Abstract: Method of adjusting the viscosity of a salt having a melting point of less than 100° C. at atmospheric pressure (referred to as ionic liquid for short), wherein an oligomeric or polymeric compound which has a content of at least 0.01 mol of covalently bound acid groups/100 g of compound with at least 1% of the acid groups being present as a salt with an organic cation comprising at least one heteroatom selected from among nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur and phosphorus is added to the ionic liquid.

Abstract: Novel herbicide-resistant sunflower plants designated as MUT31 and herbicide-resistant descendents thereof are provided. The MUT31 sunflower plants and the herbicide-resistant descendents thereof comprise increased resistance to at least one imidazolinone herbicide, when compared to wild-type sunflower plants. Methods for controlling weeds in the vicinity of these herbicide-resistant sunflower plants and methods for increasing the herbicide-resistance of a sunflower plant are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mixtures comprising a) a compound of the formula I in which X, m, Q and a are as defined in the description and b) one or more ethylene modulators (II) selected from the group consisting of: inhibitors of ethylene biosynthesis which inhibit the conversion of S-adenosyl-L-methionine into 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), inhibitors of ethylene biosynthesis which block the conversion of ACC into ethylene, or inhibitors of ethylene action, and also to compositions comprising them and to their use for controlling harmful fungi.

Abstract: Hair dyeing composition comprising (a) a dye of formula (1) (b) at least one dye selected from the compounds of formulae (2) (3) (4) wherein D is the radical of a diazo component of the formula (2a) (2b) (2c) (2d) K is the radical of a coupling component selected from aniline derivatives; phenol derivatives; naphthalene derivative; X is —CH? —O—; —S—; or —N(R7)—; R1, R2, R3 end R4 independently from each other are hydrogen; or C1-C4alkyl; R5 and R6 independently from each other are hydrogen; C1-C4alkyl; or C1-C4alkoxy; R7 and R9 independently from each other are unsubstituted or OH—, C1-C4alkoxy-, halogen-, amino-, C1-C4-mono or -dialkylamino-substituted C1-C4alkyl; or phenyl; R8 is hydrogen; C1-C4alkyl; Cl; or nitro; R10 is hydrogen; C1-C4alkyl; Cl; nitro; amino; or C1-C4mono- or C1-C4dialkylamino; R11 is hydrogen; C1-C4alkyl; or CN; R12 is unsubstituted or OH— or CN-substituted C1-C4alkyl; R13 is hydrogen; or C1-C4alkyl; R14 and R15 independently from each other are hydrogen; C1-C4alkyl; or C1-C4alkoxy; or

Abstract: A description is given of an adhesive comprising two components, the first component comprising at least two different polymers of which at least one contains carboxyl groups. One of the polymers is selected from polymers which are capable of forming crystalline domains and copolymers of ethylene and vinyl acetate, and the second polymer is an amorphous polyurethane, the quantitative weight ratio of first polymer to second polymer being from 2:8 to 8:2. The second component comprises at least one silane compound that is reactive toward carboxyl groups. The adhesive can be used to produce film-laminated moldings for automobile construction which feature high resistance to climatic cycling.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polyamide moldings obtainable via anionic polymerization of a lactam comprising microcapsules with a capsule core made of latent-heat-accumulator material and a polymer as capsule wall, to a process for producing the same, and also to the use of the same in motor-vehicle construction, as battery housing, as housing for small electronic devices, and for heat-retention systems for foods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for post chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) cleaning. The composition is alkaline, which can remove azole-type corrosion inhibitors on the wafer surface after CMP. This composition can effectively remove azole compounds, increase wettability of the Cu surface, and significantly improve the defect removal after CMP.

Abstract: In a thermoelectric module comprising a series of p and n type semiconductors connected in series by conductive contacts, the conductive contacts are in contact with a substrate of moderate to high thermal conductivity that is electrically insulated from the conductive contacts by a resistive surface layer comprising a ceramic material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to synergistic mixtures comprising, as active components, insecticidal or nematicidal compound I selected from the group consisting of macrolide compounds, a carboxamide and a further insecticidal compound III selected from the group consisting of nicotinic receptor agonists/antagonists compounds or from fipronil or ethiprole in synergistic effective amounts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to flame retardant polymer compositions which comprise mixtures of phosphinic acid salts and dihydro-oxa-phospho-phenantrene derivatives. The compositions are especially useful for the manufacture of flame retardant compounds based on polycondensates like polyesters, polyamides and polycarbonates.

Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor device comprising a compound of the formula I and of the formula XXI, wherein the symbols have the meanings defined in the specification, to the novel compounds of the formula I and XXI and to the use of such a compound as an organic semiconductor for the preparation of an electronic device, and further compounds and devices, as well as other embodiments given in the specification.

Abstract: The invention describes an improved method for the preparation of rubber compounds which comprises compounding the rubber and the components at 125-200° C. in the presence of an amount of 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new crystalline form of 3-(Difluormethyl)-1-methyl-N-(3?,4?,5?-trifluor[1,1?-biphenyl]-2-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-carboxamide. The invention also relates to processes for the production of this crystalline form and formulations for plant protection which contain the crystalline form of 3-(Difluormethyl)-1-methyl-N-(3?,4?,5?-trifluor[1,1?-biphenyl]-2-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-carboxamide.

Abstract: The invention relates to detergent formulations for machine dishwashing which comprise copolymers having sulfonic acid and carboxylic acid functions, and to a method of using of such copolymers in machine dishwashing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hair dyeing composition comprising (a) a dye of formula (1); (b) at least one dye selected from the compounds of formulae (2); wherein D is the radical of a diazo component of the formula (2a); K is the radical of a coupling component selected from aniline derivatives; phenol derivatives; and a radical of a heterocyclic coupling component; X is O—; —S—; or N(R8)—; Y is CH?; —CR15?; or N?; R1, R2, R3 and R4 independently from each other are hydrogen; or C1-C4alkyl; R5 and R6 independently from each other are hydrogen; C1-C4alkyl; or C1-C4alkoxy; R7 and R9 independently from each other are unsubstituted or OH—, C1-C4alkoxy-, halogen-, amino-, C1-C4-mono or -dialkylamino-substituted C1-C4alkyl; R8 is hydrogen; or C1-C4alkyl; R10 is hydrogen; C1-C4alkyl; or CN; R11 is unsubstituted or OH- or CN-substituted C1-C4alkyl; R12 is hydrogen; or C1-C4alkyl; R13 and R14 independently from each other are hydrogen; C1-C4alkyl; or C1-C4alkoxy; or R13 and R14 together with the nitrogen and carbon atoms joining

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the electrochemical separation of hydrogen from a hydrogen-comprising reaction mixture R by means of a gastight membrane-electrode assembly comprising at least one selectively proton-conducting membrane and at least one electrode catalyst on each side of the membrane, where at least part of the hydrogen present in the reaction mixture R is oxidized to protons over the anode catalyst on the retentate side of the membrane and the protons are, after passing through the membrane to the permeate side, I reduced to hydrogen over the cathode catalyst and/or II reacted with oxygen over the cathode catalyst to form water, with the oxygen originating from an oxygen-comprising stream O which is brought into contact with the permeate side of the membrane, and also a reactor equipped with at least one membrane-electrode assembly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a polyurethane adhesive in the manufacture of film/foil-coated furniture. The adhesive consists of two components, the first component comprising at least two different polyurethanes which comprise carboxyl groups, and the polyurethanes comprising units derived from polyester diols and units derived from polyether diols, the weight quantity ratio of the sum total of all units derived from polyester diols to the sum total of all units derived from polyether diols being in the range from 1:9 to 9:1, and the second component comprising at least one silane compound reactive toward carboxyl groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to silyl- and heteroatom-substituted compounds selected from carbazoles, dibenzofurans, dibenzothiophenes and disilylbenzophospholes of the formula (I) or (I*), to the use of the compounds of the formula (I) or (I*) in organic electronics applications, preferably in organic light-emitting diodes, to an organic light-emitting diode comprising at least one compound of the formula (I) or (I*), to a light-emitting layer comprising at least one compound of the formula (I) or (I*), to a blocking layer for holes/excitons comprising at least one compound of the formula (I) or (I*), and to an apparatus selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visual display units, illumination units, keyboards, items of clothing, furniture and wallpaper, comprising at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new process for the production of arachidonic acid and/or eicosapentaenoic acid in plants through the co-expression of a ?-12-/?-15-desaturase, ?-9-elongase, ?-8-desaturase and a ?-5-desaturase and a process for the production of lipids or oils having an increased content of unsaturated fatty acids, in particular ?-3 and ?-6 fatty acids having at least two double bonds and a 18 or 20 carbon atom chain length. Preferably the arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid are produced in at least a 1:2 ratio. The invention furthermore relates to the production of a transgenic plants, preferably a transgenic crop plant, having an increased content of arachidonic acid and/or eicosapentaenoic acid, oils or lipids containing C18- or C20-fatty acids with a double bond in position ?5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15 or 17 of the fatty acid produced, respectively due to the expression of the ?-12-/?-15-desaturase, of the ?-9-elongase, of the ?-8-desaturase and of the ?-5-desaturase in the plant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a magnesium formate-based porous metal-organic framework, which comprises the steps (a) addition of magnesium or magnesium oxide to formic acid; (b) stirring of the reaction mixture at at least 75° C.; (c) isolation of the solid from the resulting suspension by filtration.