Abstract: 1-A-1-B-3-(2-R.sup.2 -4-N-R-N-R.sup.1 -aminophenyl)-3-(-4-R.sup.3 -phenylsulfonyl)prop-1-ene useful as color formers, particularly in transfer imaging, pressure-sensitive and thermal-responsive carbonless duplicating systems, are prepared by the interaction of the corresponding 1-A-1-B-ethene with the appropriate 2-R.sup.2 -4-N-R-N-4.sup.1 -benzaldehyde and the appropriate 4-R.sup.3 -benzenesulfinic acid in the presence of an acidic catalyst.

Abstract: 1-A-1-B-3-(2-R.sup.2 -4-N-R-N-R.sup.1 -aminophenyl)-3-(-4-R.sup.3 -phenylsulfonyl)prop-1-ene useful as color formers, particularly in transfer imaging, pressure-sensitive and thermal-responsive carbonless duplicating systems, are prepared by the interaction of the corresponding 1-A-1-B-ethene with the appropriate 2-R.sup.2 -4-N-R-N-4.sup.1 -benzaldehyde and the appropriate 4-R.sup.3 -benzenesulfinic acid in the presence of an acidic catalyst.

Abstract: This invention relates to improved processes for the manufacture of quinolinic acid run with a higher concentration of reactants in the initial step wherein quinoline is oxidized with hydrogen peroxide in an aqueous sulfuric acid solution in the presence of copper sulfate to prepare copper quinolinate, and in subsequent steps converting the copper quinolinate from the initial step to quinolinic acid by treating the copper salt with alkali to form the water soluble alkali salt form of quinolinic acid precipitating the copper as insoluble cupric oxide and thereafter treating the soluble alkali salt form with acid to obtain the quinolinic acid, the improvement whereby the reaction of the initial step is carried out in a thermally controllable and safe manner and the formation of by-products is minimized which comprises in the initial step adding separately either in portion-wise multiple and approximately equal portions or adding continuously and simultaneously over a period of time each of the following, the su

Abstract: Substituted 2-benzoylbenzoic acids, useful as intermediates for preparing valuable chromogenic phthalide compounds, are prepared by reacting certain substituted 3,3-diphenylphthalides with a lower alkanoic acid and water.

Abstract: A multi-step process for the purification of Quinoline Yellow WS involves generating water-insoluble organic amine salts of sulfonated 2-(2-quinolinyl)-1,3-indandione from technical Quinoline Yellow WS followed by treatment of the amine salt with sodium hydroxide to regenerate Quinoline Yellow WS certifiable as a D&C color.