Abstract: A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte for a secondary battery, containing an electrolyte, and at least one or more cyclopropane compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following formula (I-1), a compound represented by the following formula (II-1), and a compound represented by the following formula (III-1) in an organic solvent, wherein R11 to R15, R21 to R24 and R31 to R34 represent a hydrogen or a specific substituent; L11, L21, L31 and L32 represent a specific linking group; X represents an electron-withdrawing group; and n and m each independently represent 1 or 2.

Abstract: Organic semiconducting material comprising at least one matrix material and at least one doping material, wherein the doping material is selected from a [3]radialene compound, and wherein the matrix material is selected from a terphenyldiamine compound, as well as an organic component and a mixture for producing a doped semiconductor layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to oxocarbon-, pseudooxocarbon- and radialene compounds as well as to their use as doping agent for doping an organic semiconductive matrix material, as blocker material, as charge injection layer, as electrode material as well as organic semiconductor, as well as electronic components and organic semiconductive materials using them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to oxocarbon-, pseudooxocarbon- and radialene compounds as well as to their use as doping agent for doping an organic semiconductive matrix material, as blocker material, as charge injection layer, as electrode material as well as organic semiconductor, as well as electronic components and organic semiconductive materials using them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to oxocarbon-, pseudooxocarbon- and radialene compounds as well as to their use as doping agent for doping an organic semiconductive matrix material, as blocker material, as charge injection layer, as electrode material as well as organic semiconductor, as well as electronic components and organic semiconductive materials using them.

Abstract: There is provided a nitrile compound having an excellent controlling effect on arthropod pests represented by the formula (I): wherein m represents in integer of 0 to 4; n represents an integer of 1 to 4; q represents an integer of 0 to 4; Q represents a C1-C4 fluoroalkyl group; Z represents an optionally substituted C2-C6 alkynyl group or a ?N—OR3 group; R1 and R2 independently represent a monovalent C1-C4 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with a halogen atom, etc.; and A represents an optionally substituted monovalent C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group, etc.

Abstract: The present application relates to perfume raw materials, perfume delivery systems and consumer products comprising such perfume raw materials and/or such perfume delivery systems, as well as processes for making and using such perfume raw materials, perfume delivery systems and consumer products. Such perfume raw materials and compositions, including the delivery systems, disclosed herein expand the perfume communities' options as such perfume raw materials can provide variations on character and such compositions can provide desired odor profiles.

Abstract: A method for producing a salt of an amine with a cyanoalkenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid, the method comprising a first step of mixing a carboxylic acid compound represented by formula (2C) and at least one amine selected from the group consisting of primary amines and secondary amines in an organic solvent; a second step of depositing a salt of the amine with a cyanoalkenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid represented by formula (2) from the mixture obtained in the first step; and a third step of recovering the salt deposited in the second step; wherein, R represents an alkyl group optionally having a substituent or a halogen atom.

Abstract: This invention describes an amidation process whereby amino acids of the Formulae IIA or IIB can be activated and treated with an amine in the presence of a base to yield amides of the Formula (I), without loss of optical purity.

Abstract: A method for producing a cyclopropanecarboxylic acid compound represented by formula (VI) (wherein R denotes the same as below), which comprising reacting a compound represented by formula (V) (wherein R denotes a chain hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or the like, and R1 denotes a chain hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms optionally substituted with a halogen atom or the like) with an alkali metal borohydride compound in the presence of a solvent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a stereoisomer or a mixture in all proportions of stereoisomers thereof, in particular a mixture of enantiomers, such as a racemic mixture, wherein R represents a (C1-C6)alkyl or (C1-C6)alkenyl group, optionally substituted by one or more groups chosen among an halogen atom, ORa, SRb, NRcRd, PO(ORe)(ORf), CO2Rg, SO2Rh SO3R1, P0(0H)(CH(0H)Rk), CN, N3 and NH—C(?NH)NH2, with Ra, Rb, Rc and Rd, representing, independently of each other, an hydrogen atom, a (C1-C6)alkyl group or a —CO—(C1-C6)alkyl group, Re, Rf, Rg, Rh and R1 representing, independently of each other, an hydrogen atom or a (C1-C6)alkyl group, and Rk representing an aryl or heteroaryl group, said group being optionally substituted by one or more groups selected from an halogen atom and NO2, as well as to the use thereof and to a process for preparing such a compound, to a pharmaceutical composition containing it and to synthesis intermediates.

Abstract: Disclosed are nitrile derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions comprising nitrile derivatives. The pharmaceutical compositions comprise compounds of the formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds. Also disclosed are processes for the preparation of such compounds, intermediates used in the preparation of such compounds, and the uses of such compounds in treating hyperproliferative diseases, inflammatory diseases and viral and bacterial infections and inducing apoptosis in cancer cells.

Abstract: The invention is directed to novel compounds of Formula I: as well as its stereoisomers and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, for the treatment of diabetes and diabetes associated dyslipidemia.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a 1,1-cyclopropane(nitrile)(electron-acceptor), the process comprising treating an olefin with an acceptor/acceptor-substituted ?-cyanodiazo reagent in the presence of a catalytic amount of a metal porphyrin catalyst.

Abstract: A process for producing comprising reacting a 3-formyl-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and propionitrile in the presence of a base to obtain 3-(2-cyano-1-propenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid or its salt.

Abstract: The present application relates to perfume raw materials, perfume delivery systems and consumer products comprising such perfume raw materials and/or such perfume delivery systems, as well as processes for making and using such perfume raw materials, perfume delivery systems and consumer products. Such perfume raw materials and compositions, including the delivery systems, disclosed herein expand the perfume communities' options as such perfume raw materials can provide variations on character and such compositions can provide desired odor profiles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to oxocarbon-, pseudooxocarbon- and radialene compounds as well as to their use as doping agent for doping an organic semiconductive matrix material, as blocker material, as charge injection layer, as electrode material as well as organic semiconductor, as well as electronic components and organic semiconductive materials using them.

Abstract: Compounds represented by formula (I): may be conveniently prepared by a process in which a Suzuki reaction is performed as an early step.

Abstract: The present invention relates to radialene compounds as well as to their use as doping agent for doping an organic semiconductive matrix material, as blocker material, as charge injection layer, as electrode material as well as organic semiconductor, as well as electronic components and organic semiconductive materials using them.

Abstract: The use of short chain ?,?-unsaturated nitriles as flavour and fragrance ingredient and flavour and fragrance applications comprising them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to oxocarbon-, pseudooxocarbon- and radialene compounds as well as to their use as doping agent for doping an organic semiconductive matrix material, as blocker material, as charge injection layer, as electrode material as well as organic semiconductor, as well as electronic components and organic semiconductive materials using them.

Abstract: Disclosed are nitrile derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions comprising nitrile derivatives. The pharmaceutical compositions comprise compounds of the formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds. Also disclosed are processes for the preparation of such compounds, intermediates used in the preparation of such compounds, and the uses of such compounds in treating hyperproliferative diseases, inflammatory diseases and viral and bacterial infections and inducing apoptosis in cancer cells.

Abstract: The present application relates to perfume raw materials, perfume delivery systems and consumer products comprising such perfume raw materials and/or such perfume delivery systems, as well as processes for making and using such perfume raw materials, perfume delivery systems and consumer products. Such perfume raw materials and compositions, including the delivery systems, disclosed herein expand the perfume communities options as such perfume raw materials can provide variations on character and such compositions can provide desired odor profiles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to radialene compounds as well as to their use as doping agent for doping an organic semiconductive matrix material, as blocker material, as charge injection layer, as electrode material as well as organic semiconductor, as well as electronic components and organic semiconductive materials using them.

Abstract: Improved citral derivatives, and fragrances and flavorings including the derivatives, that have a longer useful shelf life than citral and/or fragrances and flavorings including citral, are disclosed. In particular, the derivatives maintain the fragrance characteristics of citral, while lowering the allergic properties, and lemony flavors and fragrances with a longer shelf-life than citral, are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making the derivatives, and articles of manufacture including the derivatives. In one embodiment, the derivatives are prepared by replacing one or more double bonds in citral with a cyclopropyl group, which can be unsubstituted, or substituted with one or two lower alkyl, preferably methyl groups. The alkyl groups can optionally be substituted, for example, with electron donating groups, electron with drawing groups, groups which increase the hydrophilicity or hydrophobocity, and the like.

Abstract: Aromachemical compounds of Formula I, compositions comprising these compounds and processes for their preparation are disclosed, wherein R1 is H, C(O)O—CH2—CH3; C(O)O—CH3, or C(O)O—H; R2 is methyl; R3 and R4 are H; R5 and R6 are CH3; Z is C(H)2; and X is —CN. The double bond attached to X can be in the E or Z configuration.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel montelukast intermediate and a simple and straightforward process for preparing it. According to the present invention, by using this intermediate and the process, essentially as described herein, montelukast acid and salts thereof are obtained.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that are inhibitors of cysteine proteases, in particular, cathepsins B, K, L, F, and S and are therefore useful in treating diseases mediated by these proteases. The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and processes for preparing them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to oxocarbon-, pseudooxocarbon- and radialene compounds as well as to their use as doping agent for doping an organic semiconductive matrix material, as blocker material, as charge injection layer, as electrode material as well as organic semiconductor, as well as electronic components and organic semiconductive materials using them.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel class of compounds which are cysteine protease inhibitors, including but not limited to, inhibitors of cathepsins K, L, S and B. These compounds are useful for treating diseases in which inhibition of bone resorption is indicated, such as osteoporosis.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the novel cyclopropanated cyclohexyl ester compounds of the general formula:

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel class of compounds which are cysteine protease inhibitors, including but not limited to, inhibitors of cathepsins K, L, S and B. These compounds are useful for treating diseases in which inhibition of bone resorption is indicated, such as osteoporosis.

Abstract: The compound 5-(2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropyl)-3-methyl-pent-2-enenitrile and its use in fragrance or flavour applications.

Abstract: A process for preparation of cyclopropylethanol, which comprises subjecting a 3-cyclopropyl-2,3-epoxypropionic acid ester to solvolysis, treating the product of the solvolysis with an acid to obtain cyclopropylacetaldehyde, and reducing the obtained cyclopropylacetaldehyde; and a process for preparation of cyclopropylacetonitrile, which comprises subjecting a 3-cyclopropyl-2,3-epoxypropionic acid ester to solvolysis in the presence of a base, treating the product of the solvolysis with an acid to obtain cyclopropylacetaldehyde, reacting the obtained cyclopropylacetaldehyde with hydroxylamine or salts thereof to obtain cyclopropaneacetaldehyde oxime, and reacting the obtained cyclopropaneacetaldehyde oxime with acetic anhydride. According to the present invention, cyclopropylethanol and cyclopropylacetonitrile can be prepared at low costs and industrially advantageously.

Abstract: Succinoylamino hydroxyethylamino sulfonyl urea derivatives are effective as retroviral protease inhibitors, and in particular as inhibitors of HIV protease.

Abstract: A cyclopropanecarboxylic acid ester compound of formula (1): 1

Abstract: A process for producing cyclopropanecarbonitrile involves reacting cyclopropanecarbaldoxime with acetic anhydride to obtain a mixture containing acetic acid and cyclopropanecarbonitrile. The acetic acid can be removed from the mixture through azeotropic distillation of acetic acid with a solvent that forms with acetic acid an azeotropic mixture having an azeotropic point lower than the boiling point of the cyclopropanecarbonitrile.

Abstract: A process for producing cyclopropanecarbonitrile involves reacting cyclopropanecarbaldoxime with acetic anhydride to obtain a mixture containing acetic acid and cyclopropanecarbonitrile. The acetic acid can be removed from the mixture through azeotropic distillation of acetic acid with a solvent that forms with acetic acid an azeotropic mixture having an azeotropic point lower than the boiling point of the cyclopropanecarbonitrile.

Abstract: Compounds of the structure: wherein R1 is H, a C1 to C4 alkyl, or a substituted C1 to C4 alkyl; R2 is H or a cyanoethyl; n is an integer of 1 to 4, and y is 1 or 2, and a method for making the compounds. The compounds are made by reacting acrylonitrile with one or more cycloaliphatic vicinal diamines in the presence of water and a catalytic amount of an acid catalyst having a PKa of −3.0 to 7.5.

Abstract: In the presence of an iridium compound, an imine of the following formula (1): wherein R1, R2 and R3 are each, identical to or different from one another, a hydrogen atom or a non-reactive organic group, where R1 and R2 may be combined to form a ring together with the adjacent carbon atom, is reacted with a diazoacetic acid derivative of the following formula (2): N2CHR4  (2) wherein R4 is a cyano group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group or the like, to yield an aziridine compound of the following formula (5): wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the same meanings as defined above. The process can easily and efficiently produce aziridine compounds.

Abstract: Certain cyclopropyl oxime ethers substituted by aryl and heterocyclic moieties possess broad spectrum fungicidal and insecticidal properties. These compounds are disclosed along with compositions containing these compounds and methods for controlling fungi and insects by the use of a fungitoxic or insecticidal amount of these compounds.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel anti-cancer compounds of the formula. wherein X is CN, R4 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; and R5 is lower alkyl, lower cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, monosubstituted aryl, disubstituted aryl, aryl lower alkyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl lower alkyl, or heterocyclic ring, with the proviso that when X is CN, and R4 is hydrogen, then R5 is not CH3, C6H5, or, p-nitrophenyl. R4, R5 and N taken together form a heterocyclic ring.

Abstract: A method of making (.+-.)-3-(aminomethyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid that comprises condensing isovaleraldehyde with ##STR1## to form primarily ##STR2## reacting the ##STR3## with a cyanide source to form ##STR4## decarboxylating the ##STR5## to form ##STR6## hydrolyzing the ##STR7## with an alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxide to form an alkali or alkaline earth metal carboxylate salt; and hydrogenating the alkali or alkaline earth metal carboxylate salt to form (.+-.)-3-(aminomethyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid, wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and are hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, aryl, benzyl, or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl. The present invention also provides a method of making (.+-.

Abstract: An ester compound represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may be the same or different and each represent a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group, or other specified groups, which may be optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms; and R.sub.3 represents a pyrethroid acid residue (a group resulting from elimination of the carboxyl group from pyrethroid acid), and a pesticidal composition containing the ester compound as an active ingredient.

Abstract: This invention is to provide a compound represented by the following formula (I) and a compound represented by the following formula (II) useful as an antibacterial agent which is obtained by the compound of folmula (I), and also to provide a novel synthetic process for the inexpensive, short-step and industrially advantageous production thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ester compound represented by a formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R.sub.2 represents a 1-methyl-2-propenyl group, a 1-methyl-2-propynyl group, a 3,3-dihalogeno-1-methyl-2-propenyl group, or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.1 6 alkyl group which may be substituted with at least one halogen atom; and R.sub.3 represents an acid residue of pyrethroids.The invention also relates to an active agent for controlling noxious insect pests containing the ester compound as an active ingredient, an intermediate for production of the ester compound and a process for producing the intermediate. The ester compound represented by the formula I has good activities for controlling noxious insect pests.

Abstract: A compound in all possible stereoisomeric forms and their mixtures of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## having excellent pesticidal, particularly insecticidal, properties.

Abstract: A compound in all possible stereoisomeric forms and their mixtures of the formula ##STR1## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, --CN, alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl of up to 4 carbon atoms and aralkynyl of up to 10 carbon atoms, Y is selected from the group consisting of halogen, --CF.sub.3, --CH.sub.2 F and --CHF.sub.2 and R.sub.1 is hydrogen and R.sub.2 is halogen or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are --CF.sub.3 or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are individually halogen.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel process for the preparation and separation of cyclopropanecarbonitrile (CPCN) from cyclopropropanecarboxaldehyde (CPCA) using a combination of three process steps. The process involves the steps of (1) reacting (CPCA) with hydroxylamine base in the presence of water to obtain CPCA oxime, (2) contacting the CPCA oxime of step (1) with formic acid to obtain CPCN, and (3) contacting the mixture comprising CPCN formed in step (2) with a base to obtain a mixture comprising an organic phase containing CPCN and an aqueous phase. The reactants and intermediates involved in each step are used within certain defined ratios.

Abstract: A method of enantiomerically enriching chiral cyanohydrins is disclosed that involves selective cleavage of the unwanted enantiomer into its cleavage products HCN and the corresponding aldehyde or ketone by use of an enantioselective dehydrocyanation catalyst, coupled with simultaneous removal of at least one of the dehydrocyanation products.