Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing monofunctionalized dialkylphosphinic acids, esters, and salts, characterized in that a phosphinic acid source (I) is reacted with olefins (IV) in the presence of a catalyst A to obtain an alkylphosphonous acid, the salt or ester thereof, whereupon said alkylphosphonous acid, the salt or ester (II) thereof is reacted with compounds containing C?C, C?O, or C?N double bonds to obtain compounds of type (III), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 are identical or different from each other and independently represent, inter alia, H, C1-C18-alkyl, C6-C18-aryl, C6-C18-aralkyl, X represents, inter alia, H, C1-C18-alkyl, C6-C18-aryl, and/or Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Fe, Zr, Zn, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Cu, Ni, Li, Na, K, H, and wherein A represents OH, NH2, NHR, NR2, or O—CO—R8, and W represents a mineral acid, carboxylic acid, Lewis acid, or organic acid, wherein n is a whole or a fractional number from 0 to 4, and catalyst A represents transition metals and/or transition metal compo

Abstract: The invention relates to polymers carrying ester/hydroxyl groups, containing repetitive structural units of formulae (I) and (II) in a block-wise, alternating or statistical sequence, wherein D represents a direct bond between the polymer backbone and the hydroxyl group, a C1- to C6-alkene group, a C5- to C12-arylene group, an oxyalkene group of formula —O—R2—, an ester group of formula —C(O)—O—R2— or an amide group of formula —C(O)—N(R3)R2—, E represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 C-atoms, R2 represents a C2- to C10-alkene group, R3 represents hydrogen or a C1- to C10-alkyl group, which can carry substituents, k represents a number between 1 and 1000, n represents a number from 0 to 4999, m represents a number from 1 to 5000, and n+m represents a number between 10 to 5000, under the proviso that a) the molar portion of the structural units (I); on the polymer is between 0 and 99.9 mol-%, and b) the molar portion of the structural units (II) on the polymer is between 0.

Abstract: Copolymers are described, containing a) 20.0-99.9% by weight of one or more structural units resulting from polymerizable substances of the following structural formula (I) in which R2 is a linear or branched saturated alkyl radical having 6 to 200 carbon atoms or a linear or branched, mono- or polyunsaturated alkenyl radical having 6 to 200 carbon atoms, and R1, Y, n and m are each as defined in claims 1, b) 0.1-20.0% by weight of one or more structural units resulting from polymerizable quaternary ammonium compounds, and c) 0-60.0% by weight of one or more nonionic structural units resulting from one or more further polymerizable substances. The copolymers are advantageously suitable, for example, for the production of cosmetic, dermatological or pharmaceutical formulations.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a polyester resin, said process comprises the steps of (i) providing a mixture of terephthalic acid, monoethylene glycol, a polycondensation catalyst which contains antimony, a phosphorous containing stabilizer comprising a compound of the formula (I) and optionally a colour correction additive containing cobalt ions; (ii heating said mixture to a temperature of 220 to 270° C. to provide bis-hydroxyethylterephthalic acid ester; and (iii) performing polycondensation of said bis-hydroxyethylterephthalic acid ester at a temperature of between 280 and 310° C. at reduced pressure.

Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of formulae (1a) and (1b) wherein R means H or C1- to C6-alkyl, X is a structural unit selected from the formulae ?wherein m and k mean independently from each other a number from 1 to 12 for (4) and (5) and from 1 to 11 for (6), Y is a structural unit selected from the formulae wherein a, b independently from each other are integers from 1 to 10 R means hydrogen or C1- to C6-alkyl R2 means an alkylene or alkylidene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an arylene or alkylarylene group having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms R3, R4, R5, R6 independently from each other mean an alkylene or alkylidene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an arylene or alkylarylene group having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, Z means a cation, and n means an integer being two or higher.

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous binder-free pigment preparations containing (A) 1.0 to 75.0 wt. % of at least one organic or inorganic white or colored pigment or a mixture of different organic and inorganic white or colored pigments, (B) 0.01 to 8.0 wt.

Abstract: Phosphoric acid ester as dispersing agents in binding agent free-pigment preparations. The invention relates to aqueous, binding agent free-pigment preparations, containing (A) 1.0-75.0 wt.-% of at least one organic or inorganic white or colored pigment or a mixture of different organic and inorganic white or colored pigments, (B) 0.01 to 8.0 wt. % of at least one phosphoric acid ester of formula (IV), wherein R represents a linear or cross-branched, saturated or unsaturated C8 to C18-aliphatic hydrocarbon group, M represents a hydrogen atom or a sodium, potassium or ammonium ion, n is an integer of between 0-20 and m is an integer of between 0-20, (C) 0.01-12.0 wt.-% of a non-ionic surfactant which is a fatty acid ethanol amide ethoxylate of formula (V), wherein a represents an integer of between 3-50, and R1 represents C7--C21-alkyl or -alkenyl and (G) water.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous adjuvant composition containing: a) one or more alkyl glucamides of formula (I) wherein R1 is a linear or branched alkyl group with five to nine carbon atoms and R2 is an alkyl group with one to three carbon atoms; b) water; c) optionally a co-solvent. The invention further relates to the use of such compositions to increase the biological activity of pesticides, preferably of herbicides, and to produce an aqueous pesticide composition.

Abstract: A process for preparing ethylenedialkylphosphinic acids, ethylenedialkylphosphinic esters and ethylenedialkylphosphinic salts, wherein a) a phosphinic acid source (I) is reacted with olefins (IV) in the presence of a catalyst A to give an alkylphosphonous acid, its salt or ester (II), b) the resultant alkylphosphonous acid, its salt or ester (II) is reacted with an acetylenic compound (V) in the presence of a catalyst B, to give the ethylenedialkylphosphinic acid derivative (III), and the catalyst A comprises transition metals, transition-metal compounds and/or catalyst systems which are composed of a transition metal and/or a transition-metal compound and at least one ligand, and the catalyst B comprises peroxide-forming compounds, peroxo compounds and/or azo compounds.

Abstract: Provided are a black pigment composition for heat-shielding coatings which exhibits high infrared radiation transmittance, facilitates adjustment of hue when it is mixed with a chromatic coating and a white coating since it approximates the hue of carbon black pigment in the case of not only a dark color but a light color as well, and is also advantageous in terms of weather resistance and cost; a heat-shielding coating based on the same; and a shading method. The black pigment composition for heat-shielding coatings includes a phthalocyanine blue pigment as a first pigment, a phthalocyanine green pigment as a second pigment, and at least one other chromatic pigment, wherein, regarding the amounts in parts by weight of the phthalocyanine blue pigment as Mb, the phthalocyanine green pigment as Mg, and the total of the at least one other chromatic pigment as Mn, Mb+Mg+Mn=100 and 20<Mg+2.2 Mb<60 are established, based on 100 parts by weight of the pigment composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to mixtures of aluminum hydrogenphosphites of the formula (I) Al2.00(HPO3)v(H2PO3)yx(H2O)z??(I) and aluminum salts comprising 91 to 99.9% aluminum hydrogenphosphites of the formula (I) 0.1 to 9% aluminum salts and 0 to 50% water (of crystallization), where v in formula (I) is 2 to 2.99, y is 2 to 0.01 and z is 0 to 4, to processes for preparation thereof and to the use thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to waxy oxidation products of rice bran, which are characterized by an acid number measured according to DIN ISO 21 14 of at least 70 mg KOH/g, preferably at least 100 mg KOH/g, most preferably at least 140 mg KOH/g, and their use for producing synthetic ester waxes by esterification with one or more mono- or polyvalent alcohols.

Abstract: The invention relates to one or several copolymers A), wherein the copolymers contain one or several structural units, derived from a) 19.9 to 75.9 weight percent glycerin; b) 0.1 to 30 weight percent of at least one dicarboxylic acid, and c) 24 to 80 weight percent of at least one monocarboxylic acid of formula (I) R1—COOH??(I), wherein R1 is (C5-C29)-alkyl; (C7-C29)-alkenyl; phenyl, or naphthyl, and compositions containing one or several copolymers A) and B) a water-immiscible fluid medium, containing one or several members of the group consisting of esters of monocarboxylic and dicarboxylic acids, the acid and/or alcohol component of which has at least 4 C-atoms, plant-based oils, mineral oils, and aromatic hydrocarbons are suitable for reducing the drift during the application of pesticide preparations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cooling additives for middle distillates, containing A) at least one polyester of formula (A1) wherein one of the radicals R1 to R4 represents a linear C16-C40 alkyl or alkenyl radical and the remainder of the radicals R1 to R4 represent, independently of one another, hydrogen or an alkyl radical having 1 to 3 C atoms, R5 is a C—C bond or an alkylene radical having 1 to 6 C atoms, R16 is a hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, n is an integer from 1 to 100, m is an integer from 3 to 250, p is 0 or 1, and q is 0 or 1, B) at least one copolymer of ethylene and of at least one ethylenically unsaturated ester, the copolymer having a melt viscosity, measured at 140 DEG C., of at most 5000 mPas, and C) at least one organic solvent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flameproof agent stabilizer combination containing, as component A 40-99 wt. % of a phosphinic acid salt of formula (I) and/or a diphosphinic acid salt of formula (II) and/or polymers thereof, wherein R1, R2 are the same or different and represent C1-C18-alkyl linear, branched or cyclic, C6-C18-aryl, C7-C18-arylalkyl and/or C7-C18-alkylaryl; R3 represents C1-C10-alkylene, linear or branched, C6-C10-arylene, C7-C18-alkylarylene or C7-C18-arylalkylene; M represents Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Zn, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K and/or a protoned nitrogen base; m represents 1-4; n represents 1-4; x represents 1-4, as component B 1-60 wt. % of a phosphinic acid salt of general formula (III) wherein R4 represents C1-C18-alkyl linear, branched or cyclic, C6-C18-aryl, C7-C18-arylalkyl or C7-C18-alkylaryl and M represents Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Zn, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K and/or a protonated nitrogen base, as component C 0-50 wt.

Abstract: This invention relates to an composition, comprising A) at least one quaternary ammonium compound which is a collector for the reverse flotation of magnesium minerals from calcium carbonate B) at least one antifoam agent C) a solvent and its use in the reverse flotation of calcium carbonate.

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous, binding agent-free pigment preparations, containing: (A) 1.0- to 75.0 wt. % of at least one organic or inorganic white or coloured pigment or a mixture of different organic and inorganic white or coloured pigments; (B) 0.01 to 8.0 wt. % of at least one phosphatide of formula (I), wherein R represents a group containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms and optionally nitrogen and sulfur atoms; 0.01 to 12.0 wt. % of a fatty acid alkanol amide ethoxylate of the formula (II), wherein a represents an integer between 3 and 50, R3 represents C7- to C21-alkyl or -alkenyl; and (G) water.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing mono-carboxyfunctionalized dialkylphosphinic acids and esters and salts thereof, characterized in that a) a phosphinic acid source (I) is reacted with olefins (IV) to yield an alkylphosphonic acid, salt or ester (II) thereof in the presence of a catalyst A, b) the thus obtained alkyl phosphonic acid, salt, salt or ester (II) thereof is reacted with compounds of formula (V) and/or (VI?) to yield mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivatives (VI) and/or (VI?) in the presence of a catalyst B, and c) the thus obtained mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivatives (VI) and/or (VI?) are reacted to yield a mono-carboxyfunctionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (III) in the presence of a catalyst C, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 are the same or different and stand independently of each other, among other things, for H1 C1-C18 alkyl, C6-C18 aryl, C6-C18 aralkyl, C6-C18 alkylaryl, and X and Y are the same or different and stand independently o

Abstract: Phosphoric acid ester as dispersing agents in binding agent free-pigment preparations. The invention relates to aqueous, binding agent free-pigment preparations, containing (A) 1.0-75.0 wt.-% of at least one organic or inorganic white or coloured pigment or a mixture of different organic and inorganic white or coloured pigments, (B) 0.01 to 8.0 wt. % of at least one phosphoric acid ester of formula (IV), wherein R represents a linear or cross-branched, saturated or unsaturated C8 to C18? aliphatic hydrocarbon group, M represents a hydrogen atom or a sodium, potassium or ammonium ion, n is an integer of between 0-20 and m is an integer of between 0-20, (C) 0.01-12.0 wt.-% of a non-ionic surfactant which is a fatty acid ethanol amide ethoxylate of formula (V), wherein a represents an integer of between 3-50, and R1 represents C7?-C21? alkyl or -alkenyl and (G) water.

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous, binding agent-free pigment preparations, containing (A) 1.0 to 75.0 wt % of at least one organic or inorganic white or colored pigment or a mixture of various organic and inorganic white or colored pigments, (B) 0.01 to 8.0 wt. % of at least one phosphatide of formula (I), wherein R represents a group containing a carbon, hydrogen, oxygen atom and optionally a nitrogen and sulfur atom group, (C) 0.01 to 12.0 wt. % of a polyhydroxy fatty acid amide of formula (II) in which R3CO represents an acyl group of caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, palmoleinic acid, stearic acid, isostearic acid, oleic acid, elaidic acid, petroselinic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, arachidic acid, gadoleic acid, behenic acid or erucic acid or their technical mixtures, R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1 to C4 alkyl group and q represents 3 and 4.