A resin having a small linear thermal expansion coefficient and a low absorbance is provided. The resin is characterized by including at least one structure selected from structures represented by the following general formulae (1) and (2):

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A polyimide film is a reaction product of a diamine component and an acid dianhydride component. The diamine component contains p-phenylenediamine, a first aromatic diamine, and a second aromatic diamine. The first aromatic diamine and the second aromatic diamine are different from each other and represented by the following formula (1):

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In the diamine component, each of a molar fraction of the p-phenylenediamine, a molar fraction of the first aromatic diamine, and a molar fraction of the second aromatic diamine is 10% by mole or more and 70% by mole or less. The acid dianhydride component contains an acid dianhydride containing an aromatic ring.

Provided are a hydrophilic polyamide and polyimide retaining characteristics particular to polyamides and polyimides, such as heat resistance. A polymeric compound is provided having a repeating unit represented by the following formula (1): ##STR00001##
wherein M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 each independently represent any one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a monovalent metal atom, an alkaline earth metal atom and an ammonium ion, provided that M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 are not a hydrogen atom at the same time; X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 represent an organic group; m and n each independently represent the number of substituents; Z.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted carbonyl group; Z.sup.2 represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group; Z.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted carbonyl group; and when Z.sup.1 or Z.sup.3 is an optionally substituted carbonyl group, they optionally form a ring structure together with Z.sup.2, each independently.

A polyimide precursor includes a repeating unit of formulae (I) and (II):

##STR00001## where R1 and R3 are each a tetravalent group of a tetracarboxylic dianhydride residue, and R2 and R4 are respectively a divalent group of a residue of a first-type diamine and a divalent group of a residue of a second-type diamine. The first-type diamine is represented by formula (III), and the second-type diamine is represented by formula (IV). A resin composition including the polyimide precursor, a polyimide formed from the polyimide precursor, and use of the polyimide are also disclosed.

Disclosed is a polyamic acid having Formula I

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In Formula I: R.sup.a represents one or more different tetracarboxylic acid component residues; R.sup.b represents one or more different aromatic diamine residues or aromatic diisocyanate residues; and 5-100 mol % of R.sup.b has Formula II

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In Formula II: R.sup.1 through R.sup.6 are the same or different and are haloalkyl or haloalkoxy; R.sup.7 is the same or different at each occurrence and is deuterium, halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, alkyl, deuterated alkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, heteroalkoxy, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, silyl, siloxy, hydrocarbon aryl, substituted hydrocarbon aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, vinyl, or allyl; n is an integer from 0-10; x1 and x4 are the same or different and are an integer from 0-3; x2 and x3 are the same or different and are an integer from 0-2; and * indicates a point of attachment.

Provided are a solid electrolyte composition containing an inorganic solid electrolyte having a conductivity of an ion of a metal belonging to Group I or II of the periodic table and a binder having a specific hydrocarbon polymer segment and a specific segment, a solid electrolyte-containing sheet in which the same solid electrolyte composition is used and a manufacturing method therefor, an all-solid state secondary battery and a manufacturing method therefor, a polymer having a specific hydrocarbon polymer segment and a specific segment, and a non-aqueous solvent dispersion thereof.

A polyimide precursor composition according to the present invention enables alleviation of thermal expansion-contraction properties of a polyimide film resultingly prepared, by means of using siloxane-based diamine having a particular structure and a solvent having a positive partition coefficient. And the present invention enables excellent transparency, heat resistance, mechanical strength and flexibility and effective reduction of residual stress, and thus can be used in various fields such as a substrate for a device, a cover substrate for a display, an optical film, an integrated circuit (IC) package, an adhesive film, a multi-layer flexible printed circuit (FPC), tape, a touch panel and a protective film for an optical disk.

A flame-retardant polyimide molding material containing a semi-aromatic polyimide resin (A) and further containing 15 to 80 mass % of either of the following component (B1) or component (B2): (B1) graphite (B2) a combination of two or more selected from the group consisting of graphite, a fluorine resin, and carbon fiber; and a molded article including the same.

In a first aspect, a polyimide corn position has a glass transition temperature of less than 300° C. and includes a polyimide derived from a dianhydride, a fluorinated aromatic diamine and an aliphatic diamine. A polyimide film made from the polyimide composition has a b* of less than one for a film thickness of at least 30 microns.

The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that maintains a sufficient voltage holding ratio over a long period of time even when a liquid crystal panel having a narrower frame is used and that undergoes no burn-in or no stains on a display screen. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes an active-matrix liquid crystal panel and a backlight, wherein the liquid crystal panel includes a liquid crystal layer, a pair of substrates between which the liquid crystal layer is sandwiched, alignment layers disposed on surfaces of the pair of substrates facing the liquid crystal layer, and a seal part that bonds the pair of substrates to each other and that is disposed around the liquid crystal layer, and the liquid crystal panel is formed by a liquid crystal one-drop fill process, wherein the liquid crystal layer includes a liquid crystal material and at least one of a radical scavenger and an antioxidant, and the seal part has a width of 0.6 mm or less at least in part.