Abstract: A new class of sulfonated 2-(2'-hydroxyaryl)-2H-benzotriazole compounds and method for using them and other sulfonated hydroxyaryl benzotriazoles on nylon fibers to improve stain resistance and dye lightfastness has been discovered. A process is provided for improving stain resistance of nylon fibers by treatment with sulfonated aromatic-formaldehyde condensate and fluorinated dry soil resist agents.

Abstract: A new class of sulfonated 2-(2'-hydroxyaryl)-2H-benzotriazole compounds and method for using them and other sulfonated hydroxyaryl benzotriazoles on nylon fibers to improve stain resistance and dye lightfastness has been discovered. A process is provided for improving stain resistance of nylon fibers by treatment with sulfonated aromatic-formaldehyde condensate and fluorinated dry soil resist agents.

Abstract: This invention relates to terpolymers of chlorotrifluoroethylene, ethylene and perfluoroalkoxyperfluoroalkyl ethylene which have improved resistance to thermal stress cracking and improved high temperature properties.

Abstract: Solid hydroxylammonium sulfate is reacted with an alcohol solution of an alkali metal hydroxide or alkoxide to produce an alcoholic hydroxylamine liquid phase and a sulfate-containing solid phase. The liquid phase may be used for further reactions such as oxidations, hydroxamic acid production or neutralization to other hydroxylammonium salts. The different bases behave differently with regard to suitable and preferable solvents and temperatures.

Abstract: A vapor phase synthesis of hexafluoroisobutylene, which comprises contacting in the vapor phase in a catalyst zone, B, of a reactor hexafluoropropylene oxide with a fluorinated catalyst such as fluorinated silica-alumina at a temperature of about 400.degree.-600.degree. C. for a residence time sufficient to form a vapor stream comprising hexafluoroacetone which is thereafter directly contacted in a heating zone of the reactor with a vapor stream comprising a keytone-generating compound such as acetic anhydride at a temperature of about 500.degree.-700.degree. C. for a residence time sufficient to form a stream comprising hexafluoroisobutylene, substantially-free of perfluoroisobutylene and recovering the hexafluoroisobutylene product is disclosed.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing N-hydroxyl organo imidate compounds by reacting an oxime compound with a halogenating agent and reacting the resulting 1-halosubstituted oxime compound with the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of an alcohol.

Abstract: This invention provides a process for improving the separation and recovery of metal formate and pentaerythritol as crystalline products, from an aqueous waste stream of a pentaerythritol manufacturing operation which involves the reaction of formaldehyde with acetaldehyde in the presence of a metal hydroxide catalyst.The pentaerythritol process waste stream is passed through a macroreticular resin bed to remove organic byproducts, and the purified waste stream is then evaporatively concentrated to produce crystalline sodium formate product. The resultant mother liquor is diluted with water-miscible alkanol to precipitate a pentaerythritol-metal formate mixture. The precipitate is washed with a portion of waste stream feed to dissolve the metal formate and yield undissolved crystalline pentaerythritol as a product.At least about 85 percent of the metal formate and at least about 90 percent of the pentaerythritol contained in the original waste stream are recovered as products of the process.

Abstract: Polyalkylene imines containing 2-hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium salt side chains are obtained by reaction between alkylene imine polymers and copolymers and a glycidyltrimethylammonium salt. These polymers are very effective flocculants, particularly in the area of water clarification. They are obtained from a variety of sources, e.g. by modification of either commercial polyethylene imines or polymers derived from oxazolines, and oxazinolines, from the polymerization of aziridine monomers or from the condensation of a low molecular weight polyamine and a dihaloalkane.

Abstract: Solid hydroxylammonium sulfate is reacted with an alcohol solution of an alkali metal hydroxide or alkoxide to produce an alcoholic hydroxylamine liquid phase and a sulfate-containing solid phase. The liquid phase is further reacted with an acid other than sulfuric acid to form another hydroxylammonium salt. The different bases behave differently with regard to suitable and preferably solvents and temperatures.

Abstract: Solid hydroxylammonium sulfate is reacted with an alcohol solution of an alkali metal hydroxide or alkoxide to produce an alcoholic hydroxylamine liquid phase and a sulfate-containing solid phase. The liquid phase may be used for further reactions such as oxidations, hydroxamic acid production or neutralization to other hydroxylammonium salts. The different bases behave differently with regard to suitable and preferable solvents and temperatures.

Abstract: Solid hydroxylammonium sulfate is reacted with an alcohol solution of an alkali metal hydroxide or alkoxide to produce an alcoholic hydroxylamine liquid phase and a sulfate-containing solid phase. The liquid phase is used for further reactions such as oximations and hydroxamic acid production. The different bases behave differently with regard to suitable and preferable solvents and temperatures.

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: A Group IVa metal halide such as methyl trichlorosilane is reacted with an oxime compound such as methyl ethyl ketone oxime in the absence of a base to form in high yields a product oximinosilane, oximinogermane or oximinostannane (e.g. methyl tris(methyl ethyl ketoximo)silane) and a by-product oxime hydrohalide. The oxime above that found in the product may be recovered by neutralization of the by-product oxime hydrohalide.

Abstract: A silicon halide such as methyl trichlorosilane is reacted with an alcohol such as isopropanol and an oxime such as methyl ethyl ketone oxime. Byproduct oxime hydrohalide is formed in all cases. With higher amounts of alcohol, alkoxysilane (e.g. methyl triisopropoxysilane) is the sole or major product. With lower amounts of alcohol, alkoxy-oxminosilanes (e.g. methyl diisopropoxy(methyl ethyl ketoximo)silane and methyl isopropoxy bis(methyl ethyl ketoximo)silane) are the major products.

Abstract: A mixture of ketoxime such as methyl ethyl ketone oxime (MEKO), an inorganic acid such as sulfuric acid and optionally water is fed to an intermediate point of a fractional distillation column. Steam is fed to the base of the column and operating conditions are sufficient to produce the corresponding ketone (e.g. methyl ethyl ketone) or its water azeotrope as the overhead product and the corresponding hydroxylammonium salt (e.g. the sulfate) as the bottoms. Crystallization of the salt from the bottoms leaves a mother liquor which may be recycled to a reboiler from which the steam is generated.

Abstract: This invention provides a process for recovery of sodium formate from an aqueous waste stream which is a byproduct mother liquor derived from a reaction system in which pentaerythritol is produced by the reaction of formaldehyde with acetaldehyde in the presence of metal hydroxide catalyst.Among its important features, the invention process involves evaporative crystallization of the mother liquor to separate out a major proportion of metal formate; dilution of the resultant secondary aqueous waste stream with methanol to precipitate metal formate/pentaerythritol solids; contact of the solids with a portion of the primary aqueous waste stream feed to dissolve metal formate; and recycle of the metal formate-enriched aqueous stream to the evaporative crystallization step of the process.

Abstract: An alpha-halo-aldehyde is reacted in aqueous media with an hydroxylamine-generating reagent at a pH between about 2 and about 9 to form the corresponding alpha-hydroxy-oxime. The products are useful as stabilizers and as complexing agents and as intermediates to unsaturated oximes, unsaturated nitriles and carbamate-type pesticides.

Abstract: A method for promoting the hydrogenation of phenol to cyclohexanone in the presence of a non-promoted palladium catalyst which comprises effecting the hydrogenation reaction in the presence of an in situ promoter selected from the group consisting of alkalie metal and alkaline earth metal chlorides, fluorides, bicarbonates, carbonates, hydroxides and nitrates, ammonia, ammonium hydroxide, secondary amines and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: 1,5-Hexadiene is cyclized to cyclohexene by contacting 1,5-hexadiene with a mixture of a first catalyst selected from the group consisting of chromium oxides, chromium chlorides, chromium bromides, molybdenum oxides, molybdenum chlorides, molybdenum bromides, tungsten oxides, tungsten chlorides, tungsten bromides, iron oxides, cobalt oxides, nickel oxides, elemental sulfur, SiO.sub.2, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, vanadium metal, vanadium oxides, VOF.sub.3, and mixtures thereof, and a second catalyst selected from a tin (IV) halide and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A one-component curable amino resin binder system is disclosed for use in the preparation of fiberboard and other products wherein the binder system comprises formaldehyde, urea, an oxime compound soluble in the binder system, and optionally a water miscible alcohol and or melamine.