Abstract: A process for the relative enrichment of a solution of .alpha.-cyano-4-fluoro-3-phenoxybenzyl 3-(Z-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-yl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylate with respect to the enantiomeric pair of isomers represented by (S)-.alpha.-cyano-4-fluoro-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-3-(Z-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-yl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopro pane carboxylate and (R)-.alpha.-cyano-4-fluoro-3-phenoxybenzyl (1S,cis)-3-(Z-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-yl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopro pane carboxylate which comprises subjecting a solution comprising the enantiomeric pair of isomers (R)-.alpha.-cyano-4-fluoro-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-3-(Z-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-yl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopro pane carboxylate and (S)-.alpha.-cyano-4-fluoro-3-phenoxybenzyl (1S,cis)-3-(Z-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-yl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopro pane carboxylate in an organic solvent to the action of a base to effect epimerization.

Abstract: A compound of the formula: ##STR1## useful as a fungicidal agent against phytopathogenic fungi, particularly their strains resistant to benzimidazole and thiophanate fungicides and/or cyclic imide fungicides.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## where R is alkyl of 1 to 10, preferably 1 to 4, carbon atoms, X is O or S, Y is hydrogen or nitrophenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by chlorine, bromine, methoxy or methyl, when n is 1, and is C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkylene when n is 2, and Z is cyano or 2-benzimidazolyl, are prepared by a process in which an iminoether of the formula II ##STR2## is reacted with a compound of the formula III ##STR3## where A.sup..crclbar. is an anion. The compounds prepared according to the invention are useful intermediates, for example for the preparation of diazo components.

Abstract: Veratryl cyanide is prepared by chloromethylating veratrol in solution in toluene and then reacting the resulting veratryl chloride with from 1 to 5 moles of an alkali metal cyanide, by a process in which the toluene from the chloromethylation is not removed for the reaction with cyanide, and from 3 to 25% by weight, based on veratryl chloride, of water, from 5 to 50% by weight, based on toluene, of a ketone of 3 to 6 carbon atoms and from 0.1 to 10% by weight, based on veratryl chloride, of a phase transfer catalyst are added before the reaction with cyanide.

Abstract: A trifluoromethanesulfonanilide compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is a lower alkyl group, X is a halogen atom or a trifluoromethyl group, n is an integer of 0 to 2, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may form, together with the adjacent carbon atom, a ring which may be substituted by a lower alkyl group.

Abstract: Process for the production of N-methylcarbamates: ##STR1## (wherein RO- is the radical of a substituted phenol or of a naphthol), wherein:in a first reaction step methylamine and diphenyl carbonate are reacted with each other, operating in the liquid phase and as a continuous process, in order to form phenol and phenyl-N-methylurethane;in a second reaction step phenyl-N-methylurethane, within the related reaction mixture outcoming from the first step, is thermally continuously decomposed, to yield a gaseous stream containing methyl isocyanate, from which the components different than methyl isocyanate are condensed off;in a third step the methyl isocyanate stream, outcoming from the second step, after an optional preliminary condensation, is continuously fed and contacted with a solution of a substituted phenol or of a naphthol in an inert organic solvent, containing a basic catalyst, to form N-methylcarbamate (I);N-methylcarbamate (I) is finally recovered from the reaction mixture outcoming from the third st

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel organocyanohydroborate compounds which may be employed as reducing agents. For example, organocyanohydroborates having the following general formula are contemplated:M.sup.+ BH.sub.3 CR.sub.1 R.sub.2 CN.sup.-In this formula, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may be, for example, H, CH.sub.3, or C.sub.6 H.sub.5, or may be represented jointly, for example by C.sub.5 H.sub.10, while M.sup.+ is a cation wh ich is capable of forming a slat. The organocyanohydroborate compounds of the present invention include a --CR.sub.1 R.sub.2 -- moiety between the BH.sub.3 moiety and CN moiety to provide a new class of hydroborate reducing agents.

Abstract: A process for isolating macrocyclic polyethers from open-chained polyglycols in a mixture by extraction with saturated hydrocarbons in the presence of at least 10 percent by weight ethylene glycol based on the weight of the mixture of macrocyclic polyethers and open-chained polyglycols.

Abstract: A process for producing a polyglycidyl ether which comprises reacting a mixture of 4-oxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde and 4-oxybenzaldehyde in the molar ratio of 5/95 to 95/5 with pentaerythritol to give a bisphenol having a spiroacetal ring, and further reacting the bisphenol with epihalohydrin or .beta.-methylepihalohydrin is disclosed. The polyglycidyl ether obtained has excellent solubility in solvents, and the cured product obtained therefrom has excellent elongation, modulus of elasticity, impact resistance, and heat resistance.

Abstract: Compounds having the formula ##STR1## in which R is hydrogen, cyano or --COOR.sub.2 ; R.sub.1 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sub.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; and Z is ##STR2## in which A is halogen, B is halogen or hydrogen and Y is nitrogen or --CH--, are herbicides.

Abstract: A compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein n is 0-5, inclusive; R.sub.1 is H or the identifying group of an amino acid; and R.sub.2 is H, aralkyl, or alkyl.

Abstract: Phenoxypropanol derivatives having a 2-acetylenic moiety on the phenyl group thereof of the following formula (I): ##STR1## and their use as anti-hypertensives, e.g. in man. Also part of the invention are pharmaceutical compositions and intermediates used in the synthesis.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is aryl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms or aralkyl of 7 to 14 carbon atoms either optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from lower alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, lower alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, lower alkylthio of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, lower alkylsulfinyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, lower alkylsulfonyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, halogen, trihalomethyl, nitro, cyano or carboxyl; alkyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 3 to 10 carbon atoms, lower alkenyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, or lower alkynyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, all optionally substituted with 1 to 3 halogen atoms; lower alkoxyalkylene; lower alkylene carbalkoxy; lower alkylthioalkylene; lower alkylsulfinylalkylene; or lower alkylsulfonylalkylene; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, aryl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or thienyl, or taken together form an alkylene bridge to give a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 10 carbon atoms; and R.sup.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the novel compound of the following formula: ##STR1## as well as acid addition salts thereof, a method for the preparation of the compound of Formula I, and to the use of said novel compound in the preparation of the known antidepressant drug 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-1-(4'-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-c arbonitrile, or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.

Abstract: A liquid composition comprising a mixture of isomers of essentially diisocyanates having the diphenylmethane structure, the distribution by weight of isomers in the composition for each 100 parts by weight of the composition being:32 to 55% of the 4,4' isomer,30 to 45% of the 2,4' isomer,5 to 12% of the 3,4' isomer,4 to 10% of the 2,2' isomer, and2 to 5% of the 2,3' isomer;and the method of making the composition by first reacting a benzyl halide with benzene, followed by nitration, hydrogenation, and phosgenation.

Abstract: This invention relates to a lignan compound having antioxidative characteristics, an antioxidant having this lignan compound as active component, and antioxidants having as active component a product which contains this lignan compound and is obtained by causing .beta.-glucosidase to react with crushed sesame seeds or a solvent extract thereof.

Abstract: A compound of the formula: ##STR1## useful as a fungicidal agent against phytopathogenic fungi, and particularly against strains resistant to benzimidazole, thiophanate and/or cyclic imide fungicides.

Abstract: A compound of the formula: ##STR1## useful as a fungicidal agent against phytopathogenic fungi, and particularly against strains resistant to benzimidazole, thiophanate and/or cyclic imide fungicides.

Abstract: A compound of the formula: ##STR1## useful as a fungicidal agent against phytopathogenic fungi, and particularly against strains resistant to benzimidazole, thiophanate and/or cyclic imide fungicides.

Abstract: The invention is a compound which comprises an amido alkenoic acid or a water-soluble salt thereof and and arylcyclobutene moiety, wherein the cyclobutene moiety is fused to the aryl radical, and wherein the amide nitrogen is connected to the aryl radical of the arylcyclobutenyl moiety by a direct bond or a bridging member.