Abstract: Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## and to salts thereof where the variables having the following meanings: n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, it being possible for the radicals R.sup.1 to be different when n is greater than 1;Q is --C(.dbd.CHCH.sub.3)--COOCH.sub.3, --C(.dbd.CHOCH.sub.3)--COOCH.sub.3, --C(.dbd.NOCH.sub.3)--COOCH.sub.3 or --C(.dbd.NOCH.sub.3)--NH(CH.sub.3);Het is an unsubstituted or substituted pyrazole ring;R.sup.1 is nitro, cyano, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthio or unsubstituted or substituted: phenyl, phenoxy or, if n is greater than 1, an unsubstituted or substituted 1,3-butadiene-1,4-diyl group which is bonded to two adjacent carbon atoms of the phenyl radical;R.sup.2 is hydrogen or an unsubstituted or substituted mono- or binuclear carbo- or heterocyclic aromatic ring which is bonded directly or via a group (--CR.sup.3 R.sup.4 --) [R.sup.3, R.sup.4 =H or alkyl or --CR.sup.3 R.sup.

Abstract: Carbamates of the formula I where the substituents have the following meanings:Z is methoxy, NH.sub.2, NHCH.sub.3, N(CH.sub.3).sub.2, CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, CF.sub.3 or CCl.sub.3,X and Y are identical or different and each is hydrogen, F, Cl, Br, CF.sub.3, CN, NO.sub.2, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl or may be condensed together to form a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic or heteroaromatic, alicyclic or heterocyclic, partially or completely hydrogenated ring,R.sup.1 may also be substituted or unsubstituted and is O-alkyl, O-alkenyl, O-alkynyl, O-cycloalkyl, O-cycloalkenyl or O--CO.sub.2 -alkyl,A is --O--, --S--, --CR.sup.2 .dbd.CR.sup.3 --, CHR.sup.2 --O--, --CHR.sup.2 --S--, --CHR.sup.2 --O--N.dbd.C(R.sup.4)--, --CR.sup.2 .dbd.N--O--, --O--N.dbd.C(R.sup.4)--, --C.tbd.C--, --CHR.sup.2 --CHR.sup.3 --, --CHR.sup.2 --O--CO--, --O--CHR.sup.

Abstract: The invention provides composite color-plus-clear coatings having improved appearance, especially with respect to wrinkling, and to methods and compositions for providing such coatings. The method of the invention utilizes a second coating composition comprising (A) a film forming component comprising (a) a first component comprising a compound having appended thereto at least one carbamate or urea functional group, or a group convertible to a carbamate or urea group, and (b) a second component comprising a compound reactive with said carbamate or urea groups on component (a), (B) a cyclic anhydride, and (C) a catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of carbonyl compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 denotes a hydrogen atom or a radical of the formula ##STR2## in which R.sup.3 denotes a hydrogen atom or, together with R.sup.4, an oxygen atom, R.sup.4 denotes the radical OR.sup.6 or, together with R.sup.3, an oxygen atom, R.sup.5 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms or a cyclohexyl or cyclopentyl radical, and R.sup.6 denotes an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a cyclohexyl or cyclopentyl radical or a radical of the formula--CH.sub.2 --CHO or --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O--CH.sub.2 --CHO,by gas-phase oxidation of methanol or alcohols of the formula ##STR3## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.5 have the meanings specified above and R.sup.7 denotes a hydrogen atom or a radical OR.sup.8, and R.sup.

Abstract: A computer-implemented apparatus and method for coordinating paint-related process steps of at least one paint-related facility. The paint-related process steps exhibit paint-related characteristics. A data acquisition module is provided for acquiring paint characteristic data indicative of the paint-related characteristics. A paint process control data structure is provided for interrelating the acquired paint characteristic data with at least two of the paint-related process steps to produce interrelated paint process control data. A paint process control coordinator is connected to the data acquisition module for storing the acquired paint characteristic data in the paint process control data structure. A data display is connected to the paint process control data structure for remotely receiving and viewing the interrelated paint process control data.

Abstract: A mixture contains(a) from 10 to 90% by weight of at least one imide of a copolymer based on an .alpha.-olefin and an ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and a polyamine and(b) from 10 to 90% by weight of at least one reaction product of a poly(C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 -carboxylic acid) having a tertiary amino group with secondary aminesand is used as a paraffin dispersant in mineral oil middle distillates.

Abstract: Formaldehyde-free aqueous binders compriseA) a polymer containing from 5 to [lacuna]% by weight of units derived from an ethylenically unsaturated acid anhydride or from an ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid whose carboxyl groups can form an anhydride group, andB) an alkanolamine having at least two hydroxyl groups.

Abstract: In a process for the continuous preparation of alkyl esters of (meth)acrylic acid by reacting (meth)acrylic acid with alkanols having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms in a homogeneous, liquid, solvent-free phase at elevated temperature and in the presence of an acid esterification catalyst, in which the (meth)acrylic acid, the alkanol and the acid catalyst are fed to a reaction zone, the water formed is removed by rectification during a residence time as constituent of a mixture comprising starting alkanol in a rectification unit (III) superposed on the reaction zone, the distillate obtained is separated into an organic phase comprising alkanol and an aqueous phase comprising water, the organic phase is essentially completely returned to the rectification unit (III), the reaction mixture is discharged from the reaction zone and conveyed into a distillative separation zone comprising further rectification units and in the latter the alkyl (meth)acrylate formed is separated off.

Abstract: A filament guide assembly is provided with a support rod carrying a plurality of filament guides each for guiding a respective one of a plurality of filaments. A pair of support blocks mount the support rod at each end thereof to allow for (i) rotational movements between a raised position, wherein the filament guides are spaced from a respective one of the filaments, and a lowered position wherein the guides are in contact with the respective one of the filaments, and (ii) lateral shifting movements between an operative position, wherein the guides are aligned with the respective one of the filaments, and a rest position wherein the guides are laterally misaligned with the respective one of the filaments. Most preferably, the guide assembly is employed in combination with a finish oil applicator so that the guides bias the individual filaments into contact with finish oil nozzles thereof, and in so doing, ensure that positive contact between the finish oil nozzles and the filaments occurs.

Abstract: Polytetramethylene ether glycol diester of the formula ##STR1## wherein R and R.sup.1 are identical or different and are alkyl radicals having 1-4 carbon atoms, and n is an integer from 2 to 200, are prepared by polymerizing tetrahydrofuran in the presence ofi) an acid-activated polymerization catalyst selected from synthetic amorphous aluminum silicates, zeolite and kaolin, which has been calcined at from 350.degree. to 700.degree. C. before use,ii) a carboxylic anhydride, andiii) from 1 to 10% by weight, based on the weight of the polymerization catalyst, of a metal from the 8th group of the Periodic Table of the Elements as a hydrogenation catalyst.

Abstract: A cosmetic preparation which comprises a sunscreen agent for protecting the human epidermis against UV light in the range from 280 to 400 nm, which comprises, in a cosmetically suitable carrier, alone or together with compounds which absorb in the UV region and are known for cosmetic preparations, as photostable UV-A filters, effective amounts of compounds of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are hydrogen or aliphatic or cycloaliphatic radicals each having up to 18 carbon atoms, it being possible for any two of the radicals R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together to form a 5- or 6-membered ring, and R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic or heteroaromatic radical having 5 to 12 ring atoms, and R.sup.5 can additionally be hydrogen.

Abstract: Metal complexes of the formula (I) or (I') are suitable for the oligomerization and polymerization of olefinically unsaturated compounds and for the copolymerization thereof with carbon monoxide ##STR1## M is a metal from sub-group eight of the Periodic Table of the Elements, E is an element from main group five of the Periodic Table of the Elements,R.sup.1 to R.sup.11, R.sup.15 are substituents selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C.sub.1 - to C.sub.30 -organocarbon radicals and C.sub.3 - to C.sub.30 -organosilicon radicals, andR.sup.12 to R.sup.14 are substituents selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 - to C.sub.30 -organocarbon radicals and C.sub.3 - to C.sub.30 -organosilicon radicals.

Abstract: A process for recycling plastic waste containing a mixture of polyurethanes and other plastics, comprises reacting the plastic waste with an alcohol mixture comprising at least one low-molecular-weight, at least difunctional alcohol and at least one polyether-polyol, and then separating the resultant glycolysis polyol mechanically from the other plastic waste.

Abstract: The invention relates to the preparation of organic nitrogen compounds, in particular of aminoalkanes, alkyloximes, alkylnitrones or mixtures thereof, which have only one nitrogen-functional group and no alcoholic hydroxyl groups in the molecule, from nitro-containing reaction products of polymers of C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -olefins with an average degree of polymerization P=5-100 with nitrogen oxides or mixtures of nitrogen oxides and oxygen by hydrogenation of these reaction products. The invention also relates to particular mixtures of such aminoalkanes, alkyloximes and/or alkylnitrones and to individual compounds of these types themselves. The designated products are suitable as additives to fuels and lubricants.

Abstract: Aminoisothiazoles of the formula I, whereR is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl andX is halogen, NO.sub.2, CN or SCN, and metal complexes and acid addition salts thereofare used as microbicides for protecting industrial materials from being attacked and destroyed by microorganisms.

Abstract: N-heterocyclic compounds I ##STR1## or their salts or N-oxides, wherein A is an N-heterocycle selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## R.sup.1 -R.sup.6, R.sup.24 -R.sup.26 are hydrogen, cyano, nitro, halogen, aminocarbonyl, methylsulfonyl, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryl or aryloxy;m is 0, 1 or 2;Alk is optionally substituted 1,2-ethylidene, 1,3-propylidene cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl;X is oxygen or sulfur;Q is optionally substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, or arylalkyl;their manufacture and suitable intermediates therefore, as well as compositions comprising them and their use for controlling harmful fungi.

Abstract: Phenylacetic acid derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## where the sqtstituents and the index have the following meanings; X it NOCH.sub.3, CHOC.sub.3, CHCH.sub.3 and [sic] CHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 ;R.sup.1 is hydrogen and [sic] alkyl;R.sup.2 is cyano, nitro, triflaormethyl, halogen, alkyl and [sic] alkoxy;m is 0, 1 or 2, it being possible for the R.sup.2 radicals to be different if m is 2;R.sup.3 hydrogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, amino, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, alkylamino or dialkylamine;R.sub.4 is hydrogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, amino, halogen,R.sup.5 is hydrogen,substituted or substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkenylcarbonyl, alkynylcarbonyl or alkylsulfonyl;unsubstituted or substituted aryl, arylcarbonyl, arylsulfonyl, hetaryl, hetarylcarbonyl or hetarylsulfonyl,and their salts, processes and intermediates for their preparation, and their use.

Abstract: In a process and an apparatus for preparing (cyclo)aliphatic polyisocyanates containing biuret groups from (cyclo)aliphatic diisocyanates and steam or a substance capable of splitting off water as reactants which are mixed with one another in a stirred reactor, the reactants are passes in countercurrent through a cascade-type stirred reactor comprising at least two stages. The dispersion of the gaseous reactant in the liquid reactant is reinforced by baffles installed in the stirred reactor. As baffles, use is made of discs provided with central openings and arranged at a distance from one another and/or strip baffles running in the longitudinal direction of the stirred reactor.

Abstract: The invention relates to endothelin-converting enzymes containing the polypeptide sequence described in SEQ. ID. NO. 30 or SEQ. ID. NO. 36 or functional fragments thereof, genes which code for such enzymes, and processes for producing the said enzymes and the use thereof.

Abstract: Graft copolymers (P1) having an average particle size of from 40 to 2000 nm contain at least (P1.1) a soft segment having a glass transition temperature of not more than 10.degree. C. as a grafting base, which segment contains at least one acrylate as the monomer or as one of two or more monomers copolymerizable with one another, and at least one crosslinking agent, and (P1.2) a hard segment having a glass transition temperature of at least 11.degree. C. as a graft layer, which segment contains at least one vinylaromatic monomer as one of two or more monomers copolymerizable with one another, that region of the subsequent graft layer which is adjacent to the grafting base P1.1 comprising at least one vinylaromatic monomer and the region facing away from the grafting base comprising at least one vinylaromatic monomer with at least one monomer copolymerizable therewith, and blends and thermoplastic materials contain these graft copolymers.