Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass compositions comprising a long shelf stabilized organopalladium compound of formula (I) as described herein. The composition further contains a photoacid generator, a photosensitizer and one or more olefinic monomers as described herein. The shelf life of the compositions can further be extended by employing a stabilizer, such as for example, a hindered amine. The composition undergoes vinyl addition polymerization when it is exposed to a suitable actinic radiation to form a substantially transparent film or a three dimensional object. More specifically, the compositions of this invention are stable at room temperature for several days to several months and can also be stored at higher temperatures from about 40° C. to 60° C. for several days and undergo mass polymerization only when subjected to suitable actinic radiation. The monomers employed therein have a range of optical and mechanical properties, and thus these compositions can be tailored to form films and/or three dimensional objects having various opto-electronic properties. Accordingly, compositions of this invention are useful in various applications, including as coatings, encapsulants, fillers, leveling agents, sealants, adhesives, among others.

Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass compositions comprising a long shelf stabilized organopalladium compound of formula (I) as described herein. The composition further contains a photoacid generator, a photosensitizer and one or more olefinic monomers as described herein. The shelf life of the compositions can further be extended by employing a stabilizer, such as for example, a hindered amine. The composition undergoes vinyl addition polymerization when it is exposed to a suitable actinic radiation to form a substantially transparent film or a three dimensional object. More specifically, the compositions of this invention are stable at room temperature for several days to several months and can also be stored at higher temperatures from about 40° C. to 60° C. for several days and undergo mass polymerization only when subjected to suitable actinic radiation. The monomers employed therein have a range of optical and mechanical properties, and thus these compositions can be tailored to form films and/or three dimensional objects having various opto-electronic properties. Accordingly, compositions of this invention are useful in various applications, including as coatings, encapsulants, fillers, leveling agents, sealants, adhesives, among others.

Metal oxide having a surface onto which a multitude of individual polymers are grafted, each polymer comprising an addition polymer having a first and a second end, and a first moiety comprising a terminal phosphonate group, which first moiety is bonded to the first end, which phosphonate group attaches to the metal oxide surface in such a way that the multitude of the grafted polymers comprises at least one group of adjacent polymers that have a stretched chain conformation wherein the adjacent stretched chains have a substantially parallel orientation, such that the polymers within said group together form a brush structure. Method of grafting a multitude of individual polymers onto a surface of a metal oxide.

A poly(meth)acrylate represented by formula (1) can impart a hardcoat layer having exceptional scratch resistance, strong impact resistance, and excellent weather resistance, especially weather crack resistance. ##STR00001##
(R.sup.1-R.sup.4 represent hydrogen atoms, etc.; Y represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having a polycyclic structure; X represents a divalent or trivalent saturated hydrocarbon group in which at least one selected from oxygen atoms, etc., may be interposed; T represents a urethane group (bonds with X by an oxygen atom); Q represents a divalent or trivalent saturated hydrocarbon group in which at least one selected from oxygen atoms, etc., may be interposed; P represents a (meth)acryloyloxy group; a and c represent the number of Q-T bonded to X, a and c being 1 when X is divalent and 2 when X is trivalent; b and d represent the number of (meth)acryloyloxy groups bonded to Q, b and d being 1 or 2 when a or c is 1, and being 2, 3, or 4 when a is 2; and n represents an integer of 0-6.)

A poly(meth)acrylate represented by formula (1) can impart a hardcoat layer having exceptional scratch resistance, strong impact resistance, and excellent weather resistance, especially weather crack resistance. ##STR00001##
(R.sup.1-R.sup.4 represent hydrogen atoms, etc.; Y represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having a polycyclic structure; X represents a divalent or trivalent saturated hydrocarbon group in which at least one selected from oxygen atoms, etc., may be interposed; T represents a urethane group (bonds with X by an oxygen atom); Q represents a divalent or trivalent saturated hydrocarbon group in which at least one selected from oxygen atoms, etc., may be interposed; P represents a (meth)acryloyloxy group; a and c represent the number of Q-T bonded to X, a and c being 1 when X is divalent and 2 when X is trivalent; b and d represent the number of (meth)acryloyloxy groups bonded to Q, b and d being 1 or 2 when a or c is 1, and being 2, 3, or 4 when a is 2; and n represents an integer of 0-6.)

Provided is a method for producing a petroleum resin using a tube-type reactor, the method producing a petroleum resin that exhibits good properties as an adhesive component for a hot-melt adhesive which has a narrow molecular weight distribution and a high softening point, and which exhibits good adhesive capability and also has little insoluble matter. A method of producing a petroleum resin by using a raw material containing at least a cyclopentadiene-based component (A) and a styrene-indene-based aromatic component (B) so as to carry out a thermal polymerization reaction of the raw material, the method comprising: a first polymerization reaction step of thermally polymerizing the raw material using a loop reactor; and a second polymerization reaction step of thermally polymerizing a polymerization reaction product obtained in the first polymerization reaction step using a plug flow reactor.

Provided is a method for producing a petroleum resin using a tube-type reactor, the method producing a petroleum resin that exhibits good properties as an adhesive component for a hot-melt adhesive which has a narrow molecular weight distribution and a high softening point, and which exhibits good adhesive capability and also has little insoluble matter. A method of producing a petroleum resin by using a raw material containing at least a cyclopentadiene-based component (A) and a styrene-indene-based aromatic component (B) so as to carry out a thermal polymerization reaction of the raw material, the method comprising: a first polymerization reaction step of thermally polymerizing the raw material using a loop reactor; and a second polymerization reaction step of thermally polymerizing a polymerization reaction product obtained in the first polymerization reaction step using a plug flow reactor.

The present application relates to a block copolymer and its use. The present application can provides a block copolymer that has an excellent self assembling property or phase separation property and therefore can be used in various applications and its use.

The present application relates to a block copolymer and its use. The present application can provides a block copolymer that has an excellent self assembling property or phase separation property and therefore can be used in various applications and its use.

The present application relates to a block copolymer and uses thereof. The present application can provide a block copolymer—which exhibits an excellent self-assembling property and thus can be used effectively in a variety of applications—and uses thereof.