The invention provides a method for producing a modified conjugated diene (co)polymer, the method including comprising: a modification reaction step including causing an organic silane compound to react with a conjugated diene (co)polymer having an active site at the active site, the organic silane compound having a characteristic group for forming a silanol group through hydrolysis and, in the vicinity of the characteristic group, (i) a functional group which binds the organic silane compound to the conjugated diene (co)polymer via addition to or substitution at the active site and which promotes reaction between the silanol group and a reinforcing filler after the addition or substitution reaction, or (ii) a functional group which promotes reaction between the silanol group and a reinforcing filler, and a hydrolyzation step performed after the modification reaction step; a modified conjugated diene (co)polymer having, at a molecular end of the conjugated diene (co)polymer, a silanol group, and a functional group in the vicinity of the silanol group, the functional group accelerating reaction between the silanol group and the reinforcing filler; a rubber composition containing the (co)polymer and carbon black having specific characteristics; and a tire formed from the rubber composition.
本发明提供了一种生产改性共轭二烯(共)聚合物的方法,该方法包括:修改反应步骤,包括使
有机硅化合物与具有活性位点的共轭二烯(共)聚合物在活性位点处反应,所述
有机硅化合物具有通过
水解形成
硅醇基团的特征基团,在特征基团附近,(i)通过加成或置换作用于活性位点,将
有机硅化合物与共轭二烯(共)聚合物结合的功能基团,并促进加成或置换反应后
硅醇基团和增强填料之间的反应,或(ii)促进
硅醇基团和增强填料之间反应的功能基团;修改反应步骤后进行
水解步骤;在共轭二烯(共)聚合物的分子末端具有
硅醇基团和
硅醇基团附近的功能基团的改性共轭二烯(共)聚合物;包含具有特定特性的碳黑的橡胶组合物;以及由该橡胶组合物形成的轮胎。