Abstract: Diallyloxyacetic acid and its basic addition salts, their preparation process and their application as cross-linking agents.Diallyloxyacetic acid and its basic addition salts, preparation process and application as cross-linking agents.

Abstract: Preparation process for 5-(2-thenyl) hydantoin in which 5-(2-thenylidene) hydantoin is reacted in acetic acid with a phosphorous compound selected from the group consisting of red phosphorus and phosphonic acid, in the presence of a catalytic amount of an iodine compound selected from the group consisting of iodine and hydroiodic acid.

Abstract: Preparation process for piperonal by decarboxylating oxidation of 3,4-methylenedioxy mandelic acid by nitric acid in aqueous medium in the presence of hydrochloric acid.

Abstract: An aqueous styrene-acrylic type polymer dispersion useful as a wet strength adhesive contains at least one copolymer consisting of 0.5 to 5% by weight of N-allylacetoacetamide monomer (A) and 99.5 to 95% by weight of a mixture of monomers (B) consisting of 90 to 99.9% by weight of styrene and of at least one monomer selected from C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 alkyl (meth)acrylates and 10 to 0.1% by weight of at least one monomer selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylamide and methacrylamide.

Abstract: The process for preparing a novel product, pure crystalline methyl 2-acryloylamino-2-methoxyacetate, involves reacting pure crystalline, anhydrous acrylamido-glycolic acid in an anhydrous medium with methanol in the presence of hydrogen chloride. This is subsequently neutralized with an alkali metal bicarbonate, and then the mineral salts are filtered off. Finally, pure crystalline methyl 2-acryloylamino-2-methoxyacetate is obtained by taking up the concentrated reaction medium in 1,1,1-trichloroethane under vacuum.

Abstract: An aqueous styrene-acrylic type polymer dispersion useful as a wet strength adhesive contains at least one copolymer consisting of 0.5 to 5% by weight of N-allylacetoacetamide monomer (A) and 99.5 to 95% by weight of a mixture of monomers (B) consisting of 90 to 99.9% by weight of styrene and of at least one monomer selected from C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 alkyl(meth)acrylates and 10 to 0.1% by weight of at least one monomer selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylamide and methacrylamide.

Abstract: This acid is prepared by a method comprising reacting acrylamide with glyoxylic acid in an aqueous solution at a concentration equal to or higher than 60% and at a temperature of between 30.degree. C. and 80.degree. C., this method being characterized in that this reaction is carried out at a pH of less than 7, in the absence of a catalyst of any type whatsoever but in the presence of an organic solvent selected from the group comprising ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, tetrahydrofuran, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether.