Polar silane linkers are provided that attach to resins to form silane-functionalized resins. The functionalized resins can be bound to hydroxyl groups on the surface of silica particles to improve the dispersibility of the silica particles in rubber mixtures. Further disclosed are synthetic routes to provide the silane-functionalized resins, as well as various uses and end products that benefit from the unexpected properties of the silane-functionalized resins. Silane-functionalized resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the silane-functionalized resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, and wet braking performance.

Polar silane linkers are provided that attach to resins to form silane-functionalized resins. The functionalized resins can be bound to hydroxyl groups on the surface of silica particles to improve the dispersibility of the silica particles in rubber mixtures. Further disclosed are synthetic routes to provide the silane-functionalized resins, as well as various uses and end products that benefit from the unexpected properties of the silane-functionalized resins. Silane-functionalized resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the silane-functionalized resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, and wet braking performance.

A pattern forming material is configured to use for forming an organic film on a film to be processed, patterning the organic film, and then forming a composite film by infiltrating a metallic compound into the patterned organic film. The pattern forming material contains a polymer including a monomer unit represented by a general formula (3) described below,

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where R.sup.21 is H or CH.sub.3, each R.sup.22 is a hydrocarbon group of C.sub.2-14 where a carbon is primary carbon, secondary carbon or tertiary carbon, Q is a single bond or a hydrocarbon group of C.sub.1-20 carbon atoms which may include an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, or a sulfur atom between carbon-carbon atoms of or at a bond terminal, and a halogen atom may be substituted for the hydrogen atom.

A pattern forming material is configured to use for forming an organic film on a film to be processed, patterning the organic film, and then forming a composite film by infiltrating a metallic compound into the patterned organic film. The pattern forming material contains a polymer including a monomer unit represented by a general formula (3) described below,

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where R.sup.21 is H or CH.sub.3, each R.sup.22 is a hydrocarbon group of C.sub.2-14 where a carbon is primary carbon, secondary carbon or tertiary carbon, Q is a single bond or a hydrocarbon group of C.sub.1-20 carbon atoms which may include an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, or a sulfur atom between carbon-carbon atoms of or at a bond terminal, and a halogen atom may be substituted for the hydrogen atom.

The object of the invention is to provide a novel olefin-based molded product useful for various applications. An olefin-based molded product comprising a polymer including a structural unit of at least one polar olefin monomer represented by the general formula (I) CH.sub.2═CH—R.sup.2—Z(R.sup.1).sub.n is provided. In the formula, Z is a hetero atom selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, and selenium; R.sup.1 is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; n is an integer of 1 or 2 depending on the atomic species of Z; and R.sup.2 is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbylene group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms.

Provided are a coloring resin composition including a resin, a coloring material, and an organic solvent, in which the resin includes a resin A including a repeating unit (A) represented by Formula (a), where, in Formula (a), L.sup.a1 represents a trivalent group, Ar.sup.a1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group having a substituent, the substituent is a group having a structure in which a bonding portion with the aromatic hydrocarbon group is an ester bond or an amide bond, in the ester bond, an atom on a side different from an oxygen atom in the ester bond is on a side of the bonding portion with the aromatic hydrocarbon group, and in the amide bond, an atom on a side different from a nitrogen atom in the amide bond is on a side of the bonding portion with the aromatic hydrocarbon group; a film formed of the coloring resin composition; a color filter; a solid-state imaging element; and an image display device.

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Formamide group-containing monomers and polymers made by polymerizing the monomers are provided. Also provided are methods of polymerizing the monomers and methods of synthesizing functionalized polymers by pre- and/or post-polymerization functionalization. The monomers are non-toxic and can generate highly reactive isocyanate and isonitrile precursors in a one-pot synthesis that enables the incorporation of complex functionalities into the side-chain of the polymers that are synthesized from the monomers.

Embodiments of the present application relate to porous polymeric beads solid support for use in oligonucleotide synthesis and the method of producing and using the same. Further embodiments relate to porous polymeric beads and method for preparing and using the same.

Embodiments of the present application relate to porous polymeric beads solid support for use in oligonucleotide synthesis and the method of producing and using the same. Further embodiments relate to porous polymeric beads and method for preparing and using the same.

This invention relates to a method for manufacturing a catechol-containing co-polymer through a suspension polymerization or a solution polymerization process. In some illustrative embodiments, this disclosure relates to a process of a free radical suspension polymerization for large-scale manufacturing catechol-containing copolymers. In some other illustrative embodiments, this disclosure relates to a solution polymerization of free radical, cationic, or anionic process for large-scale manufacturing catechol-containing copolymers. The process and the product thereof are within the scope of this disclosure.