Abstract: There are described novel glycosides of catechol estrogen, a method of preparing the same, and a medicament comprising one of the glycosides as an active ingredient. The glycosides are shown by the formula of ##STR1## wherein X is carbonyl group or ##STR2## R.sub.10 is hydroxyl group or glycosyloxy group, and R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom or ethynyl group; R.sub.11 is a hydrogen atom, hydroxyl group, or glycosyloxy group; R.sub.12 is hydroxyl group or glycosyloxy group; and R.sub.13 is hydroxyl group or glycosyloxy group,in which glycosyloxy group is selected from the group consisting of glucosyloxy, galactosyloxy, mannosyloxy, arabinosyloxy, ribosyloxy, xylosyloxy, fructosyloxy, rhamnosyloxy, fucosyloxy, maltosyloxy, cellobiosyloxy, lactosyloxy, sucrosyloxy, maltotriosyloxy, maltotetraosyloxy, maltopentaosyloxy, maltohexaosyloxy, maltoheptaosyloxy, and sialosyloxy, and in this case, at least one of R.sub.10, R.sub.11, R.sub.12, and R.sub.13 is glycosyloxy group as defined above.

Abstract: A video camera apparatus including a video camera device, a battery for supplying electric energy to the video camera device, an adapter detachably mounted in the video camera device to connect the video camera device with the battery, and a connecting device. The video camera device may be attached to the base unit and thereby be connected with another electrical apparatus, such as a VCR.

Abstract: A catalyst for the purification of a gas containing ozone or a component of offensive odor is composed of (A) a composite oxide comprising (a) titanium and (b) at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Zr, and P and (B) at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Ag, Pt, Pd, and Rh.

Abstract: The present invention relates to intermediates for synthesizing BH.sub.4 and derivatives thereof. The intermediates are shown as follows; ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, alkyl, aralkyl, or aryl group; R.sub.2 is an alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, or polyhydroxyalkyl group; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are the same or different and represent alkyl, aralkyl, or aryl group; R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, and R.sub.8 are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom or acyl group; R.sub.9 is an alkyl, aralkyl, or aryl group; R.sub.10 and R.sub.11 are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom or acyl group; n is an integer of 5 or less; and HX is an acid. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of L-biopterin.

Abstract: An agent for inhibiting the binding of 5.alpha.-dihydrotestosterone with androgen receptor, which comprises at least one extract from herbs or one of specific xanthone compounds, and a process for obtaining the agent.

Abstract: A projection exposure apparatus in which a wafer is illuminated with a light of slit-like shape from a mask and a carriage for supporting the mask and the wafer as a unit is moved in a predetermined direction relative to a projection optical system, including a mirror system, wherein a pattern formed on the mask is printed on the wafer, is disclosed. By adjusting the attitude of the carriage during movement, a projection error of the pattern of the mask, being projected on the wafer, is corrected. Data necessary for adjusting the carriage attitude is obtained by photoelectrically detecting alignment marks of the mask and the wafer. As a feature, a setting device is provided to allow the setting of the number of wafers, of those of a predetermined number, which are to be treated as the subject of data detection. This makes the apparatus to easily meet either of the requirements of higher precision and higher throughput, as desired.

Abstract: A method for the production of micronized zirconia by the addition of an alkali to an aqueous solution of a zirconium salt or to a mixed aqueous solution of said zirconium salt and a stabilizer such as yttrium, calcium, and magnesium compounds, which method comprises carrying out the reaction for formation of a hydroxide by the addition of the alkali continuously in a flow type reaction system while keeping the pH of said reaction system at a fixed level, separating the hydroxide produced consequently by the reaction, and drying and calcining the separated hydroxide, and a zirconia-containing micronized particle which contains such stabilizer and has an average particle diameter of not more than 0.02 .mu.m.

Abstract: A wafer pre-alignment apparatus including a mechanical pre-alignment device for positioning a wafer on the basis of an outer periphery configuration of the wafer, an image processing pre-alignment device for positioning the wafer on the basis of a pattern of an image formed on the wafer the image processing aligner being effective to perform the pre-alignment operation with a higher accuracy than the mechanical aligner, and a selector for operating the apparatus selectively in a first mode wherein the mechanical aligner only is operated for the wafer and in a second mode wherein the image processing aligner only is operated for the wafer, or the mechanical aligner and the image processing aligner are operated sequentially for the wafer.

Abstract: Provided is a process for preparing a diaryl or a mixture of diaryls represented by any or a combination of the following formulae (II), (III) and (V), characterized in that a diaryliodonium salt represented by the following formula (I) is reacted in a solvent in the presence of a transition metal catalyst and a reducing metal at a temperature in the range of room temperature to 100.degree. C.:[Ar.sub.1 -I.sup..sym. -Ar.sub.2 ]X.sup..crclbar. (I)Ar.sub.1 -Ar.sub.1 (II)Ar.sub.1 -Ar.sub.2 (III)Ar.sub.2 -Ar.sub.2 (IV)wherein Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2, which may be alike or different, are each an aryl group which may have a substituent group or groups and X.sup..crclbar. is a counter ion which is inert to said reaction.

Abstract: Provided is a process for preparing an aldehyde or aldehydes represented by the following formula (III), characterized in that a diaryliodonium salt represented by the following formula (I) is reacted with an unsaturated alcohol represented by the following formula (II) in a solvent containing a base in the presence of a transition metal catalyst at a temperature in the range of room temperature to 100.degree. C.:[Ar.sub.1 --I.sup..sym. --Ar.sub.2 ] X.sup..crclbar. (I)CHR.sub.1 .dbd.CR.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 OH (II)Ar.sub.3 --CHR.sub.1 --CHR.sub.2 --CHO (III)wherein Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2, which may be alike or different, are each an aryl group which may have a substituent group or groups, X.sup..crclbar. is a counter ion which is inert to the above reaction, Ar.sub.3 is the same aryl group as Ar.sub.1 or Ar.sub.2, and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of C.sub.1 to C.sub.12.

Abstract: Provided is a process for converting an aromatic compound to prepare an iodoarene, Ar--I, and an aryl compound which is a compound wherein an unsaturated compound is bonded directly to an aryl group, Ar, which process comprises reacting a diaryliodonium salt represented by general formula (I)[Ar--I.sup..sym. --Ar]X.sup..crclbar. (I)wherein Ar is an aryl group which may be substituted and two Ar's are identical and X.sup..crclbar. is a counter ion inert to the reaction with the unsaturated compound in a solvent in the presence of a transition metal catalyst and a base or a reducing metal, said reaction being carried out at a temperature not higher than 80.degree. C. and/or by using at least one of the base, the reducing metal and the unsaturated compound in an amount not more than 1.

Abstract: A catalyst comprising a catalytically active material composed of 1 to 20 parts by weight as V.sub.2 O.sub.5 of vanadium oxide, 99 to 80 parts by weight of anatase-type titanium oxide being porous and having a particle diameter substantially of 0.4 to 0.7 micron and a specific surface area of 10 to 60 m.sup.2 /g, and per 100 parts by weight of the sum of said two components, 0.01 to 1 part by weight as Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5 of niobium oxide, 0.05 to 1.2 parts by weight as an oxide of at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of potassium, cesium, rubidium and thallium, and 0.2 to 1.2 parts by weight as P.sub.2 O.sub.5 of phosphorus, and a porous carrier having an alumina content of not more than 10% by weight, a silicon carbide content of at least 80% by weight and an apparent porosity of at least 10% supporting said catalytically active material thereon, wherein the total volume of pores having a diameter of 0.15 to 0.

Abstract: A catalyst for the production of phthalic anhydride by the catalytic vapor-phase oxidation of o-xylene or naphthalene with molecular oxygen, said catalyst comprising a catalytically active material composed of 1 to 20 parts by weight of V.sub.2 O.sub.5 of vanadium oxide and 99 to 80 parts by weight as TiO.sub.2 of anatase-type titanium oxide being porous and having a particle diameter substantially of 0.4 to 0.7 micron and a specific surface area of 10 to 60 m.sup.2 /g, and per 100 parts by weight of the sum of these two components, 0.01 to 1 part by weight as Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5 of niobium, 0.05 to 1.2 parts by weight as oxide of potassium, cesium, rubidium or thallium, 0.2 to 1.2 parts by weight as P.sub.2 O.sub.5 of phosphorus and 0.5 to 10 parts by weight as Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3 of antimony, said catalytically active material being supported on a porous carrier in an amount of 3 to 200 g/100 cc of carrier.

Abstract: A process for producing phthalic anhydride, which comprises packing a catalyst into a multitube fixed bed converter, said catalyst comprising a catalytically active material composed of 1 to 20 parts by weight as V.sub.2 O.sub.5 of vanadium oxide, 99 to 80 parts by weight of anatase-type titanium oxide being porous and having a particle diameter substantially of 0.4 to 0.7 micron and a specific surface area of 10 to 60 m.sup.2 /g, and per 100 parts by weight of the sum of said two components, 0.01 to 1 part by weight as Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5 of niobium oxide, 0.05 to 1.2 parts by weight as an oxide of at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of potassium, cesium, rubidium and thallium, and 0.2 to 1.2 parts by weight as P.sub.2 O.sub.

Abstract: A catalyst for purifying exhaust and waste gases, which consists essentially of(A) 30 to 99% by weight of at least one catalytic oxide selected from a binary oxide comprising titanium and silicon and a ternary oxide comprising Ti, Zr and Si,(B) 1 to 70% by weight of a catalytic oxide comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of V, W, Mo, U, Cu, Fe, Cr, Mn and Ce, and(C) 0 to 50% by weight of a catalytic oxide comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sn, Zn, Pb, Ti, Zr, Ni, Co, Nb, Ta, P, Br, Bi, Sb, alkali metals, and alkaline earth metals.