Provided are a thermosetting resin composition and a prepreg, laminate and printed circuit board using same. The thermosetting resin composition comprises a resin component, the resin component comprising a modified cyclic olefin copolymer having a structure as shown in formula I and another unsaturated resin. By introducing a methacrylate end group having a certain polarity into a cyclic olefin copolymer, a modified cyclic olefin copolymer is formed. The modified cyclic olefin copolymer can form a thermosetting material by means of cross-linking with itself or another unsaturated resin, whereby the bonding property can be significantly improved while retaining the excellent dielectric properties of the cyclic olefin copolymer itself. The laminate prepared using the thermosetting resin composition has good dielectric properties, a good peel strength and a good heat resistance, and can meet all the performance requirements for printed circuit board substrates in the current high-frequency and high-speed communication field.

A surfactant stabilized vinyl acetate ter-polymer based emulsion is provided comprising surfactant combination based freeze thaw stabilized vinyl acetate ter-polymer emulsion wherein said surfactant combination comprises non-ionic surfactant in combination with at least two polymerizable anionic reactive surfactants. A process of manufacturing the said emulsion is also provided, which process in comprising of selective sequence based steps and upon employing selective amounts of ingredients provides for said freeze thaw stable emulsion that is freeze thaw stable upto at least 5 cycles of freezing and thawing and yet maintains a particle size of 130-150 nm.

A surfactant stabilized vinyl acetate ter-polymer based emulsion is provided comprising surfactant combination based freeze thaw stabilized vinyl acetate ter-polymer emulsion wherein said surfactant combination comprises non-ionic surfactant in combination with at least two polymerizable anionic reactive surfactants. A process of manufacturing the said emulsion is also provided, which process in comprising of selective sequence based steps and upon employing selective amounts of ingredients provides for said freeze thaw stable emulsion that is freeze thaw stable upto at least 5 cycles of freezing and thawing and yet maintains a particle size of 130-150 nm.

The present invention is an organosiloxane graft polyvinyl alcohol polymer containing a structural unit shown by the following general formula (1),

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wherein M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 represent a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, or a siloxane group shown by the following general formula (2), provided that at least one of M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 is a siloxane group shown by the general formula (2); and A represents a single bond or a linking group.

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There can be provided an organosiloxane graft polyvinyl alcohol polymer that has general characteristics such as film-forming property and transparency as well as high solubility with respect to an organic solvent and excellent handleability as a liquid material.

The present invention is an organosiloxane graft polyvinyl alcohol polymer containing a structural unit shown by the following general formula (1),

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wherein M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 represent a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, or a siloxane group shown by the following general formula (2), provided that at least one of M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 is a siloxane group shown by the general formula (2); and A represents a single bond or a linking group.

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There can be provided an organosiloxane graft polyvinyl alcohol polymer that has general characteristics such as film-forming property and transparency as well as high solubility with respect to an organic solvent and excellent handleability as a liquid material.

A vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer emulsion and method of making the same. The vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer emulsion is prepared by using a redox initiator. Where the redox initiator includes a salt of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of silver (Ag), platinum (Pt), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), zinc (Zn), tin (Sn), lead (Pb), bismuth (Bi), cadmium (Cd) and chromium (Cr). The emulsion further includes an oligomer of a monocarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1-C.sub.14 aliphatic monocarboxylic acid and C.sub.6-C.sub.14 aromatic monocarboxylic acid.

A vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer emulsion and method of making the same. The vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer emulsion is prepared by using a redox initiator. Where the redox initiator includes a salt of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of silver (Ag), platinum (Pt), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), zinc (Zn), tin (Sn), lead (Pb), bismuth (Bi), cadmium (Cd) and chromium (Cr). The emulsion further includes an oligomer of a monocarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1-C.sub.14 aliphatic monocarboxylic acid and C.sub.6-C.sub.14 aromatic monocarboxylic acid.

A catalyst for olefin polymerization that contains a metal complex represented by general formula (C1) and a method for producing polyethylene, a copolymer of ethylene and an olefin having a polar group represented by general formula (1), or a copolymer of ethylene, an olefin having a polar group represented by general formula (1) and another monomer, using the aforementioned metal complex as a polymerization catalyst, wherein the symbols in formula (C1) and formula (1) are as defined in the specification. ##STR00001##

To provide a novel polar group-containing olefin copolymer in which an enone structure is introduced into the main chain as a structural unit. A polar group-containing olefin copolymer comprising a structural unit (A) derived from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of ethylene and an olefin containing 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and a structural unit (B) represented by the following general formula (I):

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(R.sup.x and R.sup.y in the general formula (I) are as described in the Description.)

To provide a novel polar group-containing olefin copolymer in which an enone structure is introduced into the main chain as a structural unit. A polar group-containing olefin copolymer comprising a structural unit (A) derived from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of ethylene and an olefin containing 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and a structural unit (B) represented by the following general formula (I):

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(R.sup.x and R.sup.y in the general formula (I) are as described in the Description.)