone compound having the formula (I): in which each of R1 and R2 is linear or branched alkyl; and each of R3, R4, R5 and R6 is hydrogen or linear or branched alkyl; however, R1 and R4 can be combined to form a cycloalkanone ring in conjunction with a propanone skeleton to which R1 and R4 are connected, and two or more of alkyl of R2, alkyl of R5, a branched chain of alkyl of R1, and a branched chain of alkyl of R4 can be combined to form a cycloalkane ring, or alkyl of R1 and alkyl of R2 and/or alkyl of R4 and alkyl of R5 can be combined to each other to form a cycloalkane ring, is favorably employed for manufacturing a lithium secondary battery that is excellent in the battery performances and cycle performance.

Abstract: An electrolysis solution for electrolytic capacitors including an aqueous organic solvent consisting of water and a water-compatible organic solvent and 1,6-decane-dicarboxylic acid or salt thereof dissolved therein. The solution further contains one or more additives selected from dinitriles, pivalic acid and salts thereof, diesters, alkylated lactones, cyanoalkanoic esters, monocarbboxylic acids each having a C3-7 alkyl chain and substituted with two C1-4 alkyl groups at the &bgr;-position to the carboxyl group and salts thereof, monocarboxylic acids each having C3-7 alkyl chain and substituted with one ethyl group at the &agr;-position to the carboxyl group and salts thereof, and monocarboxylic acids derived from cyclic saturated compounds each having five or six ring-constituting carbon atoms and salts thereof.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolytic solution containing a ketone compound having the formula (I): 1

Abstract: An electrolysis solution for electrolytic capacitors comprising an aqueous organic solvent consisting of water and a water-compatible organic solvent and 1,6-decanedicarboxylic acid or a salt thereof dissolved therein, which solution further contains one or more additives selected from the group consisting of dinitriles, pivalic acid and salts thereof, diesters, alkylated lactones, cyanoalkanoic esters, monocarboxylic acids each having a C3-7 alkyl chain and being substituted with two C1-4 alkyl groups at the &bgr;-position to the carboxyl group and salts thereof, monocarboxylic acids each having a C3-7 alkyl chain and being substituted with one ethyl group at the &agr;-position to the carboxyl group and salts thereof, and monocarboxylic acids derived from cyclic saturated compounds each having five or six ring-constituting carbon atoms and salts thereof.