Abstract: Methods of making unsaturated polyester compositions are provided and include reacting: (i) plant and animal oil triglycerides, an alkyl ester of a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid or mixtures thereof; (ii) a difunctional, or polyfunctional glycol or mixtures thereof; (iii) a difunctional or polyfunctional acid, their anhydrides or alkyl esters and mixtures thereof; (iv) a strained cycloolefin; (v) a component(s) that function as a compound capable of initiating polymerization at high temperature and which is stable at room temperature; and (vi) low profile additives, fillers and reinforcements.

Abstract: Unsaturated polyester compositions are disclosed that are obtainable by reacting: (i) plant and animal oil triglycerides, an alkyl ester of a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid or mixtures thereof; (ii) a difunctional, or polyfunctional glycol or mixtures thereof; (iii) a difunctional or polyfunctional acid, their anhydrides or alkyl esters and mixtures thereof; (iv) a strained cycloolefin; (v) a component(s) that function as a compound capable of initiating polymerization at high temperature and which is stable at room temperature; and (vi) low profile additives, fillers, and reinforcements. Also disclosed are methods for the preparation of the polyesters and the use of the polyesters in closed and open mold compositions such as sheet molding compound (SMC), bulk molding compounding (BMC), resin transfer molding (RTM), pultrusion, infusion, filament winding, and spray up.

Abstract: (Per)haloethers having formula: X—(Rf)L—O—CF2CF2—O—CX1X2—CFX3X4??(I), process for obtaining them and hypofluorites usable in the synthesis of said (per)haloethers.

Abstract: A process for the conversion of aldehydes to esters, specifically acrolein or methacrolein to methyl acrylate or methyl methacrylate, respectively. Essentially in the absence of water, an aldehyde is contacted with an oxidizing agent to form an intermediate and then the intermediate is contacted with a diol or an alcohol to form an ester or diester. Preferably, the oxidizing agent is also a chlorinating agent. Specifically, acrolein or methacrolein is contacted with an oxidizing/chlorinating agent, such as t-butyl hypochlorite, and the chlorinated compound is contacted with an alcohol, such as methanol, to form methyl acrylate or methyl methacrylate, respectively. Generally, the order of addition is for the oxidizing agent to be added to the aldehyde, specifically for t-butyl hypochlorite to be added to acrolein or methacrolein, and for the diol or alcohol to be added to the intermediate, specifically for the methanol to be added to the reaction product of acrolein or methacrolein and t-butyl hypochlorite.

Abstract: An amino-acid iodine complex, viz. amino-acid amino-carboxyl iodine complex, was provided wherein its coordinate center is iodine molecule, complex reagent is amino-acid, sites of complexing reaction are amino and carboxyl groups of amino-acid. The complex can be used for the production of feedstuff, food additive, disinfectant, antiseptic and medicament. Also provided is a method for the production of said complex comprising opening the inner-complex ring of amino-acid by acid catalysis and allowing the amino-acid to combine with iodine molecule to form an amino-acid amino-carboxyl iodine complex; because amino-acid is a nutriment and amino-carboxyl complex is achieved, their introduction not only increases the nutritional function of the complex and improves the stability of iodine, but also is beneficial to the environment protection and enhances the disinfecting activity against viruses and bacteria.

Abstract: A method of producing perfluorocarbon halides in a one-pot reaction is described. The method employs a perfluorocarbon acid, a first halogenating agent and a second halogen which drives the reaction forward. Novel perfluorocarbon halides and a direct method for producing perfluorocarbon hypohalites also are described.

Abstract: Mono- or difunctional perfluoropolyethers with hypofluorite end groups, and a process for preparing them which comprises reacting a perfluoropolyether having at least one fluoroformate end group, or containing a peroxy group --O--CF.sub.2 OO--CF.sub.2 --O--, with fluorine in the liquid phase at a temperature ranging from -60.degree. C. to 30.degree. C., in the presence of UV radiation of a wave-length ranging from 200 to 500 nm.

Abstract: Preparation of fluoroxy-halo-compounds by direct reaction between fluorine and organic compounds having a molecular structure in which at least one oxygen atom is directly bound to a carbon atom in the carbonylic form, in the presence of a fluorination catalyst, in gaseous phase, at an absolute pressure of between 50 and 800 kPa and at a temperature between -5.degree. and +100.degree. C., under conditions of a continuous feeding of the reactants and a continuous removal of the reaction product.

Abstract: The new compound bromofluoroethylhypofluorite, having the formula CF.sub.2 BrCF.sub.2 OF is obtained by starting from ##STR1## by the reaction in gaseous phase with fluorine, in the presence of a catalyst constituted by CsF on a support constituted by copper (or by another metal) in the form of a porous material having a surface area of at least 0.1 m.sup.2 /g.

Abstract: Mono- and bis-hypofluorites respectively of formula: FO.sub.2 S--R.sub.f --CF.sub.2 OF and FOCF.sub.2 --R'.sub.f --CF.sub.2 OF wherein R.sub.f is perfluoroalkylene or perfluorochloroalkylene and R'.sub.f is a perfluoroalkylene or perfluorooxyalkylene, and process for preparing them, which is conducted continuously, at a temperature from 0.degree. to 60.degree. C. and comprises starting from the respective acyl fluorides ##STR1## by reaction of fluorine in the gas phase in the presence of a catalyst consisting of K, Rb, Cs or Ba fluoride, preferably supported on a metal material.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of chloro-oxy-halo-compounds by means of the direct reaction between FCl and organic compounds having a molecular structure wherein an oxygen atom is directly linked to a carbon atom in the carbonyl form, in the presence of a catalyst constituted by an alkali metal or alkali-earth metal fluoride, preferably selected from K, Rb, Cs, Ba, Sr, the reaction being carried out in the gas phase and in continuous.