A method for the synthesis of a substituted poly(alkylene oxide) comprises reacting a substituted alcohol of formula (1) with an alkylene oxide of formula (2) in the presence of a catalyst and under conditions effective to provide the substituted poly(alkylene oxide) of formula (3) wherein in the foregoing formulas, each R is independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-60 alkyl, or C.sub.3-12 cycloalkyl, ring A is cyclohexane or phenyl, each R.sup.1 is independently hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, hexyl, decyl, dodecyl, tetradecyl, or hexadecyl, preferably hydrogen or methyl, and n is 2 to 60.

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A polyrotaxane of high heat resistance contains a linear molecule, a cyclic molecule enclosing the linear molecule such that the cyclic molecule is skewered with the linear molecule, and 5 blocking groups disposed at both ends of the linear molecule. The cyclic molecule contains an aromatic ring having, on a side chain, a phenolic hydroxyl group. The polyrotaxane can be produced by dissolving, in a methanol-containing solvent, a linear molecule and a cyclic 10 molecule containing an aromatic ring having, on a side chain, a phenolic hydroxyl group, to yield a pseudo polyrotaxane in which the cyclic molecule encloses the linear molecule such that the cyclic molecule is skewered with the linear molecule; and dissolving the pseudo polyrotaxane and a blocking group 15 material in a solvent, to dispose blocking groups at both ends of the linear molecule.

This invention provides a polymer, which is preferably a polyether polymer. The polymer may be used in coating compositions. Containers and other articles comprising the polymer and methods of making such containers and other articles are also provided. The invention further provides compositions including the polymer (e.g., powder coatings), which have utility in a variety of coating end uses, including, for example, valve and pipe coatings.

Surfactants capable of releasing and/or dissolving polymers to form water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer solutions are disclosed. In addition, polymer compositions containing a water-in-oil emulsion comprising the surfactant are provided and can be used, for example, in methods of dissolving a polymer. Also disclosed are detergent compositions and methods of cleaning articles and/or membranes using the surfactants herein. These surfactants and polymer compositions can be used in various industries including for water clarification, papermaking, sewage and industrial water treatment, drilling mud stabilizers, and enhanced oil recovery.

The presently claimed invention relates to the use of at least one compound of general formula (I) as an emulsifier or a stabilizer. The presently claimed invention further relates to the use of at least one compound of general formula (I) as an emulsifier or stabilizer in a polymerization reaction, preferably an emulsion polymerization. The presently claimed invention also relates to a method of emulsifying and/or stabilizing or dispersing liquids or solids in emulsion polymerization using at least one compound of general formula (I). Further, the presently claimed invention relates to a cleaning composition comprising at least one compound of general formula (I) and at least one additive.

This disclosure relates to demulsifying polymers of Formula (I):

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demulsifier compositions containing the compound of Formula (I), and methods of using the polymers and compositions for separating water-in-oil emulsions.

Provided are an adhesive composition for a polarizing plate, a polarizing plate, and an optical display device, the adhesive composition comprising an epoxy-based compound, a (meth)acrylate-based compound, a photo-acid generator, and an optical radical initiator, the (meth)acrylate-based compound comprising a mixture of a bifunctional (meth)acrylate-based compound and a monofunctional (meth)acrylate-based compound having a hydrophobic functional group, wherein the adhesive strength measured after the adhesive composition for a polarizing plate is separately applied to a PET film, a TAC film, and a COP film, to which a polarizer is then bound, followed by photo-curing, is about 200 gf/inch or more.

A resin composition of the present invention is a resin composition used for forming a stress relaxation layer (102) of a metal base copper-clad laminate (100) configured by laminating a metal plate (101), the stress relaxation layer (102), and a piece of copper foil (103) in this order, the resin composition including: an epoxy resin having a polyether structure; a phenoxy resin; and a heat dissipation filler, in which the resin composition satisfies a characteristic of a storage elastic modulus at 25° C. being equal to or more than 0.01 GPa and equal to or less than 1.6 GPa.

The present invention provides a polymerizable compound that reduces, for example, the likelihood of crystals precipitating in a polymerizable composition including the polymerizable compound and enables the polymerizable composition to have high preservation stability and a polymerizable composition including the polymerizable compound which reduces the likelihood of inconsistencies being formed in a film-like polymer produced by polymerizing the polymerizable composition. Also provided are a polymer-produced by polymerizing the polymerizable composition and an optically anisotropic body including the polymer. The present invention provides the compound represented by General Formula (I), a composition including the compound, a polymer produced by polymerizing the composition, and an optically anisotropic body including the polymer.

The present invention relates to a process for producing hydrosilylatable, eugenol-based polyethers, to the conversion thereof into polyether siloxanes and also to the products that may be produced by this process and to the use of said products as surfactants.