IP Library Granted Patent US 11,970,637
Granted Patent B2
US 11,970,637 · App. 17/688,944 · Granted Apr 30, 2024

Block polymer, polymer composition, and adhesive

Inventors: Toshimitsu Kikuchi (Tokyo, JP); Hirofumi Senga (Tokyo, JP); Tatsumoto Nakahama (Tokyo, JP); Takuya Sano (Tokyo, JP); Takato Fukumoto (Tokyo, JP); Yuto Sakagami (Tokyo, JP); Toshiyuki Hayakawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: ENEOS MATERIALS CORPORATION
C09J153/025C08L53/025C09J7/30C09J2453/00
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Patent No.
US 11,970,637
App. No.
17/688,944
Granted
Apr 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a block polymer including two or more polymer block As each having a value β of 0.20 or less and a functional group F containing at least one element selected from a group consisting of nitrogen, silicon, oxygen, and sulfur in a part or all of terminals of the two or more polymer block As, in which the block polymer has a value α of 0.75 or more, when p, q, r and s are defined as a component proportion (molar proportion) of a structural unit represented by Formula (1), a component proportion of a structural unit represented by Formula (2), a component proportion of a structural unit represented by Formula (3), and a component proportion of a structural unit represented by Formula (4), in the polymer, respectively.

Claims (44)

1. A block polymer comprising:

two or more polymer block As each having a value β of 0.20 or less represented by the following equation (ii); and

a functional group F comprising at least one element selected from a group consisting of nitrogen, silicon, oxygen, and sulfur in a part or all of the initiating terminals of the two or more polymer block As,

wherein the block polymer has a value α of 0.75 or more represented by the following equation (i), where p is defined as a component proportion (molar proportion) of a structural unit represented by the following formula (1), q is defined as a component proportion (molar proportion) of a structural unit represented by the following formula (2), r is defined as a component proportion (molar proportion) of a structural unit represented by the following formula (3), and s is defined as a component proportion (molar proportion) of a structural unit represented by the following formula (4), in the polymer

2. The block polymer according to claim 1 ,

wherein the block polymer has a structure in which two or more polymer chains having the polymer block A bond to a partial structure E derived from a coupling agent.

3. The block polymer according to claim 2 ,

wherein the block polymer has a structure in which four or more polymer chains having the polymer block A bond to the partial structure E.

4. The block polymer according to claim 2 ,

wherein the polymer block A is arranged at an end of the block polymer, and

the block polymer has the functional group F at a terminal of the block polymer.

5. The block polymer according to claim 2 ,

wherein the coupling agent has a functional group containing nitrogen.

6. The block polymer according to claim 1 ,

wherein the functional group F comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a tertiary amino group, and an imide group.

7. The block polymer according to claim 1 ,

wherein the block polymer is modified with maleic anhydride.

8. The block polymer according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a polymer block B having the value β of 0.25 or more.

9. The block polymer according to claim 8 ,

wherein the polymer block B has a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound and a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound.

10. A polymer mixture comprising:

the block polymer according to claim 1 ; and

a block polymer having one polymer block A and having the value α of 0.75 or more.

11. An adhesive, which is obtained using the block polymer according to claim 1 .

12. The block polymer according to claim 3 ,

wherein the polymer block A is arranged at an end of the block polymer, and

the block polymer has the functional group F at a terminal of the block polymer.

13. The block polymer according to claim 3 ,

wherein the coupling agent has a functional group containing nitrogen.

14. The block polymer according to claim 4 ,

wherein the coupling agent has a functional group containing nitrogen.

15. The block polymer according to claim 12 ,

wherein the coupling agent has a functional group containing nitrogen.

16. The block polymer according to claim 2 ,

wherein the functional group F comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a tertiary amino group, and an imide group.

17. The block polymer according to claim 3 ,

wherein the functional group F comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a tertiary amino group, and an imide group.

18. The block polymer according to claim 4 ,

wherein the functional group F comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a tertiary amino group, and an imide group.

19. The block polymer according to claim 5 ,

wherein the functional group F comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a tertiary amino group, and an imide group.

20. The block polymer according to claim 12 ,

wherein the functional group F comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a tertiary amino group, and an imide group.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Oct 3, 2024
From: ENEOS MATERIALS CORPORATION
To: ENEOS MATERIALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069105/0903 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2022
From: JSR CORPORATION
To: ENEOS MATERIALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059898/0936 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2022
From: KIKUCHI, TOSHIMITSU; SENGA, HIROFUMI; NAKAHAMA, TATSUMOTO; SANO, TAKUYA; FUKUMOTO, TAKATO; SAKAGAMI, YUTO; HAYAKAWA, TOSHIYUKI
To: JSR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059190/0824 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-040679 · Mar 12, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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