Abstract: The development of crops is influenced by means of one or more 7-chloroquinoline-8-carboxylic acids of the general formula ##STR1## where R is fluorine, chlorine, bromine, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl.

Abstract: An automatic transfer device and process for the transfer of a continuously supplied yarn from a first take-up tube, which usually has a full package thereon, to a second take-up tube, which has usually no yarn thereon. In carrying out this process, the apparatus automatically cuts and aspirates the continuously supplied yarn, and an actuator arm applies the yarn to the second take-up tube by moving the continuously-supplied yarn into contact with a yarn snagging device.

Abstract: A photochromic system contains an oxidizable leuco dye and a photochemically activated initiator which converts the leuco dye to the dye, the initiator being a phenanthroimidazole derivative.The photochromic system is useful for the production of photochromic layers for photoresists and printing plates.

Abstract: Condensates based on substituted ureas, their reaction products with di- and/or polyisocyanates, derivatives of di- and/or polycarboxylic acids or p-substituted phenols and/or their methylol derivatives, their preparation and their use. These condensates each contain two or more cyclic urea units and can be prepared either by reacting primary di- or polyamines with ureas and reacting the product with predominantly CH-acidic aldehydes or by reacting primary amines with isocyanates and reacting the product with predominantly CH-acidic aldehydes in the presence of an acidic catalyst. The said condensates and their reaction products are useful for the preparation of heat-curable coating materials and of binders for cathodic electrocoating.

Abstract: Sizes for paper are based on finely divided aqueous dispersions of copolymers which are obtainable by copolymerization of from 10 to 56 parts by weight of a monomer mixture of(a) from 20 to 65% by weight of (meth)acrylonitrile,(b) from 35 to 80% by weight of one or more acrylates of monohydric, saturated C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -alcohols and(c) from 0 to 10% by weight of other ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable monomers by an emulsion polymerization method in 100 parts by weight of an aqueous solution of from 1.7 to 25% by weight of a degraded starch having a viscosity .eta..sub.i of from 0.12 to 0.50 dl/g, at from 40.degree. to 100.degree. C. in the presence of a peroxide-containing initiator.

Abstract: Epoxy resins obtained from an epoxyalkyl halide and an aromatic hydroxyl-containing melamine derivative, and vinyl ester resins based on a reaction product of the epoxy resin with an unsaturated monocarboxylic acid can be cured to give molded materials having high heat distortion resistance.

Abstract: The novel dyes of the general formula I ##STR1## where X is hydrogen or C.sub.1 14 C.sub.4 -alkyl or is phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by fluorine, chlorine, bromine, methyl, methoxy or nitro, Y is cyano, a carboxylic ester group or nitro, Z is cyano, acetyl, benzoyl or unsubstituted or substituted carbamyl, or X and Z or Y and Z may simultaneously be a carboxylic ester group, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently of one another are each hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or aryl, are very useful for dyeing polyesters, polyester/cellulose blends or thermoplastics.

Abstract: O-(O-ethyl-S-alkylphosphoryl)-O-(carbamoyl)-pyrocatechol derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, R.sup.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, and X is oxygen or sulfur, and methods of combating pests with effective amounts of I.

Abstract: Sulfatobetaines are prepared by reacting an addition compound of sulfur trioxide and a tertiary amine with an alkylene carbonate.

Abstract: .alpha.-Pyrrolidones and cyclic amidines Ia and Ib, respectively, for washing gases. ##STR1## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkoxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 -cycloalkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 -cycloalkoxy or are bonded to one another to form a ring, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, phenyl or naphthyl and R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, are prepared by a method in which an amine II ##STR2## where R.sup.3' is hydrogen, tert-butyl, phenyl or naphthyl, is reacted with an .alpha., .beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative III ##STR3## where X is OR', --NR'R", --NHR' or --NH.sub.2 and R' and R" are each C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl or phenyl, or with an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated nitrile IV ##STR4## in the presence of a free radical initiator, and, where R.sup.3' is hydrogen and it is intended to prepare a compound in which R.sup.3' is C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: Compounds of the general formula ##STR1## where D is a radical of the formula ##STR2## and one of the two radicals L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 is unsubstituted amino and the other the radical ##STR3## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy-C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -acyloxy-C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkyl,R.sup.2 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 -alkylene or C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 -alkylene is interrupted by oxygen,T is C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkanoyl which is unsubstituted or is substituted by chlorine or methoxy,B.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or benzyl or phenyl, which are each unsubstituted or are each substituted by methyl, methoxy or chlorine,B.sup.2 is B.sup.1, hydrogen, halogen, cyano or C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 -alkoxycarbonyl,X.sup.1 is hydrogen, nitro, cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.9 -alkoxycarbonyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.9 -mono- or -dialkylaminocarbonyl, trifluoromethyl, methylsulfonyl or ethylsulfonyl,X.sup.2 is nitro or C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 -alkoxycarbonyl,X.sup.3 is X.sup.

Abstract: Alkyl-substituted aromatic ketones are prepared by reacting alkylbenzenes with carboxylic anhydrides in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst by performing the reaction in the presence of a tertiary amine or diamine.

Abstract: A storage-stable, moisture-cured, single-component polyurethane system comprising(a) a polyurethane prepolymer having an NCO content of from about 1 to 10 weight percent prepared by the reaction of higher molecular polyols and aromatic polyisocyanates,(b) at least one polyaldimine having the structural formula ##STR1## in which R is a multivalent linear or branched or cyclic hydrocarbon radical, which optionally is interrupted by alkylene-, sulfonyl-, thio- and/or oxy groups as bridge members, or is a multivalent polyoxyalkylene radical,(c) optionally an aromatic and/or aliphatic carboxylic acid or arylsulfonic acid, and(d) optionally auxiliaries and/or additives.The polyurethane systems are useful as sealing, casting, patching, cementing and coating compounds.

Abstract: Epoxy resin materials essentially contain(A) an epoxy resin having a mean molecular weight of from 300 to 6,000 and on average from 1.5 to 3.0 epoxy groups in the molecule and(B) a polyacrylate resin obtainable by polymerization of essentially(b.sub.1) from 30 to 95% by weight of esters of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid and/or ethylacrylic acid with C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alcohols in the presence of(b.sub.2) from 5 to 70% by weight of carboxyl-containing copolymers having a mean molecular weight of from 500 to 20,000, obtainable by bulk or solution polymerizationand are used for heat-curable finishes, adhesive bonds and coatings.

Abstract: 2(5H)-furanones I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.5 - or C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.12 -aralkyl or aryl, are prepared by heating a 3-formylcarboxylate or 3-formylcarboxylic acid II ##STR2## where R.sup.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, C.sub.5 - or C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.12 -aralkyl or aryl, to 100.degree.-450.degree. C. in the presence of an acidic catalyst.

Abstract: A process for making an aqueous pigment dispersion comprising substantially 100 percent .beta.-phase, isometric copper phthalocyanine pigment particles is carried out by activating a pigment crude, followed by fine-milling the activated crude in the presence of an emulsion, the fine-milling taking place in a stirring mill. The resulting pigment slurry is then isolated as an aqueous presscake.

Abstract: A portable manually operated flexographic proofer device is provided which comprises a base; a top plane, mounted on the base, on which a printing substrate is received and which has an aperture therein; a cylindrical drive roll, having an elastomer covering on the cylindrical surface thereof, mounted within the base so that a portion of the cylindrical surface thereof is exposed through the aperture in the top plate; a drive motor for the impression roll for providing rotation thereof at a constant speed; and a pivotable applicator unit which carries an aniulox cylinder and a transfer roller. In the operative position of the unit, the transfer roller exerts pressure on the portion of the drive roll exposed through the aperture in the top plate. A weight device of a calibrated weight is mounted on the applicator unit so that the pressure exerted by the transfer roller on the drive roll is substantially constant.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to thermoplastically processable synthetic polymers and fibers produced therefrom which are rendered flame retardant by certain organic pigments which are substantially unreactive with the polymer. The flame retardant materials include:(i) carbon black pigment; ##STR1## (iii) a chromium 1:2 complex azo dye wherein said dye has the following formula: ##STR2## wherein: m, n, p, and q are each either O or an integer from 1 to about 4; or,(v) mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Catalyzed processes for the preparation of aliphatic di- and polyurethanes from aliphatic di- or polyamines, urea, and monofunctional, aliphatic alcohols are disclosed which result in shorter reaction times and/or higher yields than the corresponding uncatalyzed reactions.This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Application Ser. No. 124,701 filed Nov. 24, 1987, now abandoned, which is a continuation in part of Ser. No. 135,247, filed Mar. 31, 1980, now abandoned, and Ser. No. 879,025 filed June 26, 1986, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,713,476 both applications claiming priority to Federal Republic of Germany application No. 2917493, filed Apr. 30, 1979, which are herein expressly incorporated by reference.

Abstract: Monocarboxylic and dicarboxylic acids of up to 10 carbon atoms, which may also contain double bonds and be substituted by halogen, phenyl or hydroxyl, are microbially reduced to the corresponding alcohols by performing the reduction with carbon monoxide and/or a formate in the presence of a mediator.