Abstract: A process for producing a 1,3,2-dioxaborinane compound of the general formula (I) in which each R individually is selected from the group consisting of H and C1-8-alkyl, by reacting a diol of the general formula (II) HO—CRR—CRR—CRR—OH ??(II) with diborane is performed without using a solvent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation comprising (a) at least one pesticide; and (b) at least one non-ionic surfactant of formula (I): R1—O-(AO)x—(H); wherein R1 represents straight-chain or branched alkyl having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; AO is ethyleneoxy, propyleneoxy or a mixture of ethyleneoxy and propyleneoxy; and x correspond to values from 2 to 30; and (c) at least one ionic tristyrylphenyl alkoylate; and (d) at least one oil; and (e) water, wherein the pesticide is present in the aqueous phase in form of a suspension and the oil is essentially free of pesticide.

Abstract: Disclosed are coating compositions comprising (a) at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), (b) at least one compound (B) having free and/or blocked isocyanate groups, and (c) at least one catalyst (D) for the crosslinking of silane groups, where (i) one or more constituents of the coating composition contain hydrolyzable silane groups and (iii) the coating composition can be finally cured to a coating which has statistically distributed regions of an Si—O—Si network. The finally cured coating obtained from the coating composition has a post-crosslinking index (PCI) of less than 2, wherein (PCI) is defined as the ratio of the storage modulus E?(200) at 200° C. to the minimum of the storage modulus E?(min) at a temperature above the measured glass transition temperature Tg.

Abstract: A process for producing polymer particles by polymerizing liquid droplets in a gas phase surrounding the droplets, said droplets comprising at least one monomer and being coated with particulate solids during the polymerization.

Abstract: The present invention concerns double stranded RNA compositions and transgenic plants capable of inhibiting expression of genes essential to establishing or maintaining nematode infestation in a plant, and methods associated therewith. Specifically, the invention relates to the use of RNA interference to inhibit expression of a target CAD-like plant gene, and relates to the generation of plants that have increased resistance to parasitic nematodes.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of rylene derivatives of the general formula (I) as markers for liquids, where the symbols and indices have the meanings given in the specification.

Abstract: A camouflaged termite-monitoring device is provided. Such a device comprises a housing (100) which defines a cavity (300) and an opening (400). A perforated bait cartridge (475) is disposed within the cavity and contains a bait material (450) adapted to be attractive to termites. A mesh-like member (500) is operably engaged with the housing so as to cover the opening and to retain the bait cartridge in the cavity. The mesh-like member is further adapted to allow termites to pass therethrough into the cavity and the bait cartridge and to infiltrate the housing. An inspection hatch (550) is operably engaged with the housing and is configured to allow visual inspection of the bait cartridge within the cavity from outside the housing. Such a visual inspection is performed without removing the housing from engagement with the upper ground surface. An associated method is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a cyclic ketone having from 7 to 16 carbon atoms, which comprises at least the steps (a) oxidation of a composition (I) comprising at least one cyclic olefin which has from 7 to 16 carbon atoms and at least one C—C double bond by means of dinitrogen monoxide to give a composition (A), (b) treatment of the composition (A) with at least one base to give a composition (B).

Abstract: A conductive polyoxymethylene composition comprising a first polyoxymethylene component, a conductive filler, at least one boron oxyacid or salt thereof, and at least one first polyamide oligomer is disclosed. The first polyoxymethylene component comprises a copolymer of oxymethylene, a homopolymer of oxymethylene, and mixtures thereof, and is present in an amount of from about 50 to about 99.5 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. The conductive filler is present in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 40 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition. The boron oxyacid or salt thereof and the first polyamide oligomer stabilize the composition such that articles formed therefrom exhibit reduced or eliminated deterioration. Further, when exposed to higher temperature, pressure, and high-fuel content environments, the articles maintain the desired physical properties.

Abstract: A high-functionality, highly branched or hyperbranched polycarbonate that has a weight average molecular weight of between 3,300 and 150,000, a degree of crosslinking of less than 15%, and a degree of branching ranging from 10% to 99.9%; the polycarbonate being made by a process comprising preparing one or more condensation products (K), and intermolecularly reacting the one or more condensation products (K) to form the polycarbonate.

Abstract: A coating composition is disclosed, comprising a binder component having hydroxyl-functional groups; a curing agent having functional groups, wherein the functional groups of the curing agent are reactive with the hydroxyl-functional groups of the binder component; and pulverized rubber, the pulverized rubber having particles with a size suitable for spraying the coating.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing substituted phenylhydrazines of the formula I wherein R has the meaning as indicated in the description, comprising reacting a dichlorofluorobenzene of the formula II with a hydrazine source selected from hydrazine, hydrazine hydrate and acid addition salts of hydrazine and optionally being carried out in the presence of at least one organic solvent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of a component, comprising an insert part (1) sheathed by a plastics layer, by, in a first step, sheathing of at least one part of the insert part (1) with a plastics molding composition (2) with low viscosity and, in a second step, using a hard plastics component (3) for overmolding of the insert part with the sheathing, or by sheathing of the insert part (1) with a hard plastics component (3), regions of the insert part (1) here not being sheathed, and overmolding of the non-sheathed regions with a plastics molding composition (2) with low viscosity. The invention further relates to a component comprising an insert part and comprising plastics sheathing which is composed of at least two plastics components, where the first plastics component, which at least to some extent directly sheathes the insert part (1), is a plastics molding composition (2) with low viscosity, and the second plastics component is a hard plastics component (3).

Abstract: The present invention relates to azoline compounds and their salts which are useful for combating arthropod pests. The present invention also relates to a method for combating arthropod pests and to agricultural compositions for combating said pests. It has been found that these objectives can be achieved by azoline compounds of the general formulae Ia or Ib, wherein X is S, O or NR4; Ar is phenyl or a 5 or 6 membered heteroaromatic ring; R1 is H, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, phenyl, a heteroaromatic ring etc.; R2a, R2b are H, CN, C1-C6-alkyl etc.; R1 together with R2a may also form a linear C2-C4-alkandiyl; R3a-d are H, halogen, C1-C6-alkyl etc.

Abstract: The invention relates lo a process for production of super absorbent polymers on a continuous belt reactor, wherein a continuous polymerization belt rests at least partly upon the upper surface of at least one continuous support belt.

Abstract: A process for preparing water-absorbing polymer beads by polymerizing droplets of a monomer solution in a gas phase surrounding the droplets, the initiator being added to the monomer solution from 0.5 to 60 seconds before the droplets are generated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the enzymatic reduction of alkyne derivatives of the formula (1), wherein R1 represents H, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, or an optionally substituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic, aromatic or non-aromatic group, R2 represents H, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, by reaction in the presence of special reductases.

Abstract: A process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles by neutralizing the monomer and cooling it by means of an indirect heat exchanger, wherein the specific cooling performance of the heat exchanger is less than 10 W/m2.

Abstract: The present invention concerns double stranded RNA compositions and transgenic plants capable of inhibiting expression of genes essential to establishing or maintaining nematode infestation in a plant, and methods associated therewith. Specifically, the invention relates to the use of RNA interference to inhibit expression of a target plant gene, which is a 50657480 gene or a homolog thereof, and relates to the generation of plants that have increased resistance to parasitic nematodes.

Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Protein Kinase Stress-Related Polypeptide (PKSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PKSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding PKSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.