Abstract: Optically active substituted 3-aminosydnonimines of the general formula I ##STR1## and their pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salts, wherein R.sup.1 denotes, for example, the radical R.sup.3 (R.sup.4)N-,R.sup.2 denotes the radical 1-methoxyethyl (--CH(CH.sub.3)OCH.sub.3), acetoxy-phenyl-methyl (--CH(C.sub.6 H.sub.5)O--COCH.sub.3), 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)-ethoxy (--O--CH.sub.3)CO.sub.2 C.sub.2 H.sub.5),R.sup.3 denotes alkyl(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4) andR.sup.4 denotes for example alkyl(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4),possess valuable pharmaceutical properties.

Abstract: Derivatives of tetrahydroquinoline of the formula I ##STR1## and acid addition salts thereof, wherein n denotes 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, R.sup.1 denotes, for example, alkyl, phenyl or pyridyl, R.sup.2 denotes the radical ##STR2## R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 independently of one another denote, for example, hydrogen, alkyl or cycloalkyl and R.sup.5 denotes, for example, hydrogen, alkyl or phenyl, have useful pharmacological properties.

Abstract: Hides, skins and pelts are tanned by use of a tanning agent which comprises the reaction product of acetaldehyde, formaldehyde and a formylamino compound.

Abstract: An improved process for tanning leather by treating animal skins with a water-soluble melamine-formaldehyde resin in the presence of an acid catalyst towards the end is improved by using a melamine-formaldehyde resin which is at least partially etherified with a glycol ether, alkyl glycol ether, or both.

Abstract: Substituted 4,5-dihydro-3(2H)-pyridazinones of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R, for example, denotes a radical of the formula ##STR2## R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, for example, denote hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.3, for example, denotes 2-methoxy-ethoxy, 3-pyridyl-methoxy, amino-carbonyl-methoxy, hydroxy-carbonyl-methoxy, methyl-thio, (2-methoxy-ethyl)-amino-carbonyl-methoxy, 3-pyridyl-methyl or 5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl and R.sup.4, for example, denotes hydrogen, have useful pharmacological properties and can therefore be used for the preparation of pharmacological products.

Abstract: Liquid formulations of disperse dyestuffs for dyeing hydrophobic synthetic fiber materials or mixtures of synthetic fiber materials with cellulose fiber material or wool contain from 0.1 to 10% by weight of pulverulent highly disperse inorganic oxides or silicates or mixtures of both said oxides and silicates having a specific surface area (BET) of 20 to 800 m.sup.2 /g.

Abstract: The wet-fastness properties of cellulose materials dyed with sulfur dyestuffs is improved by treating the cellulose materials, before, during or after dyeing, with a polymer which is a copolymer or homopolymer of a monomer of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 denote, for example, hydrogen or (C.sub.1 -C.sub.22)-alkyl; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 denote hydrogen or methyl; and Y.sup..crclbar. denotes, for example, a monovalent anion.

Abstract: Monoazo dyestuff of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is 4 alkyl having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, andR.sup.2 is methyl, ethyl or alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms hich is unsubstituted or substituted by methoxy or ethoxy is useful for dyeing and printing hydrophobic fibers a blue color.

Abstract: Azo disperse dyestuffs are prepared by diazotization and coupling in an aqueous phase, the coupling being carried out in the presence of an ester of a lower aliphatic carboxylic acid.

Abstract: A polymer hydrogel substantially free from monomers and oligomers is prepared by contacting a previously prepared polymer hydrogel with a single-phase mixture of water and a solvent and then separating the mixture of water and solvent from the hydrogel.

Abstract: 2-(Aminoalkyl)-pyrrole derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein R denotes hydrogen, alkyl or phenyl, R.sup.1 denotes, for example, hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy-carbonyl, aryl, substituted aryl or heteroaryl, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 denote, for example, hydrogen, alkyl, alkanoyl, arylcarbonyl, heteroarylcarbonyl or arylenedicarbonyl and n denotes 1, 2 or 3, and their acid addition salts, are used as pharmacological active compounds for combating cerebral aging processes.

Abstract: An agent effective for oleophobizing and hydrophobizing textiles is an aqueous anionic dispersion which comprises water and(A) 5 to 25% by weight of a reaction product which contains at least one bis-(2-fluoroalkyl-ethoxy-carbonylamino)-toluene of the formula ##STR1## wherein n is a number from 5 to 15 and Y is --H or --F, and wherein said reaction product is prepared by reacting 2-perfluoroalkylethanol of the formulaYCF.sub.2 --(CF.sub.2).sub.n --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OHwith tolylene diisocyanate in a molar ratio of (1.8 to 2):1 in the presence of 2 to 5% by weight of N-methylpyrrolidone, relative to the perfluoroalkylethanol,(B) 1 to 14% by weight of at least one emulsifier of the formulaYCF.sub.2 (CF.sub.2).sub.p --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O--CO--NH--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --SSO.sub.3 Xwherein p is a number from 5 to 15, Y is --H or --F, and X is a monovalent cation,(C) 1 to 14% by weight of at least one nonionic emulsifier of the formulaYCF.sub.2 --(CF.sub.2).sub.q --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.

Abstract: A dyestuff mixture for coloring synthetic fibers a yellow color contains as component A a dyestuff of the formula ##STR1## and as component B a different yellow disperse dyestuff species.

Abstract: Azo dyes of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 is alkyl having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R.sup.3 is alkylcarbonyloxyethyl having 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety, alkoxycarbonyloxyethyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkoxy moiety, methoxyethoxycarbonyloxyethyl or ethoxyethoxycarbonyloxyethyl; and R.sup.4 is one of the definitions of R.sup.3 or cyanoethyl; or mixtures of at least two species of said formula are used for dyeing and printing hydrophobic fiber materials.

Abstract: Sulphonamide compounds of the formula ##STR1## are prepared by condensation of sulphonamides of the formulaR.sup.1 --SO.sub.2 --NH.sub.2-m-p R.sup.2.sub.m (--CH.sub.2 OH).sub.pwith formaldehyde and diols or diol monoethers of the formula ##STR2## in a molar ratio of sulphonamide: formaldehyde: diol or diol monether of 1:(1-p):0.5 to 1:(4-p):6 in the presence of a catalyst which splits off water and at temperatures of 80.degree. to 250.degree. C.,whereinR.sup.1 is phenyl, phenyl substituted phenyl, or alkyl substituted phenyl having 1 to 4 alkyl carbon atoms,R.sup.2 is alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,R.sup.3 is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,R.sup.4 is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 18 carbon atoms,R.sup.5 is hydrogen, R.sup.2, ##STR3## R.sup.6 is R.sup.4 or ##STR4## m is zero or one, p is zero, one or two with the sum of m and p ranging from 0 to 2, andn is a number from 2 to 19q is one, two or threeand the compounds so obtained are used as modifying agents for melamine resins.

Abstract: Optically active substituted 1,4-dihydropyridines of the formula I having calcium antogonistic properties: ##STR1## wherein R denotes alkyl with 1 to 5 C atoms, alkoxy-alkyl with 1 to 4 C atoms, in the alkoxy part and 2 to 4 C atoms in the alkyl part, dialkylaminioalkyl with a total of 3 to 6 C atoms each of the alkyl groups as substituents on the amino group having 1 to 3 C atoms, or --CH(CH.sub.3)CO.sub.2 R.sup.5 in the optically active (R)-forms,R.sup.1 denotes phenyl which is monosubstituted by cyano, nitro or chlorine or is disubstituted by chlorine, R.sup.2 denotes oxadiazolyl, or an oxadiaxolyl which is substituted by methyl, ethyl, i-propyl, tert.-butyl, benzyl, methylthio, i-propylthio, aminocarbonylthio or methoxymethyl,R.sup.5 denotes alkyl with 1 to 4 C atoms, and acid-addition salts thereof, and acid addition salts thereof.

Abstract: A textile auxiliary for improving the fastness of materials dyed or printed with a dyestuff is a copolymer of a diallylammonium monomer, a vinyl amide monomer and a (meth)acrylic ester monomer.

Abstract: Water-soluble copolymers containing a statistical distribution of 1-86% by weight of structural units of the formula ##STR1## 9-80% by weight of units of the formula ##STR2## 5-90% by weight of units of the formula ##STR3## and up to a total of 30% by weight of one or more units of the formulae ##STR4## wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms;R.sup.2 and R.sup.5 independently of one another are each hydrogen or methyl;R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 independently of one another are each hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, or together R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are trimethylene or pentamethylene;Y is a direct bond, phenylene or a moiety of the formula --CO--NH--C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --;X.sym. is H.sym. or a cation;and said copolymers are useful as dyestuff auxiliaries and leather retanning agents.

Abstract: Polycoester of the formula IE--CO--R--CO--O--R.sup.1 --O--CO--R--CO).sub.n E.sup.1 (I)in whichR is 60 to 85 mol % 1,3-phenylene radicals, 5 to 20 mol % tetramethylene radicals and 10 to 20 mol % for example radicals of the formula IIa ##STR1## R.sup.1 is 60 to 95 mol % ethylene radicals (--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --), 0 to 28 mol % 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propylene radicals and 5 to 12 mol % polyoxyethylene radicals having an average molecular weight up to 600 andR.sup.2 denotes for example SO.sub.3 H andE, E.sup.1 denote for example --OH andn is a sufficiently large number that the polycoester has an average molecular weight between 15,000 and 40,000, are used in the form of their aqueous solutions as sizing agents.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of copolymers from acrylamide and acrylic or methacrylic acid, wherein to prepare 100 parts by weight of the copolymer, (A) 10-90 parts by weight of acrylamide, (B) 90-100 parts by weight of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid or of a salt thereof, (C) 0-40 parts by weight of another copolymerizable monomer and (D) 0-5 parts by weight of a copolymerizable crosslinking agent which has two or more olefinic double bonds are polymerized in an alcohol having 1-4 carbon atoms by precipitation polymerization such that 10-90% by weight of the alcohol, 10-90% by weight of the total amount of monomers (A), (B) and (C) together with 100% by weight of the crosslinker substance are initially mixed, polymerization is started with 10-100% by weight of the initiator and then the remainder of the solvent, monomers, crosslinking agent and initiator to make up to 100% is metered in, as individual components or as a mixture, after the polymerization has started.