Abstract: The invention provides a helicene derivative, axially chiral amino acid, amine or amino alcohol derivative, and azaperylene, such as compounds represented by Formulae (I), (I?), (II), (II?), and (III): and a method for producing the same.

Abstract: A compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, an ar(lower)alkyl group or an aryl group, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may be combined together to form a lower alkylene group and/or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are combined together to form a lower alkylene group, or R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 may be combined together to form an o-phenylene group, X is a halogen atom and Y is an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom substituted with lower alkyl or aryl, which is useful as an intermediate in the synthesis of 1.beta.-methylcarbapenem compounds valuable as antibiotics.

Abstract: A 2,5-disubstituted-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or methyl, X is COOR.sup.2 (in which R.sup.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-10 alkyl), --CONR.sup.3 R.sup.4 (in which R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each is hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl) or --CN, provided that when R.sup.1 is hydrogen, X is --CN or --CONR.sup.3 R.sup.4. The tetracyanoquinodimethane derivatives are starting materials for the production of polyamides, polyurethanes or organic semiconductor devices.

Abstract: Novel organic mixed complexes are provided which have the general formulaD.sup.+.[A.TCNQ]wherein D.sup.+ is an N-alkylonium cation derived from a nitrogen-containing hetercyclic compound (D) selected from the group consisting of pyridines, guinolines, isoquinolines and imidazoles and [A.TCNQ] is an anion radical derived from a 2,5-bis[(alkoxycarbonyl)-ethyl]-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (A) of the formula ##STR1## in which R is an alkyl group containing 1-10 carbon atoms, and 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ).

Abstract: Novel, highly electroconductive organic complexes are disclosed which have the general formulaD.sup.+.A.sup.-wherein the constituent D.sup.+ is an N-alkyl-onium cation (D.sup.+) derived from a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound (D) selected from the group consisting of pyridines, quinolines, isoquinolines and imidazoles and the constituent A.sup.- is the anion radical corresponding to a 2,5-disubstituted-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (A) of the general formula ##STR1## wherein X is --COOR (R being an alkyl group containing 1-10 carbon atoms) or --CN.

Abstract: A process for preparing an aminoacetaldehyde dialkyl acetal which comprises reacting a halogenoacetaldehyde dialkyl acetal with ammonia or an alkylamine in an aqueous medium in the simultaneous presence of an alkali metal hydroxide or of an alkaline earth metal hydroxide, and distilling the resulting reaction mixture.

Abstract: A 2,5-substituted-cyclohexane-1,4-dione of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each is hydrogen or methyl; X is --COOR.sup.3 (R.sup.3 .dbd.H or alkyl), --CONR.sup.4 R.sup.5 (R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each is hydrogen or alkyl) or --CN and a process for production of the above compound.