Abstract: The present invention relates to the chemical synthesis of solanum glycosides, in particular to the synthesis of solasonine as well as to novel ?-monosaccharide intermediate compounds, of Formula (2), where R1 is a benzylidene, 4-nitrobenzylidene or 4-methoxybenzylidine group, and each R2 independently is a benzoyl, acetyl or pivaloyl group:

Abstract: The present invention relates to the chemical synthesis of solanum glycosides, in particular to the synthesis of solasonine as well as to novel ?-monosaccharide intermediate compounds, of Formula (II), where each R1 is the same or different and independently represents a benzylidene, 4-nitrobenzylidene or 4-methoxybenzylidene group and each R2 is the same or different and independently represents a benzoyl, acetyl or pivaloyl group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the chemical synthesis of solanum glycosides, in particular to the synthesis of solamargine as well as to novel &bgr;-monosaccharide Intermediate compounds.

Abstract: Nontoxic, biodegradable injection-molded, plastic shotshell components, and method of manufacturing same, the components having a fused degradation composition comprising as its active ingredients polycaprolactone, amide stearate and vegetable oil, the latter two enhancing the degradation activity of the polycaprolactone and imparting injection-moldability thereto.

Abstract: A photo-degradable, molded, high strength plastic shotshell component having a degradation composition comprising as its combination of active ingredients linear polyethylene having a melt index of 0.1 to 5.0 and an ethylene-vinyl acetate-carbon monoxide terpolymer, the ratios by weight of which to said linear polyethylene is approximately 0.115:1 to 0.261:1 The ethylene-vinyl acetate-carbon monoxide terpolymer in its preferred composition has about 65% by weight of ethylene, 25% by weight of vinyl acetate, and 10% by weight of carbon monoxide.

Abstract: A composition and method for the polymerization of polymerizable resins which undergo exothermic polymerization, including unsaturated polyester resins, vinyl ester resins and mixtures thereof, and the polymerized product thereof, wherein an ester of a thiocarboxylic acid is present in a effective amount to substantially reduce the exothermic heat generated during polymerization of the resin, but insufficient to substantially affect the degree or rate of polymerization of the resin.