Abstract: An inorganic porous carrier including a linker of formula (1), wherein a mode diameter in a pore distribution is 0.04 ?m to 1 ?m, and a predetermined cumulative pore volume ratio is 30% or less [a bond * represents a linkage to the oxygen atom of a silanol group in an inorganic porous substance; n is an integer; R represents independently of each other an alkyl group containing 3 to 10 carbon atoms which may optionally have a substituent such as an alkoxy group; and L represents a single bond; an alkylene group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms; or an alkylene group containing 2 to 20 carbon atoms which contains —CH2-Q-CH2— group wherein any group Q selected from a group consisting of —O— etc. is inserted into at least one of —CH2—CH2— group constituting the alkylene group]; and a method for preparing a nucleic acid using the same.

Abstract: Provided is an inorganic fine particle dispersion which has excellent storage stability and from which it is possible to form a coating film having high light transmittance and high coating film strength (high adhesiveness with respect to a base material of the coating film). The inorganic fine particle dispersion contains inorganic fine particles, a liquid dispersion medium A (excluding water) having a boiling point not lower than 100° C. but lower than 190° C., and a liquid dispersion medium B having a boiling point lower than 100° C. The percentage content of the liquid dispersion medium A is not less than 0.5 mass % but less than 15 mass % with respect to 100 mass % of the total amount of the inorganic fine particle dispersion.

Abstract: Provided is an inorganic fine particle dispersion which has excellent storage stability and from which it is possible to form a coating film having high light transmittance and high coating film strength (high adhesiveness with respect to a base material of the coating film). The inorganic fine particle dispersion contains inorganic fine particles, a liquid dispersion medium A (excluding water) having a boiling point not lower than 100° C. but lower than 190° C., and a liquid dispersion medium B having a boiling point lower than 100° C. The percentage content of the liquid dispersion medium A is not less than 0.5 mass % but less than 15 mass % with respect to 100 mass % of the total amount of the inorganic fine particle dispersion.

Abstract: An inorganic porous substrate having a silyl group represented by (i) and (ii) and having characteristics (iii) to (v), an inorganic porous support derived from the inorganic porous substrate, and a nucleic acid production method using the inorganic porous support: (i) a silyl group (A): a silyl group represented by the formula (i-1); (ii) a silyl group (B): at least one silyl group selected from the group consisting of silyl groups represented by (ii-1), (ii-2), and (ii-3); (iii) a particle diameter of 1 ?m or more; (iv) a pore diameter of 20 nm or more; and (v) a cumulative pore volume in a pore diameter range of 40 nm to 1000 nm of more than 0.32 mL/g and 4 mL/g or less.

Abstract: An inorganic porous carrier including a linker of formula (1), wherein a mode diameter in a pore distribution is 0.04 ?m to 1 ?m, and a predetermined cumulative pore volume ratio is 30% or less [a bond * represents a linkage to the oxygen atom of a silanol group in an inorganic porous substance; n is an integer; R represents independently of each other an alkyl group containing 3 to 10 carbon atoms which may optionally have a substituent such as an alkoxy group; and L represents a single bond; an alkylene group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms; or an alkylene group containing 2 to 20 carbon atoms which contains —CH2-Q-CH2— group wherein any group Q selected from a group consisting of —O— etc. is inserted into at least one of —CH2—CH2— group constituting the alkylene group]; and a method for preparing a nucleic acid using the same.

Abstract: Provided are a method of manufacturing an olefin having 2 to 4 carbon atoms including: reacting a catalyst with synthesis gas through a Fischer-Tropsch reaction, thereby obtaining the olefin having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, in which the catalyst is a catalyst obtained by reducing the iron ion and the cobalt ion in a dispersion liquid or a solution containing the iron ion, the cobalt ion and a dispersant that interacts with the iron ion and the cobalt ion, and a method of manufacturing propylene, which uses the above manufacturing method.

Abstract: A method of producing olefin having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, including a process of reacting at least one kind of a catalyst (D) selected from the group consisting of below catalysts (A) to (C) with synthesis gas in the presence of a dispersion medium through a Fischer-Tropsch reaction, in which the catalyst (A) contains iron and one to three kinds of elements selected from the group consisting of alkali metal and alkali earth metal, the catalyst (B) contains cobalt, provided that the catalyst (B) is a catalyst except a catalyst obtained by reducing a cobalt ion and an iron ion in a dispersion liquid or a solution containing the cobalt ion, the iron ion and a dispersant that interacts with the cobalt ion and the iron ion, and the catalyst (C) contains nickel or ruthenium.

Abstract: Provided are a method of manufacturing an olefin having 2 to 4 carbon atoms including: reacting a catalyst with synthesis gas through a Fischer-Tropsch reaction, thereby obtaining the olefin having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, in which the catalyst is a catalyst obtained by reducing the iron ion and the cobalt ion in a dispersion liquid or a solution containing the iron ion, the cobalt ion and a dispersant that interacts with the iron ion and the cobalt ion, and a method of manufacturing propylene, which uses the above manufacturing method.

Abstract: The present invention provides a metal complex that has excellent durability, and a device and the like having excellent durability that uses such a metal complex. Specifically, the present invention provides a metal complex comprising (a) a polydentate ligand having denticity of five or more that includes a heteroaromatic ring which contains two or more atoms selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, and a sulfur atom, and (b) an ion of a metal selected from the group consisting of cerium, praseodymium, ytterbium, and lutetium; a composition comprising the metal complex and a charge transport material; an organic thin film obtained by using the metal complex or composition; and a device obtained by using the metal complex, composition, or organic thin film.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst which decomposes a peroxide effectively and economically under a high temperature while suppressing generation of free radicals, and the present invention provides a peroxide decomposition catalyst containing a base metal atom, wherein a value A indicating a free radical generation amount represented by the (equation 1) is not more than 0.20, and a value B indicating a reaction rate represented by the (equation 2), which can be easily applied to utility such as an agent for preventing deterioration of a polymer electrolyte-type fuel cell and a water electrolysis apparatus, and an antioxidant for medicaments, agrochemicals and foods. A=(Mw(S)/Mw)?1??(equation 1) (wherein Mw is a weight average molecular weight of poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) after a hydrogen peroxide decomposition test in the test at 80° C.

Abstract: A modified polymer complex, which is obtained by intermolecular and/or intramolecular crosslinking of a polymer complex via side chains thereof, wherein the polymer complex is a copolymer of a complex monomer meeting the following conditions (i) to (iii) and a comonomer expressed by the following general formula (1): R02R03?R01E (The definitions of R01, R02, R03 and E are omitted.) (i) the complex monomer has two or more transition metal atoms; (ii) the complex monomer has a polydentate ligand containing three or more coordinating atoms that are coordinately bonded to the transition metal atoms; and (iii) the polydentate ligand has one or more polymerizable functional groups.

Abstract: A polynuclear metal complex having in each molecule not only at least one large cyclic ligand having 5 to 15 coordinating atoms but also multiple metal atoms is subjected to any of heating treatment, radiation exposure treatment and electric discharge treatment, thereby providing a polynuclear metal complex exhibiting a ratio of weight loss by the treatment of 5 to 90 wt. % and a carbon content after the treatment of 5 wt. % or more.

Abstract: A multinuclear complex comprising a plurality of metal atoms and a ligand L coordinating to the metal atoms, and satisfying the following conditions (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv): (i) The ligand L has a monovalent group represented by the following general formula (1) and/or a divalent group represented by the following general formula (2), (ii) The ligand L has at least 5 coordination atoms bonding to the metal atom, (iii) At least one of the coordination atoms bonds to two of the metal atoms, or the minimum number of covalent bonds between any two selected coordination atoms is 1-5, and (iv) The ligand L is soluble in the solvent.

Abstract: To provide a multinuclear complex including at least one ligand L satisfying the following requirements (i) r (ii) and (iii), and a plurality of metal atoms in a molecule: (i) having a group having polymerizable reactive multiple bonds, and/or a ring-opening polymerizable ring, (ii) having five or more coordination atoms bonding to the metal atoms, and (iii) being soluble in a solvent.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst which decomposes a peroxide effectively and economically under a high temperature while suppressing generation of free radicals, and the present invention provides a peroxide decomposition catalyst containing a base metal atom, wherein a value A indicating a free radical generation amount represented by the (equation 1) is not more than 0.20, and a value B indicating a reaction rate represented by the (equation 2), which can be easily applied to utility such as an agent for preventing deterioration of a polymer electrolyte-type fuel cell and a water electrolysis apparatus, and an antioxidant for medicaments, agrochemicals and foods. A=(Mw(S)/Mw)?1 ??(equation 1) (wherein Mw is a weight average molecular weight of poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) after a hydrogen peroxide decomposition test in the test at 80° C.