Abstract: A process for the synthesis of chiral propargylic alcohols.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for the preparation of a cyclic carbamate starting with o-aminobenzyl alcohol and/or a suitable salt thereof, which is reacted with a cyclization agent selected from phosgene, diphosgene, triphosgene and mixtures thereof, and in that the reaction carried out in the presence of an aqueous base, and a water-immiscible organic solvent, said organic solvent mainly comprising at least one compound selected from C2-5-alkyl C2-5-carboxylates and mixtures of at least one C2-5-alkyl C2-5-carboxylate with at least one C5-8-alkane.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for the preparation of a cyclic carbamate starting with a chiral propargylic alcohol and/or a suitable salt thereof, which is reacted with a cyclization agent selected from phosgene, diphosgene, triphosgene and mixtures thereof, and in that the reaction is carried out in the presence of an aqueous base, and a water-immiscible organic solvent, said organic solvent mainly comprising at least one compound selected from C2-5-alkyl C2-5-carboxylates and mixtures of at least one C2-5-alkyl C2-5-carboxylate with at least one C5-8-alkane. Another aspect of the invention is directed to a process for the synthesis of said cyclic carbamate starting described above, wherein also a process for the preparation of the chiral propargylic alcohol is provided.

Abstract: A process for the synthesis of chiral propargylic alcohols.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for the preparation of a cyclic carbamate starting with a chiral propargylic alcohol and/or a suitable salt thereof, which is reacted with a cyclisation agent selected from phosgene, diphosgene, triphosgene and mixtures thereof, and in that the reaction is carried out in the presence of an aqueous base, and a water-immiscible organic solvent, said organic solvent mainly comprising at least one compound selected from C2-5-alkyl C2-5-carboxylates and mixtures of at least one C2-5-alkyl C2-5-carboxylate with at least one C5-8-alkane. Another aspect of the invention is directed to a process for the synthesis of said cyclic carbamate starting described above, wherein also a process for the preparation of the chiral propargylic alcohol is provided.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for the preparation of a cyclic carbamate starting with o-aminobenzyl alcohol and/or a suitable salt thereof, which is reacted with a cyclisation agent selected from phosgene, diphosgene, triphosgene and mixtures thereof, and in that the reaction carried out in the presence of an aqueous base, and a water-immiscible organic solvent, said organic solvent mainly comprising at least one compound selected from C2-5-alkyl C2-5-carboxylates and mixtures of at least one C2-5-alkyl C2-5-carboxylate with at least one C5-8-alkane.

Abstract: A roll for smoothing a web, a process for making the roll and a process of repairing the roll. The roll includes a roll core having an outer surface. A covering layer is disposed on the outer surface of the roll core. The covering layer has an inner surface and an outer surface. The covering layer includes an elastic matrix material. The elastic matrix material includes a mixture of at least one thermosetting plastic and at least one thermoplastic. The process of making includes providing a roll core having an outer surface, forming an elastic covering layer including at least one thermosetting plastic and at least one thermoplastic, and applying the covering layer to the outer surface of the roll core. The process of repairing includes heating an elastic covering layer made from an elastic matrix material which comprises at least one thermosetting plastic and at least one thermoplastic, and allowing any markings in a surface of the covering layer to be filled.

Abstract: Roll for smoothing a web and method of making the roll, wherein the roll includes a hard roll core. An elastic covering layer is arranged on an outside surface of the hard roll core. The elastic covering layer includes an elastic matrix material and fibers embedded in the elastic matrix material. At least some of the fibers have a diameter which is less than 800 nm. A surface of the elastic covering layer has an extremely high smoothness. The method includes introducing the fibers into the elastic matrix material to form the elastic covering layer and coupling the elastic covering layer with the hard roll core.

Abstract: Roll and process of manufacturing roll for the smoothing of paper webs, which has a hard roll core including in particular metal. The roll core is provided at its outside with an elastic covering layer which includes an elastic matrix material and fibers embedded into the matrix material. The diameter of the fibers is less than about 800 nm so that the surface of the elastic covering layer has an extremely high smoothness, in particular an Ra value of less than around about 0.6 mm. The thickness of the elastic covering layer amounts to between about 3 and about 20 mm. In addition to the fibers, powdery fillers are embedded in the matrix material whose outer dimensions are each less than about 1 &mgr;m at least in one direction.

Abstract: A roll for smoothing a web, a process for making the roll and a process of repairing the roll. The roll includes a roll core having an outer surface. A covering layer is disposed on the outer surface of the roll core. The covering layer has an inner surface and an outer surface. The covering layer includes an elastic matrix material. The elastic matrix material includes a mixture of at least one thermosetting plastic and at least one thermoplastic. The process of making includes providing a roll core having an outer surface, forming an elastic covering layer including at least one thermosetting plastic and at least one thermoplastic, and applying the covering layer to the outer surface of the roll core. The process of repairing includes heating an elastic covering layer made from an elastic matrix material which comprises at least one thermosetting plastic and at least one thermoplastic, and allowing any markings in a surface of the covering layer to be filled.

Abstract: Calender for the treatment of a paper web including a roll stack of at least three rolls and with least one double-soft nip. The double-soft nip(s) are formed by two rolls, each with an elastic surface layer. At least one of the rolls forming the double-soft nip is heated. In a process using the calendar to treat a material web, the web is introduced into a roll stack having at least two rolls formed with an elastic surface layer over a rigid core, agglomerated in an elastic double-soft nip between the two rolls, heated to introduce energy into the material web and promote agglomerating, and smoothed in the elastic double-soft nip.

Abstract: Reel slitting device for a web that includes a web supply section, a longitudinal slitting section, and a reeling section, and method for packaging partial rolls in the reeling section of the roll slitting device. The device includes at least one propelling device for reeling at least one partial roll and a packaging device that packages at least a periphery of the at least one partial roll. The the packaging device utilizes the at least one propelling device. The method includes slitting a web sheet into a plurality of partial webs, reeling the partial webs, in the reeling section, into a plurality of partial rolls, attaching a packaging web to a peripheral portion of at least one of the plurality of partial rolls in the reeling section, and rotating the at least one of the plurality of partial rolls to wind the packaging web around a radial surface of the at least one of the plurality of partial rolls.