Abstract: For the production of 1,2,3-trichloro-2-methylpropane, 3-chloro-2-methylpropene is reacted with sulfuryl chloride in the presence of aldehydes and/or under the effect of light, especially UV light. The reaction is preferably performed in the liquid phase, especially at 30.degree.-65.degree. C. under normal pressure.

Abstract: A control system for the surface treatment of metals in a bath open to the atmosphere, containing an organic solvent and reactive component, and being superimposed by a cold cushion of air forming a condensate of solvent and condensed humidity, comprising passing resultant condensate to a phase separator to separate an organic phase from an aqueous phase, said aqueous phase containing both solvent and reactive component, rcycling said organic phase to the treatment tank, passing the aqueous phase from the phase separator to an overflow tank; dosing a readjustment solution to said bath to make up for losses of components therein; adjusting the components, except for water, in the readjustment solution to obtain the same proportion of the same components in the overflow tank, the water in said readjustment solution being adjusted to have a lower concentration than the water concentration in said overflow tank and a sufficiently high concentration to avoid localized concentrations of the reactive components in t

Abstract: Cis- and trans-1,3-dichloro-2-methylpropene and 3-chloro-2-chloromethylpropene are produced by the reaction of 3-chloro-2-methylpropene with sulfuryl chloride in the presence of catalytic amounts of amines and/or phosphines.

Abstract: Homogeneous phosphating solutions comprise low-boiling halogenated hydrocarbons, aqueous phosphoric acid, methanol or an alcohol mixture consisting predominantly of methanol, nitroaromatics, ureas, optional conventional stabilizers, inhibitors, or accelerators, and, additionally, 0.01-2.0% by weight of formic acid esters as activating crystal nucleators.

Abstract: A process for phosphating metallic surfaces in nonaqueous phosphating baths comprising low-boiling halogenated hydrocarbons, aqueous phosphoric acid as the phosphating agent, alcohols as the solubilizer, and, optionally, further known components, e.g., stabilizers, inhibitors, or accelerators, comprising dipping the workpieces to be phosphated at least twice for at least 10 seconds into the boiling phosphating bath and, in the interval, leaving them for at least 20 seconds in the gaseous phase.