Abstract: The present invention relates to binaphthyl compounds of the formula {I) that are suitable as monomers for preparing thermoplastic resins, such as polycarbonate resins, which have beneficial optical and mechanical properties and can be used for producing optical devices, where X1 and X2 are independently selected from —CH2OH and —C(O)ORX, where Rx is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, phenyl, benzyl and C1-C4-alkyl: A1 and A2 are independently e.g. mono- or polycyclic arylene having from 6 to 26 carbon atoms as ring members or mono- or polycyclic hetarylene having a total of 5 to 26 atoms, which are ring members: R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, C2-C3-alkynyl, CN, R, OR, CHsR?3-s, NR2, C(O)R and CH?CHR?, it being possible that R1 and R2 are identical or different if p+q>1, where s on each occurrence is 0, 1 or 2; p and q are independently 0, 1 or 2.

Abstract: Oligomeric binaphtyl compounds of formula (I), where X1-X2 are selected from hydrogen, -Alk1-OH, —CH2-A2-CH2—OH, -Alk2-C(O)ORx, —CH2-A2-C(O)ORx and —C(O)-A2-C(O)ORx, where Rx is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, phenyl, benzyl and C1-C4-alkyl; Y1-Y2 are selected from —CH2—, —CHArY- and —CH(CH2ArY)—; A1 is a single bond, —CH2—, —CHArA—, —CH(CH2ArA)-, —C(CH2ArA)2-, a moiety of the formula(A), mono- or polycyclic arylene having 6-26 carbon atoms as ring members or mono- or polycyclic hetarylene having 5-26 atoms, which are ring members, alternatively, the moiety —Y1-A1-Y2— in formula(I) is —CH2— or —CHArY-, n is 1, 2 or 3; m, p, q and r are 0, 1 or 2; R1-R4 are independently-selected from the group consisting of halogen, C2-C3-alkynyl, CN, R, OR, CHsR?3-s, NR2, C(O)R and CH?CHR?, R1, R2, R3 or R4 is identical or different if more than 1 of R1, R2, R3 or R4 is present, where s on each occurrence is 0, 1 or 2.

Abstract: Compounds and use of the compounds for formula (I) where X is selected from the group consisting of a single bond, O, N—(C1-C4)-alkyl, N—Ar1, CR5R6, S, S(O) and SO2; Z1 and Z2 are independently selected from hydrogen, -Alk-OH, —CH2—Ar2—CH2—OH, -Alk?-C(O)ORx, —CH2—Ar2—C(O)ORx and —C(O)—Ar2—C(O)ORx, where Rx is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, phenyl, benzyl and C1-C4-alkyl; R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted mono- or polycyclic aryl having from 6 to 26 carbon atoms as ring members and optionally substituted mono- or polycyclic hetaryl having a total of 5 to 26 atoms as ring members, R5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl and a radical Ar1; R6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C4-alkyl; Alk is C2-C4-alkandiyl; provided that R1 and R2 are not both phenyl, if R3 and R4 are both hydrogen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) where X is selected from the group consisting of a single bond, O, N—(C1-C4)-alkyl, N—Ar1, CR5R6, S, S(O) and SO2; Z1 and Z2 are independently selected from hydrogen, -Alk-OH, —CH2—Ar2—CH2—OH, -Alk?-C(O)ORx, —CH2—Ar2—C(O)ORx and —C(O)—Ar2—C(O)ORx, where Rx is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, phenyl, benzyl and C1-C4-alkyl; R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted mono- or polycyclic aryl having from 6 to 26 carbon atoms as ring members and optionally substituted mono- or polycyclic hetaryl having a total of 5 to 26 atoms as ring members, R5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl and a radical Ar1; R6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C4-alkyl; Alk is C2-C4-alkandiyl; provided that R1 and R2 are not both phenyl, if R3 and R4 are both hydrogen.

Abstract: The present application generally relates to several processes for the preparation of (6R,10S)-10-{4-[5-chloro-2-(4-chloro-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)phenyl]-6-oxo-1(6H)-pyrimidinyl}-1-(difluoromethyl)-6-methyl-1,4,7,8,9,10-hexahydro-11,15-(metheno)pyrazolo[4,3-b][1,7]diazacyclotetradecin-5(6H)-one: Compound (I).

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I), which are suitable as monomers for preparing thermoplastic resins having beneficial optical properties and which can be used for producing optical devices. In Formula (I), A1, A2 are selected from mono- or bicyclic aromatic radicals and mono- or bicyclic heteroaromatic radicals; X represents e.g. a single bond, O, NH, CR6R7; Y is e.g. absent or represents a single bond, O, NH, CR8R9; R1, R2 are hydrogen, a radical Ar? or a radical Ra; R3 is Alk, O-Alk?-, O-Alk?-[O-Alk?]o, O—CH2—Ar—C(O)—, O—C(O)—Ar—C(O)— or O-Alk-C(O)—, where in the last five moieties the left O is bound to A1 and A2, respectively; m, n are 0, 1 or 2; o is an integer from 1 to 10; R4, R5 are e.g. selected from CN and a radical Ra; R6, R8 are e.g. selected from hydrogen, a radical Ar? and a radical Ra; R7, R9 are e.g. selected from hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl and a radical Ar?; Ra is selected from the group consisting of C?C—R11 and Ar—C?C—R11; R11 is e.g.