Abstract: A device for ventilating and cooling the interior of a vehicle with at least one air guide channel (7) having air inlet openings (8) located in the rear of a solar cell equipped vehicle roof (5a, 5b), the air guide channel (7) being restricted to the rear area (3) of the vehicle roof (5a, 5b) and having at least one fan (15) for taking in outside air (10) and at least one cooling element (14) for cooling the air taken in. The bottom of the air guide channel (7) is formed by a first section (12) of a roof portion (5b) which extends from the vehicle rear toward the vehicle front (3, 1) and the top of the air guide channel (7) is formed by a second section (13) of a roof portion (5a) which extends from the vehicle front toward the vehicle rear (1, 3).

Abstract: Free-flowing powdery compositions comprising: (A) liquid or semi-solid epoxy resins; and (B) solid colloidal condensation polymers of urea or melamine and formaldehyde having a pore volume greater than 1 cm .sup.3 /g and a specific surface area greater than 5 m.sup.2 /g. The novel compositions can be typically used as powder coating compositions, adhesives, casting resins and molding compounds.

Abstract: Free-flowing powdery compositions comprisingA) liquid or semi-solid etherified aminoplast resins andB) solid colloidal condensation polymers of urea or melamine and formaldehyde having a pore volume greater than 1 cm.sup.3 /g and a specific surface area greater than 5 m.sup.2 /g.These compositions can be used, for example, as powder coating compositions.

Abstract: Biphosphites of formula I ##STR1## wherein m is 0, 1 or 2,n is 1 to 4 or 6,R.sub.1 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and, if m=2, the radicals R.sub.1 are identical or different, and A is the radical of an at least n-hydric alcohol or phenol, which radical is attached to the P atom or atoms through the alcoholic or phenolic O atom or atoms, obtainable by reacting a compound of formula II ##STR2## wherein m is 0, 1 or 2, R.sub.1 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and, if m=2, the radicals R.sub.1 are identical or different and R.sub.2 ' is phenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylphenyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, with a polyether polyol or polyether/ester polyol, the hydroxy functions of said polyether polyol or polyether/ester polyol being partially or completely esterified with the ##STR3## are suitable for use as stabilizers, especially processing stabilizers, for organic polymers, preferably PVC resins, high density polyethylene and propylene.

Abstract: Imides of the formula I ##STR1## In which R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.4 independently of one another are hydrogen or methyl, R.sub.3 is a direct bond or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 aliphatic radical which can be interrupted by O atoms or a mononuclear or polynuclear C.sub.5 -C.sub.20 cycloaliphatic or C.sub.6 -C.sub.20 aromatic radical or is a group of the formula II ##STR2## in which T is methylene, isopropylidene, CO, O, S or SO.sub.2 and R.sub.5 is hydrogen or phenyl, can be crosslinked either photochemically or by heat and produce polymers having excellent properties, in particular a very high resistance to heat. They are particularly suitable for the production of heat-resistant photolithographs or as matrix resins for the production of composite materials.

Abstract: A polymerizable composition comprises a mixture of(A) a substance having at least one allyl- or methallyl-substituted bicyclo[2.2.1]-hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboxylic acid imide residue, and(B) a substance having at least one polymerizable residue of formulaCH.sub.2 =C(R.sup.1)COO-- Iwhere R.sup.1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.Typically, (A) is bis[4-(allylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboximidophenyl)]methane and (B) is an acrylate or methacrylate of a polyhydric alcohol. The compositions can be photopolymerized or heat-cured. They are suitable for use in prepreg manufacture and in image formation.

Abstract: Polyglycidyl ethers which are obtainable by reacting acetophenone with 0.7 to 1.4 mol of formaldehyde per mol of acetophenone, in the presence of an alkaline catalyst and in the temperature range from 50.degree. to 100.degree. C., to a carbonylated acetophenone/formaldehyde resin, hydrogenating said carbonylated resin to a modified hydroxylated acetophenone/formaldehyde resin, subsequently converting said resin with epichlorohydrin, in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst, into the corresponding polychlorohydrin ether, and dehydrochlorinating said ether with a base, are suitable for use as epoxy resins, for example for the preparation of powder coating compositions having good resistance to chemicals and good adhesion.

Abstract: Thermosetting reactive systems, comprising(a) at least one epoxide resin,(b) at least one isocyanate resin,(c) a reaction accelerator of the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is --(CR.sup.4 R.sup.5).sub.n - with n=2-24, phenylene or naphthylene which is unsubstituted or mono- or poly-substituted by halogen, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkoxy or C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 dialkylaminoalkyl, or a radical of the formulae ##STR2## R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 independently of one another are C.sub.1-C.sub.12 alkyl, phenyl or naphthyl which are unsubstituted or mono- or poly-substituted by halogen, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, or also C.sub.7 -C.sub.13 aralkyl, or in which R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, together with the N atom to which they are linked, form a 5-membered, 6-membered or 7-membered heterocyclic ring, and R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 independently of one another are hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: The invention relates to polycycloacetals of formula I ##STR1## wherein n is an integer from 1 to 500, x and y are each independently of the other 0 or 1, R.sup.1 is a carbon atom or a tetravalent hydrocarbon radical having a molecular weight not greater than 1000 and which can additionally contain ether oxygen atoms or oxygen atoms in hydroxyl, carbonyl or epoxy groups, and R.sup.2 is a tetravalent hydrocarbon radical derived from a dialdehyde or a diketone.The polycycloacetals can be used together with conventional hardeners and/or curing catalysts for epoxy resins for the fabrication of cross-linked (cured) products having good properties, especially having excellent fastness to solvents, light and weathering.

Abstract: Polymers formed from anhydrides of the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently of one another are hydrogen or methyl.The novel polymers are suitable for use as curing agents for polyepoxide compounds.

Abstract: Compounds of formula ##STR1## wherein E and R' are each independently of the other a hydrogen atom or a methyl group,X is ##STR2## and R is --C.sub.m H.sub.2m --, in which m is 2 to 20, --C.sub.n H.sub.2n O--, in which n is 2 to 6, m- or p-phenylene, m- or p-oxyphenylene, in which the oxygen atom is attached to the group X, or X is ##STR3## and R is m- or p-phenylene, or X is ##STR4## and R is --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.q --, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.q -- or --[CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)O].sub.q --, in which q is 1 to 6, m- or p-oxyphenylene, in which the oxygen atom is attached to the group X, or X is ##STR5## and R is --C.sub.r H.sub.2r --, in which r is 2 to 4, or m- or p-phenylene,are suitable for the preparation of crosslinked polymers.

Abstract: Heat-curable mixtures comprising(a) 10-90% by weight of at least one compound of formula I ##STR1## (b) 90-10% by weight of at least one compound of formula II ##STR2## and, based on the sum of (a)+(b), (c) 0-30% by weight of at least one compound which is able to react with component (b),in which formulae above n, m, R, R', R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are as define in claim 1, are suitable for the preparation of moulded articles such as prepregs and composites, coatings and bonds.

Abstract: Imides of the formula I ##STR1## in which E is allyl or methallyl, R is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, benzyl, alkylene or arylene, and n is 1 or 2, are intermediates for the preparation of crosslinked polymers having excellent physical properties. The polymers can be used, in particular, for the preparation of glass fibre-reinforced and carbon fibre-reinforced plastics and heat-resistant composite materials, and as electrical insulation materials and whirl-sintered powder paints.

Abstract: Imides of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sub.2, R.sup.3 and n have the meanings defined in claim 1, are intermediates for producing polymers having excellent physical properties, and for producing sulfonic acid esters.

Abstract: Polymers formed from anhydrides of the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently of one another are hydrogen or methyl.The novel polymers are suitable for use as curing agents for polyepoxide compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds with structures of the formulae I to IV ##STR1## in which formulae Tr is a radical of formula V or VI ##STR2## A is --O-- or --NR.sup.1 --, R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a monovalent organic radical,X is a di- or trifunctional radical of a hydroxycarboxylic or amino-carboxylic acid after removal of the functional groups,R.sup.2, if m is 1, has one of the meanings of R.sup.1, or R.sup.

Abstract: Imides of formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.3 is a direct bond, alkylene, oxaalkylene, cycloalkylene, arylene or arylene-T-arylene where T is methylene or isopropylidene, and R.sup.4 alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, benzyl or alkaryl are suitable as catalysts for the crosslinking of specific unsaturated imides.

Abstract: Crosslinked polymers with excellent physical properties are prepared by heating at 180.degree.-300.degree. C. the imides of the formula I ##STR1## in which E is allyl or methallyl, R is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or benzyl when n is 1, and R is alkylene or arylene when n is 2. The polymers can be used, in particular, for the preparation of glass fiber-reinforced and carbon fibre-reinforced plastics and as electrical insulating materials.

Abstract: Heat-curable mixtures comprising(a) 10-90% by weight of at least one compound of formula I ##STR1## (b) 90-10% by weight of at least one compound of formula II ##STR2## and, based on the sum of (a)+(b), (c) 0-30% by weight of at least one compound which is able to react with component (b),in which formulae above n, m, R, R', R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are as defined in claim 1, are suitable for the preparation of moulded articles such as prepregs and composites, coatings and bonds.

Abstract: Imides of the formula I ##STR1## in which E is allyl or methallyl, R is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, benzyl, alkylene or arylene, and ni is 1 or 2, are intermediates for the preparation of crosslinked polymers having excellent physical properties. The polymers can be used, in particular, for the preparation of glass fibre-reinforced and carbon fibre-reinforced plastics and heat-resistant composite materials, and as electrical insulation materials and whirl-sintered powder paints.