A copolymer having the structure (I) wherein Q.sup.1, Q.sup.2, Q.sup.3, Q.sup.4, m, and n are defined herein. The copolymer can be formed by oxidative copolymerization of 2,4,6-trimethyIresorcinoI with a monohydric phenol. Also describes are a composition comprising the copolymer and a solvent, and a composition comprising the copolymer and a thermosetting resin. ##STR00001##

The present invention is directed to novel functionalized spirocentric compounds and polymers thereof that produce hyper-rigid cross-linked membranes.

The present invention is directed to methods of fabricating novel cross-linked membranes and to cross-linked membranes produced by the disclosed methods. Specifically, methods of fabricating cross-linked membranes according to the present invention may comprise direct crosslinking, crosslinking by addition of a small molecule, interfacial crosslinking of free-standing film, and interfacial crosslinking on a solid support.

A compound having a chain structure consisting of an aromatic ring group, an ether oxygen atom, a methylene group, an aromatic ring group, a methylene group, an ether oxygen atom, and an aromatic ring group bonded in an order, wherein a hydroxymethyl group is bonded to a carbon atom of the aromatic ring group disposed at a first end of the chain structure, and one end group selected from a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an amide group, and a carboxyl group is bonded to a carbon atom of the aromatic ring group disposed at a second end of the chain structure.

A compound having a chain structure consisting of an aromatic ring group, an ether oxygen atom, a methylene group, an aromatic ring group, a methylene group, an ether oxygen atom, and an aromatic ring group bonded in an order, wherein a hydroxymethyl group is bonded to a carbon atom of the aromatic ring group disposed at a first end of the chain structure, and one end group selected from a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an amide group, and a carboxyl group is bonded to a carbon atom of the aromatic ring group disposed at a second end of the chain structure.

Provided is a resin composition comprising a polymaleimide compound (A) represented by the following general formula (1), a modified polyphenylene ether (B) having a terminal modified with a substituent containing a carbon-carbon unsaturated double bond, and a filler (C):

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wherein a plurality of R each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group; and n is an average value and represents 1<n5.

A resin composition includes the following components or a prepolymer thereof: (A) 100 parts by weight of an unsaturated CC double bond-containing polyphenylene ether resin; and (B) 10 parts by weight to 50 parts by weight of a compound of Formula (1), having a pH value of 10 or less. In Formula (1), n is an integer of 3 to 6, each Y and Z are independently selected from o-vinylphenoxy group and phenoxy group, and each Y and Z are not phenoxy group at the same time. The prepolymer is prepared by subjecting a mixture to a prepolymerization reaction, and the mixture at least comprises the component (A) and the component (B). An article is made from the resin composition. The article includes a prepreg, a resin film, a laminate or a printed circuit board and achieves improvements in one or more properties including resin filling uniformity, dissipation factor variation rate under heat, glass transition temperature, Z-axis ratio of thermal expansion, peeling strength and thermal resistance after moisture absorption.

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A resin composition includes the following components or a prepolymer thereof: (A) 100 parts by weight of an unsaturated CC double bond-containing polyphenylene ether resin; and (B) 10 parts by weight to 50 parts by weight of a compound of Formula (1), having a pH value of 10 or less. In Formula (1), n is an integer of 3 to 6, each Y and Z are independently selected from o-vinylphenoxy group and phenoxy group, and each Y and Z are not phenoxy group at the same time. The prepolymer is prepared by subjecting a mixture to a prepolymerization reaction, and the mixture at least comprises the component (A) and the component (B). An article is made from the resin composition. The article includes a prepreg, a resin film, a laminate or a printed circuit board and achieves improvements in one or more properties including resin filling uniformity, dissipation factor variation rate under heat, glass transition temperature, Z-axis ratio of thermal expansion, peeling strength and thermal resistance after moisture absorption.

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The present invention addresses the problem of providing a crosslinked film and a hydrocarbon-based proton conducting solid electrolyte having a proton conductivity equal to that of a perfluorosulfonate ion exchange polymer. Disclosed as a means for solving this problem is a proton conducting polymer electrolyte which is composed of a sulfonated polyphenyl compound having a plurality of repeating units, and wherein two or more (for example, four or six) sulfonic groups are introduced into one repeating unit on average. The sulfonated polyphenyl compound may be a polymer or copolymer having a skeleton structure selected from among a polyaryl sulfide, a polyaryl ether, a polyarylsulfone, a polyarylketone and a polyaryl hexafluoroisopropylidene. A proton conducting solid polymer electrolyte membrane is able to be produced by shaping this proton conducting polymer electrolyte into a film form and crosslinking this proton conducting polymer electrolyte via sulfonic groups.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a crosslinked film and a hydrocarbon-based proton conducting solid electrolyte having a proton conductivity equal to that of a perfluorosulfonate ion exchange polymer. Disclosed as a means for solving this problem is a proton conducting polymer electrolyte which is composed of a sulfonated polyphenyl compound having a plurality of repeating units, and wherein two or more (for example, four or six) sulfonic groups are introduced into one repeating unit on average. The sulfonated polyphenyl compound may be a polymer or copolymer having a skeleton structure selected from among a polyaryl sulfide, a polyaryl ether, a polyarylsulfone, a polyarylketone and a polyaryl hexafluoroisopropylidene. A proton conducting solid polymer electrolyte membrane is able to be produced by shaping this proton conducting polymer electrolyte into a film form and crosslinking this proton conducting polymer electrolyte via sulfonic groups.