Block polymer, thermoplastic addition polymer, and their production process and use
First Claim
1. A star-shaped block polymer, which comprises:
- a polyvalent mercaptan segment andat least three polymer segments which are radially extended from the polyvalent mercaptan segment and have two or more different compositions, each of said polymer segments having a number-average molecular weight of 2000 to 200,000 ;
the block polymer having a number-average molecular weight of 10,000 to 400,000.
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Abstract
An inexpensive block polymer which is effectively available in various uses with regard to hot-melt resin compositions, pressure sensitive adhesives, carriers for pressure sensitive adhesives, and the like. This block polymer has a structure including a polyvalent mercaptan segment at its center from which two or more polymer segments are radially extended. The number-average molecular weight of this polymer is in a range of 2,000 to 1,000,000, and the two or more polymer segments have two or more different compositions. This block polymer is obtainable by a process including two or more steps of radical polymerization of polymerizable monomer components having different compositions using a polyvalent mercaptan as a polymerization initiator.
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19 Claims
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1. A star-shaped block polymer, which comprises:
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a polyvalent mercaptan segment and at least three polymer segments which are radially extended from the polyvalent mercaptan segment and have two or more different compositions, each of said polymer segments having a number-average molecular weight of 2000 to 200,000 ; the block polymer having a number-average molecular weight of 10,000 to 400,000. - View Dependent Claims (2, 13, 14, 15)
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3. A process for producing a block polymer, which comprises:
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a preparation step of preparing a first mixture including a first polymerizable unsaturated monomer and a polyvalent mercaptan; a first polymerization step of carrying out radical polymerization of the first polymerizable unsaturated monomer, the radical polymerization being initiated with one or more mercapto groups of the polyvalent mercaptan which is contained in the first mixture and producing a first reaction product; an adding step of adding a second polymerizable unsaturated monomer to said first reaction product from the radical polymerization in the first polymerization step, thus producing a second mixture, wherein the second polymerizable unsaturated monomer has a composition different from that of the first polymerizable unsaturated monomer; and a second polymerization step of carrying out radical polymerization of the polymerizable unsaturated monomers which are contained in the second mixture, said radical polymerization in said second polymerization step being initiated with one or more unreacted mercapto groups of said first reaction product. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 16, 19)
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4. A hot-melt resin composition, which comprises a star-shaped block polymer having:
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a polyvalent mercaptan segment; two or more polymer segments which are radially extended form the polyvalent mercaptan segment and have two or more different compositions and having a number-average molecular weight of 3,000 to 100,000; and a number-average molecular weight of 10,000 to 200,000. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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5. A hot-melt resin composition, which comprises a block polymer being obtained by a production process including:
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a preparation step of preparing a first mixture including a first polymerizable unsaturated monomer and a polyvalent mercaptan; a first polymerization step of carrying out radical polymerization of the first polymerizable unsaturated monomer, the radical polymerization being initiated with one or more mercapto groups of the polyvalent mercaptan and producing a first reaction product; an adding step of adding a second polymerizable unsaturated monomer to said first reaction product obtained by the first polymerization step, thus producing a second mixture, where the second polymerizable unsaturated monomer has a composition different from that of the first polymerizable unsaturated monomer; and a second polymerization step of carrying out radical polymerization of the polymerizable unsaturated monomers which are contained in the second mixture, said radical polymerization in said second polymerization step being initiated with one or more unreacted mercapto groups of said first reaction product. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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6. A hot-melt resin composition, which comprises a star-shaped block polymer having:
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a polyvalent mercaptan segment; at least three polymer segments which have two or more different compositions including a carboxyl group-containing polymerizable unsaturated monomer unit and a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit and are radially extended from the polyvalent mercaptan segment each said polymer segments having a number-average molecular weight of 3,000 to 100,000; and a number-average molecular weight of 10,000 to 200,000.
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7. A hot-melt resin composition, which comprises a block polymer being obtained by a production process including:
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a preparation step of preparing a first mixture including a first polymerizable unsaturated monomer and a polyvalent mercaptan, wherein the first polymerizable unsaturated monomer includes a carboxyl group-containing polymerizable unsaturated monomer and a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer; a first polymerization step of carrying out radical polymerization of the first polymerizable unsaturated monomer, the radical polymerization being initiated with one or more mercapto groups of the polyvalent mercaptan and producing a first reaction product; an adding step of adding a second polymerizable unsaturated monomer to said first reaction product obtained by the first polymerization step, thus producing a second mixture, wherein the second polymerizable unsaturated monomer includes a carboxyl group-containing polymerizable unsaturated monomer and a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer and has a composition different from that of the first polymerizable unsaturated monomer; and a second polymerization step of carrying out radical polymerization of the polymerizable unsaturated monomers which are contained in the second mixture, said radical polymerization in said second polymerization step being initiated with one or more unreacted mercapto groups of said first reaction product. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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