Abstract: An improved process for preparation of triazol-benzodiazepine derivatives, such as alprazolam, triazolam, brotizolam and etizolam, is presented. The process comprises a cyclization reaction of compound Formula B in toluene with catalytic amount of p-toluene sulphonic acid to obtain the triazol-benzodiazepine derivative of Formula C: wherein R is, and X is hydrogen or halogen.

Abstract: An improved process for preparation of triazol-benzodiazepine derivatives, such as alprazolam, triazolam, brotizolam and etizolam, is presented. The process comprises a cyclization reaction of compound Formula B in toluene with catalytic amount of p-toluene sulphonic acid to obtain the triazol-benzodiazepine derivative of Formula C: wherein R is, and X is hydrogen or halogen.

Abstract: A whitening pigment comprising the reaction product of (a) a melamine-formaldehyde and/or a melamine-urea poly-condensation product and (b) a water-soluble fluorescent whitening agent of the formula (1), wherein each of the two R1 groups, independent of the other, represents a C1-C6alkyl or C1-C4alkyl-O—C1-C4alkyl residue, which is substituted by one or two —CONH2, —CONHC1-C4alkyl, —COOH, —SO2NH2, —SO2NHC1-C4alkyl or —NH2 groups, each of the two R2 groups, independent of the other, represents hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl, C2-C4hydroxyalkyl or C1-C4alkoxyC1-C4alkyl, or R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen atom complete a piperazine ring, each of the two X1 groups, independently, represent —OH, —OC1-C4alkyl, —Oaryl or the group —NR3R4, wherein R3 and R4 each, independently, represent hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl, C2-C4hydroxyalky, C1-C4alkoxyC1-C4alkyl, a phenyl, phenyl mono- or disulphonic acid residue or, R3 and R4, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, complete a morpholino, piperidino or pyrrolidino r