Abstract: 3,3-diphenylacrylic acid amides are prepared by the reaction of a benzophenone with an acetamide in the presence of an alkali metal tertiary alcoholate characterized in that an alkali metal mono-alkyl carbonate is additionally present.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein A is ##STR2## B is ##STR3## R.sup.1 is hydrogen; halogen, cyano or optionally substituted C.sub.1-4 alkyl; andQ is NR.sup.8 R.sup.9 or ##STR4## where R.sup.2 to R.sup.11 are substituents of various types. The compounds are useful as fungicides.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein A, B, R.sub.1, X and Q are substituents of various types, and acid addition salts thereof. The compounds are useful as fungicides.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each hydrogen, chlorine or fluorine; andR.sub.3 is --CH.sub.2 OH, --CH.sub.2 --O--COR.sub.4, --CH.sub.2 --O--CONHR.sub.5, --COOH, --COOCat, --COOR.sub.6, --CONR.sub.7 R.sub.8 or --CO--SR.sub.9 ;where Cat is one equivalent of an inorganic or organic cation;R.sub.4 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms;R.sub.5 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, phenyl or halo-substituted phenyl;R.sub.6 is alkyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may optionally have a chloro, hydroxyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy-lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, amino, mono-lower alkyl-amino, di-lower alkyl-amino, allyloxy or phenoxy substituent attached thereto; phenyl; benzyl; monochloro-benzyl; dichloro-benzyl; cyclohexyl; 1-ethynyl-cyclohexyl; lower alkenyl; lower alkynyl; --N.dbd.C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 ; 2--(2',4',5'-trichloro-phenoxy)-ethyl, 2-(2', 5'-dichloro-4'-bromo-phenoxy)-ethyl; or ##STR2## R.sub.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each hydrogen, halogen or lower alkyl, attached to the 3-, 4- or 5-positions of the phenyl ring,R.sub.3 is halogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy, attached to the 3- or 4-position of the phenyl ring, andR.sub.4 is hydrogen, halogen or lower alkyl, attached to the 4- or 5-position of the phenyl ring;Provided, however, that the two phenyl moieties are other than both 4-chloro- or 4-methyl-substituted at the same time; the compounds are useful as insecticides and acaricides.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, mono- or di-halo(alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms), phenoxy (alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms), lower alkyl-phenoxy(alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms), halo-phenoxy (alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms), phenyl(alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms), halo-phenyl(alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms), lower alkyl-phenyl(alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms), lower alkoxy-phenyl(alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms), lower alkenyl, phenyl-lower alkenyl, phenyl, halo-phenyl, nitro-phenyl, lower alkoxy, furyl or cycloalkyl, andY is nitrogen or .dbd.CH--;the compounds are useful as fungicides.