Abstract: This invention relates to a method for preparing an organic film at the surface of a solid support, with a step of contacting said surface with a liquid solution including (i) at least one solvent, (ii) at least one adhesion primer, under non-electrochemical conditions, and allowing the formation of radical entities based on the adhesion primer. The liquid solution can also include (iii) at least one monomer different from the adhesion primer and radically polymerizable. This invention also relates to a non-electrically-conductive solid support on which an organic film according to said method is grafted, and a kit for preparing an essentially polymeric organic film at the surface of a solid support.

Abstract: Azo compounds are disclosed that do not form azoxy dimers and that do not have any reactive nitroso groups. Also disclosed are use of the azo compounds as mediators in optical and electrochemical diagnostic methods, as well as detection reagents, kits and test elements that include such azo compounds and that can be used in the diagnostic methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to carbon surfaces modified with one or more azide groups. The invention also relates to methods of modifying carbon surfaces with one or more azide groups.

Abstract: Disclosed are: a yellow pigment composition which contains at least one kind of yellow pigment microparticle having excellent transmission characteristics; and a method for producing the yellow pigment microparticle. Specifically disclosed are: a yellow pigment composition which contains at least one kind of yellow pigment microparticle that are characterized in that the difference between the maximum transmittance (Tmax) and the minimum transmittance (Tmin), namely (Tmax?Tmin) is 80% or more in the transmission spectrum at 350-800 nm; and a method for producing the yellow pigment microparticle.

Abstract: Phosphonium-based room temperature ionic liquids (“RTILs”) were prepared. They were used as matrices for Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry and also for preparing samples of dyes for analysis.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition comprising a component (a): a siloxane resin obtained by hydrolyzing and condensing a silane compound comprising a compound represented by the general formula (1) shown below, a component (b): a solvent dissolving the component (a) therein, and a component (c): a quinonediazide sulfonic acid ester. wherein R1 represents an organic group; A represents a divalent organic group; and X represents a hydrolyzable group, wherein plural X groups in one molecule may be the same or different.

Abstract: The present invention provides a phenothiazine-derivative color-measuring method that can detect a phenothiazine-derivative color even at a wavelength longer than the wavelength that exhibits maximum absorption.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition comprising a component (a): a siloxane resin obtained by hydrolyzing and condensing a silane compound comprising a compound represented by the general formula (1) shown below, a component (b): a solvent dissolving the component (a) therein, and a component (c): a quinonediazide sulfonic acid ester. wherein R1 represents an organic group; A represents a divalent organic group; and X represents a hydrolyzable group, wherein plural X groups in one molecule may be the same or different.

Abstract: The present invention provides an azo pigment comprising a group represented by the general formula (1) below, an electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising an intermediate layer comprising the azo pigment, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus that comprise the electrophotographic photosensitive member.

Abstract: A dyestuff of the formula (I) wherein D is a diazo component; R1 is hydrogen, (C1-C4)-alkyl, hydroxy, —NHCOR6 or —NH4SO2R6; R2 is hydrogen, halogen or (C1-C4)-alkoxy; R3 is hydrogen or methyl; R4 is hydrogen, (C1-C6)-alkyl, substituted (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkyl, which is interrupted by 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms wherein said heteroatoms are —O—, —S— or —NR7, substituted (C2-C6)-alkyl, which is interrupted by 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms wherein said heteroatoms are —O—, —S— or —NR7, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, substituted (C2-C6)-alkenyl, benzyl or phenethyl; R5 is hydrogen or methyl; R6 is (C1-C4)-alkyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl; R7 is (C1-C4)-alkyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl; m is 0, 1 or 2; and n is 0 or 1. The invention further relates to the use of the dyestuff and the process of making the dyestuff.

Abstract: Postsynaptic membrance receptor proteins of retinal neurons proximal to the rods and cones mediate the transmission of visual signals at multiple types of chemical synapses in the normally functioning retina, and there is reason to believe that these proximal retinal neurons in certain cases remain functional despite the disease-induced loss of rod and cone visual signaling. The invention is a nanoscale molecular structure that can selectively attach to the extracellular face of specific membrane receptors of post-photoreceptor retinal neurons and, by modulating the postsynaptic receptor's activity in response to light, restore visual signaling in retina damaged by photoreceptor degenerative disease.

Abstract: The invention relates to chromogenic compounds and the use thereof for the determination of enzymes of the family of carboxypeptidases N and carboxypeptidases U. The above is more specifically a compound of formula (I) in which A=(1), (2), (3), (4) or (5), R1, R2=H, —CH3, —CH(CH3)2, —OCH3, —Cl,—CF3,—OCF3,—SCH3, R3=an amino acid group which may be hydrolysed by a carboxypeptidase A and R4=a basic amino acid group.

Abstract: An additive for copper plating comprising, as an effective ingredient, a nitrogen-containing biphenyl derivative represented by the following formula (I): [wherein X represents a group selected from the following groups (II)-(VII): and Y represents a lower alkyl group, lower alkoxy group, nitro group, amino group, sulfonyl group, cyano group, carbonyl group, 1-pyridyl group, or the formula (VIII): (wherein R? represents a lower alkyl group)], a copper plating solution formed by adding the additive for copper plating to a copper plating solution containing a copper ion ingredient and an anion ingredient, and a method of manufacturing on an electronic circuit substrate having a fine copper wiring circuit, which comprises electroplating in the copper plating solution using as the cathode an electronic circuit substrate in which fine microholes or microgrooves in the shape of an electronic circuit are formed on the surface.

Abstract: A composition comprising: (a) a liquid medium; and (b) a compound comprising one or more chromophoric groups and one or more hydrazine or hydrazide groups; wherein the liquid medium comprises water and an organic solvent, an organic solvent free from water, or a low melting point solid. The composition is useful for ink jet printing.

Abstract: A fungicidally active compound of the formula: a) wherein Q is —NY—NH—, —N?N—, or X is oxygen, sulfur, sulfoxide, or sulfone; n is 0 or 1; Y is hydrogen, C1–C4 alkanoyl, C1–C4 haloalkanoyl, C1–C6 straight chain or branched alkoxycarbonyl, C1–C4 alkoxy(C1–C4)alkoxycarbonyl, C1–C4 alkyl, or C1–C4 haloalkyl; R1 is C1–C6 alkoxy, C3–C6 branched alkoxy, C3–C6 cycloalkoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, C2–C6 alkenyloxy, C2–C6 alkynyloxy, C1–C6 haloalkoxy, silyloxy, (C1–C6 alkoxy)-carbonylmethoxy, C1–C6 thioalkoxy, C1–C6 alkylamino, C1–C6 alkyl, C3–C6 branched alkyl, (C1–C6 alkoxy) C1–C6 alkoxy, or (C1–C6 alkoxy)carbonyl; R2 and R3 are each, independently, hydrogen, halogen, C1–C6 alkyl, C3–C6 branched alkyl, C1–C6 haloalkyl, C1–C6 alkoxy, C1–C6 haloalkoxy, cyano, or (C1–C6 alkoxy)carbonyl; R4 is C1–C6 alkyl; and Z1 and Z2 are each independently, carbon or nitrogen, with the proviso that when Z1 is carbon, X is oxygen, and R2 is hydrogen, then R3 cannot be hydrogen; b) wherein R5 is C1–C6 alkoxy; and R6 and

Abstract: The present invention relates to an azo dye of formula wherein D is the radical of a diazo component of the benzene, naphthalene, diphenyl, thiophene, benzothiazole, benzisothiazole, thiadiazole, indazole, benzotriazole, pyrazole, anthraquinone, naphthalic acid imide, chromone, phthalimide or diphenylene oxide series, R1 is an unsubstituted or substituted aryl radical and R2 is an unsubstituted or substituted aryl radical, with the exception of the compounds of formulae (1a) and (1b) to a process for its preparation and to its use in a process for the production of mass-colored plastics or polymeric color particles, and in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic or synthetic hydrophobic fiber materials.

Abstract: The invention provides a novel azidocinnamaldehyde compound which, when used as an intermediate for providing a photosensitive moiety of a photoresist, introduces a photosensitive moiety having high sensitivity and attaining high contrast between the exposed portion and the unexposed portion, and which per se can serve as a photosensitive moiety. The azidocinnamaldehyde compound is represented by formula(I): wherein R represents a lower alkyl group and Y represents hydrogen or a sulfonate salt group.

Abstract: Tropolone derivatives represented by the formula (I), which have retinoid actions and are useful as active ingredients of medicaments [R1 to R4 represent hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an alkoxyl group; the ring represented by Ar represents an aryl ring or a heteroaryl ring; X represents a single bond, —N═N—, —CON(R5)—, —(C═C)nCON(R6)—, —N(R7)CON(R8)—, —SO2N(R9)—, —N(R10)— (R5 to R9 represent hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, n represents 1 to 3, R10 represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an acyl group), an alkylene group, an aryldiyl group, or a heterocyclic diyl group; Y represents hydrogen atom, —OR11 (R11 represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an acyl group), —NHR12 (R12 represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an acyl group, or amino group), or a halogen atom.

Abstract: A pigment yellow 74 obtained by coupling a coupler component containing 2-methoxyacetoacetoanilide and an acetoacetoanilide derivative of the following formula (1) in an amount of 0.1 to 10 mol %, based on the 2-methoxyacetoacetoanilide, and a diazo component obtained by diazotizing 2-methoxy-4-nitroaniline, wherein X may be the same or different and is CONR1R2, SO2NR1R2, NHCOR1, CONH(CH2)kNR1R2 or SO2NH(CH2)kNR1R2 (in which each of R1 and R2 is independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, or R1 and R2 together form a cyclic structure, and k is an integer of 1 to 4), m is 1 or 2, Y maybe the same or different and is R3, OR3 (in which R3 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group), COOH or SO3H, and n is an integer of 0 to 2, and a printing ink composition comprising the above pigment yellow 74.

Abstract: Azo compounds of the 2-(4-amino)phenyldiazinecarboximidamide type and 2-(4-amino)phenylhydrazinecarboximidamide type, a process for their synthesis, their use for dyeing keratin fibers, dye compositions containing them, and dyeing processes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new charge transport agent for use in a photosensitive layer in a positive-electrification-type electrophotographic photoconductor that can be used with high speed copying machines. The electrophotographic photoconductor of the invention includes an electrically conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer on the substrate. The photosensitive layer contains a charge generation agent and an electron transport compound described by the following general formula (I). wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having form 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an arylalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a residue for forming a ring. A1 is an oxygen atom, m is an integer from 0 to 4 and n is an integer from 0 to 5.

Abstract: A method for producing by electrochemical reduction a carbon-containing material with its surface modified by organic groups, in particular functionalized organic groups, contacting the carbon-containing material with an organic diazonium salt in solvent, optionally in the presence of an electrolyte; negative polarisation of the carbon-containing material relative to an anode also in contact with an electrolyte solution separate from the diazonium salt solution. The electrochemical reduction is carried out on an organic diazonium salt in protic solvent in an acid medium.

Abstract: Compounds having Formula 2 wherein the symbols have the meaning defined in the specification are inhibitors of the cytochrome P450RAI (retinoic acid inducible) enzyme, and are used for treating diseases responsive to treatment by retinoids.

Abstract: A process for preparing a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl by reacting a compound of the formulaRO.sub.2 C--CH.sub.2 CN (II)with a cyanide salt and formaldehyde or source thereof. Compounds of formula (I) are useful intermediates to pesticidally active compounds.

Abstract: The application is concerned with a compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## and a process for making the same. The compound is useful as fiber-reactive dyestuff in dyeing or printing onto hydroxy- or nitrogen-containing substrates. A printing composition comprising this fiber-reactive dyestuff and a copper phthalocyanine allows to obtain dyeings with less catalytic fading.

Abstract: Solid solutions consisting of 3,6-bis(biphenyl-4-yl)- 2,5-dihydropyrrolo?3,4-c!pyrrole-1,4-dione and either a) a second 1,4-diketopyrrolopyrrole or b) a quinacridone, which are further defined herein, are outstandingly suited to pigmenting high molecular weight organic material.

Abstract: Polymerizable azo dyes I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is an aryl group,R.sup.2 is cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl or nitro,R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy,R.sup.5 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 -alkenyl,R.sup.6 is hydrogen or methyl,Y is C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 -alkylene which can be interrupted by 1 to 3 nonadjacent oxygen atoms or imino or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylimino groups, andW is oxygen, imino or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyliminoare used to prepare copolymers which show nonlinear-optical properties.

Abstract: Processes for preparing a carbon product having an organic group attached to a carbon material. The carbon material is selected from graphite powder, a graphite fiber, a carbon fiber, a carbon cloth, a vitreous carbon product, and an activated carbon product. In one process at least one diazonium salt reacts with a carbon material in the absence of an externally applied electric current sufficient to reduce the diazonium salt. In another process at least one diazonium salt reacts with a carbon material in a protic reaction medium.

Abstract: Compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, hydrogen, halogen, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio; R.sup.1 is phenyl, phenoxy, or benzyl, the phenyl ring of each substituent being optionally substituted with one or more of halogen, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl or di(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl)amino; and R.sup.2 is branched or straight-chained, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylthio, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy)carbonyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkoxy, or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl. These compounds are effective for controlling mites.

Abstract: Compounds having the structural formula ##STR1## where X, Y, R and Z are defined in the specification are disclosed. The compounds of this invention are effective for controlling mites, nematodes, rice planthopper, tobacco budworm, and southern corn rootworm. Methods for making these compounds are also set forth.

Abstract: Nonlinearly optically active monomer species comprising at least two carbon-carbon activated double bonds, i.e., the polymerization of which is facilitated by the presence of an electron attracting function, and a non-centrosymmetric system of pi (.pi.

Abstract: The present invention provides bifunctional chelating agents comprising a unique substrate reactive moiety incorporated into a carboxymethyl arm of a polyaminopolycarboxylate chelating framework capable of forming stable complexes with metal ions.

Abstract: Compounds of the general formulaR--N.dbd.NX (I)or N-oxides thereof, where R represents on amidophenyl group, and X represents a cyano group, a group --COOH or a salt, ester or amino derivative thereof; are fungicidal.

Abstract: A monoazo lake pigment of the formula (I): ##STR1## whose X-ray diffraction pattern shows a high diffraction intensity at a diffraction angle (2.theta..+-.0.2.degree.; Cu - K.sub..alpha.) of 4.9.degree., moderate diffraction intensities at 18.4.degree., 25.9.degree. and 26.8.degree. and relatively low diffraction intensities at 11.1.degree., 15.3.degree. and 21.2.degree., and printing ink, a paint and plastics in which the monoazo lake pigment is contained.

Abstract: Monoazo pigments are provided which have improved properties achieved by incorporating certain azomethine compounds. The pigment compositions are prepared by reacting a primary amine-terminated alkylene oxide polymer and an acetoacetanilide to form an azomethine coupler and subsequently preparing the monoazo pigment composition by reacting the desired diazo component and coupling component in the presence of the azomethine coupler so as to form an azomethine composition of matter and the desired pigment.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## and salts thereof, whereinR.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl,R.sub.2 is hydrogen, methyl or acetamido,R.sub.3 is hydrogen, methyl or methoxy,R.sub.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or hydroxy(C.sub.2-4 alkyl),R.sub.5 is hydroxy(C.sub.2-4 alkyl) or hydroxy(C.sub.2-4 alkoxy)C.sub.2-4 alkyl, or--NR.sub.4 R.sub.5 is a 5- or 6-membered ring containing 1 to 3 hetero atoms which ring is unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 3 substituents selected from C.sub.1-4 alkyl and C.sub.2-4 alkyl monosubstituted by hydroxy or amino, andthe two naphthyl-2 groups are identically substituted, with the proviso that when R.sub.3 is methoxy, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are different, solid and aqueous liquid dye compositions and printing inks comprising such compounds and salts and the use of such compounds and salts for dyeing and printing substrates, especially hydroxy group- and nitrogen-containing organic substrates.

Abstract: Compounds which comprise an azo group linking an aliphatic group to an olefin-bearing aromatic group, for example t-butylazostyrene, can be polymerized at temperatures of 130.degree. C. or more without causing substantial thermal decomposition of the azo group. The compounds and their polymers may be stored indefinitely at ambient temperatures. The azo group in the polymer will decompose at temperatures in excess of 240.degree. C. to become a free radical initiator or cross-linking agent.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Q is a polymerizable olefin substituent;Ar is an aromatic moiety;C.sup..alpha. is the .alpha. carbon;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen or aliphatic groups; andZ is a halogen, oxygen-containing, nitrogen-containing or sulfur-containing substituent complying with one of the formulae: --X, --OR, --SR or --NR.sub.2, wherein X is a halogen and each R is independently a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic moiety;contain azo groups which are stable with respect to thermal decomposition at high temperature (180.degree. to 240.degree. C. and beyond) in the absence of moderate light, so that such compounds may be polymerized and processed at ordinary polystyrene process temperatures. However, the azo group in those compounds or in polymers made from them decomposes to initiate free radical polymerization at temperature of 100.degree. C. to 120.degree. C. or less in the presence of moderate light.

Abstract: 3,3-Diarylacrylic acid amides are prepared by the reaction of a benzophenone with an acetamide in the presence of a base characterized in that a sodium alcoholate is used as the base.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for the preparation of .alpha.-substituted carbonyl compounds, wherein .alpha.-substituted ketone is prepared by the following reaction: ##STR1## .alpha.-azo ester is prepared by the following reaction: ##STR2## and .alpha.-hydrozono ester is prepared by the following reaction: ##STR3## wherein the .alpha.-azo ester and .alpha.-hydrazono ester obtained by the above reactions include novel compounds, which are also disclosed.

Abstract: Azo compounds corresponding to the general formula (1) ##STR1## in which m represents the number 1 or 2, the cyano groups being attached to D in the ortho-position relative to the azo group,n denotes the number 1 or 2,Y is the vinyl group or a .beta.-sulfatoethyl group,D denotes a radical of a diazo component of the benzene or naphthalene series which is optionally additionally substituted, but is otherwise free from anionic groups, andK denotes a radical of a coupling component which is optionally additionally substituted, but is otherwise free from anionic groups.The compounds have valuable fiber-reactive dyestuff properties and are suitable for dyeing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic materials, in particular fiber materials, such as, for example, cellulose, wool, synthetic polyamide and polyester.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## in free acid or salt form and internal, external and acid addition salts thereof, whereinK is ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 -R.sub.5, R.sub.20, R.sub.21 and X-Z are as defined in the specification,each of Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2 is independently hydrogen or --SO.sub.3 M.sub.1,each R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy or --COOM, andn is 0 or 1,wherein each M and M.sub.1 is independently hydrogen or a nonchromophoric cation, with the provisos that (i) the compound contains at least one --SO.sub.3 M or --SO.sub.3 M.sub.1 group, (ii) when K is a gruop of Formula (a), at least one of R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 is hydrogen, (iii) the total number of anionic groups equals or exceeds the total number of basic and cationic groups, (iv) the positive charge of each cationic group is balanced by the negative charge of an --SO.sub.3.sup..crclbar. or --COO.sup..crclbar.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## and salts thereof, useful for dyeing and printing hydroxy group - or nitrogen-containing organic substrates, for example, leather and fibrous materials containing or consisting of natural or synthetic polyamides or natural or regenerated cellulose; preferably textile material containing or consisting of cotton which is preferably dyed using the exhaust dyeing method.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the preparation of alpha-aryl and alpha-heteroaryl ketones useful as intermediates in the synthesis of various pharmaceutical and agricultural chemicals, which process operates according to the following reaction scheme: ##STR1##

Abstract: An olefin, especially an activated olefin, is telomerized by reaction with an arylamine, such as an aniline, in the presence of an alkyl nitrite, a copper catalyst, and a catalytic amount of water and/or acid and in the absence of more than about 0.5 volume part of inert solvent per volume part of olefin.