Abstract: A resin composition for fiber reinforced plastic comprising the following components A, B, C, D and E as essential components:A: a bisphenol A epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent of at most 250 and being liquid at room temperature,B: a bisphenol A epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent within a range of from 400 to 5,000 and softening point of from 60.degree. to 200.degree. C.,C: a phenol novolak type epoxy resin,D: a nitrile rubber, andE: a curing agent.

Abstract: A method for producing an imide oligomer soluble in an organic solvent by reacting three components of an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid or its derivative, an aromatic diamine and an end-capping agent, wherein the aromatic diamine is a condensation product of o-ethylamiline with formaldehyde, and the end-capping agent is an ethynyl phthalic acid of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent group selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic group, an alicyclic group and an aromatic group, or its derivative.

Abstract: A copolyamide acid comprising repeating units represented by the general formulas: ##STR1## in which the repeating unit (A) and the repeating unit (B) are present in a molar ratio from 20:80 to 80:20, and which has a logarithmic viscosity number (.eta..sub.inh) of 0.5 dl/g--10 dl/g measured in N,N-dimethylformamide at a concentration of 0.5 g/dl and at a temperature of 30.degree. C. and a copolyimide comprising repeating units represented by the general formulas: ##STR2## in which the repeating unit (C) and the repeating unit (D) are present in a molar ratio from 20:80 to 80:20 and which has a logarithmic viscosity number (.eta..sub.inh) of o.5 dl/g--10 dl/g measured in 97% concentrated sulfuric acid at a concentration of 0.5 g/dl and at a temperature of 30.degree. C.

Abstract: A polyhydroxylunsaturated hydrocarbon polymer is hydrogenated over a ruthenium catalyst to produce a polyhydroxyl saturated hydrocarbon polymer.

Abstract: A curable composition used for electric insulating material comprises a polyhydroxy hydrocarbon polymer, carbon black and talc or clay.

Abstract: A polymerizable diene polymer is prepared by reacting a polymerizable unsaturated carboxylic acid, anhydride, ester or acid halide with a polyhydroxydiene polymer having terminal and pendant hydroxy groups obtained from the reaction of one mole of a living polymer having a molecular weight of 500 to 10,000 which is prepared by reacting a conjugated diolefin or a mixture of said conjugated diolefin and a vinyl compound having the formula: CH.sub.2 = CR.sub.1 R.sub.2 wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and R.sub.2 represents an aryl group or a pyridyl group in the presence of sodium or lithium metal or an organo sodium or lithium compound with 0.5 mole to 2.0 moles of epichlorohydrin, epibromohydrin, epifluorohydrin, chlorobutylene oxide or bromobutylene oxide.