To provide a curable composition whereby it is possible to obtain a cured product having a high Abbe number and being excellent in transparency, crack resistance and releasability; and such a cured product. A curable composition comprises, in specific ratios, surface-modified metal oxide particles (A) having (meth)acryloyl-group-containing surface-modifying groups on the surface of the metal oxide particles, a compound (B) having a fluorine atom and at least one (meth)acryloyl group, a compound (C) having a urethane bond or OCH.sub.2CH(OH)CH.sub.2, having at least two (meth)acryloyl groups and having a mass-average molecular weight of at least 1,000, a compound (D) having no unsaturated bond-containing ring structure and having at least one (meth)acryloyl group, and a polymerization initiator (E).

An actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a resin whose solubility in an aqueous alkali solution increases by the action of an acid, a compound that generates an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation, an ester compound, and a fluorine-containing polymer, in which the ester compound has alkali decomposability and has a molecular weight of 50 or more and less than 1,500.

In one aspect, the disclosure is directed to a biocidal-functionalized corrosion inhibitor. The biocidal-functionalized corrosion inhibitor includes a biocidal group linked to a corrosion inhibitor group. The corrosion inhibitor group includes a triazole ring for copper (Cu) corrosion inhibition. In another aspect, the disclosure is directed to a process of forming a biocidal-functionalized corrosion inhibiting small molecule. In yet another aspect, the disclosure is directed to a process of forming a biocidal-functionalized corrosion inhibiting polymeric material.

In one aspect, the disclosure is directed to a biocidal-functionalized corrosion inhibitor. The biocidal-functionalized corrosion inhibitor includes a biocidal group linked to a corrosion inhibitor group. The corrosion inhibitor group includes a triazole ring for copper (Cu) corrosion inhibition. In another aspect, the disclosure is directed to a process of forming a biocidal-functionalized corrosion inhibiting small molecule. In yet another aspect, the disclosure is directed to a process of forming a biocidal-functionalized corrosion inhibiting polymeric material.

A new synthetic pathway for hyperbranched polyacrylates and polymethacrylates including the steps of preparing an inimer and polymerizing the inimer to form hyperbranched polymers or copolymers.

Crosslinkable random copolymers comprising atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiators and crosslinked copolymer films formed from the copolymers are provided. The random copolymers, which are polymerized from one or more alkyl halide functional inimers and one or more monomers having a crosslinkable functionality, are characterized by pendant ATRP initiating groups and pendant crosslinkable groups.

Crosslinkable random copolymers comprising atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiators and crosslinked copolymer films formed from the copolymers are provided. The random copolymers, which are polymerized from one or more alkyl halide functional inimers and one or more monomers having a crosslinkable functionality, are characterized by pendant ATRP initiating groups and pendant crosslinkable groups.

The invention provides novel bromine-containing polymers which have excellent heat resistance and are capable of imparting flame retardance or novel flame-retardant, bromine-containing polymers which have excellent heat resistance and optical characteristics, and methods for producing such polymers. The invention relates to a polymer which includes structural units of the following general formula (1): ##STR00001##
wherein R.sub.1s, R.sub.2s, m, p and the asterisks are as defined in the specification and the claims, and
to a method for producing such polymers.

The invention provides novel bromine-containing polymers which have excellent heat resistance and are capable of imparting flame retardance or novel flame-retardant, bromine-containing polymers which have excellent heat resistance and optical characteristics, and methods for producing such polymers. The invention relates to a polymer which includes structural units of the following general formula (1): ##STR00001##
wherein R.sub.1s, R.sub.2s, m, p and the asterisks are as defined in the specification and the claims, and
to a method for producing such polymers.

A new synthetic pathway for hyperbranched polyacrylates and polymethacrylates including the steps of preparing an inimer and polymerizing the inimer to form hyperbranched polymers or copolymers.