Abstract: A process for producing a mixture of ar-brominated polyphenyl compounds with an average of from about 3 to about 4 bromine atoms per aromatic ring utilizing a novel catalytic system for at least a portion of the bromination reaction so as to obtain an ar-brominated polyphenyl compound with excellent color characteristics.

Abstract: Process for ring opening compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is heteroaryl or aryl, R.sup.2 is a leaving group, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, aralkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and alkenyl, provided that at least one of the groups R.sup.3 to R.sup.6 is other than hydrogen, by breaking the bond joining the carbon atom attached to R.sup.3 and the carbon atom attached to R.sup.6 in organic solution using silica, giving useful diene or allyl derivatives, certain of which are novel.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which, independently of one another, each R is OH or lower alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms and each R' is hydrogen or lower alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms, are prepared by the condensation of partially fluorinated aromatic hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen fluoride or by the reductive coupling of partially fluorinated aromatic compounds. The compounds are used as a starting material for the preparation of partially fluorinated polycondensates.

Abstract: Inorganic and organic hypohalites are used to obtain good selectivity to alpha halogenation of alkyl aromatic compounds. Alkali and alkaline earth hypohalites must be used in conjunction with a phase transfer medium. Useful organic hypohalites are the tertiary alkyl hypohalites, which are employed in the presence of free radical generating media such as light or compounds which produce free radicals thermally. At least one mole of hypohalite reactant must be used for every alpha hydrogen in the alkyl aromatic compound.A new bisphenol which contains biphenyl functionality has been made as well as an aromatic polyester derived therefrom.

Abstract: A liquid crystalline compound having a small .DELTA.n value; suitable for preparing a liquid crystal display element having a broad viewing angle; having a large positive .DELTA..epsilon. value; and suitable for preparing a liquid crystal composition having a low driving voltage for liquid crystal display devices, and a liquid crystal composition containing the compound are provided, which compound is expressed by the formula ##STR1## wherein n represents an integer of 0 to 20.

Abstract: Compounds of the Formula I: ##STR1## and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are leukotriene antagonists. These compounds inhibit SRS-A and leukotriene synthesis and are antagonists of SRS-A and are thus useful in the treatment of asthma, allergic disorders, inflammation, skin diseases and certain cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: Inorganic and organic hypohalites are used to obtain good selectivity to alpha halogenation of alkyl aromatic compounds. Alkali and alkaline earth hypohalites must be used in conjunction with a phase transfer medium. Useful organic hypohalites are the tertiary alkyl hypohalites, which are employed in the presence of free radical generating media such as light or compounds which produce free radicals thermally. At least one mole of hypohalite reactant must be used for every alpha hydrogen in the alkyl aromatic compound.A new bisphenol which contains biphenyl functionality has been made as well as an aromatic polyester derived therefrom.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for preparing bidentate ligands of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: each Ar is independently selected from aromatic ring compounds having 6 up to 14 carbon atoms, e.g., phenyl, naphthyl, phenanthryl and anthracenyl;the x bonds and the y bonds are attached to adjacent carbon atoms on the ring structures;each R, when present as a substituent, is independently selected from alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, aryl, aralyky, alkaryl, alkoxyalky, cycloaliphatic, halogen, alkanoyl, alkanoyloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, cyano or formyl radicals;n is a whole number in the range of 0-4 where Ar is phenyl; 0-6 where Ar is naphthyl; and 0-8 where Ar is phenanthryl or anthracenyl;each R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is independently selected from alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl or cycloaliphatic radicals, or substituted derivatieves thereof;each R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is independently selected from hydrogen and the R.sub.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for preparing bidentate ligands of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: each AR is independently selected from aromatic ring compounds having 6 up to 14 carbon atoms, e.g., phenyl, naphthyl, phenanthryl and anthracenyl;the x bonds and the y bonds are attached to adjacent carbon atoms on the ring structures;each R, when present as a substituent, is independently selected from alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, alkoxyalkyl, cycloaliphatic, halogen, alkanoyl, alkanoyloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, cyano or formyl radicals;n is a whole number in the range of 0-4 were Ar is phenyl; 0-6 where Ar is naphthyl; and 0-8 where Ar is phenanthryl or anthracenyl;each R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is independently selected from alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl or cycloaliphatic radicals, or substituted derivatives thereof;each R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is independently selected from hydrogen and the R.sub.

Abstract: A method for the bromination of aromatic compounds, including substituted deactivated aromatic compounds, at mild temperature conditions is disclosed. The method comprises reacting an aromatic compound with a bromination agent consisting of bromine-trifluoride and bromine at a temperature ranging between -10.degree. C. and 30.degree. C. The bromination reaction takes place instantaneously and the brominated aromatic compound is separated from the original reactant by known organic chemistry techniques.

Abstract: The process for preparing a bidentate ligand comprising the steps,(1) contacting with ozone under ozonolysis conditions a suspension in a hydroxylic reaction medium of phenanthrene or a phenanthrene derivative to form an ozonated intermediate,(2) contacting said ozonated intermediate with a reducing agent under conditions appropriate to form the corresponding diol,(3) contacting said diol with a latent displaceable functional group under conditions appropriate to convert the diol to the corresponding difunctional biaryl compound, and(4) contacting said difunctional biaryl compound, with an anion of N, P, As, Sb or Bi under conditions appropriate to form the desired bidentate ligand.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for preparing bidentate ligands of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: each Ar is independently selected from aromatic ring compounds having 6 up to 14 carbon atoms, e.g., phenyl, naphthyl, phenanthryl and anthracenyl;the x bonds and y bonds are attached to adjacent carbon atoms on the ring structure;each R, when present as a substituent, is independently selected from alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, alkoxyalkyl, cycloaliphatic, halogen, alkanoyl, alkanoyloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, cyano or formyl radicals;n is a whole number in the range of 0-4 were Ar is phenyl; 0-6 where Ar is naphthyl; and 0-8 where Ar is phenanthryl or anthracenyl;each R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is independently selected from alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl or cycloaliphatic radicals, or substituted derivatives thereof;each R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is independently selected from hydrogen and the R.sub.

Abstract: Novel styryl-tetrahydromaphythalene and indane derivatives useful for treating neoplasms and dermatoses.

Abstract: A compound of formula I ##STR1## in which formula: D represents hydrogen or a cyano group;X represents halogen;A represents an alkyl group (typically a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group);n is 0 to 4;RCOO. represents a residue of an acid RCO.sub.2 H, which acid, or an ester-forming derivative of which acid, on reaction with .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol or an ester-forming derivative thereof, give rise to an .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl ester having pesticidal properties.

Abstract: Pesticidal compounds have the formula: ##STR1## wherein D represents hydrogen or a cyano groupX represents chlorine or bromineA represents an alkyl groupn is 0 or an integer of 1-4 andRCOO is the residue of an acid RCOOH whose .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl ester has pesticidal properties. They are prepared by esterification methods.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which Ar is substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, naphthyl, or thienyl; Z is oxygen, sulfur, or methylene; and Ar' is 2-methyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl, 3-phenoxyphenyl, 4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl, or 6-phenoxy-2-pyridyl exhibit pyrethroid-like insecticidal and acaricidal activity and are relatively harmless to aquatic fauna.

Abstract: Sterically hindered binifers are made as well as utilized to produce telechelic polyisobutylenes. The telechelic polymers can be produced at high temperatures, for example minus 30.degree. C.

Abstract: Chloro-olefins which contain a group of the formula ##STR1## where Y is chlorine or hydrogen, which are prepared by a process in which a trichloromethyl compound which contains a group of the general formula ##STR2## where X is hydrogen or an organic radical, is reduced with a chromium(II) salt in an aqueous medium.

Abstract: A liquid crystalline compound of the general formula ##STR1## wherein ##STR2## represents ##STR3## R and R', independently from each other, represent a linear alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxymethylene group whose alkoxy moiety has 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a cyano group or a halogen atom, and n and m, independently from each other, represent 0 or 1.

Abstract: New anisotropic compounds with a cross-polarizing substituent have the formula (1) ##STR1## The increase in .epsilon..perp. is achieved by the polarizing group X, preferably the cyano group or a halogen atom, which is not laterally on the ring, as with the known compounds, but is on the bridge, that is to say is part of the main bridge bonding rings A and B to one another. Ring A has the formula (1a) or (1b) given herein and is always cycloaliphatic, while ring B can be identical to ring A or is an aromatic ring of the formula (1c) or (1d) herein. R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are identical or different end groups of the formula (1e) herein.The radical X on the bridge causes less widening of the molecule than a radical X on a ring, which provides comparatively higher clear points and moreover enables aromatic rings to be omitted from the anisotropic compounds.

Abstract: Substituted [1,1'-biphenyl]-3-ylmethyl compounds carrying leaving groups are intermediates to insecticidal esters.

Abstract: The process of producing ethynyl aromatic compounds which are useful as intermediates in the preparation of 3-dimensional carbon-carbon structures for aerospace and military applications and as starting materials in the preparation of organic semi-conductors. The ethynyl aromatic compounds may be any of the classes illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawing. Starting compounds for the process may by any compound from the classes illustrated in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6. The starting compound is reacted in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst in a suitable solvent with an acyl compound from the class illustrated in FIG. 7 to yield a compound within the classes illustrated in FIGS. 8, 9 and 10. The carbonyl groups in this compound are reduced to yield a corresponding alcohol. Each hydroxy group in the alcohol is converted to an easily eliminatable group, e.g., by reacting it with methane sulfonyl chloride, when subjected to basic conditions.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for the conversion of a carboxylic acid group on the ring of an aromatic or N-heteroaromatic compound to a trichloromethyl group which comprises contacting the aromatic or N-heteroaromatic compound with a phenylphosphonous dichloride, phosphorus trichloride and chlorine.

Abstract: The invention provides novel .alpha.-(ethynyl substituted phenyl)-.alpha.-hydrocarbyl-1H-azole-ethanols wherein the azole group is 1,2,4-triazol-1-yl or imidazol-1-yl, the ethynyl group is unsubstituted or substituted and the phenyl group may bear an additional substituent and ethers thereof, which are useful as fungicides.

Abstract: This invention pertains to a process for preparing substituted and unsubstituted benzotrichlorides. The process generally involves reacting the starting compound with a perchloroalkane with presence of base and a phase transfer catalyst.

Abstract: There is provided a process for the production of halomethylating agents which are of low volatility; and a process for the halomethylation of aromatic substrates and aromatic polymeric substances. Among products produced from the halomethylaryl polymers there are anion exchange resins.

Abstract: A novel N,N,N-trimethyl-[1,1'-biphenyl]-2-methanaminium compound is subjected to a rearrangement reaction to give a 3-dimethylaminomethyl-2-methyl-[1,1'-biphenyl] compound which is then converted to the corresponding 3-halomethyl-2-methyl-[1,1'-biphenyl] compound. The halomethyl compound is an intermediate for pyrethroid and related insecticides having the alcohol moiety derived from a 2-methyl-[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-methanol.

Abstract: The present invention relates to crop culture and is particularly concerned with practices for conserving soil nitrogen and for supplying the soil nitrogen requirements for plant nutrition. These practices involve the employment, as active agent, of a novel butane compound having the formula ##STR1## wherein X is H or ##STR2## R is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl; R' is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or halo and n is an integer from 0 to 2.

Abstract: A process and intermediates for preparing 6-(lower alkoxy)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1-naphthalenecarboxylic acid derivatives are disclosed. The derivatives are useful for preparing aldose reductase inhibitors. With reference to the process, 1,1,1-trifluoro-5-(2-methylphenyl)-2,3-pentadione 3-oxime is cyclized to give a key intermediate 3,4-dihydro-1-hydroxy-5-methyl-1-(trifluoromethyl)-2(1H)-naphthalenone oxime; and 3,4-dihydro-1-hydroxy-5-methyl-1-(trifluoromethyl)-2(1H)-naphthalenone is aromatized to 5-methyl-1-(trifluoromethyl)-2-naphthalenol with a dehydrating agent.

Abstract: [1,1'-Biphenyl]-3-ylmethyl pyrethroid esters, as well as processes, uses, and intermediates thereto, are disclosed. The [1,1'-biphenyl]-3-ylmethyl pyrethroid esters control a broad spectrum of insects as well as acarids.

Abstract: Triazolyl-benzyloxy-ketones or carbinols of the formula ##STR1## in which A is a keto group or a CH(OH) group,X is a halogen atom or an alkyl or halogenoalkyl radical, andn is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5,or an addition product thereof with a physiologically acceptable acid or metal salt, which possess fungicidal properties. Intermediates wherein A is a keto group and the azole group is replaced by chloride or bromine are also new.

Abstract: Compounds of the general formula: ##STR1## in which A is a benzene ring or a carbocyclic aromatic group consisting of two or three fused benzene rings, the group A being linked to the nitrogen containing ring at two adjacent carbon atoms and the benzene ring or each benzene ring optionally carrying one or more substituents which may be the same or different, and may be alkyl, aryl, halo, hydroxy, acyloxy or alkoxy, or two adjacent positions in a ring may be substituted so as to form a methylene dioxy group (--O--CH.sub.2 --O--);R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 which may be the same or different, each represent hydrogen; an alkyl group which contains 1 to 6 carbon atoms and which may be substituted; a hydroxycarbonyl or an alkoxycarbonyl group; andone of R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group which contains 1 to 6 carbon atoms and which may be substituted, or a hydroxy, alkoxy, hydroxycarbonyl or alkoxycarbonyl group and the other of R.sub.3 and R.sub.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a 1,1-dichloroalkene of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is hydrogen, or an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aralkenyl or aryl radical, andR.sup.2 is an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aralkenyl or aryl radical, orR.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together form an optionally branched and/or optionally benzo-fused hydrocarbon chain,comprising reacting a carbonyl compound of the formula ##STR2## with a trichloromethanephosphonic acid ester of the formula ##STR3## in which R.sup.3 each individually is an alkyl or phenyl radical, or the two radicals R.sup.3 together are alkanediyl,in the presence of at least an equimolar amount of a phosphorous acid triamide of the formulaP(NR.sup.4.sub.2).sub.3in whichR.sup.4 each independently is an alkyl radical, or the two radicals R.sup.4 together are alkanediyl.Advantageously,R.sup.1 is hydrogen,R.sup.2 a C.sub.2 to C.sub.

Abstract: The compounds are 4-phenyl-4-lower alkyl-substituted-3-buten-2-ones, and -2-halo-1,3-butadienes, e.g., 2-(p-biphenylyl)-2-penten-4-one, and are useful as pharmaceuticals.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for nucleophilic substitution reactions. According to the invention the reaction is carried out in a hetergeneous system, consisting of a solid and a dissolved reactant, one or several organic solvents, one or several linear polyether derivatives, and/or amino compounds and water. The volume of the water is preferably at the most 100% of the volume of the organic solvent and more preferably 5%.

Abstract: 1-Phenyl-2-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-ethyl ethers of the formula ##STR1## in which R is halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfonyl, halogenoalkyl, nitro, cyano, optionally substituted phenyl or optionally substituted phenoxy,R' is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted benzyl or optionally substituted styryl, andn is 0, 1, 2 or 3,and their salts, which possess fungicidal and bactericidal properties.

Abstract: p-Tert.butylbenzotribromide and the derivatives thereof which is halogen-substituted at the nucleus are prepared under side chain halogenation conditions by bromination of p-tert.butyltoluene and its derivatives substituted at the nucleus by halogen. Practically no undesired bromination in the nucleus or at the tert.butyl radical takes place.By partial saponification of the benzotribromide the corresponding benzoyl bromide is obtained. Further saponification of the latter or complete saponification of the benzotribromide yields p-tert.butylbenzoic acid and derivatives thereof which are halogen substituted at the nucleus, the esters of which can be used in pharmacology.

Abstract: p-tert.Butylbenzaldehyde and the derivatives thereof which are halogen-substituted at the nucleus are prepared by bromination of p-tert.butyltoluene and the derivatives thereof which are correspondingly halogen-substituted at the nucleus under side-chain halogenation conditions until the benzal bromide is obtained which is then saponified. Practically no undesired bromination at the nucleus or the tert.butyl group takes place.The products obtained are valuable intermediates for the manufacture of pharmaceutical agents, plant protecting agents and dyestuffs.

Abstract: The compounds are 4-phenyl-4-lower alkyl-substituted-3-buten-2-ones, and -2-halo-1,3-butadienes, e.g., 2-(p-biphenylyl)-2-penten-4-one, and are useful as pharmaceuticals.