Olefinic compositions comprising hydrocarbon resins

A composition comprising:

• a) at least one cyclic olefin monomer;
• b) optionally at least one linear olefin monomer;
• c) at least one thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin;
• and
• d) at least one olefin metathesis catalyst,
• wherein the at least one cyclic olefin monomer is present in the composition in an amount ranging from 0.1-95 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition, and the at least one thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin is present in the composition in an amount ranging from 5-95 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition;
• and
• wherein the cyclic olefin monomer is selected from the group consisting of Formulae (I), (II), (Ill), (V), (VI), and mixtures thereof:
• and
• the linear olefin monomer, if present, has the structure of Formula (IV):
• wherein:
• Ra is H, optionally substituted linear or branched C1-24 alkyl, optionally substituted linear or branched C2-24 alkenyl, halogen, —C(O)Rf, —CH2—C(O)Rf, —ORg, —CH2—ORg, —CN, —NO2, —CF3, —P(O)(ORh)2, —OP(O)(ORh)2, —S(O)2ORh, —OS(O)2Rh, optionally substituted heterocycle, —CH2-(optionally substituted heterocycle), optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl, —CH2-(optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl), optionally substituted C5-24 aryl, —CH2-(optionally substituted C5-24 aryl), optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl, —CH2-(optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl), C(Rh)(Ri)COORj, —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)H, —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)Rk, —C(Rh)(Ri)CRl(ORm)(ORn), —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)NRoRp, —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)NRoORn, or
• Rb is H, optionally substituted linear or branched C1-24 alkyl, optionally substituted linear or branched C2-24 alkenyl, halogen, —C(O)Rf, —CH2—C(O)Rf, —ORg, —CH2—ORg, —CN, —NO2, —CF3, —P(O)(ORh)2, —OP(O)(ORh)2, —Si(ORk)3—S(O)2ORh, —OS(O)2Rh, optionally substituted heterocycle, spiro optionally substituted heterocycle, —CH2-(optionally substituted heterocycle), optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl, —CH2-(optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl), optionally substituted C5-24 aryl, —CH2-(optionally substituted C5-24 aryl), optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl, —CH2-(optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl), C(Rh)(Ri)COORj, —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)H, —C(Rh)(Ri)(O)Rk, —C(Rh)(Ri)CRl(ORm)(ORn), —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)NRoRp, —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)NRoORn, or
• Rc is H, optionally substituted linear or branched C1-24 alkyl, optionally substituted linear or branched C2-24 alkenyl, halogen, —C(O)Rf, —CH2—C(O)Rf, —ORg, —CH2—ORg, CN, NO2, —CF3, —P(O)(ORh)2, —OP(O)(ORh)2, —S(O)2ORh, —OS(O)2Rh, optionally substituted heterocycle, —CH2-(optionally substituted heterocycle), optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl, —CH2-(optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl), optionally substituted C5-24 aryl, —CH2-(optionally substituted C5-24 aryl), optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl, —CH2-(optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl), C(Rh)(Ri)COORj, —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)H, —C(Rh)(Ri)(O)Rk, —C(Rh)(Ri)CRl(ORm)(ORn), —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)NRoRp, —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)NRoORn;
• Rd is H, optionally substituted linear or branched C1-24 alkyl, optionally substituted linear or branched C2-24 alkenyl, halogen, —C(O)Rf, —CH2—C(O)Rf, —ORg, —CH2—ORg, CN, NO2, —CF3—P(O)(ORh)2, —OP(O)(ORh)2, —S(O)2ORh, —OS(O)2Rh, optionally substituted heterocycle, —CH2-(optionally substituted heterocycle), optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl, —CH2-(optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl), optionally substituted C5-24 aryl, —CH2-(optionally substituted C5-24 aryl), optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl, —CH2-(optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl), C(Rh)(Ri)COORj, C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)H, —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)Rk, C(Rh)(Ri)CR(ORm)(ORn), —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)NRoRp, —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)NRoORn;
• each Rs is independently optionally substituted linear or branched C1-24 alkyl, optionally substituted linear or branched C2-24 alkenyl, halogen, —C(O)Rf, —CH2—C(O)Rf, —ORg, —CH2—ORg, —CN, —NO2, —CF3, —P(O)(ORh)2, —OP(O)(ORh)2, —S(O)2ORh, —OS(O)2Rh, optionally substituted heterocycle, —CH2-(optionally substituted heterocycle), optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl, —CH2-(optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl), optionally substituted C5-24 aryl, —CH2-(optionally substituted C5-24 aryl), optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl, —CH2-(optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl), C(Rh)(Ri)COORj, —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)H, —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)Rk, —C(Rh)(Ri)CRl(ORm)(ORn), —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)NRoRp, —C(Rh)(Ri)C(O)NRoORn;
• t is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6;
• Rf is OH, ORk, NRgRh, optionally substituted linear or branched C1-24 alkyl, optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substituted C5-24 aryl, or optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl;
• Rg is H, optionally substituted linear or branched C1-24 alkyl, optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substituted C5-24 aryl, optionally substituted linear or branched C2-24 alkenyl, —C(O)-(optionally substituted C5-24 aryl), —C(O)-(optionally substituted linear or branched C2-24 alkenyl), or optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl;
• Rh is H, optionally substituted linear or branched C1-24 alkyl, optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substituted C5-24 aryl, or optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl;
• Ri is H, optionally substituted linear or branched C1-24 alkyl, optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substituted C5-24 aryl, or optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl;
• Rj is H, optionally substituted linear or branched C1-24 alkyl, optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substituted C5-24 aryl, or optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl;
• Rk is optionally substituted linear or branched C1-24 alkyl, optionally substituted linear or branched C2-24 alkenyl, optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substituted C5-24 aryl, optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl, —CH2-(optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl), —CH2-(optionally substituted C5-24 aryl), or —CH2-(optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl);
• Rl is H, optionally substituted linear or branched C1-24 alkyl, optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substituted C5-24 aryl, or optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl;
• Rm is H, optionally substituted linear or branched C1-24 alkyl, optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substituted C5-24 aryl, or optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl;
• Rn is H, optionally substituted linear or branched C1-24 alkyl, optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substituted C5-24 aryl, or optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl;
• Ro is H, optionally substituted linear or branched C1-24 alkyl, optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substituted C5-24 aryl, or optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl;
• Rp is H, optionally substituted linear or branched C1-24 alkyl, optionally substituted C3-10 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substituted C5-24 aryl, or optionally substituted C3-12 cycloalkenyl;
• Rt is an optionally substituted linear or branched C1-C12 alkyl, -(optionally substituted linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl)-Ru-(optionally substituted linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl)-, or —(Rv)—(Rw)—(Rx)—;
• Ru is O, an optionally substituted C3-C10-cycloalkyl, optionally substituted C3-C12 cycloalkenyl, optionally substituted heterocycle, or optionally substituted C5-C24 aryl;
• Rv and Rx are independently selected from -(optionally substituted linear or branched C1-C12 alkyl)-aryl-, wherein one or more of the carbon atoms in the C1-C12 alkyl may be replaced by O;
• Rw is optionally substituted linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl;
• Ry is optionally substituted linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl;
• and
• z is 0, 1, 2, or 3.