Aliphatic polymer having ketone group and ether bonding in its main chain and resin composition containing the same

• US 7,528,215 B2
• Filed: 04/30/2004
• Issued: 05/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Hirakata, Masaki, Kishi, Kentaro, Watanabe, Hiroyuki, Watanabe, Miho, Manabe, Chikara, Shigematsu, Taishi
• Primary Examiner(s): Eashoo; Mark
• Assistant Examiner(s): Heincer; Liam J
• Application Number:
  US10/567,907
• Publication Number:
  US 20060287470A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,831 Days
• Field of Search: 528/220, 528/396, 528/425, 528/495
• US Class Current: 528/220
• CPC Class Codes: B82Y 30/00 Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 65/34 from hydroxy compounds or their metallic derivatives C08G65/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 65/48 Polymers modified by chemical after-treatment
• CPC Class Codes: C08K 3/08 Metals

Abstract

The invention provides an aliphatic polymer having a ketone group and ether bonding in its main chain, characterized by comprising structural units represented by the Formula (1) and by the Formula (2).

In the Formulae (1) and (2), Ra and Rb each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group. Rc represents a substituted or unsubstituted divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having ether bonding in a terminal thereof, or a single bond. N1 represents an integer of 1 or more. N2 represents an integer of 0 or more. And, n1+n2 is in a range of 2 to 1000. The polymer preferably contains ether bonds and ketone groups in a ratio of 0.01 to 100. The polymer can be substantially comprised of a structural unit represented by the Formula (1) as a repeating unit. A resin composition containing as a component structural units represented by the Formula (1) is also provided. The resin composition may further comprise an electrically conductive powder.

Claims

1. An aliphatic polymer having a ketone group and ether bonding in its main chain, comprising a structural unit represented by the following Formula (1) and a structural unit represented by the following Formula (2),

2. The polymer according to claim 1, wherein, in the structural units represented by the Formulae (1) and (2), each of Ra and Rb is CH₂, and Rc is a single bond.

3. The polymer according to claim 1, wherein, in the structural units represented by the Formulae (1) and (2), each of Ra and Rb is CH₂, and Rc is represented by —

(CH₂)m—

O—

, wherein m represents an integer of 1 to 20.

4. The polymer according to claim 1, wherein a weight average molecule weight is in a range of 74 to 1,000,000.

5. The polymer according to claim 1, wherein the polymer has a cross-linking structure.

6. The polymer according to claim 1, wherein a ratio of a number of the ether bonds to a number of the ketone groups, represented by ether bonds/ketone groups, is in a range of 0.01 to 100.

7. The polymer according to claim 1, substantially structured as a repeating unit of the structural unit represented by the Formula (1).

8. The polymer according to claim 1, wherein the polymer is obtained by conducting a polymerization-reaction of a polyhydric alcohol as a raw material in a presence of a catalyst.

9. An aliphatic polymer having a ketone group and ether bonding in its main chain, wherein the aliphatic polymer having a ketone group and ether bonding in its main chain comprises structural units represented by the following Formula (1) and the following Formula (3) and may contain structural units represented by the following Formula (2):

10. A resin composition, comprising a structural unit represented by the following Formula (1) as a component:

11. The resin composition according to claim 10, further comprising an electrically conductive powder.

12. The resin composition according to claim 11, wherein the electrically conductive powder is metal fine particles.

13. The resin composition according to claim 11, wherein the electrically conductive powder is carbon nanotubes.

14. The resin composition according to claim 11, wherein carbon nanotubes modified by a functional group, which conducts a polymerization-reaction with the aliphatic polymer having the ketone group and ether bonding in its main chain, is used as the electrically conductive powder.

15. The resin composition according to claim 14, wherein the functional group is a carboxylic acid.