Abstract: A supported silver catalyst selective to the formation of ethylene oxide in the reaction of ethylene with molecular oxygen is made by depositing an amount of an alkali metal sufficient to depress the activity and selectivity of the silver catalyst below that of its alkali-free state and thereafter heating the alkali metal-containing catalyst in a substantially oxygen-free atmosphere to reactivate it. In one embodiment, a large amount of alkali metal is deposited which removes substantially all activity from the silver catalyst and then activity and selectivity for oxidation of ethylene to ethylene oxide is recovered and enhanced by heating the catalyst in a nitrogen atmosphere to a temperature above 400.degree. C. for a sufficient period of time.

Abstract: A Lewis acid contaminant is removed from a (hydrocarbylthio)aromatic amine by mixing a solid alkali metal hydroxide with a solution of the Lewis acid in the amine, preferably at about 110.degree.-120.degree. C., and then filtering the solids from the mixture.

Abstract: N-Acylated N-phenyl-aminotetrahydro-2-furanones of the formula ##STR1## wherein R represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy or halogen,R.sub.1 represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy or halogen,R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy or halogen,R.sub.3 represents hydrogen or methyl, with the total number of C atoms of the substituents R, R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 in the phenyl ring not exceeding the number 8,R.sub.4 represents hydrogen or methyl, whileR.sub.5 represents one of the following groups: an alkylthioalkyl or alkoxyalkyl group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms or an alkoxyalkoxymethyl group having a maximum of 6 carbon atoms, a 2-furanyl or 2-tetrahydrofuranyl group optionally substituted by halogen, a 1,2,4-trizolylmethyl group, a 1,2-pyrazolylmethyl group, or a group --CH.sub.2 --OR.sub.6 in which R.sub.6 represents a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic having oxygen as the hetero atom,are valuable fungicidal active substances.

Abstract: Compounds having the formula ##STR1## wherein R is halogen; C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl; C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkoxy; nitro; cyano; C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 haloalkyl; or R.sup.a SO.sub.n -- wherein n is 0 or 2 and R.sup.a is C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl; R.sup.1 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sup.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together are alkylene having 2-5 carbon atoms; R.sup.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sup.4 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together are carbonyl; and R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 independently are (1) hydrogen; (2) halogen; (3) C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; (4) C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy; (5) trifluoromethyoxy; (6) cyano; (7) nitro; (8) C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl; (9) R.sup.b SO.sub.m -- wherein m is the integer 0, 1 or 2; and R.sup.b is (a) C.sub. 1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; (b) C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl substituted with halogen or cyano; (c) phenyl; or (d) benzyl; (10) --NR.sup.c R.sup.d wherein R.sup.c and R.sup.d independently are hydrogen or C.sub.