This disclosure relates to amphiphilic compounds containing a cyclobutene or cyclobutane moiety. In some embodiments, the compounds are useful for treating infection by Mycobacterium such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Cyclobutene containing compounds are also useful as monomers in the preparation of amphiphilic polymers.

To provide a polymer capable of forming a polymer electrolyte membrane that is resistant to breakage even when being repeatedly subjected to humidification and drying or a catalyst layer that is resistant to formation of cracks; a polymer electrolyte membrane employing said polymer; and a membrane/electrode assembly for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell. A polymer comprising units (u1) having two ion-exchange groups and units (u2) of e.g. a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), wherein the molar ratio (u2)/((u1)+(u2)) is more than 0.30 and at most 0.70. A membrane/electrode assembly 10 comprising an anode 13 having a catalyst layer 11 and a gas diffusion layer 12, a cathode 14 having a catalyst layer 11 and a gas diffusion layer 12, and a polymer electrolyte membrane 15 disposed between the anode 13 and the cathode 14 in a state of being contact with the catalyst layers 11, wherein either one or each of the catalyst layers 11 and the polymer electrolyte membrane 15 contains the aforementioned polymer.

Provided is a monomer composition that has rapid curability and can be cured rapidly, even in the presence of oxygen and/or water, to form a cured product having excellent adhesion to a wide variety of substrates. The monomer composition according to the present invention contains a vinyl ether compound (A). The vinyl ether compound (A) includes a vinyl ether compound (a) having a cyclic ether skeleton. The monomer composition further contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a vinyl ether compound (a) having a chain hydrocarbon skeleton, a divinyl ether compound (a-1) having a cyclic hydrocarbon skeleton, an oxetane compound (B), and an epoxy compound (C).

A method of producing a polar-group-containing olefin copolymer which comprises 99.999 to 80 mol % of structural units derived from at least one of ethylene and -olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and 20 to 0.001 mol % of structural units derived from at least one polar-group-containing monomer which contains an epoxy group and is represented by structural formula (I) or (II), the method comprising random copolymerization in the presence of a transition metal catalyst to obtain a copolymer having a linear molecular structure.

A method of producing a polar-group-containing olefin copolymer which comprises 99.999 to 80 mol % of structural units derived from at least one of ethylene and -olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and 20 to 0.001 mol % of structural units derived from at least one polar-group-containing monomer which contains an epoxy group and is represented by structural formula (I) or (II), the method comprising random copolymerization in the presence of a transition metal catalyst to obtain a copolymer having a linear molecular structure.

The present invention relates to compounds according to formula (I) and to heat-curable compositions based on polymaleimide resin systems comprising such compounds as co-monomers: wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or an alkenylphenoxy group, R.sup.2 is an alkenylphenoxy group, and R.sup.3 is hydrogen or an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms. The present invention also relates to cross-linked resins obtainable by curing such compositions. Compounds of the present invention can be used amongst others in fields like structural adhesives, matrix resins for fiber prepregs, molding compounds, as well as structural and/or electrical composites. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to compounds according to formula (I) and to heat-curable compositions based on polymaleimide resin systems comprising such compounds as co-monomers: wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or an alkenylphenoxy group, R.sup.2 is an alkenylphenoxy group, and R.sup.3 is hydrogen or an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms. The present invention also relates to cross-linked resins obtainable by curing such compositions. Compounds of the present invention can be used amongst others in fields like structural adhesives, matrix resins for fiber prepregs, molding compounds, as well as structural and/or electrical composites. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to compounds according to formula (I) and to heat-curable compositions based on polymaleimide resin systems comprising such compounds as co-monomers: wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or an alkenylphenoxy group, R.sup.2 is an alkenylphenoxy group, and R.sup.3 is hydrogen or an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms. The present invention also relates to cross-linked resins obtainable by curing such compositions. Compounds of the present invention can be used amongst others in fields like structural adhesives, matrix resins for fiber prepregs, molding compounds, as well as structural and/or electrical composites. ##STR00001##

A curable liquid developer containing: a toner particle containing a pigment and a binder resin; a toner particle dispersing agent; and a cationically polymerizable liquid monomer, wherein the binder resin contains a polyester resin having an acid value of at least 5 mg KOH/g; the polyester resin contains an alcohol component-derived monomer unit and an acid component-derived monomer unit; the alcohol component-derived monomer unit and the acid component-derived monomer unit contain specific monomer units in specific proportions; and the content of the polyester resin in the binder resin is at least 50 mass % and not more than 100 mass %.

The present invention relates to compounds according to formula (I) and to heat-curable compositions based on polymaleimide resin systems comprising such compounds as co-monomers: wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or an alkenylphenoxy group, R.sup.2 is an alkenylphenoxy group, and R.sup.3 is hydrogen or an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms. The present invention also relates to cross-linked resins obtainable by curing such compositions. Compounds of the present invention can be used amongst others in fields like structural adhesives, matrix resins for fiber prepregs, moulding compounds, as well as structural and/or electrical composites.

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