Abstract: Aromatic urethanes can be produced in exceedingly improved yield when an aromatic nitro compound, an organic compound containing hydroxyl groups, and carbon monoxide are reacted in the presence of a catalyst composed of metallic (elemental) selenium or a selenium compound and a base serving as promoter, to which reaction system an aromatic amino compound and/or an aromatic urea compound which will be secondarily produced by the reaction has been previously added in order to suppress side reactions. For instance, when nitrobenzene, methanol and carbon monoxide are interacted in the presence of metallic selenium and triethylenediamine, the conversion of nitrobenzene is 68% and the percentage of formed methyl N-phenylcarbamate to the interacted nitrobenzene is 80%, whereas when the reaction is effected under the same reaction conditions indicated above with addition to the reaction system of aniline in an amount of about 15 wt.

Abstract: Poly-carbonyloxyurethanes of the formula:A O--CO--NH--O--CO--R!.sub.n (1)wherein A is a linking group to which the oxygen atoms are attached at alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl carbon atoms, n is an integer of value at least 2, and each R which may be the same or different, is the residue of a monobasic carboxylic acid of formula R--COOH, and their salts, especially salts with cations based on teritary amines, are useful cross-linking or chain-extending agents for natural or synthetic polymers, or may be used as adhesives for binding these materials to each other or to metal substrates.

Abstract: 5-Benzyl-2-oxazolidone derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, trihalogenomethyl, phenyl, benzyl, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, acyloxy, allyloxy, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl or alkylenedioxy group, and R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl, lower alkylcarbonyl, lower-dialkylamino-lower-alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or arylcarbonyl group.

Abstract: A composition of matter is described herein which has insecticidal and miticidal activity and methods of use. The composition may be defined by the following generic formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently methyl or halogen; R.sub.3 is ##STR2## wherein R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of haloalkyl and ketoalkyl.

Abstract: The disclosure herein relates to 2-halo-N-(N.sup.1 -hydrocarbyloxyoxalyl-N.sup.1 -acylaminomethyl)-2',6'-dialkylacetanilides, to a process for preparing these compounds, herbicidal compositions containing same and method of use to selectively control undesired vegetation in agricultural crops, e.g., monocotyledons such as wheat, sorghum and rice and dicotyledons such as sugarbeets and soybeans.