Abstract: Provided are saturated partially fluorinated alkoxy carboxylic acids or salts thereof and methods of preparation.

Abstract: The present invention is in relation to a dendritic molecule having symmetrically sited branches having four or more generations of dendrimers wherein the branch points are tertiary amines linked together with oxygen atom of ether and the heteroatoms are separated by a substituted or non-substituted linear three methylene linker. In addition the invention also provides a process to prepare such dendritic macromolecules.

Abstract: Provided are saturated partially fluorinated alkoxy carboxylic acids or salts thereof and methods of preparation.

Abstract: The invention relates to gemini surfactants of formula IA wherein A is a core derived from an organic polyhydroxy compound; R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrophobic group; and R3 and R4 are each independently a surfactant head group. Such surfactants can be used as components of fluids used in the petroleum industry or used in formulating cleansing compositions or detergent compositions.

Abstract: A polyfunctional polyoxyalkylene compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein Z represents a hydroxyl group-removed residue of pentaerythritol or dipentaerythritol, R represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, OA1 and OA2 represent an oxyalkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, L1 and L2 represent an alkylene group which may have an ester bond or the like in the alkylene chain or at the terminal end, and X represents a functional group capable of reacting chemically; R, OA1, OA2, L1, and L2 are the same or different from one another in one molecule, m and n are an average number of moles of the oxyalkylene group added, m represents 5 to 1,000, and n represents 0 to 1,000; p and q represent 0 or 1; r1+r2=4 or 6; and r1 and r2 are an integer of 2 or more.

Abstract: Novel di- and tripodal compounds useful as chelators, intermediates for their production and a method for treating an aqueous solution to remove trivalent metal ions are presented.

Abstract: A multibranched polyoxyalkylene compound represented by the following formula (1): CH2-L1-(OA1)n-L2-X CH(OA2)mOR1 CH(OA2)mOR1 CH(OA2)mOR1 CH2(OA2)mOR1 ??(1) wherein R1 is the same or different and is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, OA1 and OA2 are the same or different and are an oxyalkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, n and m are the same or different and are an average number of moles of the oxyalkylene group added, n represents 0 to 1000, m is the same or different and represents 10 to 1000, X represents a functional group capable of reacting with an amino group, a mercapto group, an aldehyde group, a carboxyl group, a triple bond, or an azide group to form a chemical bond, and L1 and L2 are the same or different and are a single bond, an alkylene group, or an alkylene group in which at least one bond selected from an ester bond, a urethane bond, an amide bond, an ether bond, and an amino is interposed.

Abstract: Novel di- and tripodal compounds useful as chelators, intermediates for their production and a method for treating an aqueous solution to remove trivalent metal ions are presented.

Abstract: A method of creating solvent extraction reagent formulations that have high conductivity by combining (a) phenolic oxime extraction reagent(s) or other extraction reagent(s) in the organic phase of a solvent extraction circuit of a metal recovery operation, comprising combining the phenolic oxime extraction reagent(s) or other reagent(s) with one or more ketone, nitrile and/or amide compounds, or mixtures thereof, to create an extraction reagent formulation with a conductivity of at least 4,000 pS/m, measured according to the provisions of BS 5958 Part I, as well as a method of creating an organic phase that has a high conductivity, preferably a conductivity of at least 250 pS/m, comprising adding to that organic phase in an extraction circuit a phenolic oxime extraction reagent formulation with one or more ketoxime, aldoxime, mixtures thereof, or one or more other extraction reagents, and one or more ketone, nitrile, or amide compounds, or mixture thereof, and novel ketone, nitrile and amide compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to nonionic compounds of the polyoxymethylene type that are low-foaming and can be used as surfactants, especially in cleaning compositions at an alkaline pH. They are obtained from unsaturated nitriles, that have been epoxidized with e.g. hydrogen perroxide, and alkyl blocked polyalkylene glycols. The nonionic nitrile surfactants can be reacted further with e.g. hydrogen peroxide under alkaline conditions to obtain nonionic amide surfactants. Amide derivatives of this type could also be obtained by reaction between ammonia or a primary or secondary amine and an acid or ester. The nonionic compounds exhibit one or several structure elements according to formula (II) in the aliphatic carbon chain where AO is an alkyleneoxy group containing 2-4 carbon atom, R3 is an alkyl group with 1-4 carbon atoms and n is a number between 1 and 30.

Abstract: An imporved process for producing tricyanoethylated pentaerythritol by selectively cyanoethylating only three hydroxy groups of pentaerythritol in a high yield such as 90 to 95%, involves reacting one mole of pentaerythritol with three mole of acrylonitrile by Micheal Addition Reaction in an alkaline aqueous solution in coexistence with an extraction solvent. The tricyanoethylated pentaerythritol has a high purity and is useful for production of a high dielectric polymer.

Abstract: Novel derivatives of fatty acid analogs that have from one to three heteroatoms in the fatty acid moiety which can be oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen, are disclosed in which the carboxy-terminus has been modified to form various amides, esters, ketones, alcohols, alcohol esters and nitriles thereof. These compounds are useful as substrates for N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) and/or its acyl coenzyme, and as anti-viral and anti-fungal agents or pro-drugs of such agents. Illustrative of the disclosed compounds are fatty acid amino acid analogs of the structure ##STR1## in which X is the ethyl or t-butyl ester of an amino acid such as Gly, L-Ala, L-Ile, L-Phe, L-Try, L-Thr, or an amide such as NHCH.sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 or NH(CH.sub.2).sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5.

Abstract: Novel compounds, 3-(2-methylbut-1-oxy)- and 3-(3-methylbut-1-oxy)-2-methylpropionitrile, use of these compounds as fragrance materials, and perfumes containing these compounds.

Abstract: Halogenated compounds are prepared by ring opening reactions of highly fluorinated cyclopropanes with chlorine, bromine, iodine, or mixtures thereof at temperatures over 100.degree. C. A novel compound, which is one type of compound produced, is a highly fluorinated and halogenated ether and other novel compounds are starting materials or products. The products of the process are useful as chain transfer agents for certain free radical polymerizations, and as chemical intermediates in the preparation of various products such as surfactants and textile surface treatments.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of preparing optically active alcohols which consist substantially (at least 75% e.e.) or entirely of one enantiomer of formula 4 ##STR1## wherein R and A are as defined therein. The method comprises, which maintaining enantiomeric excess, converting an optically active cyanohydrin of formula 1 ##STR2## into optically active protected cyanohydrin of formula 2 ##STR3## converting the protected cyanohydrin of formula 2 into an optically active compound of formula 3 ##STR4## removing the protecting group B.

Abstract: Acyclic terpene compounds useful as intermediates for producing sarcophytol A which have an anti-carcinogenic promotor activity and anti-tumor activity, which compounds are shown by the general formula (I): ##STR1##

Abstract: The 3-(hexenyloxy)-propane-nitriles of general formula A, in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are optionally a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and R.sup.3 is an unbranched hexenyl group, are new and are useful as odour materials such as ingredients for perfume compositions. Their production is carried out through the base catalysed addition of acrylonitrile or methyl substituted acrylonitrile to the unbranched hexenol, in which the reaction temperature is between 0.degree. and 50.degree. C. (for acrylonitrile especially between 0.degree. and 10.degree. C., for crotonitrile especially between 15.degree. and 25.degree. C. and for methacrylonitrile, especially between 30.degree. and 40.degree. C.), and the aforesaid base is benzyl trimethylammonium hydroxide (Triton B).

Abstract: Novel monocyclic terpene derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen atom, trimethylsilyl group or 1-ethoxyethyl group, and novel intermediates therefor. The terpene derivative (I) is a useful intermediate for preparing Sarcophytol A having an anti-carcinogenesis promoter activity and an antitumor activity.

Abstract: An antirust additive for lubricants based on perfluoropolyethers, comprising one of the fluoropolyether compounds having functionalized end groups selected from --CN, --CH.sub.2 NR.sub.1 R.sub.2 and ##STR1## and in particular a combination of these with small amounts of a fluoropolyether with acid end groups.

Abstract: Polymers are produced from 4 and 5 member cyclic ethers, which polymers have hydroxyl functionalities of 4.

Abstract: A process for preparing .alpha.-formylamino nitriles of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted, with substituents which are inert under the reaction conditions, aliphatic or heteroaliphatic radicals with 1 to 10, cycloaliphatic or heterocycloaliphatic radicals with 3 to 6, araliphatic radicals with 7 to 12, heteroaraliphatic radicals with 4 to 12, aromatic radicals with 6 to 10 or heteroaromatic radicals with 3 to 10 carbon atoms, by reacting cyanohydrins of the formula II ##STR2## with the formamide III ##STR3## in the presence of acids, entails adding at least one ammonium salt to the reaction mixture.

Abstract: A process for preparing .alpha.-formylamino nitriles of the formula Ia ##STR1## and Ib ##STR2## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are identical or different and each is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted, with substituents which are inert under the reaction conditions, aliphatic or heteroaliphatic radicals with 1 to 10, cycloaliphatic or heterocycloaliphatic radicals with 3 to 6, araliphatic radicals with 7 to 12, heteroaraliphatic radicals with 4 to 12, aromatic radicals with 6 to 10 or heteroarometic radicals with 3 to 10 carbon atoms, with the priviso that at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is hydrogen, comprises reacting an iminodiacetonitrile of the formula II ##STR3## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 have the abovementioned meanings, with formamide of the formula III ##STR4## in the presence of formic acid or with a compound which provides formic acid, in the presence of acids.

Abstract: The selective hydrogenation of unsaturated compounds which carry reducible groups containing nitrogen succeeds in a homogeneous phase with the preservation of the reducible groups containing nitrogen, characterized in that a compound of the formulaRuH.sub.2n L.sub.5-nis used as a catalyst, in whichL signifies a phosphane or arsane andn signifies 1 or 2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the synthesis of nitriles having an amine function on the adjacent carbon.

Abstract: Ethylene cyanohydrin (Ia) and its ethersR--O--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --CN Ib(where R is an organic radical) are prepared jointly by reacting an alcohol R--OH (II) with 2,2'-dicyanodiethyl ether (III) in the presence of a base.

Abstract: Aminosuccinic acid derivatives corresponding to the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents an alkyl or alkenyl group having from 10 to 22 carbon atoms which may be branched and/or interupted by one or more oxygen atoms;n represents the number 2 or 3; andK represents hyrogen or a cation;a process for their preparation and their use.

Abstract: Fatty ethers are provided which are lower alkyl ethers cyano-substituted lower alkyl ethers, ester ethers or amide ethers of fatty alcohols substituted with at least one of the following substituents: formyl, methylol, or acryloxymethyl. The substituted fatty ethers are useful as monomers in a wide variety of polymer systems.

Abstract: Perfluoropolyether oligomers or block polymers, having a backbone with one or a plurality of perfluoropolyether segments each consisting essentially of (1) at least one perfluoroisopropyleneoxy unit, (2) a bis(perfluoromethyleneoxy-terminated) unit, and (3) a perfluoroethylidene unit terminating each segment, the backbone of the perfluoropolyether being terminated with COF and/or a functional or nonfunctional derivative thereof, said perfluoropolyethers being made by reacting a perfluoroaliphatic diacid fluoride with hexafluoropropylene epoxide to produce an acid fluoride-terminated perfluoropolyether adduct or oligomer which then can be photopolymerized to yield an acid fluoride-terminated perfluoropolyether block polymer. These oligomers and block polymers are useful as high temperature lubricants, hydraulic fluids, gaskets, adhesives and coatings as well as co-reactants wtih urethane in forming propellant binders.