Provided is a hydrogenated product of a cyclic polymer including a cyclic chain that includes a repeating unit of a ring-opened cycloolefin.

Provided is a resin material for forming an underlayer film which is used to form a resist underlayer film used in a multi-layer resist process, the resin material including a cyclic olefin polymer (I), in which a temperature at an intersection between a storage modulus (G′) curve and a loss modulus (G″) curve in a solid viscoelasticity of the resin material for forming an underlayer film which is as measured under conditions of a measurement temperature range of 30° C. to 300° C., a heating rate of 3° C./min, and a frequency of 1 Hz in a nitrogen atmosphere in a shear mode using a rheometer is higher than or equal to 40° C. and lower than or equal to 200°.

A silane-containing compound having a cyclic structure in a molecular structure; a modified hydrogenated petroleum resin in which a bromine value, a silicon element content, a weight average molecular weight, and a molecular weight distribution are specific values; a modified hydrogenated petroleum resin obtained by subjecting the modified hydrogenated petroleum resin to a condensation reaction; an adhesive composition including the modified hydrogenated petroleum resin; an asphalt composition containing the silane-containing compound or the modified hydrogenated petroleum resin.

A method for producing a hydrogenated ring-opening metathesis polymer includes subjecting a cyclic olefin to ring-opening metathesis polymerization in the presence of a polymerization catalyst to produce a ring-opening metathesis polymer, and hydrogenating at least some of carbon-carbon double bonds of the ring-opening metathesis polymer, at least one ruthenium compound selected from a group made of a ruthenium compound represented by a formula (I), (II), (III), and (IV) being used as the polymerization catalyst; and a resin composition having a hydrogenated ring-opening metathesis polymer produced by this method. It is possible to industrially advantageously produce a hydrogenated ring-opening metathesis polymer that exhibits especially excellent light transmittance.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an assembly method for manufacturing with which deformation caused by heating during joining is inhibited, peeling apart of the assembly is facilitated, protein adsorption is suppressed, and low haze is achieved. An assembly [3] includes one or more types of shaped products [1] that are joined via a joining layer [2] having a material constitution different from the shaped products; and a method for manufacturing the same. The joining layer [2] contains: 100 parts by weight of a cycloolefin resin [4]; and a softening agent [5]. The content of the softening agent [5] in the joining layer [2] is 6 parts by weight to 99 parts by weight of the softening agent [5] relative to 100 parts by weight of the cycloolefin resin [4]. The joining layer [2] has a haze of 1.0 or less.

Modified thermoplastic hydrocarbon thermoplastic resins are provided, as well as methods of their manufacture and uses thereof in rubber compositions. The modified thermoplastic resins are modified by decreasing the relative quantity of the dimer, trimer, tetramer, and pentamer oligomers as compared to the corresponding unmodified thermoplastic resin polymers, resulting in a product that exhibits a greater shift in the glass transition temperature of the elastomer(s) used in tire formulations. This translates to better viscoelastic predictors of tire tread performance, such as wet grip and rolling resistance. The modified thermoplastic resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the modified thermoplastic resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, snow performance, and wet braking performance.

Modified thermoplastic hydrocarbon thermoplastic resins are provided, as well as methods of their manufacture and uses thereof in rubber compositions. The modified thermoplastic resins are modified by decreasing the relative quantity of the dimer, trimer, tetramer, and pentamer oligomers as compared to the corresponding unmodified thermoplastic resin polymers, resulting in a product that exhibits a greater shift in the glass transition temperature of the elastomer(s) used in tire formulations. This translates to better viscoelastic predictors of tire tread performance, such as wet grip and rolling resistance. The modified thermoplastic resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the modified thermoplastic resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, snow performance, and wet braking performance.

The present invention is a hydrogenated cycloolefin ring-opening polymer comprising a repeating unit derived from tetracyclododecene, and a repeating unit derived from an additional norbornene-based monomer, the hydrogenated cycloolefin ring-opening polymer having a racemo diad ratio of 65% or more with respect to the repeating unit derived from tetracyclododecene, the hydrogenated cycloolefin ring-opening polymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 10,000 to 40,000, and a resin formed article obtained by forming the hydrogenated cycloolefin ring-opening polymer having a glass transition temperature of 140 to 165° C., a melt flow rate of 8 g/10 min or more as measured at a temperature of 280° C. under a load of 21.18 N, and a flexural strength of 60 MPa or more as measured by a flexural test at a test speed of 2 mm/min, and a resin formed article, and an optical member.

The invention provides: imidazole and imidazolium compounds of formulas (I) and (II): ##STR00001##
polymers containing a plurality of imidazolium-containing repeating units of formula (III′): ##STR00002##
and membranes and devices comprising the polymers. Also provided are methods of making the inventive compounds and polymers.

The present invention pertains to a resin formed article obtained by forming a resin composition that comprises a cycloolefin resin and a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer, the styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer having a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 150,000, and having a difference in refractive index (ΔnD) of more than −0.002 to less than +0.002 with respect to the cycloolefin resin, the resin composition having a residual ratio of 0.10 wt % or less when analyzed based on the residue on ignition test method specified in the Japanese Pharmacopeia, the resin composition having a light transmittance (optical path length: 3 mm) of 55% or more with respect to light having a wavelength of 450 nm when the resin composition is formed in a shape of a sheet having a thickness of 3.0 mm, and subjected to light transmittance measurement, and the resin composition having a Charpy impact strength of 5 to 40 kJ/m.sup.2 when the resin composition is formed to have a thickness of 4.0 mm, a length of 80.0 mm, and a width of 10.0 mm, and subjected to the notched Charpy impact test specified in JIS K 7111-1 at 23° C.