Abstract: Compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R and R.sup.1 are identical or different and are a radical of the formula ##STR2## where R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl and together contain not more than 22 carbon atoms, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are also hydrogen, or wherein R and R.sup.1 are C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl-substituted phenyl, or naphthyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.14 aralyl, furfuryl or thienyl, and wherein Y is --S--, --O--, --NH--, --N(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl)--, --CH.sub.2 --, --CH(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl)-- or --C(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl).sub.2 -- and X.sup..sym. is 1 equivalent of a metallic cation selected from the group consisting of Li.sup..sym., Na.sup..sym., K.sup..sym., Mg.sup.2.sym., Ca.sup.2.sym., Ba.sup.2.sym., Zn.sup.2.sym., Mn.sup.2.sym., Ni.sup.2.sym., Fe.sup.3.sym., Fe.sup.2.sym., Co.sup.2.sym., Cu.sup.2.sym., Al.sup.3.sym., Cr.sup.3.sym., VO.sup. 3.sym., ZrO.sup.2.sym., MoO.sub.2.sup.2.sym. and TiO.sup.2.sym.

Abstract: A material for gas separation which consists essentially of (A) a cobalt salt; and (B) amine compound and/or its derivatives containing therein a unit structure to be represented by the following general formula: --NHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n [where: n is an integer of 2 or more], wherein the components (A) and (B) are brought into mutual contact to produce the material for gas separation.

Abstract: Transition metal-bis-phosphite catalyzed carbonylation processes, especially hydroformylation, as well as transition metal-bis-phosphite compositions, bis-phosphite ligands and transition metal-bis-phosphite catalysts.

Abstract: Acylcyanamides are disclosed having the formula ##STR1## in which the symbol R represents a straight-chain or branched chain alkyl or alkenyl group having from about 5 to about 21 carbon atoms, which group may be substituted by OH--, O--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --OH-- and/or O--R'-- groups, where the symbol R' represents an alkyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms and wherein M is a manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, zinc, cadmium, copper and/or lead.The compounds of the invention are useful as heat stabilizers for chlorine-containing polymers.

Abstract: A racemate may be resolved into its enantiomers by stereoselective adsorption on a crystalline molecular sieve having an assymetric crystal structure for example zeolite ZSM11. The resolution may be assisted by the presence of an enantiomer of a compound separable from that of the racemate either preadsorbed on the molecular sieve or included in a polar solvent solution of the racemate to be treated. Resolution of an alkyl aryl sulphoxide racemate is exemplified.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are organometallic ternary charge transfer complexes of the formula (I)a(RX).multidot.MX.multidot.b(Ar) (I)whereinRX is an inorganic chloride or fluoride which contains at least one oxygen and/or sulfur atom and is capable of forming a complex salt a(R).multidot.MX.sub.(a+m) with the Lewis acid MX.sub.m, such as NOCl or NOF,MX.sub.m is a Lewis acid metal chloride or fluoride, such as BCl.sub.3, BF.sub.3, AlCl.sub.3, GaCl.sub.3, TlCl.sub.3, AsCl.sub.3, AsF.sub.5, SbCl.sub.5, FeCl.sub.3, SnCl.sub.4, TiCl.sub.4, ZrCl.sub.4, NbCl.sub.5, TaCl.sub.5, MoCl.sub.5 and WCl.sub.6,Ar is an aromatic compound, such as napthalene, anthracene, thiophene, furan and benzene which is unsubstituted or substituted with lower alkyl, halogen, diloweralkylamino, oxo or lower alkoxy,m is an integer representing the valency of the metal M,a is an integer selected such that the sum of a and m does not exceed the coordination number of the metal M of the given valency,b is 0.

Abstract: Novel complexes are prepared from water-soluble compounds having at least one amidocarbonylic unit and a square planar organometallic compound.

Abstract: New diaryliodosyl salts have the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.7 and R.sup.8, which may be the same or different, each represent a monovalent aromatic radical of from 6 to 22 carbon atoms,Z.sup.t- denotes a t-valent anion of formula MX.sub.n.sup.- or R.sup.9 SO.sub.3.sup.- or a t-valent anion of a halogen-free inorganic oxy acid,t is 1, 2 or 3,M represents an atom of a metal or metalloid,X denotes a halogen atom, preferably of fluorine or chlorine,n is 4, 5, or 6 and is one more than the valency of M, with the proviso that MX.sub.n.sup.- can represent SbOHF.sub.5.sup.-, andR.sup.9 denotes a monovalent aliphatic or aromatic group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.These salts have utility as photocuring catalysts for cationically polymerizable materials such as epoxide resins and phenolic resins.