Abstract: Novel polyurethanes are prepared by reacting(a) an organic diisocyanate of formula ##STR1## wherein M represents --CH.dbd.CH--; --N.dbd.N--; --CH.dbd.N--; ##STR2## or and where R.sub.1 through R.sub.4 may be the same or different and represent hydrogen, halogen, CN, CF.sub.3 or saturated aliphatic C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl residues which may be interrupted by ether hydrogen atoms with(b) compounds of molecular weights of from between 400 and 10,000 and which contain at least two active hydrogen atoms reactive toward isocyanate groups.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of 4-hydroxyphenyl 4-hydroxy-benzoate by esterification of hydroquinone and p-hydroxybenzoic acid is described, wherein an esterification catalyst is used and wherein the reaction is carried out in a reaction medium in which the reactants are substantially dispersed. The use of the compound, accessible by the above process in high yield and good industrial purity, for the preparation of linear polycarbonates or copolycarbonates is furthermore claimed.

Abstract: The invention relates to new, liquid-crystalline diglycidyle compounds of optionally ring-substituted 4-hydroxyphenyl 4-hydroxybenzoates, a synthesis of p-epoxypropoxy-phenyl p-epoxy-propoxybenzoate, furthermore epoxy resin mixtures containing the new diglycidyle compounds, and the use of the new diglycidyl compounds and the epoxy resin mixtures thereof in curable mixtures.

Abstract: A process is described for the preparation of polymeric networks having superstructures, resulting from the use of liquid-crystalline, (poly)functional units, characterized in that build-up into polymers is carried out by the polymerization, polyaddition or polycondensation process within the liquid-crystalline, preferably nematic, temperature range of the (poly)functional units, having a liquid-crystalline character, used for building up the networks.Polymeric networks which are accessible by this process, and the use thereof, are also claimed.

Abstract: Novel, finely divided, redispersible dispersions of high melting polyesters in low melting polyhydroxyl compounds are disclosed. Disclosed also is a process for their preparation and their use as polyol components containing fillers in the production of cellular or non-cellular polyurethanes.

Abstract: This invention relates to new high molecular weight polyurethanes which contain a very small amount of urethane and urea groups. These new synthetic resins are built up as block copolymers and contain relatively high molecular weight segments which are derived from high melting and low melting polyols and linked together through ester and/or urethane and/or urea groups.

Abstract: This invention relates to new high molecular weight polyurethanes which contain a very small amount of urethane and urea groups. These new synthetic resins are built up as block copolymers and contain relatively high molecular weight segments which are derived from high melting and low melting polyols and linked together through ester and/or urethane and/or urea groups.

Abstract: Quaternary N-(2,3-epoxyalkyl)-ammonium compounds of the formula ##STR1## IN WHICH Y represents a sulphur atom, a CH.sub.2 group, a simple C-C bond or especially an oxygen atom,R.sub.1 represents a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl group, a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkyl group substituted by an OH group or preferably the methyl group,R.sub.2 represents hydrogen or methyl,X.sup.n(.sup.-) represents an anion andn represents 1, 2 or 3Are used as fixing agents for substantive dyestuffs on cellulose fibre materials.

Abstract: A segmented thermoplastic elastomeric copolyester comprising alternating hard segments of polyalkylene terephthalate and soft segments of a polyester containing ether groups, the said soft segments resulting from a polyester having a molecular weight greater than 6000 and a process for the production of said copolyesters.