Abstract: This invention relates to coating compositions which comprise a polymer having at least two hydroxy functional groups and a crosslinking agent having an average of at least two pendent ester groups of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl or aryl groups; n is from about 1 to about 5; X is nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorus; and when X is either nitrogen or phosphorus, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, or an aryl group; R.sup.4 is lower alkyl or an aryl group; and when X is sulfur, R.sup.4 is nothing and R.sup.3 is either hydrogen, lower alkyl or aryl.

Abstract: In a silica organosol consisting of silica dispersed in a water-miscible organic solvent, a process for treating the silica with a trialkoxysilane to make the silica more organophilic while minimizing the self condensation of the trialkoxy silane, which process comprises:(a) admixing water and a catalytic amount of acid to the silica organosol; and(b) gradually adding a trialkoxysilane to the admixture under reactive conditions; and(c) removing substantially all of the water;wherein the trialkoxy silane is present at a level up to about 30% by weight based upon the weight of the silica and the water is added at an amount up to about 30% by weight based upon the weight of the water-miscible organic solvent.

Abstract: An acylated, hindered hexahydropyrimidine of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 may be the same or different independently of each other and are alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, when unsubstituted, or alkyl or aryl substituted;R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 may be the same or different and are hydrogen, or alkyl;R.sub.7 is selected from the group consisting of: alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted alkyl where the alkyl without substitution has 1 to 20 carbon atoms and where substituents may be up to five lower alkyl groups, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, aryl aryl substituted with 1 to 3 substituents seleted from the group consisting of: lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, and hydroxyl; ##STR2## wherein R.sub.9 is unsubstituted or substituted with alkyl,R.sub.10 is hydroxyl, lower alkoxy, phenoxy and the group ##STR3## and R.sub.8 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, arylalkyl, hydroxyl, oxyl and ##STR4## wherein R.sub.11 is unsubstituted or substituted alkyl.