Abstract: A process for preparing an aminoacetaldehyde dialkyl acetal which comprises reacting a halogenoacetaldehyde dialkyl acetal with ammonia or an alkylamine in an aqueous medium in the simultaneous presence of an alkali metal hydroxide or of an alkaline earth metal hydroxide, and distilling the resulting reaction mixture.

Abstract: 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane-2,5-ylene-(3-propionic acid) and derivatives thereof represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each hydrogen or alkyl. The compounds are useful as materials for preparing polyesters, polyamides and polyurethanes or as intermediates for tetracyanoquinodimethanes for use as organic semiconductors.

Abstract: A dye composition prepared by polymerizing an unsaturated monomer in the presence of a quinoneimine dye and an azo initiator in amounts expressed by x.gtoreq.5 and y.gtoreq.0.33x.sup.1.2 wherein x is the amount of the quinoneimine dye in % by weight based on the unsaturated monomer, and y is the amount of the azo initiator in % by weight based on the unsaturated monomer. The composition is useful for preparing toners for developing electrostatic images because of its outstanding charge control effect and also for preparing electrostatic coating powder compositions.