392 results about "Degree of unsaturation" patented technology

The present invention is a, solid block copolymer comprising at least two polymer end blocks A and at least one polymer interior block B wherein each A block is a polymer block resistant to sulfonation and each B block is a polymer block susceptible to sulfonation, and wherein said A and B blocks do not contain any significant levels of olefinic unsaturation. Preferably, each A block comprising one or more segments selected from polymerized (i) para-substituted styrene monomers, (ii) ethylene, (iii) alpha olefins of 3 to 18 carbon atoms; (iv) hydrogenated 1,3-cyclodiene monomers, (v) hydrogenated monomers of conjugated dienes having a vinyl content less than 35 mol percent prior to hydrogenation, (vi) acrylic esters, (vii) methacrylic esters, and (viii) mixtures thereof; and each B block comprising segments of one or more polymerized vinyl aromatic monomers selected from (i) unsubstituted styrene monomers, (ii) ortho-substituted styrene monomers, (iii) meta-substituted styrene monomers, (iv) alpha-methylstyrene, (v) 1,1-diphenylethylene, (vi) 1,2-diphenylethylene and (vii) mixtures thereof. Also claimed are processes for making such block copolymers, and the various end uses and applications for such block copolymers.

The present invention is a, solid block copolymer comprising at least two polymer end blocks A and at least one polymer interior block B wherein each A block is a polymer block resistant to sulfonation and each B block is a polymer block susceptible to sulfonation, and wherein said A and B blocks do not contain any significant levels of olefinic unsaturation. Preferably, each A block comprising one or more segments selected from polymerized (i) para-substituted styrene monomers, (ii) ethylene, (iii) alpha olefins of 3 to 18 carbon atoms; (iv) hydrogenated 1,3-cyclodiene monomers, (v) hydrogenated monomers of conjugated dienes having a vinyl content less than 35 mol percent prior to hydrogenation, (vi) acrylic esters, (vii) methacrylic esters, and (viii) mixtures thereof; and each B block comprising segments of one or more polymerized vinyl aromatic monomers selected from (i) unsubstituted styrene monomers, (ii) ortho-substituted styrene monomers, (iii) meta-substituted styrene monomers, (iv) alpha-methylstyrene, (v) 1,1-diphenylethylene, (vi) 1,2-diphenylethylene and (vii) mixtures thereof. Also claimed are processes for making such block copolymers, and the various end uses and applications for such block copolymers.

In one embodiment the invention is a polymerizable composition comprising a) an organoborane amine complex; b) one or more of monomers, oligomers or polymers having olefinic unsaturation which is capable of polymerization by free radical polymerization; c) one or more compounds, oligomers or prepolymers having a siloxane backbone and reactive moieties capable of polymerization; and d) a catalyst for the polymerization of the one or more compounds, oligomers or prepolymers having a siloxane backbone and reactive moieties capable of polymerization. This composition may further comprise a compound which causes the organoborane amine complex to disassociate. In a preferred embodiment, the two part composition further comprises a compound which is reactive with both the b) one or more of monomers, oligomers or polymers having olefinic unsaturation which is capable of polymerization by free radical polymerization; and the c) one or more compounds, oligomers or prepolymers having a siloxane backbone and reactive moieties capable of polymerization. This composition can be polymerized by contacting the two parts of the composition. In another embodiment the invention is an organoborane amine complex comprising an alkyl borane having ligands which are alkyl, cycloalkyl or both and an amino siloxane.

A process for the manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol comprising the steps of: (a) providing (1) 1,3-propanediol reactant selected from the group consisting of 1,3-propanediol and / or oligomers or prepolymers of 1,3-propanediol having a degree of polymerization of 2-9 and mixtures thereof, and (2) a polycondensation catalyst; and (b) polycondensing the 1,3-propanediol reactant to form a polytrimethylene ether glycol at less than one atmosphere pressure, and the product of the process. In addition, polytrimethylene ether glycol has a number average molecular weight greater than 1,500, an APHA color of less than 120, an unsaturation of less than 20 meq / kg, and a content of cyclic ether oligomers of less than 2%.

In view of the situation that a clinically acceptable medical agent which has the action of preventing and relieving the lipotoxicity with no significant side effects is not yet provided, such medical agent is provided. An agent for relieving lipotoxicity which comprises an unsaturated fatty acid containing 18 to 22 carbon atoms and having a degree of unsaturation of 3 to 6 or a derivative thereof as its effective component.

The present invention is a polyoxyalkylene polyol, its manufacture method, and derivatives, wherein: it is obtained using a phosphazenium compound as a catalyst; the hydroxyl value is 2~200 mgKOH / g; total degree of unsaturation is 0.0001~0.07 meq. / g; the head-to-tail bond selectivity of the polyoxyalkylene polyol is 95 mole %; and when the maximum height of the peak of GPC elution curve is set to be 100%, W20 is defined as the peak width at the 20% peak height, and W80 is defined as the peak width at 80% peak height, the ratio of W20 / W80 is 1.5 or greater, and less than 3.

A process for the purification or fractionation of aqueous soluble polymers using an aqueous two-phase system is described. The concentrations of the polymer to be fractionated and of an aqueous soluble salt, and the temperature of the aqueous fractionation medium are adjusted so that two phases form, the lower molecular weight polymer molecules partition into the high salt concentration phase, and the higher molecular weight polymer molecules partition into the low salt concentration phase. The resulting high molecular weight polymers are characterized by a higher average molecular weight and a narrower molecular weight distribution and decreased unsaturation than the unfractionated polymers. After being subjected to the fractionation process, polyol polymers that form hydrogels in aqueous solution exhibited higher viscosities and a liquid to gel transition over a narrower temperature range than the unfractionated polyol polymers.

Meta-block copolymers and a process for preparing a product mixture comprising meta-block copolymers by contacting a metathesis catalyst under metathesis conditions with a composition comprising two or more ethylenically unsaturated polymers, said unsaturation defining one or more polymer segments in each ethylenically unsaturated polymer, at least one polymer segment in at least one ethylenically unsaturated polymer being chemically distinguishable from at least one polymer segment in at least one other ethylenically unsaturated polymer, characterized in that each meta-block copolymer in the product mixture comprises a random distribution of said chemically distinguishable polymer blocks.

Radiation-curable inner and outer primary optical fiber coatings are disclosed having both fast cure speed and reduced rates of yellowing. The compositions comprise particular photoinitiators and UV absorbers which are used in amounts to provide the combination of properties. The UV absorber can have ethylenic unsaturation. Outer primary coatings can be formulated to screen inner primary coatings and have fast cure speed.

Polypropylene having high maleic anhydride content, between about 5 and about 45 wt %, may be prepared by first reacting a metallocene-prepared polypropylene having terminal unsaturation with one mole equivalent of maleic anhydride to give polypropylene having a single unsaturation and a terminal succinic anhydride moiety. This product is then reacted with additional maleic anhydride in the presence of a free radical initiator (such as a peroxide or UV radiation) to give a polypropylene with maleic anhydride moieties along the backbone. The polypropylene product does not suffer scission or crosslinking with subsequently undesirable increases in molecular weight or viscosity. The maleic anhydride moieties provide reactivity to the polypropylene and thus expand its uses and applications.

The present invention relates to compositions such as fibers, elastic yarns, wovens, nonwovens, knitted fabrics, fine nets, and articles produced at least in part from a styrenic block copolymer comprising at least two blocks produced from vinyl aromatic monomers and at least one block produced from alkyl-substituted, conjugated alkene monomers, where the block produced from the conjugated alkene may have sufficient substitution so as to prevent or significantly minimize thermal cross-linking of the residual unsaturation in the formed block during fiber formation. Additionally, the composition may be described as processable, without requiring any additives if, for example, the order-disorder-transition (ODT) temperature is less than about 280° C.

The present invention concerns functionalized photoreactive compounds of formula (I), that are particularly useful in materials for the alignment of liquid crystals. Due to the adjunction of an electron withdrawing group to specific molecular systems bearing an unsaturation directly attached to two unsaturated ring systems, exceptionally high photosensitivities, excellent alignment properties as well as good mechanical robustness could be achieved in materials comprising said functionalized photoreactive compounds of the invention.

The invention is a two part composition useful for initiating cure of one or more polymerizable monomers which cure when exposed to free radicals comprising in one part an organoboraneamine complex and in a second part an isocyanate which is capable of decomplexing the organoborane complex wherein the ratio of amine nitrogen atoms to boron atoms is greater than 4.0:1.0. In another embodiment the invention is a two part polymerizable composition comprisingpart 1, a) an organoborane amine complex; andpart 2, b) one or more of monomers, oligomers or polymers having olefinic unsaturation which is capable of polymerization by free radical polymerizationc) an effective amount of a compound which causes the complex to disassociate thereby freeing the borane to initiate polymerization of the one or more monomers, oligomers or polymers having olefinic unsaturation wherein the compound which causes disassociation of the complex is kept separate from the complex until initiation of polymerization is desired; andd) a material which manages the heat of the polymerization reaction such that adhesion to the substrate is maintained, which material can be located in either part 1, part 2 or both parts.

The present invention is directed to a method of preparing compositions enriched in compounds containing carbon chains of varying degrees of unsaturation using argentation chromatography. The present method utilizes an argentized cationic resin or a conditioned argentized alumina to separate compounds containing saturated or mono-unsaturated carbon chains from compounds having polyunsaturated carbon chains present in a starting composition. The invention is particularly useful for preparing a composition enriched in polyunsaturated fatty acid alkyl esters from mixtures of fatty acid esters in a starting composition derived from vegetable oils. The present invention is also directed to a method of preparing a conditioned argentized alumina adsorbent having increased selectivity for compounds containing one or more polyunsaturated carbon chains.

Microcellular polyurethane elastomers having sharply reduced or virtually no urea linkages may be prepared without resort to organic physical blowing agents by frothing a frothable mixture containing isocyanate reactive polyols and chain extenders, and a frothable isocyanate component. The isocyanate component is derived by reacting a stoichiometric excess of a di- or polyisocyanate with a polyol component containing an ultra-low unsaturation polyol. The froth-produced elastomers surprisingly exhibit greatly improved tear strengths, compression set, and other physical properties as compared to all water-blown microcellular elastomers of the same density.

A polyol composition having a number average molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 3,000 Daltons is made up of (1) at least 60% by weight of a low monol polyoxypropylene polyol having a number average molecular weight of from about 2,000 to 12,000 Da and a degree of unsaturation less than or equal to 0.02 meq / g and (2) no more than 40% by weight of a polyol having a number average molecular weight of from about 400 to about 1,000 Da and a polydispersity index greater than 1.1. This polyol composition is reacted with a diisocyanate, a polyisocyanate, an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer or an isocyanate-terminated quasi-prepolymer to produce polyurethane elastomers having good physical and mechanical properties. Any of the known processes for producing polyurethane elastomers, including one-shot processes, may be used to produce elastomers in accordance with the present invention.

The present invention relates to a coated optical fiber comprising a glass optical fiber with a single protective coating or a combination of an inner and an outer primary coating applied thereon and optionally with a colored coating subsequently applied thereon wherein the inner primary coating or at least a portion of the single coating is prepared from a radiation curable composition which when cured as a capillary film with a 100W medium pressure mercury lamp has a percentage reacted acrylate unsaturation of at least about 54% after exposure to a dose of about 4.4 mJ / cm2 or wherein the outer primary coating is prepared from a radiation curable composition which when cured as a capillary film with a 100 W medium pressure mercury lamp has a percentage reacted acrylate unsaturation of at least about 56% after exposure to a dose of about 4.4 mJ / cm2. The invention further relates to a radiation curable composition having a high cure speed.

The present invention relates to reducible porous crystalline solids, constituted of a metal-organic framework (MOF), for the separation of mixtures of molecules having different unsaturation degrees and / or a different number of unsaturations with a selectivity that can be adjusted by controlling the reduction of the MOF.The MOF solids of the present invention, after reduction, have a strong affinity for molecules containing at least one unsaturation. They can be used in various separation processes, especially those relating to hydrocarbons.

The invention relates to rubber composite material for high heat resistance conveyor belt covering layer, which comprises substrate rubber and relative addition auxiliary agent, and is characterized in that substrate rubber is metallocene low undersaturation EPT rubber, ethane-octene copolymerization elastomer (POE) or / and ethane-butene copolymerization elastomer, plasticizing agent in addition auxiliary agent is large molecular plasticizing agent with low molecular weight, anti-aging agent is response type anti-aging agent. The covering layer rubber composite material has excellent heat resistance aging property, abrasion resistance and adhesiveness property, since the invention adopts novel rubber substrate and the synergistic effect of anti-aging system, adhesion-promotion system and plasticization system which are compatible with the rubber substrate, thereby increasing the high temperature tolerance of conveyor belt, the long-term usage temperature can reach about 180 DEG C, and the viscosity of the conveyor belt and fabric layer all can reach to the standard of first-grade or quality products.

Molded polyurethane seating foams exhibiting low resonant frequencies and low ball rebound are produced by reacting an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer prepared from a polyol component comprising in major part one or more low intrinsic unsaturation substantially polyoxypropylene polyols and / or polymer polyols with a blowing / chain extending stream comprising water and optionally amines and alkanolamines.

The present invention provides dual catalyst systems containing a metallocene catalyst and a hydrogen scavenging catalyst, and polymerization processes employing these dual catalyst systems. Due to a reduction in hydrogen levels in the polymerization processes, olefin polymers produced from these polymerization processes may have a higher molecular weight, a lower melt index, and higher levels of unsaturation.

The invention relates to compositions comprising at least one polyurethane prepolymer A with isocyanate terminal groups and at least one polyaldimine B. The polyurethane prepolymer A is produced from at least one polyol A1, optionally at least one polyol A2, in addition to polyisocyanates. The polyol A1 is a linear polyoxyalkylene polyol and has a degree of unsaturation of <0.04 mEq / g and the polyol A2 is present in a quantity of between 0 and 30 wt %, preferably between 0 and 20 wt % and in particular between 0 and 10 wt. %, in relation to the total quantity of A1+A2. In addition to the aforementioned components, a composition according to a preferred embodiment can also contain one or more of the following components: plasticizers, solvents, fillers, pigments, catalysts, rheology modifiers such as e.g. thickeners, coupling agents, dehydrators, antioxidants, light-protection agents and other conventional additives in the polyurethane industry.

Radiation-curable inner and outer primary optical fiber coatings are disclosed having both fast cure speed and reduced rates of yellowing. The compositions comprise particular photoinitiators and UV absorbers which are used in amounts to provide the combination of properties. The UV absorber can have ethylenic unsaturation. Outer primary coatings can be formulated to screen inner primary coatings and have fast cure speed.

The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I): whereinAr is optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl;A is (i) —O—, —S—, —SO2—, —NH—, (ii) a C1-4-alkyl- or C1-6-acyl-substituted nitrogen atom or (iii) a C1-8-alkylene chain or a heteroalkylene chain having 2 to 8 chain atoms, which optionally contains at least one unsaturation, and which may be substituted and / or contain a bridge to form a saturated or partially or fully unsaturated ring having 3-8 ring members;B is —C(R4)(R5)—, —OC(R4)(R5)—, —N(R6)C(R4)(R5)—, —N(R6)—, —O—, —S— or —SO2—;R is optionally substituted C3-8-cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl;R1 is (i) a saturated or unsaturated azacyclic or aminoazacyclic ring, or a saturated diazacyclic or aminodiazacyclic ring, which has 4 to 7 ring members, or a saturated aminoazabicyclic, azabicyclic or diazabicyclic ring which has 7 to 10 ring members, which rings optionally are substituted in one or more positions, or a group —[C(R4)(R5)]xN(R2a)(R3a)];R2a, R3a, R4, R5, R6 and x are as defined in the claims, and n is 0 or 1; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates and prodrug forms thereof.The compounds may be prepared by per se conventional methods and can be used for treating a human or animal subject suffering from a serotonin-related disorder, such as eating disorders, especially obesity, memory disorders, schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, pain, sexual dysfunctions, and urinary disorders. The invention also relates to such use as well as to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula (I).

A low refractive index composition that forms a low refractive index layer on an optical display is formed having a co-crosslinked interpenetrating polymer network of a fluoropolymer phase and an acrylate phase. The fluoropolymer phase is preferably formed from fluoropolymers based on THV or FKM and having either a degree of unsaturation and / or containing a reactive cure site monomer in its polymer backbone. The acrylate phase includes a multifunctional acrylate crosslinker, and more preferably includes a perfluoropolyether acrylate crosslinker. The formed low refractive index layer has improved interfacial adhesion to other layers or substrates contained in the optical display. Further, the mechanical strength and scratch resistance of the either of above low refractive index compositions can be further enhanced through the incorporation of surface functionalized inorganic particle into the formed layer.

A process is disclosed for the preparation of a poly(α-olefin) polymer wherein the process comprises polymerizing at least one α-olefin in the presence of hydrogen and a catalytically effective amount of catalyst comprising the product obtained by combining a metallocene catalyst with a cocatalyst, the metallocene catalyst being at least one meso compound of general formula:wherein:A1 and A2 are independently selected from the group consisting of mononuclear and polynuclear hydrocarbons;M1 is a metal from group IVb, Vb, or VIb of the Periodic Table;R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1–C10 alkyl, C1–C10-alkoxy, C6–C10 aryl, C6–C10 aryloxy, C2–C10 alkenyl, C7–C40 arylalkyl, C7–C40 alkylaryl, C8–C40 arylalkenyl and halogen; R7 is selected from the group consisting of:═BR11, ═AlR11, —Ge—, —Sn—, —O—, —S—, ═SO, ═SO2, ═NR11, ═CO, ═PR11 and ═P(O)R11, whereR11, R12, and R13 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C1–C10 alkyl, C1–C10 fluoroalkyl, C6–C10 aryl, C6–C10 fluoroaryl, C1–C10 alkoxy, C2–C10 alkenyl, C7–C40 arylalkyl, C8–C40 arylalkenyl, and C7–C40 alkylaryl, or R11 and R12 or R11 and R13, in each case with the atoms connecting them, form a ring; and M2 is selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium, and tin;R8 and R9 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C1–C10 alkyl, C1–C10 fluoroalkyl, C6–C10 aryl, C6–C10 fluoroaryl, C1–C10 alkoxy, C2–C10 alkenyl, C7–C40 arylalkyl, C8–C40 arylalkenyl, and C7–C40 alkylaryl;m and n are identical or different and are zero, 1, or 2, with m plus n being zero, 1 or 2.

A radiation cross-linked polyvinyl chloride material is prepared from polyvinyl chloride, nitrile rubber, cross-linking agent, plasticizer, stabilizer, lubricant, antioxidizing agent and filler through mixing and radiating by electronic accelerator. Its advantages are high gel content up to 84-95%, and better mechanical performance, and antiwear and refractory nature.

A porous or non-porous polymeric substrate having its surface modified with an immobilized fluorocarbon such as perfluorocarbon, polymeric composition is provided. The immobilized fluorocarbon is formed from a monomer having formula: [T—SO2Y—SO2T′]−M+ in which —T and T′ are identical or different and comprise an organic radical bearing at least one active polymerization function such as an unsaturation or a ring that can be opened; —M+ comprises an inorganic cation. —Y comprises N or CQ in which Q comprises H, CN, F, SO2R3, substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 aryl, substituted or un-substituted C1-20 alkylene, in which the substituent comprises one or more halogens, and in which the chain comprises one or more F, SO2R, aza, oxa, thia or dioxathia substituents; and —R3 comprises F, substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 alkyl, in which the substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 alkylene, in which the substituent comprises one or more halogens.