A bismaleimide compound (I) having a cyclic imide bond, which is obtained by a reaction of a diamine (A) derived from a dimer acid, a tetracarboxylic dianhydride (C) having an alicyclic structure, and maleic anhydride.

The present invention relates to a resin composition containing a phosphate ester-based flame retardant (A) having an aromatic hydrocarbon group containing two or more aromatic ring structures and a polyphenylene ether derivative (B) having an ethylenically unsaturated bond-containing group at both ends.

The present invention aims to provide an adhesive composition that is easily separable by irradiation with light even after high-temperature processing at 300° C. or higher with an adherend fixed thereon, an adhesive tape including an adhesive layer formed of the adhesive composition, and a method for processing an electronic component. The present invention is an adhesive composition including: a reactive resin having an imide backbone and containing a double bond-containing functional group in a side chain or at an end; and a silicone compound or a fluorine compound.

The present invention relates to a resin composition comprising a maleimide compound having a saturated or unsaturated divalent hydrocarbon group and a divalent group having at least two imido bonds; and a catalyst comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of an imidazole compound, a phosphorus compound, an azo compound and an organic peroxide.

Amine-substituted copolymers that may include an amine-substituted pyrrolidine-2,5-dione moiety. Polyamic acids and polyimides, which may be formed by contacting an amine substituted copolymer with a dianhydride, or a dianhydride and a diamine. Articles, such as wires, having a surface on which a polyimide is disposed. Methods for forming polymers.

A modified bismaleimide resin, a method for preparing the same, a prepreg, a copper clad laminate, and a printed circuit board are provided. The modified bismaleimide resin is formed by reacting a diamine having a specific structure with maleic anhydride, and has greater amounts of non-polar and hydrophobic groups in the molecular structure thereof.

A method for producing a polyimide precursor having a structural unit represented by the following formula (1), comprising the following steps (i) and (ii), wherein at least one of the steps of (i) and (ii) is carried out in a solvent comprising a compound having an ether bond and an amide bond: (i) a step of reacting carboxylic anhydride with a diamine compound to obtain a polyimide precursor having a structural unit represented by the following formula (2); and (ii) a step of reacting the polyimide precursor having a structural unit represented by the formula (2) with a compound represented by the following formula (8), and reacting the reactant with a compound represented by the following formula (9) to obtain a polyimide precursor having a structural unit represented by the following formula (1): ##STR00001## wherein in the formula (1), at least one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is a group represented by the formula (3): ##STR00002##

A benzoxazine resin composition is provided. The benzoxazine resin composition includes a benzoxazine resin that is a reaction product of an amine, a phenol, and an aldehyde. Either the amine is a diamine or the phenol is a bisphenol, and the benzoxazine resin has at least one nitrogen-containing crosslinking functional group or pyrocitric functional group. A method of preparing a benzoxazine resin composition is also provided. The method includes reacting an amine, a phenol, and an aldehyde at a temperature of above 60° C., for 1 h to 5 days to form a benzoxazine resin. The benzoxazine resin has at least one nitrogen-containing crosslinking functional group or pyrocitric functional group, and either the amine is a diamine or the phenol is a bisphenol. Also provided is a cured resin made from the benzoxazine resin composition.

The invention generally relates to shape memory films that are tri-functionally crosslinked and that comprise multiple, non-terminal, phenylethynyl moieties. In addition, the present invention relates methods of fabricating such films. Due to the improved properties of such SMPS, the SMP designer can program in to the SMP mechanical property enhancements that make the SMP suitable, among other things, for advanced sensors, high temperature actuators, responder matrix materials and heat responsive packaging.

A polyimide resin composition, a polyimide resin adhesive layer, a laminate, and a manufacturing method of an electronic component are provided. The polyimide resin composition includes a polyimide resin. The polyimide resin is obtained by the polymerization reaction of a diamine (A) and a tetracarboxylic dianhydride (B). The diamine (A) includes a diamine (A-1) represented by following Formula (I-1) and a diamine (A-2) represented by following Formula (I-2). A molar ratio ((A-1):(A-2)) of the diamine (A-1) to the diamine (A-2) is 0.1:0.2 to 0.6.

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