It is an objective of the present invention to provide a novel polymerizable triptycene derivative and a polymer compound as constituent component thereof that has a structure in which three benzene rings arranged at the axis formed by barrelene of the triptycene skeleton can rotate evenly and that has hydrophilicity imparted to it as compared to any of the prior art triptycene derivatives and is thus highly useful in functional materials. The above objective is achieved by the polymerizable triptycene derivative and a polymer compound as constituent component thereof having substituents with an unsaturated bonding functional group at position 9 and/or position 10 of the triptycene skeleton, the polymerizable triptycene derivative having two carboxyl groups and the polymerizable triptycene derivative having one carboxyl group and one amino group.

A compound has a strong HTP and a high temperature dependence of HTP. In addition, a liquid crystal composition, a cured substance, an optical anisotropic boy, and a reflection film the above-described compound. The compound is represented by General Formula (1), wherein X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 each independently represent —CH═CH—or C≡C—. ##STR00001##

According to the present invention, as a monomer which is unlikely to be crystallized in a curable composition for manufacturing an optical member and which enables manufacture of a cured product having a high level of moisture-heat resistance, a compound represented by General Formula (A) is provided. ##STR00001## In the formula, Ar.sup.11 and Ar.sup.12 each independently represent an aryl group or a heteroaryl group; X.sup.1, Y.sup.1, X.sup.2, Y.sup.2, Z.sup.1, and Z.sup.2 each independently represent a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom, or the like; Ar.sup.13 and Ar.sup.14 each independently represent an arylene group or a heteroarylene group, where at least one of Ar.sup.13 or Ar.sup.14 is a group other than a phenylene group; R.sup.3 to R.sup.6 each independently represent a substituent, q and r each independently are an integer of 0 to 4, and v and w each independently are an integer of 0 or more; L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 each independently represent a single bond, an oxygen atom, an ester bond, or the like; R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 each independently represent a divalent linking group containing a branched alkylene group; and R.sup.21 and R.sup.22 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.

Compositions are described comprising at least 20 wt. % of block copolymer comprising polyvinyl aromatic end blocks and a polyisoprene midblock and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising one or more groups selected from (meth)acryl or vinyl ether. In one embodiment, the monomer has a Log P according to Moriguchi's method of at least 2.2. In another embodiment, the monomer is a multifunctional aromatic ethylenically unsaturated monomer. The composition is typically a (e.g. pressure sensitive) adhesive. Also described are methods of making an article, adhesive articles, and methods of bonding.

Compositions are described comprising at least 20 wt. % of block copolymer comprising polyvinyl aromatic end blocks and a polyisoprene midblock and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising one or more groups selected from (meth)acryl or vinyl ether. In one embodiment, the monomer has a Log P according to Moriguchi's method of at least 2.2. In another embodiment, the monomer is a multifunctional aromatic ethylenically unsaturated monomer. The composition is typically a (e.g. pressure sensitive) adhesive. Also described are methods of making an article, adhesive articles, and methods of bonding.

Disclosed is a liquid polymerizable composition including a chain-growth polymerization dispersing monomer, a step-growth polymerization monomer system and inorganic nanoparticles homogeneously dispersed in the monomers, as well as its use for the preparation of a transparent polymeric material having a high refractive index and low haze and its use in the optical field.

Disclosed is a liquid polymerizable composition including a chain-growth polymerization dispersing monomer, a step-growth polymerization monomer system and inorganic nanoparticles homogeneously dispersed in the monomers, as well as its use for the preparation of a transparent polymeric material having a high refractive index and low haze and its use in the optical field.

A phase difference plate includes a phase difference plate P1 and a phase difference plate P2. An in-plane slow axis of the phase difference plate P1 is orthogonal to an in-plane slow axis of the phase difference plate P2. The phase difference plate P2 includes a layer of a liquid crystal material oriented in an in-plane direction. An in-plane retardation ReP2(λ) at a wavelength λ nm of the phase difference plate P2 satisfies the following formulae (e1) and (e2): {Re2(400)−Re2(550)}/{Re2(550)−Re2(700)}<2.90 (e1), and Re2(400)/Re2(700)>1.13 (e2). An in-plane retardation ReP1(λ) of the phase difference plate P1 at a wavelength λ nm and the in-plane retardation ReP2(λ) of the phase difference plate P2 at the wavelength λ nm satisfy the following formulae (e4) and (e5): ReP1(550)>ReP2(550) (e4), and ReP1(400)/ReP1(700)<ReP2(400)/ReP2(700) (e5).

An object of the present invention is to provide an adhesive composition that causes less warpage when dissimilar materials are bonded together, and has excellent adhesive strength. The present invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising a component (A) that is a monofunctional epoxy resin, a component (B) that is a polyfunctional radically polymerizable compound, a component (C) that is a curing agent, and a component (D) that is a thermal radical initiator, the component (C) being one or more selected from the group consisting of a component (c-1) that is an epoxy adduct-type latent curing agent, a component (c-2) that is a hydrazide compound, a component (c-3) that is a cyclic amidine salt, and a component (c-4) that is a thermal cationic polymerization initiator.

An object of the present invention is to provide an adhesive composition that causes less warpage when dissimilar materials are bonded together, and has excellent adhesive strength. The present invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising a component (A) that is a monofunctional epoxy resin, a component (B) that is a polyfunctional radically polymerizable compound, a component (C) that is a curing agent, and a component (D) that is a thermal radical initiator, the component (C) being one or more selected from the group consisting of a component (c-1) that is an epoxy adduct-type latent curing agent, a component (c-2) that is a hydrazide compound, a component (c-3) that is a cyclic amidine salt, and a component (c-4) that is a thermal cationic polymerization initiator.