Abstract: A touch detecting apparatus includes an electrostatic sensor provided on an object; and a processor configured to detect whether a hand touches the object based on a capacitance measured by the electrostatic sensor. The processor is configured to, in response to the capacitance being greater than or equal to a first touch threshold, detect that the hand touches the object, and, for a second predetermined time from when a change amount of the capacitance during a first predetermined time becomes greater than or equal to a noise threshold, continue a state where a correction value has been added to the first touch threshold.

Abstract: A composite includes a liquid crystal polyester that is soluble in a solvent; and liquid crystal polymer particles that are insoluble in a solvent, have a melting point of 270° C. or more, and have a cumulative distribution 50% diameter D50 of 20 ?m or less and a cumulative distribution 90% diameter D90 of 2.5 times or less the D50 in a particle size distribution.

Abstract: A liquid crystal polyester wherein a linear liquid crystal polymer chain including specific monomers (A) to (C), in which at least one of the monomer (B) and the monomer (C) contains a compound for forming a bent structural unit, and a content of the compound for forming a bent structural unit is 20 to 40% by mol relative to a total molar amount of the monomers (A) to (C), is bonded via a specific monomer (D), and a content proportion of the monomer (D) is 0.01 to 10 mol relative to 100 mol of the total molar amount of the monomers (A) to (C).

Abstract: A tetracarboxylic dianhydride represented by the following general formula (1): [in the formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom and the like, and n represents an integer of 0 to 12], wherein a ratio of a summed amount of a specific stereoisomer (A) and a specific stereoisomer (B) is 50% by mole or more relative to a total amount of stereoisomers based on three-dimensional configurations of two norbornane rings in the general formula (1), and a content ratio of the stereoisomer (A) is 30% by mole or more relative to the total amount of the stereoisomers.

Abstract: A tetracarboxylic dianhydride that is a mixture of stereoisomers of a compound represented by the following general formula (1): [in the formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or the like and n is an integer of 0 to 12], wherein a content of an isomer (A) represented by a specific general formula is 40% by mol to 98% by mol relative to a total amount of the stereoisomers, a content of an isomer (B) represented by a specific general formula is 2% by mol to 60% by mol relative to the total amount of the stereoisomers, and a summed amount of the isomers (A) and (B) is 42% by mol or more relative to the total amount of the stereoisomers.

Abstract: A method for producing a polyimide film includes: obtaining a polyamic acid solution having a viscosity of 5 to 150 cps by preparing a raw material mixture liquid containing a solvent, a tetracarboxylic dianhydride represented by a specific general formula, and an aromatic diamine represented by a specific general formula, and has a total content of the tetracarboxylic dianhydride and aromatic diamine of 15% by mass or less, and reacting the tetracarboxylic dianhydride and aromatic diamine with each other in the raw material mixture liquid forming a polyamic acid having a repeating unit represented by a specific general formula; obtaining a polyimide-forming mixture liquid by adding a compound represented by a specific general formula to the polyamic acid solution; and obtaining a polyimide film represented by a specific general formula by forming a film made of the polyimide-forming mixture liquid, followed by imidization of the polyamic acid in the film.

Abstract: A polyimide precursor composition that exhibits excellent tensile strength and breaking elongation, and that provides a film containing an alicyclic polyimide resin; a method for producing a polyimide film using the polyimide precursor composition; and a permanent film that contains an alicyclic polyimide resin and that exhibits excellent tensile strength and breaking elongation. The polyimide precursor composition is a mixture of a resin precursor component which is a polyamic acid including an alicyclic backbone having a predetermined structure, a monomer component that includes an aromatic diamine compound having a predetermined structure or an alicyclic tetracarboxylic acid di-anhydride having a predetermined structure; an imidazole compound having a predetermined structure; and a solvent.

Abstract: A tetracarboxylic dianhydride represented by the following general formula (1): [in the formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom and the like, and n represents an integer of 0 to 12], wherein a ratio of a summed amount of a specific stereoisomer (A) and a specific stereoisomer (B) is 50% by mole or more relative to a total amount of stereoisomers based on three-dimensional configurations of two norbornane rings in the general formula (1), and a content ratio of the stereoisomer (A) is 30% by mole or more relative to the total amount of the stereoisomers.

Abstract: A tetracarboxylic dianhydride, which is a compound represented by the following general formula (1): [in the formula (1), A represents a divalent aromatic group in which the number of carbon atoms forming an aromatic ring is 6 to 30 or the like, and multiple R1s each independently represent a hydrogen atom or the like].

Abstract: A method for producing a polyimide film includes: obtaining a polyamic acid solution having a viscosity of 5 to 150 cps by preparing a raw material mixture liquid containing a solvent, a tetracarboxylic dianhydride represented by a specific general formula, and an aromatic diamine represented by a specific general formula, and has a total content of the tetracarboxylic dianhydride and aromatic diamine of 15% by mass or less, and reacting the tetracarboxylic dianhydride and aromatic diamine with each other in the raw material mixture liquid forming a polyamic acid having a repeating unit represented by a specific general formula; obtaining a polyimide-forming mixture liquid by adding a compound represented by a specific general formula to the polyamic acid solution; and obtaining a polyimide film represented by a specific general formula by forming a film made of the polyimide-forming mixture liquid, followed by imidization of the polyamic acid in the film.

Abstract: A tetracarboxylic dianhydride, which is a compound represented by the following general formula (1): [in the formula (1), multiple R1s each independently represent hydrogen atom or the like, and R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or the like].

Abstract: A polyimide precursor composition that exhibits excellent tensile strength and breaking elongation, and that provides a film containing an alicyclic polyimide resin; a method for producing a polyimide film using the polyimide precursor composition; and a permanent film that contains an alicyclic polyimide resin and that exhibits excellent tensile strength and breaking elongation. The polyimide precursor composition is a mixture of a resin precursor component which is a polyamic acid including an alicyclic backbone having a predetermined structure, a monomer component that includes an aromatic diamine compound having a predetermined structure or an alicyclic tetracarboxylic acid di-anhydride having a predetermined structure; an imidazole compound having a predetermined structure; and a solvent.

Abstract: A polyimide film comprises a polyimide containing: a repeating unit (A) represented by a particular general formula: and a repeating unit (B) represented by a particular general formula, wherein a content ratio of the repeating unit (A) to a total amount of the repeating units (A) and (B) is 10 to 70% by mole, and the polyimide film has a linear expansion coefficient of 55 ppm/K or less, a tensile strength of 125 MPa or more, and a break elongation of 15% or more.

Abstract: A transparent electro-conductive laminate comprising: a substrate film made of a polyimide; and a thin film made of an electro-conductive material and stacked on the substrate film, wherein the polyimide is a polyimide containing at least one repeating unit represented by the following general formula (1): [in the formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, alkyl groups having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and a fluorine atom, R4 represents an aryl group having 6 to 40 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 0 to 12], having a glass transition temperature of 350° C. to 450° C., and having a linear expansion coefficient of 30 ppm/° C. or less, the linear expansion coefficient being determined by measuring change in length under a nitrogen atmosphere and under a condition of a rate of temperature rise of 5° C./minute in a temperature range from 50° C. to 200° C.

Abstract: Method for producing carboxylic anhydride, the method includes heating raw material compound represented by the following general formula (1): [in the formula (1), R1 is tetravalent organic group having at least two carbon atoms adjacent to each other, and groups represented by the formulae: —COOR2 and —COOR3 are bonded to one and the other of the two adjacent carbon atoms, respectively, R2 and R3 each represent hydrogen atom or the like, X represents hydrogen atom or the like, and Y represents hydrogen atom or the like] in carboxylic acid having 1 to 5 carbon atoms with catalyst being used, to thereby obtain the carboxylic anhydride, wherein the catalyst is homogeneous acid catalyst having acid dissociation constant (pKa) of ?6.5 or lower and boiling point of 100° C. or higher, the acid dissociation constant (pKa) being determined by quantum chemistry calculation based on density functional method.

Abstract: A method for producing an ester compound including reacting a compound having at least one cyclic structure of a norbornene ring and a norbornadiene ring with an alcohol and carbon monoxide by using a palladium catalyst and an oxidizing agent, to thereby introduce ester groups to carbon atoms forming a double bond in the cyclic structure and obtain the ester compound, wherein the palladium catalyst comprises a palladium complex having a bipyridyl as a ligand.

Abstract: A tetracarboxylic dianhydride, which is a compound represented by the following general formula (1): [in the formula (1), A represents a divalent aromatic group in which the number of carbon atoms forming an aromatic ring is 6 to 30 or the like, and multiple R1s each independently represent a hydrogen atom or the like].

Abstract: A method for producing a 5-norbornene-2-spiro-?-cycloalkanone-??-spiro-2?-5?-norbornene, comprising: a first step of forming a specific Mannich base by reacting a specific carbonyl compound and a specific amine compound with each other in an acidic solvent comprising a formaldehyde derivative and an acid represented by a formula: HX (in the formula, X represents F or the like), to thereby obtain a reaction liquid comprising the Mannich base in the acidic solvent; and a second step of reacting the Mannich base and a specific diene compound with each other by adding an organic solvent, a base in an amount of 1.0 to 20.0 mole equivalents to the acid, and the diene compound to the reaction liquid, and then heating the reaction liquid, to thereby form a specific 5-norbornene-2-spiro-?-cycloalkanone-??-spiro-2?-5?-norbornene, wherein a content of the acid in the acidic solvent used in the first step is 0.01 to 0.075 mole equivalents to the ketone group of the carbonyl compound.

Abstract: A norbornane-2-spiro-?-cycloalkanone-??-spiro-2?-norbornane-5,5?,6,6?-tetracarboxylic dianhydride represented by the following general formula (1): wherein the formula (1), n represents an integer of 0 to 12, and R1s, R2, R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or the like.

Abstract: A method for producing an ester compound includes reacting a compound having at least one cyclic structure of a norbornene ring and a norbornadiene ring with an alcohol and carbon monoxide by using a palladium catalyst and an oxidizing agent, to thereby introduce ester groups to carbon atoms forming a double bond in the cyclic structure and obtaining the ester compound, wherein the palladium catalyst includes a palladium acetate having a nitrite ligand in an amount of 10% by mole or more in terms of metal, and the palladium acetate having a nitrite ligand is represented by the general formula (1): Pd3(CH3COO)5(NO2).