Abstract: An efficient process is provided in which sulfur is reacted with carbon monoxide in a liquid phase to produce carbonyl sulfide. In the presence of a base catalyst, carbon monoxide is continuously introduced into a reactor in which a liquid reaction mixture obtained by dissolving or suspending sulfur in an organic solvent is held, and the sulfur is reacted with the carbon monoxide at a pressure of 0.2-3.0 MPa and a temperature of 40-120° C. to yield carbonyl sulfide. The gaseous-phase part is withdrawn from the reactor, and the withdrawn gaseous-phase part is cooled with a cooler to condense the carbonyl sulfide contained in the gaseous-phase part. The condensed carbonyl sulfide is continuously withdrawn, and the gas that has not been condensed with the cooler is returned to the reactor. Thus, carbonyl sulfide is continuously produced.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide efficient, simple and inexpensive processes for the production of carbonyl difluoride, which is an attractive and important compound as a semiconductor etching gas or a semiconductor cleaning gas. A process for producing carbonyl difluoride of the invention includes a step of reacting phosgene and hydrogen fluoride in a gas phase in the presence of a fluorination catalyst to produce carbonyl difluoride and hydrogen chloride, and a step of mixing a mixture containing the carbonyl difluoride and the hydrogen chloride with an organic solvent that is azeotropic with hydrogen chloride but zeotropic with carbonyl difluoride, and distilling the resultant mixture to separate the carbonyl difluoride.

Abstract: An efficient process is provided in which sulfur is reacted with carbon monoxide in a liquid phase to produce carbonyl sulfide. In the presence of a base catalyst, carbon monoxide is continuously introduced into a reactor in which a liquid reaction mixture obtained by dissolving or suspending sulfur in an organic solvent is held, and the sulfur is reacted with the carbon monoxide at a pressure of 0.2-3.0 MPa and a temperature of 40-120° C. to yield carbonyl sulfide. The gaseous-phase part is withdrawn from the reactor, and the withdrawn gaseous-phase part is cooled with a cooler to condense the carbonyl sulfide contained in the gaseous-phase part. The condensed carbonyl sulfide is continuously withdrawn, and the gas that has not been condensed with the cooler is returned to the reactor. Thus, carbonyl sulfide is continuously produced.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide efficient, simple and inexpensive processes for the production of carbonyl difluoride, which is an attractive and important compound as a semiconductor etching gas or a semiconductor cleaning gas. A process for producing carbonyl difluoride of the invention includes a step of reacting phosgene and hydrogen fluoride in a gas phase in the presence of a fluorination catalyst to produce carbonyl difluoride and hydrogen chloride, and a step of mixing a mixture containing the carbonyl difluoride and the hydrogen chloride with an organic solvent that is azeotropic with hydrogen chloride but zeotropic with carbonyl difluoride, and distilling the resultant mixture to separate the carbonyl difluoride.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for preparing N-phosphonomethylglycine comprising the steps of reacting an aminomethylphosphonic acid with a glyconitrile in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide to form a product, and then hydrolyzing the product by adding an alkali metal hydroxide in an amount sufficient to neutralize the resulting carboxylic acid.

Abstract: A novel compound, 5-t-butyl-3-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-5-propargyloxy-phenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-on e, useful as an active ingredient of a herbicide, and a production process thereof are disclosed.

Abstract: A powdered or granular solid pesticide composition comprising methyl isothiocyanate supported on natural or synthetic faujasite type zeolite particles having an effective micro-pore diameter of 3.5 to 6 angstrom. This pesticide composition can effectively control various plant parasitic nematodes and noxious soil organisms and can remarkably facilitate application work.

Abstract: A process for preparing phenylisopropylurea derivatives of the formula ##STR1## which comprises reacting a cumyl halide of the formula ##STR2## with urea or a urea derivative of the formulaH.sub.