Abstract: An aqueous solution of sodium borohydride, sodium hydroxide, and an anionic polymer is useful for the reduction and separation of metals in wastewater and it is hydrolytically stable for a period of six months. It may also contain an alkali metal aluminate or alum. Thus, a one-package treatment of wastewater is provided by the invention described herein.

Abstract: The invention relates to new 4-hydroxyindole derivatives of general formula: ##STR1## in which R represents a labile protective group and R.sub.1 can represent hydrogen, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl radical, a C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl radical, a lower alkoxy radical, a lower hydroxyalkyl radical, a lower (lower alkoxy) alkyl radical, a phenyl radical optionally substituted with a halogen atom or a lower alkyl or lower alkoxy radical, a cyano radical, a radical of formula ##STR2## in which R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, which may be identical or different, each represent hydrogen or a lower alkyl radical, R.sub.4 represents a hydroxy group, a lower alkyl or lower alkoxy radical or a radical ##STR3## in which R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 have the same meaning as above, R.sub.5 represents a lower alkyl radical and Alk represents a single bond or a straight- or branched-chain alkylene radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The invention relates to 4-amino-butanoic acid derivatives of general formula: ##STR1## in which: M represents an alkali metal atom,R represents a protected amino group,R.sub.1 represents a labile group,R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, a branched- or straight-chain alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a lower methyloxyalkyl, a lower methylthioalkyl, a lower (lower alkyl)-aminoalkyl, a lower di-(lower alkyl)-aminoalkyl or a lower hydroxyalkyl radical or R.sub.2 represents one of the radicals of general formulae:Cy--A--, Cy--O--A'--, R--A'-- or R.sub.

Abstract: The invention relates to new (4S)-4-aminobutanoic acid derivatives of general formula: ##STR1## in which: R represents an N-protective group,R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, an alkali metal atom such as lithium, sodium or potassium or a liabile group,R.sub.2 represents a group of formula: ##STR2## in which W represents hydrogen, a hydroxy group or an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an alkoxy radical containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and to a process for the preparation of the said derivatives.The 4-aminobutanoic acid derivatives according to the invention are useful as synthesis intermediates for the preparation of peptides derived from statin analogues.