The present invention provides a modified block copolymer composition comprising a modified block copolymer containing at least one aromatic vinyl polymer block and at least one conjugated diene polymer block, and having at least one modified terminal modified with a compound having a silicon atom and an acrylic group and/or a methacrylic group.

The present invention relates to a polymer emulsion that is capable of exhibiting excellent rub fastness even when formed into a coating film or even when printed on a low-liquid absorbing printing medium, and a water-based ink for ink-jet printing which is excellent in ejection stability and antibleeding properties upon the ink-jet printing. The present invention provides [1] a polymer emulsion containing a polymer and water, in which the polymer is a random copolymer or a block copolymer which contains a constitutional unit derived from (a) at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid and a constitutional unit derived from (b) a hydrophobic vinyl monomer, and is in the form of a carboxy group-containing polymer having an acid value of 150 to 300 mgKOH/g; and the polymer emulsion further contains a formaldehyde-releasing compound; and [2] a water-based ink for ink-jet printing containing a pigment, the aforementioned polymer, a water-soluble organic solvent and water, in which the water-soluble organic solvent contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a polyhydric alcohol and a polyhydric alcohol alkyl ether, and a total content of the polyhydric alcohol and the polyhydric alcohol alkyl ether in the ink is not less than 18% by mass; and the water-based ink further contains a formaldehyde-releasing compound.

The present invention relates to a polymer emulsion that is capable of exhibiting excellent rub fastness even when formed into a coating film or even when printed on a low-liquid absorbing printing medium, and a water-based ink for ink-jet printing which is excellent in ejection stability and antibleeding properties upon the ink-jet printing. The present invention provides [1] a polymer emulsion containing a polymer and water, in which the polymer is a random copolymer or a block copolymer which contains a constitutional unit derived from (a) at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid and a constitutional unit derived from (b) a hydrophobic vinyl monomer, and is in the form of a carboxy group-containing polymer having an acid value of 150 to 300 mgKOH/g; and the polymer emulsion further contains a formaldehyde-releasing compound; and [2] a water-based ink for ink-jet printing containing a pigment, the aforementioned polymer, a water-soluble organic solvent and water, in which the water-soluble organic solvent contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a polyhydric alcohol and a polyhydric alcohol alkyl ether, and a total content of the polyhydric alcohol and the polyhydric alcohol alkyl ether in the ink is not less than 18% by mass; and the water-based ink further contains a formaldehyde-releasing compound.

A curable resin composition, which has excellent flowability and reactivity at the time of molding, with which a highly reliable cured product which has excellent heat resistance can be obtained by curing is provided. A curable resin composition comprising a polyalkenyl phenol compound (A) and a polymaleimide compound (B), wherein the polyalkenyl phenol compound (A) is a compound containing at least two structural units represented by the following formula (1):

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where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-10 alkyl group, a C.sub.1-2 alkoxy group, or a hydroxy group, Q represents a C.sub.5-10 cycloalkylene group or a divalent organic group containing an alicyclic fused ring, and Y is an alkenyl group.

A curable resin composition, which has excellent flowability and reactivity at the time of molding, with which a highly reliable cured product which has excellent heat resistance can be obtained by curing is provided. A curable resin composition comprising a polyalkenyl phenol compound (A) and a polymaleimide compound (B), wherein the polyalkenyl phenol compound (A) is a compound containing at least two structural units represented by the following formula (1):

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where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-10 alkyl group, a C.sub.1-2 alkoxy group, or a hydroxy group, Q represents a C.sub.5-10 cycloalkylene group or a divalent organic group containing an alicyclic fused ring, and Y is an alkenyl group.

The present invention describes novel macromonomers containing polyisobutene groups and homo- or copolymers thereof.

Provided are a pigment dispersion liquid including a pigment, a polymer dispersant, and water, in which the pigment is a pigment including a compound represented by General Formula (1) as described in the specification, a tautomer thereof, or a salt of the compound or the tautomer, and the polymer dispersant includes a polymer compound having a repeating unit represented by General Formula (2-1) and a repeating unit represented by General Formula (2-2) as described in the specification, and having a structure represented by General Formula (3) introduced into at least one terminal of the main chain; and an inkjet ink including this pigment dispersion liquid.

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In General Formula (3), L represents a linking group; R.sub.4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; and the symbol * represents a linking bond.

Provided are a pigment dispersion liquid including a pigment, a polymer dispersant, and water, in which the pigment is a pigment including a compound represented by General Formula (1) as described in the specification, a tautomer thereof, or a salt of the compound or the tautomer, and the polymer dispersant includes a polymer compound having a repeating unit represented by General Formula (2-1) and a repeating unit represented by General Formula (2-2) as described in the specification, and having a structure represented by General Formula (3) introduced into at least one terminal of the main chain; and an inkjet ink including this pigment dispersion liquid.

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In General Formula (3), L represents a linking group; R.sub.4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; and the symbol * represents a linking bond.

To obtain a hydrophilic macromonomer mixture which is a highly polymerized hydrophilic macromonomer, has few components not bonded to the polymer chain after polymerization, and is less likely to leaching. Provided is a macromonomer mixture containing macromonomer A being a macromonomer having a group obtained by further introducing a polymerizable group into a reactive group derived from a polymerization initiator at an end thereof; and macromonomer B being a macromonomer having a group obtained by further introducing a polymerizable group into a reactive group derived from a chain transfer agent at an end thereof.

Multigraft copolymers having various structures, e.g., comb and centipede structures, can be prepared from emulsion copolymerization of monomers and macromonomers. The emulsion copolymerization can be initiated by a thermally activated radical initiator or a redox initiation system. The multigraft copolymers can have high molecular weight and/or a large number of branch points. Elastomer or adhesive compositions of the copolymers can be prepared. Also described are poly(n-alkyl acrylate-graft-styrene) multigraft copolymers.