Abstract: The invention relates to biodegradable polyester mixture, comprising i) from 5 to 80% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to ii, of at least one polyester based on aliphatic and aromatic dicarboxylic acids and on aliphatic dihydroxy compounds, and ii) from 20 to 95% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to ii, of at least one biodegradable homo- or copolyester selected from the group consisting of polylactide, polycaprolactone, polyhydroxyalkanoates, and polyesters composed of aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and of aliphatic diols, and iii) from 0.

Abstract: Pyrimidines of the formula I in which Ln is as defined in the description and the substituents R1, R2 and R3 are as defined below: R1 is C1-C10-alkyl, C2-C10-alkenyl, C2-C10-alkynyl, C3-C12-cycloalkyl, C3-C10-cycloalkenyl, phenyl or a five- to ten-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or aromatic heterocycle which is attached via carbon and contains one to four heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, N and S; R2 is halogen, cyano, C1-C4-alkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C3-C4-alkenyloxy or C3-C4-alkynyloxy, where the alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl radicals of R2 may be substituted by halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C2-alkoxy or C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl; R3 is a five- or six-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or aromatic mono- or bicyclic heterocycle which contains one to four heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, N and S; and processes and intermediates for preparing these compounds, compositions comprising them and their use for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi are

Abstract: Olefins can be epoxidized using catalysts I ##STR1## where M is a metal of the 4th to 7th transition group of the Periodic Table of the Elements,L.sup.1 is an amine oxide, phosphine oxide, arsine oxide, pyridine N-oxide or pyridine ligand of the formula II, III, VII or VIII,L.sup.2 is a customary auxiliary ligand or a further ligand L.sup.1 or a free coordination site,X is oxo oxygen or an imido ligand,m is 1 or 2, andn is 1, 2 or 3.