A polymerizable composition for an optical material of the present invention includes (A) a compound of which pKa value is 1 to 9, (B) a di- or higher functional iso(thio)cyanate compound, and (C) a di- or higher functional active hydrogen compound.

Polymerizable composition comprising a) at least one cyclic amide, b) from 1.6 to 5.0% by weight, preferably from 1.8 to 3.5% by weight, of at least one blocked polyisocyanate, and c) from 0.8 to 2.0% by weight of at least one catalyst for the polymerization of the cyclic amide and d) from 0.1 to 0.8% by weight, preferably from 0.3 to 0.6% by weight, of the dye C.I. Solvent Black 7, where the weight data for components a) to d) are based on the entirety of components a) to d), and the entirety of components a) to d) provides 100%.

A polymerizable composition comprising a) at feast one cyclic amide, b) from 2.8 to 3.5% by weight, preferably from 2.9 to 3.1% by weight, of at least one blocked polyisocyanate, and c) from 1.2 to 1.4% by weight of at ieast one catalyst for the polymerization of the cyclic amide,
where the ratio by weight of components b) to c) is from 2.0 to 2.9 and the % by weight data are always based on the entirety of components a) to c).

A polyurethane elastomer including a polymerization product of an amide group-including compound, a polyol compound, a polybasic acid compound, and a diisocyanate compound, a thermoplastic resin composition including the polyurethane elastomer, a molded article made of the thermoplastic resin composition, and a method of preparing the polyurethane elastomer.

The present invention relates to curable polyurethane polymers made from renewable materials and having polymerization accelerator groups built into the polymer. In particular hydroxylated oleaginous materials derived from plant oils, such as soybean oil, are used. These renewable materials may be formed into curable polyurethane polymers having different chemical functionalities and cure mechanisms.

Provided is a compound having higher fluorescence quantum yield and higher optical stability than a conventional FLAP and a polymer compound containing the compound. ##STR00001## A: seven or eight-membered ring structure, Y.sup.1, Y.sup.2, Y.sup.3: halogen atom or the like, a1: number of Y.sup.1, a2: number of Y.sup.2, B: number of Y.sup.3, 0m and n3: when 1m3, Y.sup.1 may be substituted with a structure portion defined by m, when 1n3, Y.sup.2 may be substituted with a structure portion defined by n, and B.sup.1, B.sup.2: Formulas (2-1) to (2-3): ##STR00002## C.sup.1, C.sup.2, C.sup.3: structure containing a cyclic hydrocarbon compound, D.sup.1, D.sup.2, D.sup.3: substructure that inhibits aggregation, E.sup.1, E.sup.2, E.sup.3: polymerizable substructure, Z.sup.1: hydrogen atom or the like, c: number of substituent groups Z.sup.1, Z.sup.2, Z.sup.3: hydrogen atom or the like, and may form a ring with C.sup.2.

A process for producing a photochromic cured body by curing a photochromic composition comprising (A) a polyiso(thio)cyanate compound having at least two isocyanate groups and/or isothiocyanate groups in one molecule, a poly(thi)ol compound having at least two hydroxyl groups and/or thiol groups in one molecule, (C) a mono(thi)ol compound having one hydroxy group or thiol group in one molecule, and a photochromic compound.

The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, racemic, or tautomer thereof, (I) wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, L.sup.1 and Q.sup.1 have the meaning defined in the claims and the description. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the compound of formula (I). The present invention also relates to the use of a compound of formula (I) as an in situ precursor of a triazolinedione reagent for the functionalization of enes, dienes, aryl and heteroaryl systems via the ene reactions, Diels-Alder reactions, and electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions of said reagent. The present invention also relates to the use of a compound of formula (I) in polymers, membranes, adhesives, foams, sealants, molded articles, films, extruded articles, fibers, elastomers, polymer based additives, pharmaceutical and biomedical products, varnishes, paints, coatings, inks, composite material, organic LEDs, organic semiconductors, conducting organic polymers, or 3D printed articles. The present invention also relates to article comprising said compound of formula (I) and to a process for reshaping and/or repairing said article. ##STR00001##

Described herein is a process for producing polyurethane foams having a density of 30 g/dm.sup.3 to 70 g/dm.sup.3, in which (a) aromatic polyisocyanate is mixed with (b) polymeric compounds having isocyanate-reactive groups, (c) optionally chain extender and/or crosslinking agent, (d) catalyst, (e) blowing agent including water, (f) 0.1% to 5% by weight of lactam, and (g) optionally additives, at an isocyanate index of 50 to 95 to form a reaction mixture, and the reaction mixture is converted to the polyurethane foam, wherein the catalyst includes metal catalyst and amine catalyst, and the amine catalyst has tertiary nitrogen atoms and the content of tertiary nitrogen atoms in the amine catalyst is from 0.0001 to 0.003 mol/100 g of foam. Also described herein is a polyurethane foam and a method of using such a flexible polyurethane foam for the production of cushions, seat cushions, or mattresses.

A lactam-functionalized polymer is disclosed. The dihydroxy lactam based polymer includes polyesters, polycarbonates, polyethers, poly (ester ethers), poly (ester amides), poly imides, polyamides, poly acrylates and poly (ester imides), and polyurethanes. The applications of the dihydroxy lactam based polymers are also disclosed.