Abstract: A process is provided for preparing specific polycarboxylic acids by oxidative cleavage of double-bond compounds with hydrogen peroxide or hydrogen peroxide donors. The polycarboxylic acids thus obtained are notable for excellent acid stability, and consequently ease of handling in aqueous solution and are useful for treating cellulosic fibers or textile or paper materials produced therefrom.

Abstract: Compounds of the general formula (I) 1

Abstract: The invention relates to textile treatment compositions containing (K1) mixtures of (A) 0 to 30% by weight of polyalcohols obtained by catalyzed reaction of formaldehyde with ketones bearing at least 4 replaceable hydrogen atoms adjacent to the carbonyl group, (B) 0 to 30% by weight of polyalcohols other than (A), (C) 0.1 to 10% by weight of adducts of fatty acids, fatty alcohols, alkyl- or dialkylamines, or alkylphenols with 2 to 100 mol of ethylene oxide, and (D) 70 to 99.9% by weight of an aqueous softener formulation containing 10 to 90% by weight of softener compounds based on the aqueous softener formulation,  wherein the total amount of (A)+(B) is ≧0.1% by weight, based on the sum total of the individual components (A) to (D), and (K2) a bisulphite-blocked polyisocyanate prepolymer, wherein the weight ratio of component K1 to component K2 is 0.1:1 to 5:1.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) 1

Abstract: A process is provided for preparing specific polycarboxylic acids by oxidative cleavage of double-bond compounds with hydrogen peroxide or hydrogen peroxide donors. The polycarboxylic acids thus obtained are notable for excellent acid stability, and consequently ease of handling in aqueous solution and are useful for treating cellulosic fibers or textile or paper materials produced therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mixtures, containing A) reaction products from isocyanates and NCO-reactive silanes and B) carbosilane dendrimers, a process for preparing powder coatings from the mixtures and their use.

Abstract: The invention relates to polysulphone/polyether block copolycondensates having the recurring structural unit as in formula (I)--(--O--E--O--Ar.sup.1 --SO.sub.2 --Ar.sup.2 --)--W-- (I)whereinE is a divalent diphenolate radical andW is a polyether, polythioether or polyacetal possessing at least two hydroxyl groups and having an average molecular weight (M.sub.n) of from 400 to 30,000 andwherein the proportion of the radical W in the total polymer amounts to 5 to 99 wt. %,the preparation and use thereof for the production of moulded shapes, for example, membranes or catheter tubes.

Abstract: The invention provides stabilizer mixtures comprising phosphines, silicon compound and optionally silicon-free oxetane compounds and/or silicon-free epoxide compounds and their use for stabilizing thermoplastic aromatic polycarbonates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel tertiary amines derived from bisphenoles, diepoxides and aromatic secondary amines, to a process for their preparation and to their use as hardening accelerators for ethylenically unsaturated cold hardenable acrylic and polyester resins.

Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition containing an aromatic polycarbonate and a particular siloxane compound is disclosed. The composition which is based on a polycarbonate resin having bifunctional structural units corresponding to formula (Ia) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 denote, independently of one another, hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 -aryl, or C.sub.7 -C.sub.12 -aralkyl,m is an integer from 4 to 7,R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 selected individually for each X, denote, independently of one another, hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, andX stands for carbon,under the condition that R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are both alkyl groups on at least one X atom, andcontains from 0.001 to 1% by weight of at least one siloxane corresponding to formula (II) ##STR2## wherein R denotes hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 -aryl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: The present invention provides special silanes, their preparation and their use as plastics additives for improving the mechanical and flameproofing properties of the plastics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to thermoplastic aromatic polycarbonates having a content of special aryl phosphines, to their preparation, and to their use in the light engineering sector and in optics.

Abstract: Siloxanes containing epoxy groups having the formula 1 ##STR1## Formula 1 whereinA means a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl radical with epoxy groupsB means R.sup.1 or AR.sup.1, R.sup.2 independently of each other, means C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl or C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryla means zero or a whole number from 1-100b means zero or a whole number from 1-100c means a whole number from 1-5.

Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition containing a polycarbonate resin, glass fibers and oxidized polyethylene is disclosed. The composition is suitable for the preparation of molded articles having an improved level of impact strength.

Abstract: Highly heat distortion resistant moulding compositions are disclosed comprising an aromatic polycarbonate having molecular weights Mw (weight average) of a least 10,000, containing bifunctional carbonate structural units corresponding to formula (Ia) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 denote, independently of one another, hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 -aryl or C.sub.7 -C.sub.12 -aralkyl,m stands for an integer from 4 to 7,R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, which are selected individually for each X, denote, independently of one another, hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, andX denotes carbonunder the condition that R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are both alkyl on at least one X atom andas the only thermo stabilizer, from 0.001 to 1% by weight of a siloxane corresponding to formula (II) ##STR2## wherein R and R' denote, independently of one another, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or -aryl andx and y stand for the numbers 1,2 or 3 and x+y always add up to 4.

Abstract: The invention relates to trimerized aliphatic isocyanates produced by special processes, to their use as mold release agents in thermoplastic aromatic polycarbonates and/or thermoplastic aromatic polyestercarbonates and/or thermoplastic aromatic polyesters, optionally using standard additives, to the readily demoldable molding compounds thus obtained on the basis of the thermoplastic polycarbonates, polyestercarbonates and/or polyesters and to processes for the production of these readily demoldable molding compounds.

Abstract: Unsaturated polyester resins to which thermotropic polymers have been added may be cured with a smaller quantity of copolymerizable monomer for a given viscosity of the unsaturated polyester and are useful for the production of moulded parts and grouting and filling compositions which have wide applications in the building industry, the electrical industry, boat building, medical technology and the motor vehicle industry.

Abstract: The new bisesters of unsaturated carboxylic acids corresponding to the following formula ##STR1## may be used in curable polyester resin mixtures which may in turn be used for the production of moldings. The curable mixtures obtainable from the new bisesters of unsaturated carboxylic acids show a higher glass transition temperature than normal polyester resins and, despite a higher crosslink density, show broader-mesh crosslinking.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of carboxylic acid esters from carboxylic acids and alcohols which is characterized in that neutral phosphites containing oxetane groups are used as esterification catalysts.

Abstract: The new 1,7,9,15-tetraoxa-4,12-diaza-8-silaspiro-[7.7]-pentadecanes, which are prepared by reaction of corresponding alkoxysilanes with corresponding alkanolamines, are used above all as hardening accelerators for unsaturated polyester resins and acrylic resins.