Abstract: The present invention provides anti-tumor peptides of Formula I,A-B-N (CH.sub.3)-CHD-CH(OCH.sub.3)-CH.sub.2 CO-Pro-Pro-K (I),and the acid salts thereof. A is an amino acid residue of the formula (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N--CHX--CO, wherein X is a normal or branched alkyl group. B is an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of valyl, isoleucyl, leucyl, and 2-t-butylglycyl. D is a normal or branched C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 -alkyl group. K is a t-butoxy group or a substituted amino group.An additional embodiment of the present invention is a method for treating a malignancy in a mammal, such as a human, comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of a compound or compounds of Formula I in a pharmaceutically acceptable composition.

Abstract: A process for producing active substance compositions in the form of a solid solution of the active substance in a polymer matrix, which comprises melt extrusion of the active substance in nonionic form together with a polymer and a salt.

Abstract: There is a provided a stable low viscosity graft polymer dispersion comprising from 25 to 60 weight percent based on the total weight of the polymer dispersion of at least three ethylenically unsaturated monomers polymerized in the presence of a reaction moderator and a free radical initiator in a polyol mixture initially containing less than 0.1 moles of induced unsaturation per mole of said polyol mixture. One of the monomers in the mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers is a hydroxylfunctional or aminofunctional C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkyl methacrylate.

Abstract: Flame-resistant flexible polyurethane foams are produced by reactinga) organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanates,b) relatively high molecular weight compounds containing at least two reactive hydrogen atoms andc) if desired, low molecular weight chain extenders in the presence ofd) catalysts,e) blowing agentsf) flame retardants,and, if desiredg) auxiliaries and/or additives,where the flame retardants f) used are melamine in combination with at least one anionic dispersant.

Abstract: Alkoxylation products are prepared by reacting compounds having active hydrogen atoms with C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkylene oxides in the presence of a mixed hydroxide built up of polycations and modified with additives and having the general formula I or II?M(II).sub.1-x M(III).sub.x (OH).sub.2 !A.sub.x/n .multidot.m L(I)?LiAl.sub.2 (OH).sub.6 !A.sub.1/n .multidot.m L (II)whereM(II) is at least one divalent metal ion,M(III) is at least one trivalent metal ion,A is at least one inorganic anion andL is an organic solvent or water,n is the valence of the inorganic anion A or in the case of a plurality of anions A is their mean valence andx can assume a value of from 0.1 to 0.5 andm can assume a value of from 0 to 10,as alkoxylation catalyst, wherein the mixed hydroxide contains additives.

Abstract: Highly flexible propylene/ethylene copolymers having a high rubber content are obtainable by two-stage polymerization from the gas phase in an agitated fixed bed by means of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system which, in addition to a titanium-containing solid component, also contains an aluminum compound as a cocatalyst, in a first polymerization stage, propylene being polymerized at from 15 to 40 bar and from 50.degree. to 90.degree. C. and during an average residence time of the reaction mixture of from 0.5 to 5 hours and then, in a second polymerization stage, a mixture of propylene and ethylene being polymerized with the polymer discharged from the first polymerization stage, at from 5 to 30 bar, this pressure being at least 2 bar below the pressure of the first polymerization stage, and at from 60.degree. to 100.degree. C. and during an average residence time of the reaction mixture of from 0.

Abstract: Essentially nitrate-free catalyst for the wash-and-wear finishing of textiles with formaldehyde-free crosslinkers, comprising magnesium, tetrafluoroborate, chloride and sulfate ions in the molar weight ratios of(a) Mg.sup.2+ : BF.sub.4.sup.- =1:0.1 to 1:4,(b) Mg.sup.2+ : Cl.sup.- =1:1.7 to 1:15 and(c) SO.sub.4.sup.2- : Cl.sup.- =1:0.2 to 1:4.

Abstract: Radiation-curable (meth)acrylates obtainable by reacting compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, aryl or R.sup.1 and R.sup.1 is ##STR2## in which R.sup.2 to R.sup.6 independently of one another are H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, OH, phenyl, SH, SCH.sub.3, SC.sub.2 H.sub.5, F, Cl, Br, CN, COOH, COO--(C.sub.1 -C.sub.17 -alkyl), COO--(C.sub.5 -C.sub.10 -aryl), CF.sub.3, N(alkyl).sub.2, N(alkyl)(aryl), N(aryl).sub.2, N.sup..sym. (alkyl).sub.3 A.sup..crclbar., N.sup..sym. H(alkyl).sub.2 A.sup..crclbar., A.sup..crclbar. is the anion of an acid, and alkyl or aryl, unless indicated otherwise, is C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -alkyl or C.sub.5 -C.sub.10 -aryl, respectively, and at least one but not more than 3 of R.sup.2 to R.sup.6 are ##STR3## with hydroxy(meth)acrylates containing at least 1 free hydroxyl group and at least 2 (meth)acrylic groups in the molecule.

Abstract: Preparation of O-(2-hydroxyalkyl)oximes I ##STR1## (R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 =alkyl or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 and the C atom which carries them=5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl), by catalytically hydrogenating an O-(2,3-epoxyalkyl)oxime of the general formula II ##STR2## using hydrogen. The products I are suitable as intermediates for herbicides.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of amines of the general formula I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 denote hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 alkynyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.20 cycloalkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.20 alkylcycloalkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.20 cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 alkylaryl, or C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 aralkyl,R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together denote a saturated or unsaturated C.sub.3 -C.sub.9 alkylene dichain andR.sup.3 or R.sup.5 denotes C.sub.21 -C.sub.200 alkyl, C.sub.21 -C.sub.200 alkenyl or they together form a C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 alkylene dichain,by the reaction of olefins of the general formula II ##STR2## in which R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 have the above meanings, with ammonia or primary or secondary amines of the general formula III ##STR3## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the above meanings, at temperatures ranging from 200.degree. to 350.degree. C.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a stable water-in-oil emulsion of a hydrolyzed polymer of an N-vinyl amide of the formula ##STR1## in which R and R.sup.1 denote H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, by the polymerization of a compound of the formula I alone or in admixture with another ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the presence of a polymerization initiator and emulsifier in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion, to form a water-in-oil polymeric emulsion, followed by hydrolysis of the polymer in the form of the water-in-oil polymeric emulsion in the presence of an acid or base and from 1 to 30 wt %, based on the polymer, of an emulsifier, the emulsifier used being a mixture of(a) from 5 to 95 wt % of a block or graft copolymer of the structure (A-B)m, (A)-B or (B)-A, in which in each case(a) from 5 to 95 wt % of a block or graft copolymer of the structure (A-B).sub.m, (A).sub.n B or (B).sub.

Abstract: Methyl compounds are prepared from carbon acids by reaction with dimethyl carbonate in the presence of a nitrogen-containing base.

Abstract: Dextran esters with a molecular weight of 10,000-10,000,000 and ester side chains which are derived from acids with 6-18 carbon atoms, where the degree of esterification is adjusted, depending on the number of carbon atoms in the side chains and the molecular weight, to a value of 0.04-1.1 so that the dextran esters are insoluble in water at room temperature and are broken down by colonic bacteria, and their use for coating and/or embedding pharmaceutical active ingredients or drug formulations.

Abstract: An improved technique is provided that is capable of accomplishing the expeditious dissolution of gluten (e.g., vital wheat gluten or corn gluten) in water that normally is capable of absorbing water without dissolution. An effective solubilizing concentration of a polysaccharide that contains uronic acid residues is dissolved in the aqueous solvent when contacted with agitation with the gluten component at an elevated temperature. The formation of a substantially homogeneous aqueous solution of the gluten is accomplished with ease without the necessity to resort to the introduction of acids, bases, enzymes, or other solvents as practiced in the prior art. The resulting aqueous solution of gluten is completely edible and is suitable for the controlled uniform introduction of such gluten into association with a variety of food products where it can serve a binding, adhesive, microencapsulation, film-forming, and/or coating function.

Abstract: Nitro dyes of the formula ##STR1## where X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy or pyrrolidin-2-on-1-yl,X.sup.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, andX.sup.4 is a radical of the formula ##STR2## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstitued C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl,R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy,R.sup.4 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy or ethoxy, andR.sup.5 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl,are useful for dyeing or printing textile materials.

Abstract: A process for the catalytic gas-phase oxidation of acrolein to acrylic acid in a multiple contact tube fixed-bed reactor through whose space surrounding the contact tubes only one heat-exchange medium circuit is passed, at elevated temperature on catalytically active multimetal oxides with an acrolein conversion for a single pass of .gtoreq.95 mol % and an acrylic acid formation selectivity of .gtoreq.

Abstract: Preparation of mixtures of O-phenoxyalkylhydroxylamines Ia and Ib ##STR1## and the corresponding salt mixtures by a) converting mixtures of isomers of O-(2-hydroxyethyl)oximes IIa and IIb ##STR2## with a sulfonyl halide III ##STR3## into a mixture of sulfonates IVa and IVb ##STR4## b) reacting this mixture of IVa and IVb with a phenol HO-Ar (V) to give a mixture of O-phenoxyalkoximes VIa and VIb ##STR5## c) hydrolyzing this mixture in the presence of an acid and, if desired d) liberating the O-phenoxyalkylhydroxylamines Ia and Ib from the resulting salts using a mineral acid.Compounds Ia/Ib and VIa/VIb are important intermediates for crop protection agents.

Abstract: Hydrophobic silica aerogels obtainable by reacting a waterglass solution with an acid at a pH of from 7.5 to 11, substantially removing ionic constituents from the resulting silica hydrogels by washing with water or dilute aqueous solutions of inorganic bases, while the pH of the hydrogels is kept in the range from 7.5 to 11, displacing the aqueous phase contained in the hydrogel by an alcohol, and subsequent supercritical drying of the resulting alcogels.

Abstract: A process for preparing cyclic lactams by reacting amino carbonitriles with water in liquid phase in the presence of heterogeneous catalysts based on titanium dioxide, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide and aluminum oxide.