This invention relates to the field of polymers and olefin polymerization, and more specifically olefin metathesis polymerization. Specifically, the present invention provides a polymer comprising rigorously alternating AB subunits and methods of formation of the AB alternating polymers. In the polymers and process of the invention, the A monomer is derived from a cyclobutene derivative, and the B monomer is derived from a cyclohexene derivative. The polymerization takes place in the presence of an olefin metathesis catalyst.

A superconducting coil device (10) includes: a coil case (20) housing a superconducting coil (30); a superconducting coil (30) housed in the coil case (20); and a resin part (50) formed of a polymer (51) filled in a gap between an inner wall of the coil case (20) and the superconducting coil (30). The resin part (50) is formed of a polymer (51) obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable composition containing a first monomer having a norbornene ring structure.

A thermoplastic copolymer with a high sulphur content, having sulphur in an amount greater than or equal to 40% by weight, in relation to the total weight of the thermoplastic copolymer with a high sulphur content and at least one monomer having general formula (I):

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wherein: R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, equal or different from each other, represent a hydrogen atom; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, may optionally be bound together so as to form, together with the other atoms to which they are bound, a cycloalkene containing from 4 to 6 carbon atoms, saturated, unsaturated, or aromatic, optionally substituted with C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl groups;
the monomer having general formula (I) being present in an amount less than or equal to 60% by weight;
the thermoplastic copolymer with high sulphur content having a complex dynamic viscosity (η*), at 160° C., comprised between 1×10.sup.4 Pa.s and 8×10.sup.6 Pa.s.

A composition is described comprising a cyclic olefin; a ring opening metathesis polymerization catalyst; and at least 40 wt. % of thermally conductive particles. The thermally conductive particles are selected such that the composition after curing has a thermal conductivity of at least 1W/M*K. In one embodiment, the thermally conductive particle comprises a combination of smaller and larger thermally conductive particles. In another embodiment, the thermally conductive particles comprise boron nitride particles. Also described are (e.g. structural) adhesives, methods of bonding and articles.

Adhesive composition and articles are described comprising a carrier substrate (e.g. release liner or backing) and an adhesive composition disposed on the carrier substrate. The adhesive composition comprises at least 20 wt.% of a polymer; unpolymerized cyclic olefin; and a (e.g. latent) ring opening metathesis polymerization catalyst or precatalyst thereof. The polymer may have a Tg less than 25° C. and/or may be an acrylic polymer. Also described is a method of bonding.

In some embodiments, a process for producing a cyclic olefin includes introducing a polymer to a metathesis catalyst in a reaction vessel under reaction conditions. The process includes obtaining a cyclic olefin product comprising the cyclic olefin. In some embodiments, a process for producing a cyclic olefin includes introducing an article comprising a polymer to a metathesis catalyst in a reaction vessel under reaction conditions. The process includes obtaining a cyclic olefin product comprising the cyclic olefin.

Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass a composition containing a latent catalyst and a compound capable of generating a Bronsted acid with a counterion capable of coordinating and activating the latent catalyst along with one or more monomers which undergo ring open metathesis polymerization (ROMP) and one or more multi-functional crosslinkable molecules when said composition is exposed to a suitable radiation forms a three-dimensional (3D) object. The catalyst system employed therein can be sensitive to oxygen and thus inhibits polymerization in ambient atmospheric conditions. The three-dimensional objects made by this process exhibits improved mechanical properties, particularly, high distortion temperature, impact strength, elongation to break, among others. Accordingly, compositions of this invention are useful as 3D inkjet materials for forming high impact strength objects of various sizes with microscale features lower than 100 microns, among various other uses.

A reactant composition for forming a polymer via metal-free ring-opening metathesis polymerization may comprise a stabilizer, a stabilizing reactant comprising a stabilizing moiety covalently bound to a reactant moiety, or both; wherein the stabilizer is a halogenated alcohol and the stabilizing moiety is derived from a halogenated alcohol. The reactant composition further comprises a strained cyclic unsaturated monomer; an initiator; a mediator; and optionally, one or more of a co-monomer, a crosslinker, and a chain transfer agent.

A resin has a structure defined by Formula (I)

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wherein: (a) each R.sub.5 is independently a methylene group (CH.sub.2), or a methylene group substituted with one or more —H, —CH.sub.3, or halogen functionalities; (b) each R.sub.6 is independently a bond or a straight-chain or branched, linear or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, aliphatic or aromatic group having between 1 and 2 carbon atoms; (c) each X is independently a functionality possessing at least one non-aromatic alkene or alkyne moiety; (d) each Z is independently either H or X; (e) each Z is independently either H or X, and each p is independently an integer from 1-4; (f) each w is independently 0, or an integer greater than or equal to 1, and (i) when w is 0, the bracket region represents a bond and n is 0, or an integer greater than or equal to 1; and (ii) when n is 0, the bracket region represents a bond. The resin is especially well suited for use in a base station, circuit board, server, router, radome or satellite structure, as well as such processes as digital light printing (DLP), continuous liquid interface printing (CLIP), and Stereolithography (SL).

Provided is a ring-opened copolymer containing a structural unit derived from a norbornene compound represented by general formula (I) below, a structural unit derived from a monocyclic olefin, and a branched structural unit, wherein the content of the branched structural unit is 0.005 to 0.08 mol % in the total repeating structural units of the ring-opened copolymer:

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wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-20 linear saturated hydrocarbon group, or a substituent containing a halogen atom, a silicon atom, an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom, and m is 0 or 1.