| abstract |
Disclosed are a novel polychloroprene copolymer, a soapless polychloroprene latex, and a process for producing the copolymer or latex in a simple manner, which are intended to be used for the improvement in adhesion property and water resistance of a conventional polychloroprene adhesive or the improvement in oil resistance and adhesion property of a conventional styrene-butadiene block copolymer. A chloroprene block copolymer comprising a polymer (A) having the composition represented by the general formula (1) in the description and a chloroprene polymer (B), the polymer (A) being linked to one terminal or both termini of the chloroprene polymer (B), and the total amount of the 1,2-bond and the isomerized 1,2-bond in the chloroprene polymer (B) as measured by carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry being 2.0 mol% or less; a soapless polychloroprene latex comprising an amphiphilic chloroprene copolymer having a hydrophobic chloroprene polymer and a hydrophilic oligomer or polymer having an acidic functional group attached to the hydrophobic chloroprene polymer and 2 wt% or less of an emulsifying agent; and a process for producing the chloroprene block copolymer or soapless polychloroprene latex. |