A compound represented by the following formula (1): ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 is a 2n-valent group having 1 to 60 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 to R.sup.5 are each independently a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent, a halogen atom, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxylic acid group, a group in which a hydrogen atom of a hydroxy group is replaced with a vinylphenylmethyl group, a group selected from the group consisting of groups represented by the following formula (A), a thiol group, or a hydroxy group, wherein at least one of the R.sup.2 to the R.sup.5 is a group selected from a group represented by the formula (A); m.sup.2 and m.sup.3 are each independently an integer of 0 to 8; m.sup.4 and m.sup.5 are each independently an integer of 0 to 9, provided that m.sup.2, m.sup.3, m.sup.4, and m.sup.5 are not 0 at the same time; n is an integer of 1 to 4; and p.sup.2 to p.sup.5 are each independently an integer of 0 to 2: ##STR00002##

A compound represented by the following formula (1): ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 is a 2n-valent group having 1 to 60 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 to R.sup.5 are each independently a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent, a halogen atom, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxylic acid group, a group in which a hydrogen atom of a hydroxy group is replaced with a vinylphenylmethyl group, a group selected from the group consisting of groups represented by the following formula (A), a thiol group, or a hydroxy group, wherein at least one of the R.sup.2 to the R.sup.5 is a group selected from a group represented by the formula (A); m.sup.2 and m.sup.3 are each independently an integer of 0 to 8; m.sup.4 and m.sup.5 are each independently an integer of 0 to 9, provided that m.sup.2, m.sup.3, m.sup.4, and m.sup.5 are not 0 at the same time; n is an integer of 1 to 4; and p.sup.2 to p.sup.5 are each independently an integer of 0 to 2: ##STR00002##

A polymerizable liquid crystal composition is presented which can form a polymer that allows formation of a uniform homeotropic alignment even without forming an alignment film on the supporting substrate and has excellent chemical strengths such as heat resistance and solvent resistance. The polymerizable liquid crystal composition includes at least one type of polyfunctional polymerizable liquid crystal compound and a cardo-type fluorene monomer, wherein based on a total amount of the polyfunctional polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a content of a monofunctional polymerizable liquid compound is less than 5.0% by weight.

The present invention relates to a new class of photoinitiator compositions, which are especially suited for use in low migration packaging materials. The present invention also relates to inks, coatings, varnishes and adhesives made therefrom.

Provided is a kit including a curable composition for imprinting which contains a polymerizable compound having an aromatic ring and a composition for forming an underlayer film for imprinting which contains a polymer and a solvent, in which the polymer contains at least one kind of specific constitutional unit and has a polymerizable group, a film formed of the composition for forming an underlayer film for imprinting is a solid film at 23 C., and a portion that has a continuous partial structure containing an aromatic ring which is included in the polymerizable compound and accounts for 60% by mass or more of the polymerizable compound is common to a continuous partial structure containing an aromatic ring which is included in a substituent R in a side chain in the polymer. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a composition for forming an underlayer film for imprinting which is used in combination with a curable composition for imprinting; a laminate; a method for producing a laminate; a method for producing a cured product pattern; and a method for manufacturing a circuit board.

Provided is a kit including a curable composition for imprinting which contains a polymerizable compound having an aromatic ring and a composition for forming an underlayer film for imprinting which contains a polymer and a solvent, in which the polymer contains at least one kind of specific constitutional unit and has a polymerizable group, a film formed of the composition for forming an underlayer film for imprinting is a solid film at 23 C., and a portion that has a continuous partial structure containing an aromatic ring which is included in the polymerizable compound and accounts for 60% by mass or more of the polymerizable compound is common to a continuous partial structure containing an aromatic ring which is included in a substituent R in a side chain in the polymer. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a composition for forming an underlayer film for imprinting which is used in combination with a curable composition for imprinting; a laminate; a method for producing a laminate; a method for producing a cured product pattern; and a method for manufacturing a circuit board.

A composition of matter includes a mixture of styrene derivative monomers and methacrylate and/or acrylate derivative monomers, which have one or more urethane, carbamate, amide, and/or amine functional groups, and initiators, and the compositions are used to achieve composition control of the forming polymer, with the mole fraction of acrylate/methacrylate and styrene moieties in the forming polymer determined by the chemistry and composition of the feeding monomers.

A composition of matter includes a mixture of styrene derivative monomers and methacrylate and/or acrylate derivative monomers, which have one or more urethane, carbamate, amide, and/or amine functional groups, and initiators, and the compositions are used to achieve composition control of the forming polymer, with the mole fraction of acrylate/methacrylate and styrene moieties in the forming polymer determined by the chemistry and composition of the feeding monomers.

The present invention provides a gas barrier film of an organic-inorganic lamination type having good adhesiveness between an organic layer disposed between inorganic layers and a lower inorganic layer thereof, and a method of producing the gas barrier film. A gas barrier film having two or more combinations of an organic layer and an inorganic layer on one surface of a support, in which a surface of the support is the organic layer, an organic layer on the surface of the support is an underlying organic layer, an organic layer between the inorganic layers is an intermediate organic layer, a thickness of the intermediate organic layer is 0.05 to 0.5 m, a ratio between the thickness of the intermediate organic layer and a thickness of the underlying organic layer is 0.1 or less, and the intermediate organic layer includes a polymer of (meth)acrylate represented by Formula (1).

The present invention provides an optical film exhibiting high alignment and good phase difference development in an oblique direction, and a polarizing plate and an image display device using the same. This optical film of the present invention has a substrate; and a phase difference layer which is provided on the substrate to be adjacent to the substrate, in which the phase difference layer is a layer formed by fixing vertical alignment of a liquid crystal compound having a polymerizable group included in a liquid crystal composition containing the liquid crystal compound and a polymer compound, a difference in ?a value between the polymer compound and the substrate, which is calculated using three-dimensional SP values, is 3 or less, and a content of the polymer compound is less than 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the liquid crystal compound.