Hydrogenated syndiotactic norbornene-based ring-opening polymer

A hydrogenated norbornene-based ring-opening polymer obtained by hydrogenating of carbon-carbon double bonds of a norbornene-based ring-opening polymer obtained by ring-opening polymerization of a norbornene monomer represented by the formula (3), having a syndiotacticity ((racemo diads)/(meso diads+racemo diads)×100) of more than 95%

• wherein m is 1 or 2, and Ra and Rb are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom;
• a substituted alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms substituted with substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, alkoxy groups having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, haloalkyl groups having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, haloalkoxy groups having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an amino group, monosubstituted amino groups, disubstituted amino group and an imino group;
• an unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms;
• a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms;
• and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms.