Abstract: Aromatic diamines having a carboxylic acid group and various other diamines are reacted with aromatic tetracarboxylic dianhdyrides in organic polar solvents to provide polyimides. Polyimide compositions for electrodeposition which comprise the neutralized salts of the polyimides, water and poor solvents for the polyimides have good keeping quality and when electrodeposited on electrically conductive materials, can form polyimide coats that have high levels of appearance, smoothness and denseness while exhibiting good physical and chemical characteristics in such aspects as heat resistance, electrical insulation and chemical resistance.

Abstract: In the process of the present invention for producing diol compounds by esterifying a carboxylic acid mixture collected from a reaction product mixture of a liquid phase oxidation of cyclohexane with air and hydrogenate-decomposing the resultant esterification product mixture with hydrogen, the hydrogenate-decomposition is carried out by using a combined catalyst which includes a catalyst (A) including, as principal components, copper oxide and zinc oxide and a catalyst (B) including copper oxide and iron oxide carried on aluminum oxide, does not include chromium, has a high catalytic activity and can be easily separated by filtering, and the combined catalyst is collected from the hydrogenate-decomposition reaction product mixture by filtering it.

Abstract: A diol compound, for example, hexanediol, is produced with a high efficiency by esterifying a carboxylic acid mixture, collected from a reaction product mixture of a liquid phase oxidation of cyclohexane, with an esterifying agent and hydrogenate-decomposing the resultant esterification product mixture with hydrogen.

Abstract: A monoalkylether of a dihydric phenol compound is produced at a high conversion and selectivity by catalytically dehydration reacting a dihydric phenol compound with a lower monohydric alcohol in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least one inorganic substance of the empirical formula (I):Al.sub.a P.sub.b Ti.sub.c Si.sub.d X.sub.e O.sub.f (I):wherein X is an alkali metal (Group Ia) atom, alkaline earth metal (Group IIa) atom or a metal atom of Group VIII of the Periodic Table, a, b, c, d, e and f are the numbers of Al, P, Ti, Si, X and O atoms respectively, and provided that a =1, b =1.0 to 1.9, c =0 05 to 0.5, d=0.05 to 0.2, e=0 to 0.9 and f=4.2 to 8.1, and collecting the resultant reaction product from the reaction system.

Abstract: A monoalkylether of dihydric phenol compound is produced by bringing a feed gas comprising a mixture gas of a dihydric phenol compound with a monohydric alcohol compound into contact with an active catalyst component comprising at least one member selected from phosphorus compounds, and mixtures and reaction products of phosphorus compounds with boron compounds and carried on an inert solid carrier consisting of, for example, .alpha.-alumina, .gamma.-alumina, activated carbon or titania grains, and preferably having a pore volume of 0.1 ml/g or more and a specific surface area of 1 m.sup.2 /g or more, at a temperature of 200.degree. C. to 400.degree. C., and collecting the resultant reaction product from the reaction mixture.

Abstract: There is disclosed a novel process for the preparation of an ester of formic acid which comprises subjecting hydrogen, carbon monoxide and an ester of nitrous acid to a catalytic vapor phase reaction in the presence of a platinum group metal or a salt thereof. The product obtained by the process according to the present invention does not substantially contain water and free formic acid. The ester of formic acid formed by the process according to the present invention can be separated and purified in a simple manner, e.g., by conventional distillation procedure.

Abstract: A process for preparing a diester of malonic acid which comprises reacting ketene and carbon monoxide with an ester of nitrous acid catalytically in the presence of metallic palladium or a salt thereof.

Abstract: 11-cyano-undecanoic acid having a high purity of 99% or more is obtained by the steps of dissolving a crude 11-cyano-undecanoic acid in the form of free acid or its ammonium salt into a mixture solvent consisting of acetic acid or propionic acid and water in a mixing ratio by weight of 1 : 0.05 to 3; bringing a refining gas containing therein ozone into contact with said solution in order to decompose impurities, especially, coloring substances in said solution, and; crystallizing and separating the purified 11-cyano-undecanoic acid from said solution.

Abstract: A crude 11-cyano-undecanoic acid in the form of the free acid or its ammonium salt is refined by bringing a refining gas containing ozone therein into contact with a solution of the crude 11-cyano-undecanoic acid or its ammonium salt in a substantially anhydrous organic solvent which is non-reactive with the ozone at a temperature of 0.degree. to 100.degree. C, for example, formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, chloroform, tetrachloromethane, dichloroethane or trichloroethane.

Abstract: 11-CYANO-UNDECANOIC ACID IS ISOLATED IN ITS AMMONIUM SALT IN A HIGH PURITY FROM A CRUDE MATERIAL BY THE METHOD WHEREIN THE CRUDE MATERIAL CONTAINING 11-CYANO-UNDECANOIC ACID IS DISSOLVED IN AN ORGANIC SOLVENT CONSISTING OF ONE OR MORE AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS HAVING 6 TO 8 CARBON ATOMS, AMMONIUM GAS IS INTRODUCED INTO THE CRUDE MATERIAL SOLUTION TO CONVERT THE DISSOLVED 11-CYANO-UNDECANOIC ACID ITS AMMONIUM SALT, CRYSTALS AND, THEREAFTER, THE CRYSTALS OF AMMONIUM SALT ARE SEPARATED FROM THE SOLUTION.