Abstract: A class of fluorinated polyols which when added to formulated dispersions used to make a magnetic particle based coating not only improves the dispersion of the particles in the formulation during manufacture but also improves the wear characteristics of the cured coating during use. The fluorinated polyol may be prepared either by the reaction of a diglycidyl ether with a diol or by the reaction of two diols with epichlorohydrin.

Abstract: A novel class of fluorinated surfactant monomers which when blended and cured with conventional non-fluorinated monomers produces resins with dramatically modified surfaces. Resins which may be thus modified include urethanes, epoxides, acrylates, polyesters and other thermosetting materials.

Abstract: A method for recovering organic ether solvent and alkali metal fluoride from a slurry thereof such as may be formed as a byproduct in silane manufacture. First water is added to a slurry having an organic ether liquid phase and a finely-divided solid phase comprising an alkali metal fluoride. The water is added in an amount sufficiently large to reduce adherence of organic ether to the solid phase and sufficiently small not to create a discernable separate aqueous liquid phase. The slurry with added water is maintained at a treatment temperature of at least about 50.degree. C. for a treatment period of at least one minute, typically 15-30 minutes at 90.degree.-110.degree. C. Thereafter, the treated slurry is seaparated into a crude fluoride solid and an ether liquid suitable for direct recycle or recycle after simple further treatment.

Abstract: Silicon tetrafluoride is reacted with sodium hydride in a cyclic ether reaction medium such as tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane or in dimethoxyethane. Sodium aluminum hydride is dissolved in the solvent and catalyzes the reaction in amounts of 4-25%, by weight of combined sodium hydride and sodium aluminum hydride.

Abstract: Acetaldehyde oxime, a commercially useful intermediate in the production of pesticides, is prepared by oximating acetaldehyde with an aqueous hydroxylamine-containing solution to form an aqueous oximation reaction mixture and recovering acetaldehyde oxime from the aqueous oximation reaction mixture by distilling a mixture of acetaldehyde oxime and water directly from the aqueous oximation reaction mixture.

Abstract: An organic, substantially water-insoluble oxime product is recovered from the liquid reaction mixture of water, ammonium sulfate and the oxime product. First the reaction mixture is separated into a first liquid layer containing an aqueous ammonium sulfate solution and a second liquid layer containing an emulsion of the oxime product as the continuous phase and aqueous ammonium sulfate as the discontinuous phase. These layers are separated and the second liquid layer is contacted with solid ammonium sulfate for a time sufficient to agglomerate the discontinuous phase. The agglomerated discontinuous phase is then removed from the continuous phase. Thereafter, either a lites fraction can be distilled from the continuous phase or the oxime product can be distilled from the continuous phase, or both. The process is particularly applicable to the production of oximes such as Aldicarb oxime, cyclohexanone oxime and methylethylketoxime from aqueous reaction mixtures in which by-product ammonium sulfate is formed.

Abstract: In the halogenation under reflux conditions of an unhalogenated aldehyde of the formula ##STR1## with Cl.sub.2, Br.sub.2 or I.sub.2, the aldehyde and halogen are continuously fed into a reactor at a molar ratio of halogen to unhalogenated aldehyde between about 0.8:1 and about 1.1:1 and water is continuously fed into the unhalogenated reactor at a rate of between about 1% and about 20% by weight of aldehyde. The product .alpha.-haloaldehyde is thiohydrocarbylated and then oximated to form a 2-hydrocarbylthioaldoxime of the formula ##STR2## with improved yield and quality because of the improved yield and quality of unhalogenated .alpha.-haloaldehyde. An exemplary process includes the chlorination of isobutyraldehyde (IBA) to form .alpha.-chloroisobutyraldehyde (CIBA), the thiomethylation of CIBA to form 2-methyl-2 methylthio-propionaldehyde (MTIBA) and the oximation of MTIBA to form 2-methylthio-propionaldehyde oxime (aldicarb oxime or ADO).

Abstract: An improved process is disclosed for preparing .alpha.-and .beta.-hydroxy oximes wherein said oximes are prepared in the presence of a water soluble compound capable of contributing ferric or ferrous ions to the reaction medium. Such oximes are useful as metal complexing agents. Such complexing agents are used in processes of extracting metals from an ore solution.

Abstract: In the halogenation under reflux conditions of an aldehyde of the formula ##STR1## with Cl.sub.2, Br.sub.2 or I.sub.2, the aldehyde and halogen are continuously fed into a reactor at a molar ratio of halogen to aldehyde between about 0.8:1 and about 1.1:1 and water is continuously fed into the reactor at a rate of between about 1 and about 20% by weight of aldehyde. The product .alpha.-haloaldehyde is thioalkylated and then oximated to form a 2-hydrocarbylthioaldoxime of the formula ##STR2## with improved yield and quality because of the improved yield and quality of .alpha.-haloaldehyde. An exemplary process includes the chlorination of isobutyraldehyde (IBA) to form .alpha.-chloroisobutyraldehyde (CIBA), the thiomethylation of CIBA to form 2-methyl-2 methylthio-propionaldehyde (MTIBA) and the oximation of MTIBA to form 2-methylthio-propionaldehyde oxime (aldicarb oxime or ADO).