Abstract: The disclosure provides methods for the use of open metal frameworks to catalyze coupling reactions.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for recovering diphosphite-containing compounds from mixtures comprising organic mononitriles and organic dinitriles, using liquid-liquid extraction. Also disclosed are pre-treatments to enhance extractability of the diphosphite-containing compounds.

Abstract: A 2,2',5,5',6,6'-hexafluorobiphenyl-3,3',4,4'-tetracarboxylic acid precursor as an intermediate material for a highly functional fluororesin may be produced at a high yield by reacting tetrafluorophthalonitrile with an alkali metal iodide.

Abstract: Aminomethylenated glutaconic acid dinitriles of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently of one another represent hydrogen, straight-chain or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 -alkoxyalkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.8 -alkoxyalkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 -aryl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.10 -aralkyl or a 5- to 8-membered, saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic ring containing 1 or 2 heteroatoms from the group comprising N, O and S,are obtained by reacting 3-amino-acrylonitriles of the formula ##STR2## in which the radicals R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the meaning mentioned, with one another at from 0.degree. to 100.degree. C. in the presence of at least 0.5 equivalents of an acidic compound.

Abstract: A process for the production of 3-aminocrotononitrile by dimerization of acetonitrile. In this process, the deprotonation step takes place with sodium amide as a strong base in the presence of liquid ammonia. 3-Aminocrotononitrile is used as an initial product for the production of pharmaceutical agents, pesticides or azo dyes.

Abstract: A process for producing a 3-iminonitrile represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein M represents an alkali metal, which comprises reacting acetonitrile with an alkali metal hydride in an amount of from 0.01 to 0.5 molar equivalent to acetonitrile; and a process for producing a 3-iminonitrile of the formula (II): ##STR2## which comprises mixing the compound represented by the foregoing general formula (II), which was obtained by the reaction between acetonitrile and the alkali metal hydride, with a protic solvent, are disclosed. These processes are useful for producing the desired 3-iminonitrile safely, inexpensively and in high yields.

Abstract: An improved method for making biaryl compounds is disclosed, in which an aromatic acid halide having at least one strong electron-withdrawing group attached to or within the aromatic ring is reacted with at least one polysilane in the presence of an effective amount of a transition metal catalyst.

Abstract: A method for the oxidative conversion of feed organic compounds to product organic compounds, particularly, the conversion of toluene to bibenzyl and stilbene and the conversion of acetonitrile to acrylonitrile, in which the feed compounds are contacted with a free oxygen-containing gas and a contact material, comprising at least one Group IIA metal or lanthanum and oxygen; at least two Group IIA metals, Lanthanum Series metals, zinc, or titanium and oxygen; at least one Group IA metal, at least one Group IIA metal, Lanthanum Series metals, zinc or titanium and oxygen; at least one Group IA metal or Group IIA metal, phosphorous and oxygen; cobalt, at least one of zirconium, zinc, nickel, indium, lead or bismuth, phosphorous, at least one Group IA metal and oxygen; or cobalt, at least one Group IA metal, silicon and oxygen.

Abstract: A process for dehalogeno-dimerization reaction of an aromatic halide compound which comprises dimerizing aromatic halide compound having at least one halogen atom attached to a carbon atom in the aromatic nucleus, and optionally having a substituent other than the halogen atom, in the presence of a platinum group metal catalyst, carbon monoxide, and an alkali metal compound and/or an alkaline earth metal compound.