A borate compound-containing composition soluble in hydrocarbon solvents. A composition containing base A, or a compound having a total carbon number of not less than 8 and represented by the formula (5):

##STR00001##

wherein R and R′ are each independently an optionally substituted C.sub.1-30 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C.sub.3-15 cycloalkyl group, or an optionally substituted C.sub.6-14 aryl group; and
a borate compound represented by the following formula (1):

##STR00002##

wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently a C.sub.6-14 aryl group substituted by one or more fluorine atoms or fluoro C.sub.1-4 alkyl groups; and
[A-H].sup.+ is a base A-derived cation. A method for producing a polymer, by polymerizing at least one kind of monomer selected from the group consisting of olefins and dienes by using the composition A as a cocatalyst.

A borate compound-containing composition soluble in hydrocarbon solvents. A composition containing base A, or a compound having a total carbon number of not less than 8 and represented by the formula (5):

##STR00001##

wherein R and R′ are each independently an optionally substituted C.sub.1-30 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C.sub.3-15 cycloalkyl group, or an optionally substituted C.sub.6-14 aryl group; and
a borate compound represented by the following formula (1):

##STR00002##

wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently a C.sub.6-14 aryl group substituted by one or more fluorine atoms or fluoro C.sub.1-4 alkyl groups; and
[A-H].sup.+ is a base A-derived cation. A method for producing a polymer, by polymerizing at least one kind of monomer selected from the group consisting of olefins and dienes by using the composition A as a cocatalyst.

A compound including two or more constituent units derived from a monomer M having a radical polymerizable group and having a radical polymerizable group A at the terminal, in which the monomer M includes a monomer m having a structure that generates an active species by photoexcitation.

Copolymers of one or more halogenated olefins and one or more halogenated co-monomers selected from the group consisting of halogenated alkenyl ethers, halogenated alkenyl esters, and halogenated (meth)acrylates are useful in various end-use applications wherein the presence of halogen (e.g., fluorine) in the copolymer imparts one or more desirable properties, as compared to analogous copolymers not containing halogen.

Copolymers of one or more halogenated olefins and one or more halogenated co-monomers selected from the group consisting of halogenated alkenyl ethers, halogenated alkenyl esters, and halogenated (meth)acrylates are useful in various end-use applications wherein the presence of halogen (e.g., fluorine) in the copolymer imparts one or more desirable properties, as compared to analogous copolymers not containing halogen.

The present invention relates to a new multimodal ethylene copolymer (P), to the use of the copolymer in film applications and to a film comprising the copolymer of the invention.

The present invention relates to a new multimodal ethylene copolymer (P), to the use of the copolymer in film applications and to a film comprising the copolymer of the invention.

A method of manufacturing a copolymer resin of dicyclopentadiene and a vinyl aromatic compound, by which the resin can be continuously manufactured with reduced generation of high molecular weight products of the vinyl aromatic compound and insoluble substances from dicyclopentadiene, and at high yield. The manufacturing method includes continuously injecting polymerization raw materials into a preheated solvent in the reaction system, and concurrently ejecting a part of the reaction solution containing the solvent and the polymerization raw materials outside the reaction system, while raising the temperature of the polymerization raw materials. This enables rapid rise of the temperature of the polymerization raw materials by utilizing sensible heat, resulting in reduced generation of insoluble substances. In addition, providing a reaction step following the raw material injection step allows the polymerization reaction to proceed until a desired molecular weight is achieved, resulting in improved yield.

Disclosed is a method for preparing an EVA copolymer with a high ethylene content by solution polymerization under a low to a medium pressure. The method comprises the following steps: initiating with a free radical initiator(s), a copolymerization reaction between ethylene and vinyl acetate in a solvent in a reactor under a low to a medium pressure to obtain the EVA copolymer; and continuing to add ethylene during the reaction to maintain the low to medium pressure, wherein the low to medium pressure is 1-101 MPa, and a ratio of a mass of the vinyl acetate to a mass of the initially added ethylene is (1:1) to (1:20). The amount of ethylene incorporated in the EVA copolymer prepared according to the method is ≥ 50 wt%, and the EVA copolymer has properties equivalent to those of an EVA copolymer obtained by bulk polymerization at high temperature under high pressure.

Disclosed is a method for preparing an EVA copolymer with a high ethylene content by solution polymerization under a low to a medium pressure. The method comprises the following steps: initiating with a free radical initiator(s), a copolymerization reaction between ethylene and vinyl acetate in a solvent in a reactor under a low to a medium pressure to obtain the EVA copolymer; and continuing to add ethylene during the reaction to maintain the low to medium pressure, wherein the low to medium pressure is 1-101 MPa, and a ratio of a mass of the vinyl acetate to a mass of the initially added ethylene is (1:1) to (1:20). The amount of ethylene incorporated in the EVA copolymer prepared according to the method is ≥ 50 wt%, and the EVA copolymer has properties equivalent to those of an EVA copolymer obtained by bulk polymerization at high temperature under high pressure.