Process for producing a molded article of metathesis polymerized polymer

Claim 2

A process for producing a molded article by introducing a reactive liquid mixture comprising metathesis polymerizable compounds and a metathesis polymerization catalyst system into a mold in which the reactive liquid mixture is metathesis polymerized in bulk to produce the molded article, said metathesis polymerizable compounds comprising: (a) at least one of metathesis polymerizable monomers, and (b) at least one of polymers having at least one norbornene-group.

Claim 3

A process of claim 1 in which the polymers(b) have a molecular weight of at least 500.

Claim 4

A process of claim 1 or 2 in which the norbornene-group of the polymers(b) is bonded to either or both of the main chain and side chain of the polymers(b).

Claim 5

A process of claim 1, 2 or 3 in which the mixture comprises 99-40 weight % of the metathesis polymerizable monomers(a) and 1-60 weight % of the polymers(b) based on the total weight of the metathesis polymerizable monomers(a) and the polymers(b).

Claim 6

A process of claim 1 or claims 2 to 4 in which the polymers (b) have a plural of norbornene-groups per each molecule of the polymers(b).

Claim 7

A process of claim 1 or claims 2 to 5 in which the polymers (b) have a hydrocarbon main chain.

Claim 8

A process of claim 1 or claims 2 to 6 in which the polymers (b) have at least one hetero-atom in either or both of the main chain and side chain of the polymers(b).

Claim 9

A process of claim 1 or claims 2 to 7 in which the polymers (b) are those prepared by reacting under Diels-Alder reaction: (c) at least one of polymers having at least one non-­conjugated C-C double bond in either or both of the main chain and side chain, and (d) at least one of cyclopentadiene and dicyclopentadiene.

Claim 10

A process of claim 8 in which the polymers(c) are those prepared by: (1) the addition-polymerization of at least one of monomers having at least two C-C double bonds with or without other addition-polymerizable monomers, said double bonds being conjugated or different in polymerizability each other, (2) the ring-opening polymerization of at least one of ring-opening polymerizable monomers having C-C double bond with or without other ring-opening polymerizable monomers having no C-C double bond, or (3) the polycondensation of at least one of polycondensable monomers having C-C double bond with or without other polycondensable monomers having no C-C double bond.

Claim 11

A process of claim 1 or claims 2 to 7 in which the polymers (b) are those prepared by: (1) the addition-polymerization of at least one of addition-polymerizable monomers having norbornene-group and addition-polymerizable group, wherein at least a part of norbornene-group does not participate in the addition-polymerization, with or without other addition-polymerizable monomers having no norbornene-­group, (2) the ring-opening polymerization of at least one of ring-opening polymerizable monomers having norbornene-­group and ring-opening polymerizable moiety, wherein at least a part of norbornene-group does not participate in the ring-opening polymerization, with or without other ring-opening polymerizable monomers having no norbornene-group, or (3) the polycondensation of at least one of polycondensable monomers having norbornene-group with or without other polycondensable monomers having no norbornene-group.

Claim 12

A process of claim 1 or claims 2 to 7 in which the polymers (b) are those prepared by the reaction of side-chain group of at least one of polymers with at least one of compounds having norbornene-groups.

Claim 13

A process of claim 1 or claims 2 to 11 in which the metathesis polymerizable cyclic monomer(a) is dicyclopentadiene.

Claim 14

A molded article produced by metathesis polymerizing, in the presence of a metathesis polymerization catalyst system and in a mold, a mixture comprising: (a) at least one of metathesis polymerizable monomers, and (b) at least one of polymers having at least one norbornene-group, or as produced in accordance with anyone of claims 1 to 12.

Claim 15

A multi-part polymerizable composition comprising metathesis polymerizable compounds and a metathesis polymerization catalyst system, said metathesis polymerizable compounds comprising: (a) at least one of metathesis polymerizable monomers, and (b) at least one of polymers having at least one norbor­nene-group.

Claim 16

A multi-part polymerizable composition comprising metathesis polymerizable compounds and a metathesis polymerization catalyst system, said metathesis polymerizable compounds comprising: (a) at least one of metathesis polymerizable monomers, and (b) at least one of polymers having at least one norbor­nene-group.

Claim 17

A composition of claim 14 in which the polymers(b) have a molecular weight of at least 500.

Claim 18

A composition of claim 14 or 15 in which the norbornene-­group of the polymers(b) is bonded to either or both of the main chain and side chain of the polymers(b).

Claim 19

A composition of claim 14, 15 or 16 in which the mixture comprises 99-40 weight % of the metathesis polymerizable monomers(a) and 1-60 weight % of the polymers(b) based on the total weight of the metathesis polymerizable monomers(a) and the polymers(b).

Claim 20

A composition of claim 14 or claims 15 to 17 in which the polymers (b) have a plural of norbornene-groups per each molecule of the polymers(b).

Claim 21

A composition of claim 14 or claims 15 to 18 in which the polymers (b) have hydrocarbon main chain.

Claim 22

A composition of claim 14 or claims 15 to 19 in which the polymers (b) have at least one hetero-atom in either or both of the main chain and side chain of the polymers(b).

Claim 23

A composition of claim 14 or claims 15 to 20 in which the polymers (b) are those prepared by reacting under Diels-Alder reaction: (c) at least one of polymers having at least one non-­conjugated C-C double bond in either or both of the main chain and side chain, and (d) at least one of cyclopentadiene and dicyclopentadiene.

Claim 24

A composition of claim 21 in which the polymers(c) are those prepared by: (1) the addition-polymerization of at least one of monomers having at least two C-C double bonds with or without other addition-polymerizable monomers, said double bonds being conjugated or different in polymerizability each other, (2) the ring-opening polymerization of at least one of ring-opening polymerizable monomers having C-C double bond with or without other ring-opening polymerizable monomers having no C-C double bond, or (3) the polycondensation of at least one of polycondensable monomers having C-C double bond with or without other polycondensable monomers having no C-C doulbe bond.

Claim 25

A composition of claim 14 or claims 15 to 20 in which the polymers (b) are those prepared by: (1) the addition-polymerization of at least one of addition-polymerizable monomers having norbornene-group and addition-polymerizable group, wherein at least a part of norbornene-group does not participate in the addition-polymerization, with or without other addition-polymerizable monomers having no norbornene-­group, (2) the ring-opening polymerization of at least one of ring-opening polymerizable monomers having norbornene-­group and ring-opening polymerizable moiety, wherein at least a part of norbornene-group does not participate in the ring-opening polymerization, with or without other ring-opening polymerizable monomers having no norbornene-group, or (3) the polycondensation of at least one of polycondensable monomers having norbornene-group with or without other polycondensable monomers having no norbornene-group.

Claim 26

A composition of claim 14 or claims 15 to 20 in which the polymers (b) are those prepared by the reaction of side-chain group of at least one of polymers with at least one of compounds having norbornene-groups.

Claim 27

A composition of claim 14 or claims 15 to 24 in which the metathesis polymerizable cyclic monomer(a) is dicyclopentadiene.