Abstract: Dye mixtures comprising one or more thienyl- and/or thiazole-azo dyes with a coupling component of the aminothiazole, aniline or tetrahydroquinoline series, one or more dyes of the class of the monoazo or disazo dyes, methine dyes, azamethine dyes, anthraquinone dyes, nitro dyes or quinophthalone dyes which have their respective absorption maximum at a wavelength of from 410 to 520 nm and optionally one or more dyes of the class of the monoazo or disazo dyes, methine dyes, azamethine dyes, anthraquinone dyes, nitro dyes or quinophthalone dyes which have their respective absorption maximum at a wavelength of from 600 to 700 nm, the FWHM value of the absorption maximum being at least 2000 cm−1, are useful for thermal transfer and for dyeing or printing synthetic materials.

Abstract: A process for preparing double metal cyanide catalysts, comprising combining an aqueous solution of a metal salt of the formula M1m(X)n, with an aqueous solution of a cyanometallic acid of the formula HaM2(CN)b(A)c, where one or both aqueous solutions may comprises at least one water-miscible organic ligand selected from the group consisting of alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, ethers, polyethers, esters, ureas, amides, nitrites or sulfides, if desired, combining the aqueous suspension thus obtained with at least one water-miscible organic ligand selected from the above-mentioned group, which ligand may be identical to or different from any previously added ligand, and separating the resulting two-metal cyanide complex from the suspension.

Abstract: Alkanols are oxyalkylated by a process in which the reaction is carried out using a heterogeneous basic catalyst which is selected from basic aluminates, and the compounds prepared thereby are used as carrier oils in fuel additives or as nonionic surfactants in detergents or cleaning agents.

Abstract: A process for preparing ketones by so-called “crossed aldol condensation” of a ketone with an aldehyde in the presence of a catalyst system consisting of approximately equimolar amounts of a secondary amine and of a carboxylic acid containing at least 2 C atoms, to form an &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated ketone, and, where appropriate, subsequent catalytic hydrogenation. The process is used in particular for preparing 6-methyl-3-hepten-2-one by reacting acetone with isovaleraldehyde, and for preparing its hydrogenation product, 6-methylheptan-2-one, which is an important precursor for numerous active substances, in particular for preparing lipid-soluble vitamins such as vitamin E.

Abstract: The invention provides a cathodic electrocoat coating composition having (A) a polymer comprising at least one primary carbamate group and at least one cationic salting site, (B) a curing agent having groups that are reactive with said functional groups on (A), and (C) a reactive additive comprising at least one compound having a molecular weight of from 131 to 2000 and comprising at least one primary carbamate group and at least one alkyl group selected from the group consisting of branched alkyl groups of from 5 to 30 carbons, straight chain alkyl groups of more than 10 carbons, and mixtures thereof, wherein one or both of (A) and (B) comprise groups that are reactive with the primary carbamate group of (C).

Abstract: A polymer which contains from 50 to 99.98% by weight of a C1-C12 alkyl (meth)acrylate a), from 0.02 to 10% by weight of a vinylaromatic compound b), from 0 to 10% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated acid or of an ethylenically unsaturated acid anhydride c), and from 0 to 40% by weight of further monomers d), the percentages by weight being based on the polymer and the polymer being obtainable by polymerizing the monomers a) to d) in at least two stages which differ in their content of vinylaromatic compounds in such a way that the content of vinylaromatic compounds in the vinylaromatics-rich stage is at least 5 times as great as in the low-vinylaromatics stage.

Abstract: A fungicidal mixture comprises a.1) a carbamate of the formula I.a, in which X is CH or N, n is 0, 1 or 2 and R is halogen, C1-C4-alkyl or C1-C4-haloalkyl, it being possible for the radicals R to be different if n is 2, or a.2) the oxime ether carboxamide of the formula I.b  and b.1) 4-[2-methyl-3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)propyl]-2,6-dimethylmorpholine  or b.2) 4-(C10-C13-alkyl)-2,6-dimethylmorpholine  or b.3) (RS)-1-[3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-2-methylpropyl]piperidine  and c) a further active ingredient from the class of the strobilurin fungicides (III), in a synergistically effective amount.

Abstract: Star polymers obtainable by polymerization of vinylaromatic monomers with a branching monomer unit containing at least two vinylaromatic functional radicals in the presence of a catalyst obtainable from A) a transition-metal complex from sub-group II to VIII, B) a cation-forming agent and C), if desired, an aluminum compound.

Abstract: A water-dispersible, radiation-curable polyurethane composed essentially of

Abstract: Multicomponent superabsorbent gel particles are disclosed. The multicomponent particles comprise at least one acidic water-absorbing resin and at least one basic water-absorbing resin. Each particle contains at least one microdomain of the acidic resin in contact with, or in close proximity to, at least one microdomain of the basic resin.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive is based on a polymer having a glass transition temperature ≦10° C. and obtained by free-radically initiated polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers in a liquid medium in the presence of >0 and ≦5% by weight, based on the overall amount of the ethylenically unsaturated monomers used for the polymerization, of at least one oligomeric compound itself obtained by free-radically initiated polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing hydroxyl-containing polymers, in particular for preparing polytetrahydrofuran with terminal hydroxyl groups, from the corresponding acyloxy-containing polymers by transesterification with alcohols in the presence of an alkali metal- or alkaline earth metal-containing catalyst, which entails the appropriate acyloxy-containing polymer being introduced together with the alcohol and the catalyst into a first prereactor (I) and converted therein at least partly to the hydroxyl-containing polymer, and the reaction solution being fed into the upper zone (IIa) of a distillation column (II) into whose lower zone (IIb) alcohol in vapor phase is additionally fed. This involves a phase exchange at the coherent and the disperse phase at the transition from the prereactor to the distillation column. Preferably, in addition to the first prereactor, a further 3 prereactors are used which serve as holdup reactors.

Abstract: A process for recovering glycols from used glycol-containing technical fluids, especially from used antifreeze comprises adding to the used glycol-containing technical fluids an organic solvent which forms with the glycol to be separated off an azeotropic mixture which has a lower boiling point than the glycol itself and distilling off this azeotropic mixture.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: in which R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the meanings stated in the description, are described. The novel compounds are suitable for controlling diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing higher unsaturated ketones by reacting the corresponding &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated alcohols with alkyl acetoacetates in a Carroll reaction , in a reactor system with fitted fractionation column, wherein A the &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated alcohol is introduced into the reaction vessel together with the organic aluminum compound in the absence of effective amounts of a solvent, and the alkyl acetoacetate is metered into this mixture, B a reaction temperature which is as constant as possible at between 175° C. and 220° C., preferably between 180° C. and 200° C., is adjusted and C during the reaction the content of alkyl acetoacetate in the reaction mixture is adjusted to a value which is as constant as possible at between 1 and 3% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention provides an olefin-based block copolymer that has an olefin block that is substantially saturated and at least one (poly)ester or (poly)ether block. The olefin-based block copolymer of the invention can be prepared by reacting a liquid hydroxyl-functional, saturated or substantially saturated olefin polymer with a chain-extension reagent that is reactive with hydroxyl groups and will polymerize in a head-to-tail arrangement of monomer units. The olefin-based block copolymer of the invention can be used to prepare an adhesion promoter that provides excellent adhesion of subsequent coating layers to olefinic substrates like TPO and superior properties as compared to previously used adhesion promoters containing chlorinated polyolefins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the coagglomeration of random vinyl substituted aromatic/C4-C6 conjugated diolefin polymers with sulfur. Said coagglomerate is storage stable and easily blended with asphalt under a variety of mixing conditions. Further, polymer/asphalt blends prepared with the sulfur coagglomerated polymers show improved storage stability against phase separation.

Abstract: Thermally curable aqueous compositions comprising a low-acid and an acid-rich polymer component and also a hydroxyalkylated amine are used as binders for shaped articles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing 3,5, 5-trimethylcyclohex -2-ene-1,4-dione (oxoisophorone; OIP) by oxidation of 3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-one (&bgr;-isophorone, &bgr;-IP) with molecular oxygen in the presence of a solvent, of a base and of a manganese salen derivative as catalyst.

Abstract: Disclosed are a process for the preparation of an initiator composition comprising an alkali metal organyl and an aluminum organyl and a process for the polymerization of anionically polymerizable monomers.