Abstract: The invention provides a resin-immobilized imine represented by the following formula: P—Q—N—═CH—R   I [in the formula, P represents the principal chain of a resin polymer; Q represents a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon side chain or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon side chain with a heteroatom interposed therein; R represents a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group or heterocyclic group] and a resin-immobilized &bgr;-aminocarbonyl compound of the following formula: which can be released as &bgr;-aminocarbonyl compound from the solid phase; and the invention also provide a resin-immobilized amine of the following formula: —P—Q1—O—Q2—NH2   III [Q1 and Q2 independently represent a hydrocarbon chain such as arylene, alkylenearylene or arylenealkylene], which is essential for solid state synthesis; and the invention has enabled the solid state synthesis of &bgr;-am

Abstract: The present invention provides an osmium oxide composition comprising an osmium oxide microencapsulated in an aromatic polyolefin (hereinafter abbreviated as MCOsOx), a method for preparation of MCOsOx, which comprises allowing an osmium oxide to contact with an aromatic polyolefin in an organic solvent, and precipitating MCOsOx, an oxidizing agent comprising MCOsOx, a method for preparing a chiral diol compound, which comprises reacting MCOsOx, a chiral ligand and an olefin compound with each other, and a method for preparing a chiral diol compound, which comprises oxidizing an olefin compound with MCOsOx, wherein a chiral ligand further coordinates to an osmium oxide.

Abstract: The invention provides a microencapsulated Lewis acid characterized in that a Lewis acid is supported through coordinate bonds on microcapsules formed of an organic polymer as a novel Lewis acid supported on a polymer in order to overcome the technical limit of conventional catalysts supported on polymers and in addition, to solve problems attendant upon the preparation of a reaction system and separation and recovery from reaction products about Lewis acid catalysts having great industrial usefulness.

Abstract: An aldehyde compound is reacted with an amino compound and hydrogen cyanate in the presence of a chiral zirconium catalyst obtained by mixing a zirconium alkoxide with an optically active binaphthol compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides an osmium oxide composition comprising an osmium oxide microencapsulated in an aromatic polyolefin (hereinafter abbreviated as MCOsOx), a method for preparation of MCOsOx, which comprises allowing an osmium oxide to contact with an aromatic polyolefin in an organic solvent, and precipitating MCOsOx, an oxidizing agent comprising MCOsOx, a method for preparing a chiral diol compound, which comprises reacting MCOsOx, a chiral ligand and an olefin compound with each other, and a method for preparing a chiral diol compound, which comprises oxidizing an olefin compound with MCOsOx wherein a chiral ligand further coordinates to an osmium oxide.

Abstract: Hydrazide fixed to a resin represented by the following formula: P—Q—CO—NH—NH2  (I) where P represents a main chain of a resin polymer and Q represents a hydrocarbon side chain optionally having a substituent which may be bonded via a heteroatom, and a hydrazone derived therefrom and fixed to a resin P—Q—CO—NH—N═CH—R1  (II) are provided, and solid phase synthesis of pyrazolone is conducted using the same, thereby enabling synthesis of pyrazolones by the application of the Mannich type reaction based on the solid phase synthesis and efficient construction of libraries for various kinds of them.

Abstract: It is made possible to carry out asymmetric organic syntheses such as an asymmetric imono aldol reaction etc. catalytically with high reactivity and selectivity. An asymmetric zirconium catalyst having a structure that zirconium (IV) being an active central atom of the catalyst and being bonded via oxygen atoms to two molecules of optically active binaphthyl groups is proposed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a novel hafnium compound represented by the formula Hf(OSO.sub.2 CF.sub.3).sub.4 and a process using a hafnium compound represented by the formula Hf(OSO.sub.2 CF.sub.3).sub.4 as a catalyst in a Friedel-Crafts reaction.