The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a polyurethane comprising: E1) a stage of preparation of a polyurethane having NCO endings comprising the polyaddition reaction between: i) at least one polyisocyanate; ii) at least one polyol; and iii) at least one amine having the following formula (I) or (II):

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and E2) the reaction of the product formed on conclusion of stage E1) with at least one (meth)acrylate or allyl monomer M comprising at least one hydroxyl functional group.

The present application relates to a cured product and the use thereof. The cured product has excellent processability, workability, and adhesive properties or the like, and does not cause whitening and surface stickiness, etc. The cured product has excellent transparency, moisture resistance, mechanical properties, and cracking resistance, etc. The cured product, for example, may be applied as an encapsulant or an adhesive material of a semiconductor device to provide a device having high long-term reliability.

Disclosed by the present invention is a method for preparing a reactive sealant resin, the method comprising: (1) under the action of an alkali catalyst, polymerizing a hydroxyl-containing initiator with an epoxy compound to obtain a polyether polyol; (2) adding an alkoxide reagent and a halogenated end-capping agent containing a double bond to the polyether polyol obtained in step (1) for reaction, so as to obtain a crude double-bonded polyether product, and refining the crude product to obtain a modified polyether product; and (3) subjecting the modified polyether and hydrogen-containing silane to silane end-capping reaction under the action of a hydrosilylation catalyst, so as to obtain the target product, i.e., a reactive sealant resin. The resin has excellent properties as well as good adhesion and paintability.

An object of the present invention is to provide a urethane adhesive composition having excellent initial adhesiveness and excellent adhesion durability. The present invention is a urethane adhesive composition containing a urethane prepolymer (A) having an isocyanate group, an isocyanate compound (B) having an isocyanurate structure and an isocyanate group, and an adduct of a compound represented by Formula (X) below (in Formula (X), R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 each independently represent a hydrocarbon group) and a phenol compound. ##STR00001##

A moisture-curing composition including a) at least one moisture-reactive polymer P with a proportion of 10% to 60% by weight, based on overall composition, b) at least one inorganic filler F with a proportion of at least 9% by weight, based on overall composition, c) between 3% and 25% by weight, based on overall composition, of at least one type of microscopic hollow beads H, wherein composition has density of less than 1.20 kg/l, and microscopic hollow beads H have compressive strength, measured to ASTM D3102-72, of at least 2.5 MPa, and microscopic hollow beads H have a volume-based particle size D90, measured by Coulter counter, of less than 100 μm.

An object of the present invention is to provide a photoresponsive polymer that sufficiently secures photoresponsiveness to be fluidized by light irradiation and reversibly non-fluidized, improves fixability, and further has good color reproducibility.

Provided is a photoresponsive polymer containing a structural unit derived from a specific azomethine derivative, the photoresponsive polymer being fluidized by light irradiation and reversibly non-fluidized.

The invention relates to a composition containing: a composition A which contains at least one polyurethane having at least two terminal functions T of the following formula (I):

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and a composition B containing at least one amine,
and to the use thereof.

A composition that can be activated by irradiation and cured by moisture comprises (A) one or more moisture-curable compounds from the group of alkoxy silanes, (B) at least one acid generator releasing an acid when exposed to actinic radiation, and (C) at least one carbonyl compound and/or carbonyl derivative selected from the group of aldehydes, ketones, hemiacetals and hemiketals. Moreover, the compositions according to the present invention can additionally contain an alcohol and/or thiol (D), a catalyst for moisture-curing (E), a radiation-curable compound (F), a photoinitiator for radical polymerization (G), and further additives (H). After activation of the acid generator the composition cures even in high layer thicknesses independently of the ingress of external moisture.

Furthermore, a method for the bonding, molding, sealing and coating of substrates using the composition is described.

Adhesive compositions comprise a polyester polyol that includes residues of at least one 2, 2, 4, 4-tetraalkylcyclobutane-1, 3-diol, including, for example, 2, 2, 4, 4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1, 3-diol (TMCD). Adhesive compositions as described herein exhibit enhanced properties as compared to conventional adhesive compositions, and may be suitable for a wide variety of end use applications, including, flexible packaging, woodworking, automotive uses, and electronics.

The present invention provides a multi-block copolymer comprising at least blocks A-B-A or B-A-B, wherein block A comprises a polyester formed by polymerisation of a lactone and/or a lactide; and block B comprises a copolyester formed by polymerisation of an epoxide and an anhydride, or a polycarbonate formed by polymerisation of an epoxide and carbon dioxide, and methods of production thereof.