Abstract: A process for separating off 1-amino-4-bromoanthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid from the reaction mixture formed by the bromination of 1-aminoanthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid in sulphuric acid, which process comprises adjusting the sulphuric acid concentration of the reaction mixture under the prevailing conditions of temperature and pressure to effect precipitation of 1-amino-4-bromoanthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid as the sulphate and thereafter separating the resultant sulphate precipitate from the reaction mixture.

Abstract: A process for synthesizing the 7-substituted or unsubstituted 5,12-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4,6,11-hexahydro-2,6,11-trioxonaphthacene precursors for doxorubicin and related compounds from butadiene and p-benzoquinone and intermediates useful in the synthesis.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-2-carboxylic acid, which comprises reacting 1-nitroanthraquinone-2-carboxylic acid or derivatives thereof with hydroxylamine or derivatives thereof, in alcohol/water mixtures at basic value pH values.

Abstract: Dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## wherein D, W, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, x and D' have the meaning indicated in the description, and their use for dyeing and printing textile materials containing hydroxyl groups and textile materials containing nitrogen, in particular textile materials of natural and regenerated cellulose, and also of wool, silk, and synthetic polyamide and polyurethane fibres. The resulting dyeings are distinguished by good fastness properties.

Abstract: Fuel compositions are provided that contain an alkenylsuccinimide, where the alkenyl is derived from a mixture of C.sub.16 -C.sub.28 olefins.

Abstract: Disclosed are additives for hydrocarbon fuels which are the reaction products of a polyamine and an alkyl ester of acrylic or alkyl acrylic acid. A preferred composition is a mixture of the reaction product and oxygenated or non-oxygenated mono- or polyamines.

Abstract: A process is disclosed whereby acrylonitrile and diacetone alcohol are reacted in at least 93% sulfuric acid to form a novel intermediate reaction product which is recovered as a crystalline solid, washed with an organic solvent to remove colored oily impurities along with sulfuric acid, and hydrolyzed to produce diacetone acrylamide, a reactive monomer useful for preparing polymeric components of photographic films and adhesives. The intermediate reaction product is identified as 5,6-dihydro-6-hydroxy-4,4,6-trimethyl-2-vinyl-1,3(4H)-oxazine sulfate (1:1).

Abstract: Anthraquinone dyes having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R represents an optionally substituted alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy or cycloalkoxy radical and each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, independently, represents hydrogen or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl radical.The dyes are applicable as acid dyes to natural and synthetic polyamide textiles.

Abstract: A new industrial product, namely 1,2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydro-9,10-anthracene-dione, is disclosed together with a process for its preparation and its use in conventional alkali metal hydroxide cook or Kraft cook processes for the delignification of lignocellulose materials.

Abstract: A process for preparing 1-amino-2-bromo-4-hydroxyanthraquinone by bromination of 1-aminoanthraquinone to 1-amino-2, 4-dibromoanthraquinone and subsequent hydroxylation (debromohydroxylation) of the resulting bromination product.

Abstract: A process for .alpha.-chlorination of side chains of electronegatively substituted aromatic compounds with dichlorine monoxide.

Abstract: Anthraquinone dyestuffs which in the free acid form are of the formula: ##STR1## where Z is H or SO.sub.3 H,R is H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or hydroxy C.sub.1-4 alkyl,the ring A may optionally be additionally substituted by OCH.sub.3 and/or SO.sub.3 H.These dyes are especially valuable for application to cellulose and fixation by heating with a carbodiimide such as dicyandiamide.

Abstract: There are described new violet water-soluble anthraquinone dyes of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl group having 4 to 8 carbon atoms,R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 independently of one another represent a straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,R.sub.4 represents hydrogen, an optionally acylated amino group, or a fibre-reactive radical bonded by way of an amino group,R.sub.5 represents hydrogen, or a straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and the phenylene ringA can be further substituted;processes for producing them; as well as the use thereof for dyeing and printing textile materials, particularly natural and synthetic polyamide materials.

Abstract: Dyestuffs, which are free from nitro groups and sulphonic acid groups, of the formulaF--Z--(OA).sub.n --OR IwhereinF denotes an anthraquinone nucleus which contains at least one auxochromic group in the .alpha.-position,Z denotes a direct bond or a bridge member,A denotes alkylene,R denotes alkyl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or acyl andn denotes 3 to 8,with the proviso that R does not represent aralkyl if n denotes the number 3 and the number of the auxochromic groups is two, have a melting point below 140.degree. C., in particular below 100.degree. C., and are outstandingly suitable for dyeing and printing synthetic fibre materials, in particular those of polyesters, on which they produce dyeings with good fastness to sublimation, washing and light.The dyestuffs are advantageously employed in the form of liquid or pulverulent preparations which contain, in addition to the dyestuff, emulsifying polar/non-polar compounds and, if appropriate, formulating agents and extenders.

Abstract: A process has been found for the preparation of anthraquinone by catalytic oxidation of naphthalene in the gas phase to provide a reaction product, obtained by quenching, cooling or quenching and cooling, containing naphthaquinone and phthalic anhydride, treating said reaction product directly with butadiene to provide tetrahydroanthraquinone, oxidation by means of molecular oxygen to the tetrahydroanthraquinone contained in this reaction product, to give anthraquinone, and separation of naphthalene, phthalic anhydride, anthraquinone and by-products by distillation, the gases produced in the quenching and/or cooling of the gases from the naphthalene oxidation and the gases from the oxidation of the tetrahydroanthraquinone to give anthraquinone being completely or partially recycled to the oxidation of naphthalene, in which a compound with an alkaline reaction is introduced between the reactor in which naphthalene is oxidized and the reactor in which the reaction with butadiene takes place, and/or into the gas

Abstract: Compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein (a) when R.sup.1 is --COCH.sub.3 or --COCH.sub.2 OH, R.sup.2 is --OH, R.sup.3 is --OCH.sub.3 and R.sup.4 is --H;(b) when R.sup.2 is --COCH.sub.3 or --COCH.sub.2 OH; R.sup.1 is --OH, R.sup.3 is --H and R.sup.4 is --OCH.sub.3 ;and which are useful in treating certain mammalian tumors, are prepared from 9,10-anhydro-N-trifluoroacetyl daunorubicin, a known compound.

Abstract: Anthraquinone is prepared by the oxidation of diphenylmethane compounds in the gas phase in the presence of vanadium (V) oxide and a metal selected from ruthenium, rhenium, cerium, niobium and rhodium, and optionally a third metal selected from manganese, barium, cerium and iron.

Abstract: Dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## wherein S, m, X, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and n have the meaning indicated in the description, and their use for dyeing and printing textile materials containing hydroxyl groups and textile materials containing nitrogen, in particular textile materials of natural and regenerated cellulose, and furthermore of wool, silk and synthetic polyamide and polyurethane fibres. The resulting dyeings are distinguished by good fastness to light and wet processing.

Abstract: A process for preparing 1-amino-4-bromoanthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid or an alkali metal salt thereof which comprises contacting 1-amino-anthraquinone at a temperature in the range of 90.degree. to 150.degree. C. with an SO.sub.3 -containing sulphuric acid (oleum) and thereafter treating the resultant sulphonated 1-amino-anthraquinone with at least 0.5 molar equivalent of bromine, relative to 1 mol of 1-amino-anthraquinone, at temperatures in the range from 60.degree. to 100.degree. C.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of 1-amino-4-bromoanthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid or an alkali metal salt thereof by converting 1-aminoanthraquinone (which can be obtained by reduction of 1-nitroanthraquinone with sodium sulfide and/or sodium bisulfide or reaction of the 1-nitroanthraquinone with ammonia) by contacting the same with oleum at a temperature in the range of 90.degree. to 150.degree. C. optionally in the presence of an alkali metal sulfate and thereafter treating the so-sulfonated composition with bromine at a temperature in the range of from 60.degree. to 100.degree. C. 1-amino-4-bromoanthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid or an alkali metal salt thereof can be precipitated from the reaction mixture either by adjusting the sulfuric acid concentration thereof to 60 to 85 percent by weight or by stirring the reaction mixture into water, which optionally contains an alkali metal sulfate.