Abstract: The liquid ethereal medium or liquid hydrocarbyl medium of a solution or slurry of an alkali metal tetrakis(Faryl)borate is substituted with at least one halogenated hydrocarbon, without isolating the alkali metal tetrakis(Faryl)borate, to form a new slurry or solution. At least a portion of the new solution is mixed together with a salt selected from a) a protic ammonium salt, b) an onium salt, and c) a triarylmethyl salt, to produce a protic ammonium tetrakis(Faryl)borate, an onium tetrakis(Faryl)borate, or a triarylmethyl tetrakis(Faryl)borate.

Abstract: This invention provides a process of preparing dihydrocarbylamido metal compounds. This process comprises bringing together, in a liquid reaction medium, at least one metal halide, MX4, where M is titanium, zirconium, or hafnium, and X is a halogen atom, with at least one dihydrocarbylamine, such that a mixture of (i) halometal amides in which the atom ratio of halogen to metal is greater than about 0.1 and less than about 2, and (ii) dihydrocarbylamine hydrohalide is produced. Then (i) and (ii) are separated from each other, and (i) is brought together with an alkali metal amide, ANR2, where A is an alkali metal, and R is a hydrocarbyl group, in a liquid medium, to produce a product comprised of substantially halogen-free dihydrocarbylamido metal compound. This invention further provides for purifying dihydrocarbylamido metal compounds by contact with a nitrile.

Abstract: Aluminium hydroxide of high whiteness is produced by (i) heating aluminium hydroxide obtained from the Bayer process to a temperature of 300 to 700° C. (ii) dissolving the soluble fraction of the thus obtained activated product at 85 to 275° C. in aqueous sodium hydroxide to form a sodium aluminate liquor containing an undissolved residue of very fine boehmite, (iii) filtering said sodium aluminate liquor to obtain a clear solution of sodium aluminate supersaturated with respect to dissolved alumina, (iv) cooling said clear solution to 50 to 80° C. and seeding with crystallized aluminium hydroxide to induce further crystallization, and (v) separating, washing and drying the produced aluminium hydroxide crystals.

Abstract: Propargyl bromide is effectively stabilized against shock or thermal decomposition by use therewith of an environmentally acceptable inert liquid solvent that forms an azeotrope with propargyl bromide.

Abstract: A compacted particulate polymer additive composition in a dry granular form formed from a substantially uniform mixture of the following components: (a) at least one particulate sterically-hindered phenolic compound, and (b) one or more particulate polymer additives other than a sterically-hindered phenolic compound; wherein the particles of said composition are held together in compacted dry granular form exclusively or substantially exclusively by contact with dried surfaces of in situ desolvated particles from particles of one or more at least partially solvated components of (a), and optionally by contact with dried surfaces of in situ desolvated particles from particles of one or more at least partially solvated components of (b). Compositions of this type except that there is no component (b) are also described.

Abstract: Roflumilast and new key intermediates therefor are prepared by processes involving use of carbonylation technology. Good overall yields can be achieved using available starting materials. The starting material for the process can be catechol, an o-R1-phenol, an o-R1-p-X-phenol, or a 1-X-3-R1-4-R2-benzene, where R1, is a C1-6 alkoxy, C3-7 cycloalkoxy, C3-7 cycloalkylmethoxy, or benzyloxy group, or a C1-4 alkoxy group which is completely or partially substituted by fluorine; R2 is a C1-4 alkoxy group which is completely or partially substituted by fluorine; and X is Cl, Br, or I.

Abstract: Surprisingly stable olefin polymerization co-catalysts formed from hydroxyaluminoxanes are revealed. In one embodiment of the invention, a solid composition of matter is formed from a hydroxyaluminoxane and a treating agent, whereby the rate of OH-decay for the solid composition is reduced as compared to that of the hydroxyaluminoxane. Processes for converting a hydroxyaluminoxane into a such a solid composition of matter, supported catalysts formed from such solid compositions of matter, as well as methods of their use, are described.

Abstract: The process enables highly effective N-halogenation of a compound having one or more halogenatable amido or imido functional groups in the molecule. The process involves, for example, concurrently feeding into a reactor (i) water, inorganic base, and the compound to be N-halogenated, e.g., a hydantoin, and a feed of (ii) a brominating agent and/or a chlorinating agent. The proportions of these feeds are such that the pH is kept within the range of ca. 5.5-8.5 (preferably 6.5-8.5, and most preferably 6.8-7.2) and one or more of the amido or imido nitrogen atoms is substituted by a bromine or chlorine atom. A feature of the process is that it can be conducted at elevated temperatures as high as about 90° C. without appreciable thermal decomposition of reactants or product. The resultant product continuously precipitates in high yield and purity. Moreover, products can be produced that are very pale yellow to almost pure white in appearance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing surface-modified fillers by spray-drying an aqueous suspension of a filler that consists of fine particles, whereby 0.1 to 50 wt. % (calculated as dry substance), preferably 0.3 up to less than 1 wt %, of an aqueous dispersion of a thermoplastic polymer or copolymer or a caoutchouc are added. Said fillers have improved bulk material stability and improved pourability. The inventive fillers are particularly suitable as flame-retardant fillers for synthetic materials or rubber, in a cable insulation for instance.

Abstract: Sterically hindered phenol antioxidant additive granules are formed from a paste comprising an organic processing agent comprising a friability reduction agent. The friability reduction agent preferably is an alcohol, more preferably an alkanol having up to about 8 carbon atoms, most preferably methanol, ethanol, and/or isopranol. After drying, the granules consist essentially of the sterically hindered phenol antioxidant additive system. The granules have a balanced hardness that provides sufficient abrasion resistance while permitting ready dispersion into a polymer host.

Abstract: Novel benzophenone derivatives and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The novel compounds can display highly active photoinitiation and photopolymerization properties.

Abstract: This invention provides a process of producing propargyl bromide in the absence of a base. The process comprises: A) bringing together in a reaction zone under an inert atmosphere and in the absence of a base and in the presence of an inert diluent, a feed of phosphorus tribromide and a separate feed of propargyl alcohol thereby forming a reaction mixture; B) while mechanically agitating the mixture being formed in A), maintaining the temperature of the mixture in the range of about 0° C. to about 25° C. to form a product mixture, and then C) raising the temperature of the product mixture to a temperature in the range of about 40° C. to about 60° C. while stirring the product mixture for a ride period of at least about 2.5 hours. Such process can be conducted as a batch process, as a semi-batch process, or as a continuous process.

Abstract: Thermally stable flame retardant additive compositions comprise a mixture of (1) a polybromodiphenylalkane and/or a polybromodiphenyl oxide, (2) a tetrabromobisphenol-A-bis(bromoalkyl ether), and preferably (3) a synthetic zeolite and/or hydrotalcite in specified proportions. Such additives are useful in thermoplastic polymers, such as homopolymers and copolymers of vinylaromatic monomers, and polyolefin polymers, especially impact or rubber-modified polystyrenes, and most especially HIPS.

Abstract: Novel benzophenone derivatives and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The novel compounds can display highly active photoinitiation and photopolymerization properties.

Abstract: Propargyl bromide is effectively stabilized against shock or thermal decomposition by use therewith of an environmentally acceptable inert liquid solvent that forms an azeotrope with propargyl bromide.

Abstract: Stabilized pre-promoted unsaturated polymer resin systems that include a tertiary aromatic amine cure promoter. The stabilized curable resins systems can include a vinyl ester resin.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel process which comprises feeding a mixture formed from disphenylethane and bromine to a stirrable reaction mass comprised of bromine and a bromination catalyst to yield a decabromodiphenylethane wet cake which can be most economically treated to provide a high quality decabromodiphenylethane product.

Abstract: Novel benzophenone derivatives and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The novel compounds can display highly active photoinitiation and photopolymerization properties.

Abstract: Reduced stabilization time of oxidation-reduction potential is achieved in a recreational body of water by baseloading bromide ions and dialkylhydantoin prior to biocidal treatment of the water body with N,N′-dihalo-5,5-dialkylhydantoin.

Abstract: Described are solid olefin polymerization catalysts that have, inter alia, very high productivities (at least 18,000 grams of polyethylene per gram of catalyst in one hour) as shown by a standard test procedure for measuring this property or characteristic. Such particulate catalysts can be prepared by prepolymerizing vinylolefin with a Group 4 metallocene-aluminoxane solution, using proportions of vinylolefin (most preferably, ethylene) in the range of about 150 to about 1500, and preferably in the range of about 175 to about 1000, moles per mole of Group 4 metallocene used in forming the solution. The atom ratio of aluminum to Group 4 metal in the solution is in the range of about 150:1 to about 1500:1, and preferably in the range of about 175:1 to about 1000:1. In addition, the Group 4 metallocene ingredient used in forming these highly productive catalysts has in its molecular structure at least one polymerizable olefinic substituent.