Abstract: It has been demonstrated that conjugated linoleic acid isomers with the first double bond in position 9 (cis) or 10 (trans), added exogenously, can be desaturated in position 6 by the cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis. The metabolites, 6-cis, 9-cis, 11-trans-octadecatrienoic and 6-cis,10-trans,12-cis-octadecatrienoic acids, which have not previously been characterized, were isolated by a combination of chromatographic techniques and the structures were confirmed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in the form of picolinyl ester and dimethyloxazoline derivatives.

Abstract: Wood preservative systems comprising (a) a biocidal effective amount of (i) at least one di C.sub.8 -C.sub.12 alkyl quaternary ammonium carboxylate having the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are a C.sub.8 -C.sub.12 alkyl group; R.sup.3 is a substituted or unsubstituted, interrupted or uninterrupted C.sub.1 -C.sub.100 group; l and q independently are 1, 2 or 3 and (l) (q) is 1, 2, or 3; and n is 0 or an integer from 1 to 50; (ii) at least one di C.sub.8 -C.sub.12 alkyl quaternary ammonium borate having the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are defined as above, and a is 2 or 3, but when a is 2, b is 0 or 1, and when a is 3, b is 0, 1, or 2; or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii); and (b) a solvent are provided. These carboxylate quats as well as carboxylate quats wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl or aryl-substituted alkyl group and R.sup.2 is a C.sub.8 -C.sub.20 alkyl group are preferably prepared by an indirect or a direct synthesis.

Abstract: Pharmacologically active leukotriene-B.sub.4 derivatives of general formula I, ##STR1## are described, in whichR.sub.1 represents CH.sub.2 OH, CH.sub.3, CF.sub.3, COOR.sub.4, CONR.sub.5 R.sub.6, orR.sub.2 represents H or an organic acid radical with 1-15 C atoms,R.sub.3 symbolizes H; C.sub.1 -C.sub.14 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 cycloalkyl optionally substituted singly or multiply; C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl radicals, independently of one another, optionally substituted singly or multiply by halogen, phenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, fluoromethyl, chloromethyl, trifluoromethyl, carbonyl, carboxyl or hydroxy; or a 5- to 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic ring with at least 1 heteroatom,R.sub.4 means hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 cycloalkyl; C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl radicals optionally substituted by 1-3 halogen, phenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, fluoromethyl, chloromethyl, trifluoromethyl, carboxyl or hydroxy; CH.sub.2 --CO--(C.sub.6 -C.sub.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a homogeneous, ruthenium catalyzed liquid phase process for vinyl ester synthesis. It has been found that by adding at least one selectivity enhancer to the reaction system, selectivity to the addition reaction is improved while byproduct formation is inhibited. Useful selectivity enhancers include non-reacting heteroatom containing molecules that are believed to act by weakly coordinating to the ruthenium/phosphine ligand complex.