Abstract: There is disclosed a new process for ring-opening polymerization of cycloolefins by the use of a catalyst comprising (A) tungsten or molybdenum halides, (B) alkyl aluminum halides and (C) an alcohol which may optionally contain a halogen substituent and (D) an alcohol which has a nitrile substituent. Also the catalyst is disclosed as useful in metathesis of olefins.
Abstract: This invention concerns a process for oxidizing alkyl substituted phenols to p-benzoquinones with oxygen in the presence of cupric and cobaltous phthalocyanine catalysts.
Abstract: A method of preparing sulfur vulcanizable unsaturated interpolymers of at least one terminally unsaturated monoolefin selected from the group consisting of 1-butene and .alpha.-olefins containing from five to 12 carbon atoms with at leeast one nonconjugated diolefin selected from the group of 4- and 5-methyl-1,4-hexadienes in which 5-methyl-1,4-hexadiene is at least 15 mole percent and in which the terminally unsaturated monoolefin comprises from about 98 to about 70 mole percent of the total.
Abstract: These polymers are characterized as having a structure of polyalkenemers in which the double bonds are of the cis and trans vinyl type configuration and no double bonds are of the 1,2 type configuration. The polymers are further characterized by repeating units of--CH.sub.2 --CH=CH--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --CH=CH--CH.sub.2 --in which at least 75 percent of the vinyl double bonds are of the cis type configuration and none of the double bonds are of the 1,2-type configuration.