Abstract: An anti-carjacking circuit for disabling a motor vehicle after the driver of the vehicle has been unwillingly forced to exit the vehicle. The circuit includes: a sensor for sensing the exit of the driver, as by detecting the opening of the seat belt or, alternatively, the opening of the seat belt together with the driver's door; a latching memory such as a relay, responsive to the sensor, for recording the exit of the driver from the vehicle while the motor of the vehicle is powered; a delay circuit such as a comparator sensing the voltage across a capacitor charged by a resistor, responsive to the latching memory and startable thereby, for indicating the passage of a predetermined period of time after the starting thereof; and a disabling circuit, such as a relay, responsive to the indication by the delay circuit of the passage of the predetermined delay period, for disabling the motor of the motor vehicle as by breaking the ignition coil's circuit and possibly sounding an alarm.

Abstract: A distillation process for the separation of acetic anhydride from a mixture thereof with ethylidene diacetate wherein the mixture of acetic anhydride and ethylidene diacetate is fed to the mid section of a distillation column and a small amount of acetic acid is fed separately to the lower section of the column. The addition of the acetic acid suppresses tar formation during the distillation process.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the co-production of aromatic carboxylic esters and alkyl iodides by the carbonylation of aromatic iodides in the presence of an alkanol and a palladium catalyst.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the co-production of aromatic carboxylates and alkyl iodides by the carbonylation of aromatic iodides in the presence of an alkanol and a nickel catalyst.

Abstract: The process relates to a process for the vapor phase bromination of aromatic compounds in the presence of oxygen and a catalyst comprising an oxidizing metal and an inert support.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for isomerizing and transiodinating iodoaromatic compounds over a non-acid catalyst.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for iodination of aromatic compounds in the presence of oxygen over a zeolite catalyst.

Abstract: A process for iodinating an aromatic compound in which a source of iodine is reacted with the aromatic compound in the presence of oxygen over a non-acid catalyst wherein the aromatic compound has a fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, hydroxy or cyano group.

Abstract: A device for allowing liquid to be easily dispensed from a bottle having a mouth and an outwardly extending flange located adjacent the mouth. A stand is supported on a support surface. A body is attached to the upper end of the stand. The body has a bore therethrough for allowing liquid from the bottle to pass therethrough. A dispensing valve is associated with the bore for controlling the passage of liquid from the bottle through the bore. A clamp is attached to the body for engaging and clamping the flange of the bottle to the body with the mouth of the bottle communicating with the inlet end of the bore.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for iodination of aromatic compounds in the presence of oxygen over a zeolite catalyst.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel carbonylation process for the production of aromatic carboxylic acids or esters of aromatic. More particularly, this invention relates to a process for the carbonylation of aromatic iodides or bromides with carbon monoxide in the presence of a palladium catalyst promoted with a Group VIB carbonyl and in the presence of an alcohol or water in a base reaction medium having a pKa greater than about 8. When the alcohol is used the product is the ester. When water is used the product is the carboxylic acid.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel carbonylation process for the production of aromatic carboxylic acids. More particularly, this invention relates to a process for the carbonylation of aromatic iodides with carbon monoxide in the presence of a nickel catalyst in a hydrocarbon carboxylic acid reaction medium to prepare aromatic carboxylic acids.