Abstract: Acylphosphine oxide compounds of the general formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is alkyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, aryl which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, alkyl or alkoxy, or an S-containing or N-containing five-membered or six-membered heterocyclic radical,R.sup.2 has one of the meanings of R.sup.1 (but R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be identical or different) or is alkoxy, aryloxy or aralkoxy, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together form a ring andR.sup.3 is an at least disubstituted phenyl, pyridyl, furyl or thienyl radical which carries, at least at the two carbon atoms adjacent to the linkage point of the carbonyl group, the substituents A and B, which may be identical or different, and each of which is alkyl, alkoxy or alkylthio of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 5 to 7 carbon atoms, phenyl or halogen, or R.sup.3 is .alpha.-naphthyl substituted by A and B at least in the 2- and 8-positions or is .beta.

Abstract: The invention is a process for the preparation of elastic polyurethane flexible foams having densities from approximately 25 to 60 kg/m.sup.3, and producing molded articles in closed molds at temperatures from 25.degree. to 80.degree. C., comprising reacting(A) an organic polyisocyanate prepolymer having an isocyanate content from 6 to 20 percent by weight prepared by reacting a toluene diisocyanate and/or a diphenylmethane diisocyanate with a di- to tetrafunctional polyether polyol having a hydroxyl number from 20 to 50 and oxyethylene terminal group content of at least 10 to 30 percent by weight(B) a mixture of compounds containing reactive hydrogen atoms, comprising a mixture of(a) from 55 to 89.5 parts by weight of at least one di- to tetrafunctional polyether polyol having a hydroxyl number of from 20 to 80 and less than 10 percent by weight terminal oxyethylene groups,(b) from 0.

Abstract: Layer-type magnetic recording media are produced by applying a dispersion of a magnetically anisotropic material in a binder solution onto a flexible plastic base provided with an adhesion-promoting layer and then solidifying the magnetic layer, by a method in which the adhesion-promoting layer consists of a radiation-curable aqueous dispersion of a polymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to urea group-containing polyisocyanate mixtures which are liquid at room temperature and have an isocyanate group content of from 15 to 30 weight percent and a diphenylmethane diisocyanate content of from 55 to 90 weight percent, obtained through the reaction of(A) polyoxyalkylene polyamines having a functionality of from 2 to 5 and an amine number from 20 to 250 with a polyisocyanate (B) selected from the group consisting of(B1) a mixture of diphenylmethane diisocyanates and polyphenyl polymethylene polyisocyanates having a diphenylmethane diisocyanate content of from 55 to 90 weight percent or(B2) at least one diphenylmethane diisocyanate isomer.The polyisocyanate mixtures claimed in the invention are used to prepare dense or cellular polyurethane and/or polyisocyanurate plastics, in particular, flexible polyurethane foams.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of cellular or non-cellular polyurethanes through the reaction of organic polyisocyanates with a polyether-polyester polyol component containing di- to tetrafunctional polyether-polyester polyols having hydroxyl numbers of from 10 to 200, which are themselves prepared by esterifying conventional di- to tetrafunctional polyether polyols with carboxylic acid anhydrides, preferably aromatic carboxylic acid anhydrides, in the presence of selected catalysts to form carboxylic acid half esters, and oxyalkylating the resulting carboxylic acid half esters with alkylene oxides in the presence of N-methylimidazole, triethylene diamine, triphenylphosphine or mixtures thereof with thiodialkylene glycol as catalysts.

Abstract: Diphenylmethane diisocyanate-based liquid polyisocyanate mixtures containing urethane groups and having an isocyanate content of from 12 to 30 percent by weight are obtained by reaction of a polyoxypropylene polyoxyethylene polyol containing 5 to 30 percent by weight of oxyethylene with diphenylmethane diisocyanate-based isocyanates. These polyisocyanate mixtures are storage stable at low temperature and yield flexible polyurethane foams having improved mechanical properties.

Abstract: For the preparation of elastic flexible polyurethane foams with improved breaking elongation and very good setting behavior as well as densities from 7 to 120 grams per liter, organic polyisocyanates are reacted in the presence of blowing agents, catalysts and, optionally, auxiliaries and/or additives with polyols based on polyoxyalkylene polyols having terminal oxyethylene blocks of a degree of oxyethylation of 1 to 13 and which have a content of primary hydroxyl groups at the corresponding degree of oxyethylation equal or exceeding the value of curve A in the Figure in which curve A describing the relationship of the content of primary hydroxyl groups with the degree of oxyethylation.

Abstract: A process for coating electrically conductive objects comprisingA. immersing said object as the anode of an electric current in an aqueous polyurethane dispersion prepared by(1) forming a polyurethane solution by reacting an organic polyisocyanate in the presence of an organic solvent with(a) an acrylic ester diol having a molecular weight of between 146 and 3,000;(b) an organic polyhydroxyl compound other than (a) having a molecular weight between 400 and 5,000 selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyols, polyether polyols, polycarbonates, polylactones, and mixtures thereof; and(c) a chain extender selected from the group consisting of diols, triols, diamines, aminoalcohols, having a molecular weight between 62 and 400, water, and mixtures thereof;(2) forming an anionic polyurethane addition product by reacting said polyurethane solution with a mercaptocarboxylic acid salt in the presence of a solvent;(3) adding water; and(4) removing the organic solvent, andB.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of polymerizable, primarily linear thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers with acrylate side groups comprising reacting an organic polyisocyanate with a mixture of(a) an acrylate diol having a molecular weight of 146 to 3000,(b) an organic polyhydroxyl compound other than those of paragraph (a) having a molecular weight between 400 and 5000, and(c) a chain extender selected from the group consisting of diols, diamines, aminoalcohols, and triols, having molecular weights between 61 and 400, water, and mixtures thereofwherein the ratio of isocyanate to active hydrogen containing groups is from 0.8:1 to 1.2:1 and wherein 1.4 to 1.8 moles of organic polyisocyante, 0 to 15 moles of component (c) and 0.3 to 6 moles of component (a) are used per mole of component (b). The polymerizable polyurethane elastomers may be used for the manufacture of molded parts, laminates, adhesives, coatings, magnetic tapes, and other articles.

Abstract: Acylphosphine oxide compounds of the general formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is alkyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, aryl which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, alkyl or alkoxy, or an S-containing or N-containing five-membered or six-membered heterocyclic radical,R.sup.2 has one of the meanings of R.sup.1 (but R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be identical or different), or is alkoxy, aryloxy or aralkoxy, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together from a ring, andR.sup.3 is straight-chain or branched alkyl of 2 to 18 carbon atoms, a cycloaliphatic radical of 3 to 12 carbon atoms, phenyl or naphthyl which are alkyl-, alkoxy- or thioalkoxy-substituted, or an S-containing or N-containing five-membered or six-membered heterocyclic radical, and may contain additional functional groups, or is the group ##STR2## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the above meanings and X is phenyl or an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic divalent radical of 2 to 6 carbon atoms,and one or more of the radicals R.sup.1 to R.sup.

Abstract: Acylphosphine oxide compounds of the general formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is alkyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, aryl which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, alkyl or alkoxy, or an S-containing or N-containing five-membered or six-membered heterocyclic radical,R.sup.2 has one of the meanings of R.sup.1 (but R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be identical or different) or is alkoxy, aryloxy or aralkoxy, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together form a ring andR.sup.3 is an at least disubstituted phenyl, pyridyl, furyl or thienyl radical which carries, at least at the two carbon atoms adjacent to the linkage point of the carbonyl group, the substituents A and B, which may be identical or different, and each of which is alkyl, alkoxy or alkythio of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 5 to 7 carbon atoms, phenyl or halogen, or R.sup.3 is .alpha.-naphthyl substituted by A and B at least in the 2- and 8-positions or is .beta.

Abstract: A radiation-curable aqueous binder dispersion which comprises water and, dispersed therein, one or more prepolymers which contain from 0.01 to 1.0 mole of polymerizable carbon-carbon double bonds per 100 g of prepolymer and have a mean molecular weight of not less than 350 and a viscosity at 23.degree. C. of not less than 600 cp, as well as from 0.1 to 30 percent by weight, based on prepolymer, of one or more dispersants and from 0 to 20 percent by weight, based on prepolymer, of one or more photoinitiators.The binder dispersions according to the invention may be used as surface coatings for non-metallic and metallic substrates, and for bonding fiber webs.