Abstract: Salts of riboflavin 5'-phosphate which are obtained by phosphorylation of riboflavin and reaction of the resulting riboflavin 5'-phosphate (5'-FMN), contaminated with unconverted riboflavin and isomeric riboflavin monophosphates and diphosphates, with an alkali metal hydroxide or a nitrogen base are purified by a process in which(a) a roughly 1-15% strength by weight homogeneous, clear, aqueous 5'-FMN salt solution having a pH of from 4 to 7 is prepared from the crude 5'-FMN obtained in the phosphorylation, water and the alkali metal hydroxide or the nitrogen base, preferably sodium hydroxide solution, if necessary with heating at from 30.degree. to 100.degree. C.,(b) the resulting solution is treated with a suitable polymeric adsorber resin and(c) the 5'-FMN salt substantially freed from unconverted riboflavin is isolated from the resulting solution and, if desired, the solution is fed to a subsequent fine purification.

Abstract: 3-Arylisobutanols of the general formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each hydrogen or an alkyl or cyclo-alkyl radical of not more than 8 carbon atoms, preferably alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, are prepared by a process in which an arylcarbinol of the general formula II ##STR2## is reacted with n-propanol in the presence of a catalytic amount of an alkali metal hydroxide or an alkali metal alcoholate at from 250.degree. to 350.degree. C. in a closed reaction vessel.The process is of particular importance for the preparation of 3-arylisobutanols of the formula I, where R.sup.1 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 is hydrogen. The p-methyl-, p-isopropyl- and p-tert-butylphenylisobutanols obtained here in very good selectivity are useful intermediates for the desirable scents jasmorange, cyclamen aldehyde and Lysmeral.RTM. (Lilial.RTM.).

Abstract: Compounds of the general formula ##STR1## where X is CH.sub.2 or O, Y is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, aryl or aryloxy and n is from 1 to 5, and their salts and complexes, and fungicides containing these compounds.

Abstract: Reinforced polyoxymethylene materials containing(A) one or more polyoxymethylene homopolymers and/or copolymers and(B) wollastonite, advantageously in a weight ratio of components (A) to (B) of from 95:50 to5:50, with or without(C) additives in effective amounts, the wollastonite crystals (B) have a mean thickness equal to or smaller than 5 .mu.m and a mean length/thickness ratio equal to or greater than 5. The molding materials are prepared by introducing the wollastonite crystals (B) into the melt of component (A) at from 180.degree. to 260.degree. C., advantageously by means of an extruder.

Abstract: Poly-N-vinylcarbazole containing impurities is purified by a process in which the poly-N-vinylcarbazole to be purified is treated in a suitable apparatus at from 20.degree. to 150.degree. C. with an extracting agent.

Abstract: Novel phenol compounds of the general formula ##STR1## where X is a sulfone group or contains a sulfone group, are suitable for the preparation of epoxy resins, vinyl ester resins, bismaleimide resins and cyanate resins.

Abstract: Benzimidazolecarboxanilides of the formula (I) ##STR1## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each H, Cl, alkyl, alkoxy, unsubstituted or alkyl-- or alkoxy-substituted phenyl or phenylalkyl, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each H, uninterrupted or --O-- interrupted alkyl or alkoxy, unsubstituted or alkyl-- or alkoxy-substituted phenyl, phenylalkyl, phenoxy, phenylalkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkoxy, alkylcarbonylamino, alkanoyloxy, benzoylamino or benzoyloxy, X is alkylene, n is 1 or 2 and where--if n is 1--R.sup.5 is Cl, --OR.sup.6 or --NR.sup.4 R.sup.8 or--if n is 2--R.sup.5 is --O--R.sup.12 --O-- or --N(R.sup.9)--R.sup.13 --N(R.sup.9 --where R.sup.6 is H, unsubstituted, OH-- or alkanoyloxy-substituted alkyl whose carbon chain may be interrupted by --O-- or --N(R.sup.9)--, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, phenylalkyl, phenoxyethyl, hydroxy alkyl, phenylhydroxyalkyl or glycidyl, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, alkenyl, phenylalkyl, hydroxyalkyl or --NR.sup.7 R.sup.

Abstract: A process for the ion exchange of polyols for catalyst removal wherein said catalyst is an alkali hydroxide or alkoxide comprising the sequential steps of:(a) mixing the polyether molecule having a molecular weight of 500-10,000 with water,(b) blending into the product of (a) a sufficient amount of a lower aliphatic alcohol to break the emulsion formed in step (a),(c) passing the product of step (b) through a macroporous cation exchange resin to obtain a purified polyether molecule, methanol, and water.The product of (c) may be further subjected to stripping to produce the purified polyether polyols.

Abstract: Process for preparing impact-resistant translucent rubber-modified polystyrene by polymerizing compounds of the styrene class in the presence of a rubber containing thiol groups.

Abstract: Low molecular weight polymers of acrylic esters which are suitable for use as external plasticizers in coated compositions on a synthetic resin basis are obtainable by subjecting(a) from 80 to 100% by weight of at least one acrylic ester of C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkanol (monomer I) and(b) 0 to 20% by weight of one or more other copolymerizable monomers (monomer II)to a free radical polymerization in a solution in isopropanol in a pressure vessel at 130.degree.-140.degree. C. by introducing first from 70 to 95% by weight of a solvent and adding the remainder of the polymerization batch continuously over 3-7 hours in separate portions of which one contains the monomers and, after the polymerization has ended, distilling off the solvent under reduced pressure, the weight proportion of solvent being 5-15% by weight based on the monomers, the weight proportion of initiator being 0.

Abstract: Expandable styrene polymers of from 95 to 99.5% by weight of polystyrene and from 0.15 to 5% by weight of a styrene-soluble styrene/acrylonitrile copolymer having a total content of not less than 0.15% by weight of acrylonitrile, which contain from 3 to 10% by weight of a C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -hydrocarbon and may contain conventional additives, give foams which do not shrink. The said styrene polymers can be prepared by suspension polymerization of a solution of the styrene/acrylonitrile copolymer in styrene.

Abstract: Acrylonitrile is prepared by a process which comprises the ammoxidation of propylene with ammonia and molecular oxygen or a gas containing molecular oxygen at from 300.degree. to 600.degree. C. in the presence of a metal oxide catalyst which contains tellurium and one or more of the metals iron, molybdenum and antimony, in a fluidized bed, with regeneration of the catalyst during the reaction by the addition of oxidic tellurium compounds or tellurium compounds which form oxidic tellurium compounds under the reaction conditions, in dissolved or suspended form.

Abstract: Heat-reactive crosslinking agents for surface coating binders, based on phenolic Mannich bases, are obtainable by reacting(A) one equivalent of a polyphenol with(B) from 0.5 to 2 equivalents of formaldehyde or of a formaldehyde-donating compound and(C) from 0.5 to 1 equivalent of one or more secondary aliphatic amines,removing the water of reaction and reacting the resulting reaction produce with(D) from 0.01 to 1 equivalent of a mono- and/or polyfunctional isocyanate compound.

Abstract: Isoxazolines of the general formula I ##STR1## where the substituents have the following meanings: R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, or a saturated or unsaturated 5- or 6-membered heterocycle;R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or benzyl andR.sup.7 is substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkenyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkenyl, phenyl, naphthyl or thienyl,processes for their manufacture, and their use.

Abstract: Leather is dyed with pigments in an aqueous liquor at from 20.degree. to 60.degree. C. in the presence of an alkoxylated amine of 20 or more carbon atoms.

Abstract: Substituted benzofuran derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are hydrogen, an alkali or alkaline earth metal, alkyl, aralkyl, alkanoyl, halogen-substituted alkanoyl, benzoyl or a radical R.sup.4 R.sup.5 R.sup.6 Si in which R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are alkyl, and fungicides containing these compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition containing an organic solvent, a mixture of a polyhydroxy component (A) and a polyisocyanate component (B), and a pot life extender. The polyhydroxy component has an acid value from 5 to 25 mg of KOH/g, and a mixture consisting of 0.1 to 4.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the coating composition, of a compound having a tertiary amino group or an amide group (C), and of 1 to 15% by weight, based on the total weight of (A) and (B), of a tertiary monoalcohol is used as pot life extender. 2-methyl-2-propanol and 2-methyl-2-butanol are excluded as the tertiary alcohols.The present invention also relates to the use of the coating compositions in motor car refinishing in particular.

Abstract: A polyamide filament having improved properties such as increased tenacity and dyeability. The filament has a birefringence of at least 0.040 and an .alpha.-crystal content of at least 30%. The filament is prepared by contacting the filament with water after the filament has been cooled to a temperature below its stick point but above its glass transition temperature. The water can be applied intermittently to the filament to produce a resulting filament having variable dyeing characteristics.

Abstract: Bis-(4-chlorophenyl) sulfone is prepared by reacting chlorobenzene with sulfuric acid at from 200.degree. to 250.degree. C. by a process in which a condensing agent is added.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions suitable for producing interior components for vehicles for the conveyance of passengers, in particular aircraft, which show a low smoke gas density and low heat release characteristics in the event of a fire, are based on a heat-resistant plastic which contains as a filler from 0.5 to 50% by weight of an oxide of an element of main group III, IV or V, of a salt of an oxygen acid of an element of main group III, IV or V or of a compound which on heating forms such an oxide or salt.