Abstract: The level of 2-oxazoline or an oxazine impurity in an isocyanatoalkyl ester of an organic carboxylic acid is reduced by (i) reacting the impurity with an organic acid chloride, a chloroformate, a thiochloroformate, a sulfonyl chloride, phosphoryl chloride, sulfuryl chloride or thionyl chloride and (ii) fractionally distilling the reaction mixture to recover the isocyanatoalkyl ester. As an example, crude 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate (IEM) containing 0.19 weight percent 2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline (IPO) is contacted with terephthaloyl chloride for 0.5 hour at 90.degree. C. The reaction mixture is fractionally distilled to recover 97 weight percent of the IEM containing only 0.02 weight percent IPO.

Abstract: Water-degradable compounds formed from amine-type compounds, aldehydes and aromatic carboxylic acids, the respective components reacting to form a complex ester which upon contact with water slowly degrades to release, at least, the original carboxylic acid.

Abstract: Covers compounds of the formula ##STR1## where R is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl or phenyl and R' and R" are either lower alkyl or form a morpholine ring when taken with the adjacent nitrogen atom. Also covers a method of producing a polyurethane foam and elastomer by utilizing said above compounds as catalysts in reacting an organic polyisocyanate with an organic polyester polyol or polyether polyol in the presence of said catalyst.

Abstract: There are disclosed herein derivatives of bisfunctionalized compounds, wherein said compounds have been formed by the introduction of a nitro group and a hydroxyl group in the form of an ester into a conjugated diene molecule by treatment of said conjugated dienes with nitric acid in the presence of a carboxylic acid anhydride. The novel compounds produced by this process are useful as bactericides, fungicides and valuable organic synthesis intermediates.

Abstract: A novel process for producing fluorinated organic compounds containing a difluoromethylene group, essentially characterized by reacting organic compounds containing a carbonyl function with molybdenum hexafluoride at room temperature and under atmospheric pressure.

Abstract: Phenolic age resistors such as 4-(3,5-ditertiary butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butyl 2-methyl-4-thia-6-octanoyloxyhexanoate are used as antioxidants in diene rubbers, such as butadiene-styrene types and in polyolefins, such as polypropylene.

Abstract: Labile quaternary ammonium salts of the following formula (I) and (II) are provided: ##STR1## wherein ##STR2## represents a tertiary aliphatic amine; wherein ##STR3## represents an unsaturated amine; wherein R represents a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 open chain or cyclo alkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkoxyalkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 acyloxyalkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 haloalkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 carboxyalkyl group, a C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkenylphenyl group, an aryl group, and a substituted aryl group, whose substituents are selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, an O-lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4) group, an O-acyl group, a nitro group, a carboxyl group, and a carboethoxy group; wherein R.sub.1 which may be the same or different, represents any member defined by R above with the proviso that R.sub.

Abstract: .alpha.-Acyloxy-N,N'-diacylmalonamides of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 are the same or different and are hydrogen, straight chain or branched alkyl radicals having from one to eleven carbon atoms, or hydrocarbon radicals with six to twelve carbon atoms and comprising at least one aromatic ring, are novel compounds prepared by the action of a mixture of carboxylic acids R.sub.3 COOH and R.sub.4 COOH upon an .alpha.-acyloxymalononitrile, R.sub.1 COO--C(CN).sub.2 --R.sub.2, in the presence of an acid catalyst and are useful as intermediates in organic synthesis and low temperature activators in bleaching or scouring compositions.

Abstract: Polyfluoroalkylthio alcohols and esters thereof are disclosed with utility as intermediates for the synthesis of fluorochemicals with low free surface energies having oil and water repellent properties. The novel alcohols and esters are obtained by a free radical catalyzed addition of polyfluoroalkylthiols to acetylenic alcohols or esters thereof. The alcohols are employed in preparation of fluorine containing polyurethanes which are useful as finishes to provide oil and water repellency to textiles and as additives to plastics to provide mold release and other desirable properties.

Abstract: Enamides are prepared by hydrogenating oximes having at least one hydrogen atom at the .alpha.-position in the presence of a carboxylic anhydride using a ruthenium catalyst. These enamides are important to obtain amino group-containing compounds by reduction or polymerization.

Abstract: A method for regulating the elongation of plants so as to increase their resistance to lodging by applying a plant regulating effective amount of a plant growth regulator containing as active ingredient a benzenesulfonamide compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein X, R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and n are as defined hereinbelow.

Abstract: A new series of substituted esters of 3-hydroxyindone compounds have been found to have exceptional miticidal and herbicidal activity.

Abstract: This invention concerns novel ester isocyanates derived from acyloxyalkylamine hydrochlorides. The novel compounds may contain a hetero atom in either the acid or alkanolamine moiety and may contain oxalic acid as the acyl moiety.