Provided is a method for producing purified chloroprene-based-polymer latex which enables efficiently removing a residual volatile organic substance from chloroprene-based-polymer latex while suppressing foaming and the deposition of aggregates. The method for producing purified chloroprene-based-polymer latex of the present invention has at least the following steps (I) to (III):

Step (I): a step of introducing chloroprene-based-polymer latex into a container beforehand,
Step (II): a step of removing a residual volatile organic substance in the chloroprene-based-polymer latex which satisfies specific requirements (1) to (4), and
Step (III): a step of collecting the latex from the container after performing the step (II) at least once, to thereby obtain purified chloroprene-based-polymer latex.

Provided is a method for producing purified chloroprene-based-polymer latex which enables efficiently removing a residual volatile organic substance from chloroprene-based-polymer latex while suppressing foaming and the deposition of aggregates. The method for producing purified chloroprene-based-polymer latex of the present invention has at least the following steps (I) to (III):

Step (I): a step of introducing chloroprene-based-polymer latex into a container beforehand,
Step (II): a step of removing a residual volatile organic substance in the chloroprene-based-polymer latex which satisfies specific requirements (1) to (4), and
Step (III): a step of collecting the latex from the container after performing the step (II) at least once, to thereby obtain purified chloroprene-based-polymer latex.

Herein polymers and particles which comprise a plurality of dihydropyridazine or hydropyridazine functional groups are described. Methods for their formation and specific monomers which may be used in their formation are also described. The polymers and particles are UV absorbing, hydrogen-donor antioxidant materials which signal a depletion of antioxidant ability by a decrease in visible fluorescence. These polymers and particles may be used as UV protectants for a variety of materials and substrates and may even be used in a topically applied formulation for human skin.

A sulfur-modified chloroprene rubber having a functional group A represented by specific General Formula (A) and positioned at a molecular terminal and a functional group B represented by specific General Formula (B) and positioned at a molecular terminal, in which a mass ratio B/A of a content of the functional group B with respect to a content of the functional group A is more than 0 and 6.00 or less, and a total amount of the functional group A and the functional group B is 0.10 to 0.60% by mass.

A sulfur-modified chloroprene rubber having a functional group A represented by specific General Formula (A) and positioned at a molecular terminal and a functional group B represented by specific General Formula (B) and positioned at a molecular terminal, in which a mass ratio B/A of a content of the functional group B with respect to a content of the functional group A is more than 0 and 6.00 or less, and a total amount of the functional group A and the functional group B is 0.10 to 0.60% by mass.

Essentially ETU-free cross linkable compositions comprising chloroprene rubber, a cross-linker and a vulcanization accelerator, which have a defined content of ions from the second or third main group and resinate anions and thus possesses improved curing characteristics, a process for vulcanization of such compositions and vulcanizates obtained thereby.

Essentially ETU-free cross linkable compositions comprising chloroprene rubber, a cross-linker and a vulcanization accelerator, which have a defined content of ions from the second or third main group and resinate anions and thus possesses improved curing characteristics, a process for vulcanization of such compositions and vulcanizates obtained thereby.

Herein polymers and particles which comprise a plurality of dihydropyridazine or hydropyridazine functional groups are described. Methods for their formation and specific monomers which may be used in their formation are also described. The polymers and particles are UV absorbing, hydrogen-donor antioxidant materials which signal a depletion of antioxidant ability by a decrease in visible fluorescence. These polymers and particles may be used as UV protectants for a variety of materials and substrates and may even be used in a topically applied formulation for human skin.

Provide is a polymer having a narrow molecular weight distribution by living radical polymerization.

A polymer manufacturing method comprising a step of performing living radical polymerization using 0.005 to 0.5 parts by mass of an oxygen radical scavenger per 100 parts by mass of a radical polymerizable monomer.

Provide is a polymer having a narrow molecular weight distribution by living radical polymerization.

A polymer manufacturing method comprising a step of performing living radical polymerization using 0.005 to 0.5 parts by mass of an oxygen radical scavenger per 100 parts by mass of a radical polymerizable monomer.