Abstract: A process is described for preparing nickel(0)-phosphorus ligand complexes containing at least one nickel(0) central atom and at least one phosphorus ligand. The process comprises reducing a nickel(II) source comprising nickel bromide, nickel iodide or mixtures thereof in the presence of at least one phosphorus ligand.

Abstract: A method for providing cured coating films free of popping defects. The method requires the application to a substrate of at least 2.0 mils/50.8 microns of a uncured curable coating composition comprising an anti-popping component (a), a film-forming component (b), and a crosslinking component (c), wherein anti-popping component (a) has from 12 to 72 carbon atoms, is substantially free of any heteroatoms, is not a crystalline solid at room temperature and comprises a mixture of two or more structures selected from the group consisting of aliphatic structures for anti-popping component (a), aromatic-containing structures for anti-popping component (a), cycloaliphatic-containing structures for anti-popping component (a), and mixtures thereof, at least one of the two or more structures being a cycloaliphatic-containing structure or an aromatic-containing structure. The coated uncured substrate is cured to provide a cured film free of popping defects with an average film build of at least 2.0 mils/50.8 microns.

Abstract: A clearcoat coating composition comprises a vinyl or acrylic polymeric resin prepared by reacting a functional group on a vinyl or acrylic polymer, wherein the polymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg)?40° C. as calculated by the Fox equation, with a reactant that provides a curable functional group that is separated from the polymer backbone by at least two alkylene, cycloalkylene, or arylene groups of at least two carbons each long.

Abstract: The invention relates to fungicidal mixtures for controlling rice pathogens, which comprise as the active components: 1) the triazolopyrimidine derivative of formula (I), and 2) a dithiocarbamate II selected from the group including manganese ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate) zinc complex (II.1), manganese ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate) (II.2), zinc ammoniate ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate) (II.3), zinc ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate) (II.4) and bis(dimethylthiocarbamoyl)disulfide (II.5) in a synergistically effective amount. The invention also relates to methods for controlling rice pathogens with mixtures of compound I with the compounds II and to the use of compound I with the compounds II for producing the aforementioned mixtures, and to agents that contain said mixtures.

Abstract: Use of polymers of 30-65% by weight of N-vinylcaprolactam, 35-65% by weight of a monomer mixture of N-vinylimidazole and vinylpyrrolidone, where the weight ratio of N-vinylimidazole to vinylpyrrolidone is between 0.085 and 0.30, 0-15% by weight of a nitrogen-containing quaternizable monomer (A), which is different from N-vinylimidazole, where the sum of monomer (A) and N-vinylimidazole is less than 18% by weight, in cosmetic preparations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a substantially chromium-free process for passivating metallic surfaces of Zn, Zn alloys, Al or Al alloys by treating the surface with an acidic aqueous formulation which comprises at least one substantially noncrosslinked, water-soluble polymer or copolymer containing at least 50% by weight of (meth)acrylic acid units and comprises water or an aqueous solvent mixture comprising at least 50% by weight of water, and by further treating the surface with at least one water-soluble crosslinker comprising at least 2 crosslinking groups selected from the group consisting of azirane, oxirane, and thiirane groups. The invention further relates to passivating layers obtainable by means of the process and to a formulation suitable for this process.

Abstract: In order to impart the requisite softness and friction-resistance properties, but especially the requisite air- and water vapor-permeability properties, to a substrate having a velvet-like, fine-grained surface, in particular a shagreen having a polished surface or a synthetic velvet provided on its visible side with a dressing having a shagreened structure and made of a solidified plastic dispersion separately produced on a support having a structured surface that corresponds to the shagreened structure, the dressing comprises capillaries which extends through its entire and substantially constant thickness, and is joined to the substrate by a thin connection layer made of a solidified plastic dispersion.

Abstract: Isolated nucleic acid molecules, designated SMP nucleic acid molecules, which encode novel SMP proteins from Corynebacterium glutamicum are described. The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing SMP nucleic acid molecules, and host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced. The invention still further provides isolated SMP proteins, mutated SMP proteins, fusion proteins, antigenic peptides and methods for the improvement of production of a desired compound from C. glutamicum based on genetic engineering of SMP genes in this organism.

Abstract: Process for preparing polymer powder from an aqueous polymer dispersion with water-soluble compounds, the fraction of such compounds being smaller than that of said aqueous polymer dispersion and being based on the polymer present in the form of polymer particles insoluble in water, which comprises subjecting the aqueous polymer dispersion to membrane filtration in a first step of the process and to spray drying in a subsequent second step of the process.

Abstract: Method of enhancing the performance properties of aqueous polymer dispersions comprising water-soluble ionic compounds, which comprises removing at least 50 mol % of the water-soluble ionic compounds from the polymer dispersion and then adding at least one salt of a monoalkyl or dialkyl ester of a sulfonated dicarboxylic acid.

Abstract: Use of copolymers comprising alkylene oxide units and comprising, in randomly or blockwise copolymerized form, (a) 50 to 93 mol % of acrylic acid and/or a water-soluble salt of acrylic acid, (b) 5 to 30 mol % of methacrylic acid and/or a water-soluble salt of methacrylic acid and (c) 2 to 20 mol % of at least one nonionic monomer of the formula I in which the variables have the following meanings: R1 is hydrogen or methyl; R2 is a chemical bond or unbranched or branched C1-C6-alkylene; R3 is identical or different unbranched or branched C2-C4-alkylene radicals; R4 is unbranched or branched C1-C6-alkyl; n is 3 to 50, as deposit-inhibiting additives in the rinsing cycle of a dishwasher.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for distillatively preparing TDA from a reactant stream comprising TDA, high boilers and low boilers in a dividing wall column in which a dividing wall is disposed in the longitudinal direction of the column to form an upper combined column region (2), a lower combined column region (3), a feed section (4) having a rectifying section (5) and stripping section (6), and also a withdrawal section (7) having a rectifying section (9) and stripping section (8), which comprises the following steps: a. feeding the reactant stream (13) into the feed section (4) of the dividing wall column (1); b. drawing off a low boiler fraction via the top of the column (11); c. drawing off TDA via a side draw (14) in the withdrawal section (7) of the dividing wall column (1); d. drawing off a low boiler fraction via the bottom of the column (12).

Abstract: A process is described for preparing alkoxycarbonylaminotriazines by reacting di- or triaminotriazines with dimethyl carbonate in the presence of an alcohol and of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal methoxide base.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing vitamin A acetate by reacting ?-vinylionol with triphenylphosphine in the presence of sulfuric acid in a solvent mixture consisting of 60 to 80% by weight methanol, 10 to 20% by weight water and 10 to 20% by weight aliphatic, cyclic or aromatic hydrocarbons having 5 to 8 carbon atoms to give ?-ionylideneethyltriphenylphosphonium salts and subsequent Wittig reaction with 4-acetoxy-2-methylbut-2-enal.

Abstract: Composite elements having the following layer structure: (i) from 2 to 20 mm of metal, plastic or wood, (ii) from 10 to 300 mm of polyisocyanate polyadducts, (iii) from 2 to 20 mm of metal, plastic or wood, the layer (ii) containing prefabricated polyisocyanate polyadducts (x) which are adhesively bonded by polyisocyanate polyadducts (xx) to the layers (i) and (iii), and the polyisocyanate polyadducts (x) being pieces having a volume of from 4 to 1 000 cm3.

Abstract: Use of polymers which comprise (a) monomer units of the formula I ?in which R1 is hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl, (b) monomer units of the formula II ?in which R1 and R2, independently of one another, are hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl, or (c) monomer units of the formula I and monomer units of the formula II, for odor prevention during machine dishwashing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing nickel(0)-phosphorus ligand complexes starting from nickel(II)-ether adducts.

Abstract: A process for preparing high-functionality highly branched polyureas which comprises reacting one or more carbonates with one or more amines having at least two primary and/or secondary amino groups, at least one amine having at least three primary and/or secondary amino groups.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of 1,7 octadiene by reacting metathesis of cyclohexene with ethylene. The invention also relates to the production of 1,10-decandiol by hydroformulating 1,7 octadiene produced according to said method. The invention further relates to a method for the production of muscone or olefinically unsaturated analogs thereof using 1,10 decandiol which is obtainable in said manner.

Abstract: A system for applying a layer of foam comprises a first fluid supply supplying a first stream of a first fluid in a first supply line, a first flow divider splitting said first stream into primary and secondary streams, a second fluid supply supplying a second fluid in a second supply line, a second flow divider splitting said second stream into primary and secondary streams, a first mix head combining the primary stream of the first fluid with the primary stream of the second fluid, and a second mix head combining the secondary stream of the first fluid with the secondary stream of the second fluid.