Abstract: A thermoplastic molding material contains 50-90% by weight of a hard component A comprising one or more copolymers of styrene and/or .alpha.-methylstyrene with acrylonitrile, and 50-10% by weight of a graft copolymer B comprising 40-80% by weight of a crosslinked acrylate polymer which has a mean particle size greater than 0.8 .mu.m (d.sub.50 value of the cumulative mass distribution) and onto which 20-60% by weight of a mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile in a weight ratio of from 88:12 to 65:35 is grafted.The novel molding material is used for the production of moldings.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of lower olefins from methanol or dimethyl ether by catalytic conversion at from 300.degree. to 550.degree. C. in two stages over borosilicate zeolites, wherein C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -olefins and C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -paraffins are removed after the first reaction stage, the C.sub.5.sup.+ hydrocarbons are passed to the second reaction stage, the aromatics are removed from the reaction product of the second stage and the remaining reaction products are recycled. The advantage of this process is an improvement in the yield of olefins.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of styrene homopolymers or copolymers by suspension polymerization of monomers which contain dissolved styrene polymers from a preceding suspension polymerization, in the presence of sparingly soluble metal phosphates as suspension stabilizers, wherein, before the polymerization is started, the monomer phase is dispersed in an aqueous phase, containing a dissolved mineral acid, preferably phosphoric acid, at from 10.degree. to 80.degree. C. for from 5 to 120 minutes, after which the sparingly soluble metal phosphate is formed in situ in the aqueous phase. The process is particularly suitable for the preparation of expandable styrene polymers, in which case a volatile blowing agent is added to the suspension before, during or after polymerization.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of high-viscosity polyvinylpyrrolidone, wherein an aqueous polyvinylpyrrolidone solution is subjected to a heat treatment in the presence of a water-insoluble peroxide and in the absence of oxygen, and thickeners containing the polyvinylpyrrolidone thus prepared.

Abstract: 4,4',7,7'-Tetrachlorothioindigo pigments of high color strength are prepared by oxidizing 3-hydroxy-4,7-dichlorothionaphthene or a mixture of tetrachlorothioindigo and hydroxydichlorothionaphthene in aqueous alkaline suspension with a salt of a nitro-aromatic sulfonic acid, in the presence of a high-boiling, water-immiscible or only slightly water-miscible aromatic liquid, at from 40.degree. to 100.degree. C., and heating the organic suspension to 110.degree.-180.degree. C. Pigmentary forms of tetrachlorothioindigo are isolated which give deep colorations of high brilliance when reduced with white pigments.

Abstract: Reactive dyes which in the form of the free acids correspond to the general formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, methyl or hydroxysulfonyl, R.sup.2 is chlorine, bromine or phenyl, or is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy which is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy or phenoxy, or is phenoxy or naphthoxy which are unsubstituted or substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -alkyl and X is fluorine, chlorine or bromine, are exceptionally suitable for dyeing hydroxyl-containing material, e.g. cellulose or leather.

Abstract: Pyridinecarbinols of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen or alkyl, R.sup.2 is alkyl or alkenyl, and R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, fluorine or alkyl, plant-physiologically tolerated addition salts of these compounds with acids, and fungicides containing these compounds.

Abstract: A process for the continuous preparation of ethylbenzene in a heterogeneous-phase reaction by alkylating benzene with ethylene in the presence of a catalyst based on a complex organic aluminum chloride compound and a co-catalyst at an elevated temperature and elevated pressure, with a residence time of from 5 to 60 minutes in one or more reaction zones, the reaction mixture, after completion of the reaction, being fed into a pressure vessel and vigorously mixed therein for from 20 to 60 minutes at from 120.degree. to 160.degree. C.

Abstract: An improved process for the preparation of unsaturated ketones of the general formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is --CH.sub.3, ##STR2## and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are different and each is H or --CH.sub.3, by reacting an aldehyde of the general formula II ##STR3## with a molar excess of acetone or methyl ethyl ketone at an elevated temperature in the presence of an aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution, wherein (a) all the reactants are mixed thoroughly, (b) the temperature is kept at from 10 to 120.degree. C. above the boiling point of the lowest-boiling component and (c) the pressure is kept at from p to 100 bar, where p is the vapor pressure of the mixture at the reaction temperature.The products methylpseudoionone, dimethylpseudoionone, pseudoirone, methylpseudoirone and dimethylpseudoirone are useful scents and scent intermediates. In addition, pseudoionone is an important intermediate for the industrial preparation of vitamin A, and 6-methyl-hepta-3,5-dien-2-one is a sought-after aromatic.

Abstract: Cyclopentadecanolide of the formula I ##STR1## is prepared by a process wherein 12-oxocyclopentadecanolide of the formula ##STR2## is reduced electrochemically.

Abstract: Oxymethylene polymers are prepared by a continuous process, by mass polymerization of the monomers with the aid of conventional, preferably cationic, initiators, wherein the monomers as well as the resulting polymer are present substantially in molten form during the polymerization.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process and a device for transferring a liquid from a stationary feeding component onto a working part which is rotationally driven, for example a spraying-bell, by generating a thin sheet of liquid in the shape of a conical shell, which is stable over a distance of travel which can be defined, it being possible to define the apex angle of this shell in terms of the functional parameters of the liquid, so that it is possible to select different impact positions of the thin sheet of liquid on the transfer portion of the spraying-bell, depending on the particular liquid in question.

Abstract: A drive apparatus for a recording disk, particularly a flexible magnetic disk in an envelope, comprising a rotatable clamping member which can be caused to engage one another, after the recording disk has been introduced therebetween, to clamp the disk for rotation thereof, in position between clamping surfaces of the two members. The clamping member is of axially expandable design and a resilient element is interposed between the face of the clamping member and the bottom of the recessed member so that the clamping member, prior to completion of its stroke and prior to its radial expansion, is engaged by the spring element. In this manner the spring element centers the position of the clamping member with respect to the recessed member and thereby insures clamping of the disk in its centered position.

Abstract: Magnetic recording media are produced by a method wherein a fluid dispersion of finely divided magnetically anisotropic material in a film-forming binder mixture containing a polyurethane (obtained from a polyester which possesses free hydroxyl groups, and a di- or polyisocyanate) is applied to a non-magnetic base and the magnetic layer is then hardened.

Abstract: Photopolymerizable mixtures of (a) one or more block copolymers, (b) one or more photopolymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated, low molecular weight compounds and (c) a photopolymerization initiator, with or without (d) other additives, contain as component (a) block copolymers which are composed solely of elastomeric polymer blocks, and contain two or more elastomeric polymer blocks having a glass transition temperature of from -20.degree. C. to +15.degree. C., linked by one or more elastomeric polymer blocks having a glass transition temperature of below -20.degree. C.

Abstract: Objects are coated using electrostatically charged powder grains by feeding an air-powder mixture to a spray bell, fanning out the flow of the air-powder mixture and centrifuging the powder particles off the spray head. The powder particles are conveyed onto the object to be treated by applying an electric field between the spray bell and the object. A fluidized flow of powder, that is, a flowable mixture of air and powder, is supplied at low speed to the spray bell, accelerated minimally when passing into the rotating bell, then accelerated by the bell to 500 to 6000 rpm, transported to the rim of the bell and there centrifuged off.

Abstract: N-Substituted 2-methylnaphthylamides of the general formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is ##STR2## R.sup.3 being hydrogen or alkoxy, or R.sup.1 is ##STR3## R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 being unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 together forming a heterocyclic ring which contains two oxygen atoms and is unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl or aryl,R.sup.2 is alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, alkoxy, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl or oxo (.dbd.O), or is alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkenyl or alkoxy, or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, or substituted or unsubstituted hetaryl andX is hydrogen, methyl or halogen, fungicides containing these compounds, and processes for the preparation of the compounds.

Abstract: An oxyalkylated product useful for making polyurethane foams is prepared by reacting an alkylene oxide with a heated mixture of a phenol and a non-phenolic active hydrogen compound, at least one of which can be halogenated, in the presence of a catalyst complex of a phenol and an iron or aluminum substance. The mixture can also include a neutral phosphorus compound and/or acid anhydrides to enhance flame retardant properties. Optionally, also, the oxyalkylation reaction can be terminated by adding a tri (lower alkyl) amine and alkylene oxide to react with residual phenolic hydrogen in the mixture.

Abstract: Nickel complexes, obtained by heating one or more compounds of the general formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, hetaralkyl, aryl or hetaryl,R.sup.2 is hydrogen or methyl and X is fluorine, chlorine, bromine or phenoxy, andthe ring a may additionally carry fused rings or be substituted and, if R.sup.1 is isopropyl or phenyl and the ring a is unsubstituted, R.sup.2 is hydrogen,in an organic solvent, in the presence of an acid acceptor and of a nickel donor, are exceptionally suitable for dyeing, in particular, cellulosic fibers.

Abstract: A mixture of Z- and E-2-[2-methylprop-1-en-1-yl]-4-methyltetrahydropyran isomers, of the formulae Z-I and E-I ##STR1## containing not less than 85% of Z-I and not more than 15% of E-I, is prepared by a process wherein 2-[2-methylprop-1-en-1-yl]-4-methylenetetrahydropyran of the formula II ##STR2## is hydrogenated over a platinum dioxide or platinum/charcoal catalyst in the presence of a strongly acidic cation exchanger. The product is a useful fragrance material which also occurs naturally and is known as rose oxide.