Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Naoki Inui

Hideo Nagasaki

Taketoshi Kikuchi

Kanako Fukuda

Takashi Sanada

Shinichi Yachigo

Manji Sasaki

Hironobu Iyama

Hiroomi Abe

Takeshi Fujii

Masashi Yamamoto

Kyoko Tsuta

Isao Kurimoto

Tetsuo Yamaguchi

Kazuaki Yamamoto

Kohji Yamatsuta

Chinehito Ebina

Miyuki Oikawa

Tamon Itahashi

Ryoji Soma

Masahito Sekiguchi

Hitoshi Murotani

Kanaku Fukuda

A thermoplastic polymer composition having excellent resistance to heat discoloration has been desired. There is provided a thermoplastic polymer composition characterized by comprising a thermoplastic polymer, phosphites represented by the formula (I), and at least one kind of erythritols selected from the group consisting of pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol and tripentaerythritol: 

Thermoplastic polymer composition

An electric double-layer capacitor comprising an electrode containing an activated carbon, an electrolytic solution containing an electrolyte and a separator, wherein the electrolyte is an imidazolium salt represented by the following formula (1) 

Electric double layer capacitor

A base rubber selected from natural rubber and diene rubber is blended with, based on 100 parts by weight of the base rubber, 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline polymer having a primary amine content of not more than 1% by weight, a monomer content of not more than 3% by weight and a dimer content of at least 30% by weight. The resulting rubber composition is vulcanized in contact with a reinforcing material such as an organic fiber or a steel cord. The rubber article thus obtained and reinforced with the reinforcing material is excellent in adhesiveness between the rubber and the reinforcing material, and further in thermal resistance.

Reinforced rubber article, production thereof and rubber composition suitable therefor

A pentavalent phosphorous compound represented by the formula (I):

Pentavalent phosphorus compound, production and use thereof

A phosphite represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein n repesents 1 or 2; A represents alkylene; B represents a direct bond or alkylene; one of Y and Z represents a hydroxyl group, alkoxy or aralkyloxy, and the other one represents a hydrogen atom or alkyl; X represents a group of formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkylcycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group or a phenyl group; R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; and R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkylcycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group or a phenyl group, or R.sup.4 may be combined to form a direct bond, a sulfur bond (--S--), or an unsubstituted or substituted methylene group; R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkylcycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group or a phenyl group; R.sup.8 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; and R.sup.7 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group or --CH(R8)--A--O--X; and the organic phosphorus compound is useful as a stabilizer for an organic material.

Phosphite, a process for producing the same and a use thereof

Phosphonites which are useful as a deterioration inhibitor for organic material and are represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein X represents a connecting group, and R.sup.A represents a phenyl group which may be optionally substituted; and a process for producing the same are provided.

Cyclic phosphonites and their use as stabilizers for organic materials

A five-coordinate phosphorous compound which is useful as an stabilizer for organic materials and represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 independently represent hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkylcycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group or a phenyl group; R.sup.3 represents hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; X represents a direct bond, a sulfur atom or a group represented by --CHR.sup.6 -- wherein R.sup.6 represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group, and a process for producing the compound (I) are provided.

Five-coordinate phosphorous compound, process for producing the same and

Phosphites inhibitors for organic material represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 independently represent hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkylcycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group or a phenyl group; R.sup.3 is hydrogen atom or alkyl; X is a direct bond, sulfur atom, or methylene group which may optionally be substituted with alkyl or cycloalkyl; A represents a dihydric alcohol residue; B is a direct bond or alkylene; and one of Y and Z represents an alkoxy group or an aralkyloxy group, and the other one represents hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; and a process for producing the same are provided.

Phosphites, process for producing them and their use

A phosphite stabilizer for organic material is represented by the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or phenyl; R is hydrogen or alkyl; X is a direct bond, sulfur atom or a --CHR.sup.6 group in which R.sup.6 represents hydrogen, alkyl or cycloalkyl; A is an alkylene group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms or *--COR.sup.7 -- in which R.sup.7 is a direct bond or alkyl group, and * represents the bond to the oxygen atom of the phenoxy radical; and one of Y and Z represents a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group or an aralkoxy group and the other one represents atom or an alkyl group.

Phosphites, process for producing the same and their use

Phosphites which are useful as a deterioration inhibitor for organic material and are represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkylcycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group or a phenyl group;

An organic phosphorous compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkylcycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group or a phenyl group; R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkylcycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group or a phenyl group, or the two R.sup.4 may be combined with each other to form a direct bond, a sulfur bond (--S--), or aN optionally substituted methylene group; R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, or R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 may be combined with each other to form an alkylene group; A represents an alkylene group; B represents a direct bond or an alkylene group; and one of Y and Z represents a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group or an aralkyloxy group, and the other one represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; and the organic phosphorous compound is useful as a stabilizer for an organic material.

Organic phosphorous compound, a process for producing the same and a use

Phosphites represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkylcycloalkyl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 7 to 12 carbon atoms or a phenyl group; R.sup.3 and R.sup.6 independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; X.sub.1 is a dihydric alcohol residue, wherein HO--X.sub.1 --OH defines the corresponding dihydric alcohol from which residue X.sub.1, is obtained; and X.sub.2 is a direct bond or an alkylene group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; and the phosphites are useful as stabilizers for organic materials.

Phosphites and their production and use

Phosphites which are a deterioration inhibitors for organic material represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, or certain hydrocarbyl radicals; X represents a direct bond, a sulfur atom or a methylene group which may optionally be substituted; Z is --A.sup.1 --CO--O--Y.sup.1 or --A.sup.2 --O--CO--Y.sup.2 wherein A.sup.1 is a direct bond or an alkylene group; Y.sup.1 is aralkyl or aryl; A.sup.2 is a residue of a dihydric alcohol; and Y.sup.2 is alkyl, aralkyl or a phenyl group, and a process for producing the same are provided.

There is provided a co-condensation product obtainable by subjecting a p-alkylphenol to reaction with formaldehyde in the presence of an alkali catalyst to prepare a resol type condensate, and subjecting the resulting resol type condensate to reaction with a m-substituted phenol such as resorcin in the presence of an acid catalyst, wherein the content of the m-substituted phenol is not higher than 4% by weight, and the content of a component having a molecular weight not higher than 1,000 excluding both the p-alkylphenol and the m-substituted phenolis at least 25% by weight based on the total weight of the co-condensation product. This co-condensation product is low in fuming and in hygroscopic properties, exhibits excellent adhesiveness in vulcanizing adhesion between rubber and a reinforcing material, and further provides a vulcanized rubber article of high hardness.

Co-condensation product and rubber composition containing the same

Described herein is a process for preparing a hydroxyflavan compound which comprises reacting a polyhydric phenol compound represented by formula(2): ##STR1## wherein at least one of W, X, Y and Z is hydroxy; with a ketone in the presence of (i)an acid catalyst and (ii)water and/or a seed crystal, using an organic solvent which is insoluble in water, procuces the hydroxyflavan compounds in high yield and with high selectivity while maintaining high conversion of the polyhydric phenol.

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