Abstract: Polyurethane foams are prepared from polyester polyols obtained by reaction of diols with a mixture of diacids derived from a mixture of dinitrile compounds obtained as by-products in the manufacture of adiponitrile by hydrocyanation of butadiene.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing sulfamoyl halides of primary or secondary amines, comprising the following steps: i) reacting a primary or secondary amine A1 with at least equimolar amounts of SO3 or an SO3 source in the presence of at least equimolar amounts of a tertiary amine A2, based in each case on the amine A1, and ii) reacting the reaction mixture obtained in step i) with at least the amount of a phosphorus halide required by the stoichiometry; The invention further relates to a process for preparing sulfonic diamides, comprising the preparation of sulfamoyl halides by means of carrying out steps i) and ii) and subsequently reacting the sulfamoyl halide obtained with ammonia. The invention further relates to the use of this process for preparing active herbicidal ingredients having a sulfuric diamide structure. The invention further relates to novel sulfamoyl chlorides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and a reagent useful for the synthesis of sulphanilide which is perhalogenated on the carbon borne by the sulphur atom of the sulphanilide function. This persulphonylation process is characterized in that it comprises a step of placing a nucleophile, whose nucleophilic atom is a nitrogen, in contact with a reagent comprising, for successive or simultaneous addition, a heavy halide of sulphonyl, advantageously sulphonyl chloride, and an organic base comprising a trivalent atom from column V whose lone pair is conjugated directly or indirectly to a bond, and in that the organic part of the said sulphonyl is perhalogenated, advantageously perfluorinated, on the carbon borne by the sulphur. Application to the synthesis of intermediates for organic chemistry.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of sulphonation characterised in that it consists in contacting a nucleophile whose nucleophilic atom is a nitrogen atom with a reagent comprising by successive or simultaneous addition: a heavy sulphonyl halide (i.e. whose atomic number is not less than that of chlorine), advantageously suphonyl chloride; and an organic base both not capable of alkylation and lipid soluble; and the organic part of said sulphonyl is perfluorinated on the carbon carried by the sulphur. The invention is applicable to organic synthesis.

Abstract: Diaryl-, dialkoxyalkyl-, alkylalkoxyalkyl-, arylalkoxyalkyl- and cyclic aminosulfur trifluorides fluorinating agents are disclosed.

Abstract: A process for synthesizing an aminosulfur trifluoride is provided. The process includes reacting a secondary amine with SF.sub.4 to produce the aminosulfur trifluoride product and a liquid amine-HF adduct. Substantially no solid amine-HF adduct is produced in the one-step reaction of the process. The reaction is conducted in a reaction solvent containing a tertiary amine. The process produces aminosulfur trifluorides, such as dialkyl, diaryl and arylalkyl aminosulfur trifluorides, in high yields.

Abstract: A method for preparing fluoroalkylsulfonyl imides by reacting a fluoroalkylsulfonamide with a fluoroalkylsulfonyl halide or a fluorosulfonyl halide in the presence of a non-nucleophilic base. One reaction is:Z--R.sub.f --SO.sub.2 NH.sub.2 +Z--R'.sub.f --SO.sub.2 --X+2B(Z--R.sub.f --SO.sub.2)(Z--R'.sub.f --SO.sub.2)N.sup.-.BH.sup.+ +BHX,where each Z is a fluorine atom or a polymerizable organic functional group, R.sub.f and R'.sub.f are fluoroalkylene groups optionally containing catenary oxygen or nitrogen, X is a halogen atom, and B is a non-nucleophilic base.Unsymmetrical imides and polymeric imides can be prepared.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for synthesizing N-chlorothio-sulfonamides of the formula: ##STR1## comprising reacting a N,N'-dithiobis(sulfonamide) of the formula: ##STR2## with chlorine gas or sulfuryl chloride in the presence of a liquid solvent comprising a N-chlorothio-sulfonamide of formula I, wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals having from about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, aralkyl radicals having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl radicals having from about 5 to about 20 carbon atoms, phenyl radicals, alkaryl radicals having from about 7 to 20 carbon atoms, and haloaryl radicals having about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms and where R.sup.1 is also selected from radicals having the formula: ##STR3## wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are individually selected from said alkyl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, alkaryl and haloaryl radicals and wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 can be joined together to represent radicals selected from --CH.sub.2).sub.