It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing a terminal-modified polybutadiene or terminal-modified hydrogenated polybutadiene that does not become colored or white and turbid, without using an organotin compound. The production method of the present invention includes reacting an acrylate or methacrylate represented by formula (I), a diisocyanate compound represented by formula (II), and a polybutadiene or hydrogenated polybutadiene having a hydroxyl group at a polymer terminal, represented by formula (III), in the presence of at least one selected from an organoaluminum compound and an organozinc compound (with the proviso that zinc naphthenate is excluded). ##STR00001##

Disclosed are new precursors of recyclable cross-linked diene elastomers including chain-end units with furanyl groups, their use in the preparation of the recyclable elastomers and their process of preparation. Also disclosed are new recyclable cross-linked diene elastomers, their preparation process and their uses.

The invention relates to polymeric-inorganic nanoparticle compositions and preparation processes thereof. The invention also relates to an additive and lubricant compositions comprising these polymeric-inorganic nanoparticle compositions, as well as to the use of these polymeric-inorganic nanoparticle compositions in an oil lubricant formulation to improve tribological performance, in particular to improve extreme pressure performance and friction reduction on metal parts.

Provided are a modified conjugated diene-based polymer comprising a conjugated diene-based monomer-derived repeating unit; and a chain extender-derived part which is linked to both terminals of the conjugated diene based monomer-derived repeating unit, respectively, includes one or more urethane groups in a molecular chain, and has different functional groups at both terminals, wherein one of the functional groups is an alkyne group, wherein a terminal of the chain extender-derived part which is not linked to both terminals of the conjugated diene based monomer-derived repeating unit is an alkyne group, a manufacturing method thereof, a binder composition for a solid propellant comprising the same, a modified conjugated diene based binder for a solid propellant, and a manufacturing method thereof.

Disclosed herein are a process for preparing a modified high-cis polybutadiene polymer, a modified high-cis polybutadiene polymer, and tire components made using the modified high-cis polybutadiene polymer. The processes make use of a functionalizing compound of formula (I) to prepare the modified high-cis polybutadiene from a quantity of 1,3-butadiene monomer using a specified catalyst system.

The present invention concerns new precursors of recyclable cross-linked diene elastomers comprising at least one furanyl group along the chain and comprising chain-end units with furanyl groups, their use in the preparation of said recyclable elastomers and their process of preparation. The invention also concerns new recyclable cross-linked diene elastomers, their preparation process and their uses.

The present invention concerns new precursors of recyclable cross-linked diene elastomers comprising at least one furanyl group along the chain and comprising chain-end units with furanyl groups, their use in the preparation of said recyclable elastomers and their process of preparation. The invention also concerns new recyclable cross-linked diene elastomers, their preparation process and their uses.

A macromonomer precursor is provided that includes a polymeric chain derived from farnesene and a single functional terminal end. The functional terminal end may include a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an epoxy group, an isocyanato group, or a carboxylic acid group. The terminal end of the macromonomer precursor may then be reacted with a (meth)acrylate to form a macromonomer having a (meth)acrylate functionalized terminal end that may be (co)polymerized with radically polymerizable monomers, such as alkyl(meth)acrylate monomers. Alternatively, a copolymer may be obtained by first deriving a poly(meth)acrylate from (meth)acrylate monomers having reactive groups that would allow the macromonomer precursors to be grafted onto the poly(meth)acrylate in a second step. The resulting copolymer may be incorporated as an additive in various formulations, such as a lubricant, a hydraulic fluid, a cosmetic composition, and an adhesive composition.

A macromonomer precursor is provided that includes a polymeric chain derived from farnesene and a single functional terminal end. The functional terminal end may include a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an epoxy group, an isocyanato group, or a carboxylic acid group. The terminal end of the macromonomer precursor may then be reacted with a (meth)acrylate to form a macromonomer having a (meth)acrylate functionalized terminal end that may be (co)polymerized with radically polymerizable monomers, such as alkyl(meth)acrylate monomers. Alternatively, a copolymer may be obtained by first deriving a poly(meth)acrylate from (meth)acrylate monomers having reactive groups that would allow the macromonomer precursors to be grafted onto the poly(meth)acrylate in a second step. The resulting copolymer may be incorporated as an additive in various formulations, such as a lubricant, a hydraulic fluid, a cosmetic composition, and an adhesive composition.

Compositions resulting from the mixing of at least: a comb polydiol copolymer A1 and a compound A2 including at least two boronic ester functional groups, the comb polydiol copolymer A1 including a main chain and side chains, at least a portion of the side chains of the copolymer A1 being composed of oligomers. They exhibit very varied rheological properties depending on the proportion of the compounds A1 and A2 used. Composition resulting from the mixing of at least one lubricating oil with such a composition of associative and exchangeable polymers and use of this composition for lubricating a mechanical part.