Abstract: Norbornadiene and an acrylic acid ester, e.g. methyl acrylate, are catalytically codimerized in the presence of a three-component homogeneous catalytic system consisting of nickel acetylacetonate, an alkyl aluminum chloride and triphenylphosphine. The resulting codimer can be used as a precursor for missile fuel. The ester portion of the acrylic acid ester is the radical RCH.sub.2 O- wherein the R is an H or an alkyl containing up to 10 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Mono-, di- and tri-esters of 3-(hydroxy or hydroxymethyl)-4-hydroxy-.alpha.-(aminomethyl)benzyl alcohols, obtained by methods involving reduction of the corresponding mono- and di-ester ketones, are useful for producing sympathomimetic effects, such as bronchodilation, of long duration with low cardiovascular stimulating effect, in warm-blooded mammals.

Abstract: A novel cyclopentadiene derivative of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, a mono- to tetra-hydric alcohol moiety having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a metal of Groups Ia, IIa and IIb of the Periodic Table, an ammonium group or an organic amine residue; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are independently hydrogen or alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sup.a, R.sup.b, and R.sup.c are independently hydrogen or alkyl groups having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; m is 0 or 1; and n is an integer of 1 to 4. This cyclopentadiene derivative is comparable or even superior to natural rosin in effectiveness as an emulsifier for use in the production of SBR and ABS resins or as a sizing agent in paper making.

Abstract: Alkynyl, benzyl or phenyl, ethers and esters which are ring substituted with an oxy or a thio aliphatic chain. These ethers and esters are usful in killing and preventing the proliferation of insects by upsetting their hormonal balance.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of dialkyl oxalates by reacting an aliphatic alcohol with carbon monoxide under pressure, which comprises carrying out the reaction in the presence of(a) a catalyst comprising a platinum group metal or a salt thereof, and(b) an accelerator composed of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of nitric acid and nitrogen oxides.

Abstract: A process for preparing a diester of a dicarboxylic acid having two more carbon atoms than the unsaturated hydrocarbon used as a starting material, which comprises subjecting an unsaturated hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide and an alcohol to reaction in the presence of a platinum group metal in combination with one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of nitric acid, a nitrogen oxide and an ester of nitrous acid.

Abstract: A mixture of polycyclic aromatic polycarboxylic acids that is substantially soluble in acetone and substantially soluble in water and a process for preparing the mixture.

Abstract: 2-Aryl-C.sub.3 to C.sub.6 -alkanoate esters are prepared economically by reacting an enol ether of an aryl alkyl ketone with a trivalent thallium salt in an organic solvent. The trivalent thallium ions can be regenerated by adding a peracid and a reactive form of manganese, ruthenium, cobalt, iridium, hafnium, osmium or neobium to oxidize monovalent thallium ions to the trivalent state, in a sequential, continuous or stoichiometric procedure. The ester intermediate product is then converted to the corresponding 2-aryl-C.sub.3 - to C.sub.6 -alkanoic acid or salt thereof. The aryl group is selected so the resulting acid product will be a useful compound such as anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-pyretic drug or agriculturally useful product. Examples of drug acids which can be made by this process include ibuprofen, flurbiprofen, fenoprofen and naproxen and the like.

Abstract: This invention provides guaiacol p-isobutyl hydratropate as a new compound for use in human therapy as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antiseptic and expectorating agent.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid containing additional functional groups wherein a substituted cyclobutane is contacted with an anhydride of acetic, propionic or butyric acid at an elevated temperature.

Abstract: A process for preparing an .alpha.-substituted phenylalkanecarboxylic acid, having useful pharmaceutical properties such as analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-pyretic properties, from the corresponding ethylidenecyanoacetate by oxidation, hydrolysis, decarboxylation and oxidation.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing phenylacetic acid. In particular, the present invention relates to a catalytic process for the synthesis of the alkaline salts of phenylacetic acid by carbonylation of benzyl halides in a diphase system in the presence of cobalt carbonyl complexes. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for preparing alkaline salts of phenylacetic acid by reacting a benzyl halide selected from chloride and bromide with carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst consisting in a salt of cobalt hydrocarbonyl, characterized in that the reaction is conducted in an aqueous/organic diphase system consisting of (a) an aqueous solution of an inorganic alkaline base, and (b) the benzyl halide in an organic solvent, in the presence of a catalyst system composed by a quaternary alkylammonium salt and by a cobalt hydrocarbonyl salt, at atmospheric pressure and at a temperature ranging from 20.degree. to 70.degree. C about.

Abstract: A p-acetamidophenol derivative which is soluble in water giving stable aqueous solutions. This derivative is p-acetamidophenyl diethylaminoacetate, optionally in the form of a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, particularly the hydrochloride. This derivative rapidly releases the para-acetamidophenol in the organism.

Abstract: A fluorinated acyl fluoride having an ester group which has the formulaFOC(CF.sub.2).sub.n-1 CO.sub.2 Rwherein n is 2 to 4 and R represents an alcohol residual group is produced by reacting a perfluorolactone having the formula ##STR1## wherein n represents an integer of 2 to 4, with an alcohol having the formulaROHwherein R represents an alcohol residual group.

Abstract: A process for producing dimethyl terephthalate from high-boiling tarry residues from the combined oxidation of p-xylene and p-toluate in the liquid phase, esterification of the resulting acids with methanol and separation of the resulting dimethyl terephthalate which include the steps of subjecting the high-boiling residues to treatment with methanol at temperatures above 250.degree. C. and thereafter separating the resulting dimethyl terephthalate in accordance with conventional separation techniques.

Abstract: Tropone derivatives characterized by having a derivative of oxamic acid at positions 2 and or 5 are disclosed. In addition, the tropone nucleus can be optionally further substituted. The foregoing compounds are useful for preventing or treating allergic conditions in a mammal. Methods for the preparation and use of said compounds are disclosed.

Abstract: This disclosure describes substituted 2-aryloxy-2-(para-phenoxyalkoxy)phenylacetic acids and esters and salts thereof useful as hypolipidemic agents.

Abstract: A compound of the formula ##STR1## is provided that is useful for imparting soil release properties and durable flame retardancy to textiles such as all-polyester fabric either alone or in combination with other textile chemicals.

Abstract: DL pantolactone is made by(a) introducing isobutyraldehyde, formalin and sodium cyanide solution continuously at a predetermined rate into a circulation reactor, continuously circulating the said mixture in said reactor while cooling the circulating mass in a heat exchanger, thus continuously causing the heat generated in the reaction between the components of said mixture to be discharged in said heat exchanger and by continuously re-mixing the formed reaction product with the reaction components;(b) continuously passing part of the reaction product into an after-treatment reactor where the said reaction is completed without re-mixing so as to form formisobutyraldolcyanohydrin;(c) passing the latter product into a first reaction chamber, reacting therein the product with a continuously introduced non-oxidizing strong acid at an elevated temperature and pressure so as to hydrolyze the product, thus forming a solution of .alpha.,.gamma.-dihydroxy-.beta.,.beta.

Abstract: Esters of acetylsalicylic acid with polyols of the formula:HO -- A -- S -- (CH.sub.2).sub.n -- S -- A -- OH (I)in which n is an integer of from 5 to 15 and each A group represents a C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 linear or branched hydrocarbyl group which can contain an --OH group are particularly useful as hypolipidaemic, hypocholesterolaemic, anti-blood clotting and anti-atherosclerosis agents.