Polymer composition containing an organic metal complex and method for producing a metallized polymer from the polymer composition

Claim 3

A polymer film with a metallized surface, prepared by the method according to Claim 1.

Claim 4

A polymer film having a metal layer of a predetermined pattern on its surface, prepared by the method according to Claim 1.

Claim 5

A polymer with fine metal particles uniformly dispersed therein, prepared by the method according to Claim 1.

Claim 6

The polymer according to Claim 4, which is a highly dielectric polymer.

Claim 7

A pressure-sensitively conductive rubber-like polymer film with a metallized surface, prepared by the method according to Claim 1.

Claim 8

The method of claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of the polymer to the metal of the organic metal complex is within a range of from 99.99:0.01 to 1:99.

Claim 9

The method of claim 1 wherein the central metal of the organic metal complex is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of metals of Groups IV-A, V-A, VII-A, VIII and I-B of the Periodic Law Table.

Claim 10

The method of claim 1 wherein the central metal is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, vanadium, chromium, molybdenum. tungsten, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, ruthenium; rhodium, iridium, palladium, osmium, platinum copper, silver and gold.

Claim 11

The method of claim 1 wherein the ligand of the organic metal complex is at least one ligand selected from the group consisting of a tertiary phosphine, a tertiary phosphite, carbon monoxide, an aliphatic or alicyclic olefin, a conjugated olefin, an aryl compound, a heterocyclic compound, an organic cyano compound, an organic isonitrile compound, an organic mercapto compound, a compound having an alkyl group, a vinyl group, an allyl group, an ethynyl group or an acyl group, halogen, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen.

Claim 12

The method of claim 1 wherein the ligand of the organic metal complex is at least one ligand selected from the group consisting of triphenylphosphine, tributylphosphine, triethylphosphine, triphenylphosphite, tributylphosphite, triethylphosphite, carbon monoxide, cyclooctadiene, a substituted or unsubstituted cyclopentadiene, cyclooctatetraene, butadiene, pentadiene, a substituted or unsubstituted benzene, acetonitrile, benzonitrile, a compound having a lower alkyl group or a benzyl group, ethylene, propylene, isobutylene, t-butyl-isonitrile, vinyl-isonitrile, benzo-isonitrile, a substituted or unsubstituted acetylene, acetylacetone, ethyl acetyl acetonate, pyridine, thiophene, quinoline, furan, 2,2'-dipyridyl, ethylenedithiol, toluene-3,4-dithiol, chlorine and bromine.

Claim 13

The method of claim 1 wherein the polymer is at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of an ionomer resin, an acrylonitrile-acrylic-styrene resin, an acrylonitrile-styrene resin, an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin, a methylmethacrylate-butadiene-styrene resin, a phenoxy resin, an ethylene-vinylchloride copolymer, an ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer, a polystyrene, a polyvinylidene chloride, a vinyl acetate, a polyethylene, a polypropylene, a polybutadiene, a polyvinylidene fluoride, a polytetrafluoroethylene, a polyacetal, a polyamide, a polyamide-imide, a polyarylate, a polyether-imide, a polyether-ether ketone, a polyethyleneterephthalate, a polybutyleneterephthalate, a polycarbonate, a polysulphone, a polyethersulphone, a polyphenylene oxide, a polyphenylene sulfide, a polymethylmethacrylate, a guanamine resin, a diallylphthalate resin, a vinyl ester resin, a phenol resin, an unsaturated polyester resin, a furan resin, a polyimide resin, a poly-p-hydroxybenzoate, a urethane resin, a melamineformaldehyde resin, a urea-formaldehyde resin, an epoxy resin and a xylene-formaldehyde resin.

Claim 14

The method of claim 1 wherin the polymer is at least one rubber-like polymer selected from the group consisting of a styrene-butadiene rubber, a polybutadiene rubber, a polyisoprene rubber, an acrylo nitrile-butadiene rubber, a polychloroprene rubber, a butyl rubber, a urethane rubber, an acrylate rubber, a silicone rubber, a fluorinated rubber, a styrene-block copolymer, a thermoplastic elastomer polyolefin, a thermoplastic elastomer polyvinylchloride, a thermoplastic elastomer polyurethane, a thermoplastic elastomer polyester, a thermoplastic elastomer polyamide, a thermoplastic elastomer fluorinated resin and a natural rubber.

Claim 15

The method of claim 1, wherein said metallizing board is aluminum or glass.

Claim 16

The method of claim 1, wherein said metallizing board is a resin plate having a heat treated coating thereon comprising an organic metal complex.

Claim 17

The method of claim 1, wherein said metallizing board is partially coated with a resin not capable of inducing metallization.

Claim 18

The method of claim 16, wherein the surface of the recovered metallized polymer contains a pattern.