Abstract: The development of crops is influenced by means of one or more 7-chloroquinoline-8-carboxylic acids of the general formula ##STR1## where R is fluorine, chlorine, bromine, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl.

Abstract: A photochromic system contains an oxidizable leuco dye and a photochemically activated initiator which converts the leuco dye to the dye, the initiator being a phenanthroimidazole derivative.The photochromic system is useful for the production of photochromic layers for photoresists and printing plates.

Abstract: .alpha.-Pyrrolidones and cyclic amidines Ia and Ib, respectively, for washing gases. ##STR1## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkoxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 -cycloalkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 -cycloalkoxy or are bonded to one another to form a ring, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, phenyl or naphthyl and R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, are prepared by a method in which an amine II ##STR2## where R.sup.3' is hydrogen, tert-butyl, phenyl or naphthyl, is reacted with an .alpha., .beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative III ##STR3## where X is OR', --NR'R", --NHR' or --NH.sub.2 and R' and R" are each C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl or phenyl, or with an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated nitrile IV ##STR4## in the presence of a free radical initiator, and, where R.sup.3' is hydrogen and it is intended to prepare a compound in which R.sup.3' is C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: The novel dyes of the general formula I ##STR1## where X is hydrogen or C.sub.1 14 C.sub.4 -alkyl or is phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by fluorine, chlorine, bromine, methyl, methoxy or nitro, Y is cyano, a carboxylic ester group or nitro, Z is cyano, acetyl, benzoyl or unsubstituted or substituted carbamyl, or X and Z or Y and Z may simultaneously be a carboxylic ester group, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently of one another are each hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or aryl, are very useful for dyeing polyesters, polyester/cellulose blends or thermoplastics.

Abstract: Sulfatobetaines are prepared by reacting an addition compound of sulfur trioxide and a tertiary amine with an alkylene carbonate.

Abstract: Condensates based on substituted ureas, their reaction products with di- and/or polyisocyanates, derivatives of di- and/or polycarboxylic acids or p-substituted phenols and/or their methylol derivatives, their preparation and their use. These condensates each contain two or more cyclic urea units and can be prepared either by reacting primary di- or polyamines with ureas and reacting the product with predominantly CH-acidic aldehydes or by reacting primary amines with isocyanates and reacting the product with predominantly CH-acidic aldehydes in the presence of an acidic catalyst. The said condensates and their reaction products are useful for the preparation of heat-curable coating materials and of binders for cathodic electrocoating.

Abstract: Compounds of the general formula ##STR1## where D is a radical of the formula ##STR2## and one of the two radicals L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 is unsubstituted amino and the other the radical ##STR3## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy-C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -acyloxy-C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkyl,R.sup.2 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 -alkylene or C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 -alkylene is interrupted by oxygen,T is C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkanoyl which is unsubstituted or is substituted by chlorine or methoxy,B.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or benzyl or phenyl, which are each unsubstituted or are each substituted by methyl, methoxy or chlorine,B.sup.2 is B.sup.1, hydrogen, halogen, cyano or C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 -alkoxycarbonyl,X.sup.1 is hydrogen, nitro, cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.9 -alkoxycarbonyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.9 -mono- or -dialkylaminocarbonyl, trifluoromethyl, methylsulfonyl or ethylsulfonyl,X.sup.2 is nitro or C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 -alkoxycarbonyl,X.sup.3 is X.sup.

Abstract: Epoxy resins obtained from an epoxyalkyl halide and an aromatic hydroxyl-containing melamine derivative, and vinyl ester resins based on a reaction product of the epoxy resin with an unsaturated monocarboxylic acid can be cured to give molded materials having high heat distortion resistance.

Abstract: Sizes for paper are based on finely divided aqueous dispersions of copolymers which are obtainable by copolymerization of from 10 to 56 parts by weight of a monomer mixture of(a) from 20 to 65% by weight of (meth)acrylonitrile,(b) from 35 to 80% by weight of one or more acrylates of monohydric, saturated C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -alcohols and(c) from 0 to 10% by weight of other ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable monomers by an emulsion polymerization method in 100 parts by weight of an aqueous solution of from 1.7 to 25% by weight of a degraded starch having a viscosity .eta..sub.i of from 0.12 to 0.50 dl/g, at from 40.degree. to 100.degree. C. in the presence of a peroxide-containing initiator.

Abstract: O-(O-ethyl-S-alkylphosphoryl)-O-(carbamoyl)-pyrocatechol derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, R.sup.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, and X is oxygen or sulfur, and methods of combating pests with effective amounts of I.

Abstract: 2(5H)-furanones I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.5 - or C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.12 -aralkyl or aryl, are prepared by heating a 3-formylcarboxylate or 3-formylcarboxylic acid II ##STR2## where R.sup.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, C.sub.5 - or C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.12 -aralkyl or aryl, to 100.degree.-450.degree. C. in the presence of an acidic catalyst.

Abstract: Epoxy resin materials essentially contain(A) an epoxy resin having a mean molecular weight of from 300 to 6,000 and on average from 1.5 to 3.0 epoxy groups in the molecule and(B) a polyacrylate resin obtainable by polymerization of essentially(b.sub.1) from 30 to 95% by weight of esters of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid and/or ethylacrylic acid with C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alcohols in the presence of(b.sub.2) from 5 to 70% by weight of carboxyl-containing copolymers having a mean molecular weight of from 500 to 20,000, obtainable by bulk or solution polymerizationand are used for heat-curable finishes, adhesive bonds and coatings.

Abstract: A storage-stable, moisture-cured, single-component polyurethane system comprising(a) a polyurethane prepolymer having an NCO content of from about 1 to 10 weight percent prepared by the reaction of higher molecular polyols and aromatic polyisocyanates,(b) at least one polyaldimine having the structural formula ##STR1## in which R is a multivalent linear or branched or cyclic hydrocarbon radical, which optionally is interrupted by alkylene-, sulfonyl-, thio- and/or oxy groups as bridge members, or is a multivalent polyoxyalkylene radical,(c) optionally an aromatic and/or aliphatic carboxylic acid or arylsulfonic acid, and(d) optionally auxiliaries and/or additives.The polyurethane systems are useful as sealing, casting, patching, cementing and coating compounds.

Abstract: Alkyl-substituted aromatic ketones are prepared by reacting alkylbenzenes with carboxylic anhydrides in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst by performing the reaction in the presence of a tertiary amine or diamine.

Abstract: 1,4-disubstituted pyrazole derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently of one another are each hydrogen, lower alkyl or benzyl, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded, may be a pyrrolidino, piperidino or morpholino radical, n is an integer from 2 to 5 and Z is a radical of the formula ##STR2## or QNR.sup.1 R.sup.2 where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the same meanings as above, Q is ##STR3## A is CHR.sup.3 or NR.sup.3 in which R.sup.3 is CN, NO.sub.2, SO.sub.2 -aryl or SO.sub.2 -lower alkyl and m may be 0 or 1, and their pharmaceutically tolerated salts, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of formula I, the use of such compositions and an intermediate of the formula III ##STR4## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and n have the same meanings as above, in the preparation of the compounds of the formula I.The compounds are useful to block histamine H.sub.2.sup.- receptors.

Abstract: Trialkylamines are prepared by reacting primary alcohols with ammonia or a primary alkylamine in the presence of a hydrogenation/dehydrogenation catalyst and in the presence of hydrogen by(a) operating in liquid phase(b) using the alcohol in a stoichiometric excess of from 1 to 15 moles per mole of ammonia or primary alkylamine,(c) carrying out the reaction in the presence of the water formed in the course of the reaction, and(d) using a hydrogenation/dehydrogenation catalyst which substantially contains only copper as the catalytically hydrogenating/dehydrogenating metal.

Abstract: Cyclohexane-1,3-dione derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 have the meanings given in the disclosure, and the use thereof for combating unwanted plants, especially Gramineae.

Abstract: Pigments of the general formulaF.multidot.Het (I)where F is the cation of a cationic dye which has an absorption maximum at >700 nm and may or may not contain anionic groups and Het is an anion of a heteropolyacid based on tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium or a mixture of these with phosphorus, silicon, cobalt, aluminum, manganese, chromium, nickel or a mixture of these or a copper(I)-hexacyanoferrate(II) anion, are superior to the known IR dyes in terms of thermal stability and photostability, and give optical recording media having superior properties, such as a high signal/noise ratio.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of carbonyl compounds by oxidation of alcohols in the gas phase with a gas containing oxygen in the presence of catalysts containing copper and silver.

Abstract: Monocarboxylic and dicarboxylic acids of up to 10 carbon atoms, which may also contain double bonds and be substituted by halogen, phenyl or hydroxyl, are microbially reduced to the corresponding alcohols by performing the reduction with carbon monoxide and/or a formate in the presence of a mediator.