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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7521576 | Process for the distillation of a mixture of isomeric diisocyanatodiphenyl-methanes 2,4′-MDI which contains very little 2,2′-MDI is prepared by distilling an isomeric starting mixture of diisocyanatodiphenylmethanes which includes 2,2′-diisocyanato-diphenylmethane, 2,4′-diisocyanatodiphenylmethane and 4,4′-diisocyanatodiphenyl-methane in ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7318966 | Luminescent element material and luminescent element comprising the same A light emitting device includes an emissive substance between an anode and cathode that emits light upon application of electrical energy. The emissive substance included in the device is at least one of the following types of compounds: (a) a compound having a plu... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7026498 | Ligands for metals and improved metal-catalyzed processes based thereon One aspect of the present invention relates to novel ligands for transition metals. A second aspect of the present invention relates to the use of catalysts comprising these ligands in transition metal-catalyzed carbon-heteroatom and carbon-carbon bond-forming react... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6790975 | Aminostyrylanthracene compound, synthetic intermediate thereof, and process for the production thereof This invention is an aminostyrylanthracene compound represented by, for example, the following general formula [I]. This compound is produced by condensation from a corresponding aminobenzaldehyde and a phosphonic ester or phosphonium salt. ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6630607 | Aromatic methylidene compounds, aromatic aldehyde compounds and methylstyryl compounds used to prepare the methylidene compounds, and methods for preparing these compounds Aromatic methylidene compounds of the following general formula ##STR1## wherein R11 and R21 independently in each occurrence represent an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or alkoxy group, a halogen, a cyano group or a nitro gr... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6379590 | Method for making unsymmetrically substituted fluorenyl compounds for nonlinear optical applications A new method for producing unsymmetrically substituted fluorenyl compounds, one step of which is the preparation of 2,7-disubstituted fluoren-9-one derivatives via the nucleophilic substitution of a compound of the formula D ##STR1## wherein A' is se... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6297298 | Phthalonitrile prepolymerization composition A polymerizable composition suitable for storage prior to polymerization is made by mixing a phthalonitrile monomer and a curing agent under non-reactive conditions below the melting temperatures of the phthalonitrile monomer and the curing agent and in t... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6169116 | Amino-tetralines, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their pharmaceutical uses Compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the description, are useful as pharmaceuticals.... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6048986 | Method for preparing aromatic compounds A method for preparing aromatic compounds including 1,4-difluoropyromellitic dianhydride represented by formula (12): ##STR1## and 1,4-difluoropyromellitic acid represented by formula (15): ##STR2## by dehydrating or hydrolyzing and dehydrating ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5976202 | Reaction products of polyolefins with vinyl esters and their use as fuel and lubricant additives Reaction products of polyolefins having predominantly a terminal double bond and a number average molecular weight of from 250 to 10,000, which possess an aliphatic hydrocarbon skeleton which is straight-chain or carries C1 -C4 -alky... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5849934 | Method for preparing aromatic compounds A perfluorinated polyimide comprising a repeating unit represented by general formula (1): ##STR1## and a perfluorinated poly(amic acid) comprising a repeating unit represented by general formula (6): ##STR2## wherein R1 is a tet... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5841001 | Process for the preparation of optically active 2-halo-1-(substituted phenyl) ethanol The present invention provides an industrially advantageous process for the preparation of an optically active 2-halo-1-(substituted phenyl)ethanol useful as medicines, agricultural chemicals or as intermediates thereof; and a simple process for the prepa... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5789582 | Method for production of nuclear halogenated aromatic compound possesing cyano groups A nuclear halogenated aromatic compound possessing cyano groups is produced by a method using as a raw material an aromatic compound which possesses cyano groups and assumes a solid state at room temperature and subjecting the raw material to a procedure ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5780662 | Naphthyl and ether chain-containing carboxyl derivatives New aromatic dicarboxylic acids, 1,4- or 2,6-Bis(p-carboxyphenoxy)naphthyl is prepared by the reaction of p-fluorobenzonitrile with 1,4-naphthalenediol, followed by hydrolysis. Wholly aromatic polyamides having superior solubility in a variety of organic ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5698740 | Hole-transport material A hole-transport material having excellent hole-transport capability and durability, suitable for use in an organic EL device and as an organic photoconductive material, has the formula (1).... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5621145 | Bisamidoxime compound, process for preparing the same and a fluorine-containing elastomer composition comprising the same When a novel bisamidoxime compound represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## where R is an alkylidene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a perfluoroalkylidene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, is used as a vulcanizing agent for f... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5536866 | Triarylamine-based dinitrile and dicarboxylic acid monomers Triarylamino-based dinitrile and dicarboxylic acid monomers as represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein Z is --CN or --COOH and R is selected from the group consisting of --H, --CH3, --N(CH3)2 and --OH.... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5471002 | Process for preparing trifluoromethylanilines A process for preparing trifluoromethylanilines of the formula (I), ##STR1## in which R1 and R2, independently of each other, are hydrogen, halogen, (C1 -C4) alkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, carboxyl, or... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5360887 | Flame-retarded thermosetting resin composition, prepregs and electrical laminates made therefrom A flame-retarded thermosetting resin composition is provided by blending about 5 to 45 mole % of a phenylcyanate having at least one halogen substituent at the ortho or para position relative to the cyanato group, and about 55 to 95 mole % of a halogen-fr... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5288914 | Poly(arylcyclobutenes) The invention is a poly(arylcyclobutene) comprising arylcyclobutene moieties connected by a bridging member, wherein the bridging member is (a) a direct bond, (b) a polyvalent inorganic radical or (c) a polyvalent organic radical which contains (1) one or... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5260484 | Polytetrahydrofuran derivatives having terminal aromatic groups Polytetrahydrofuran derivatives of the general formula ##STR1## where n is from 2 to 70, X is the bridge member --NH-- or --O-- and R1 to R4 are each hydrogen or various radicals.... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5239107 | Process for producing polycyanoaryl ether powder A process for producing a polycyanoaryl ether powder which comprises reacting a dihalogenobenzonitrile, a dihydric phenol and an alkali metal salt in the presence of a polymerization solvent, and distilling the solvent, while pulverizing the reaction mixt... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5183940 | Poly-(n-[2-hydroxybenzyl])-1,2-diaminoethanes Gallium is efficiently extracted from strongly basic solutions containing aluminates by extractants having the tris- and/or tetrakis (2-hydroxybenzyl)-1,2-diaminoethane chemical moiety. The diaminoethane derivative may be used together with a hydrocarbyl ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5152922 | 1,4-distyrylbenzene compounds and mixtures thereof with other 1,4-distyrybenzene compounds Novel 1,4-distyrylbenzene compounds of the formula ##STR1## and mixtures thereof with compounds of the formulae ##STR2## and/or ##STR3## in which R1 is C1 -C4 -alkyl or phenyl, R2 is cyano, C... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5134134 | Unsaturated aminodicarboxylic acid derivatives Unsaturated aminodicarboxylic acid derivatives of formula I ##STR1## wherein A is a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing 2 carbon atoms and R1 and R2 are each independently of the other free or esterified carboxyl g... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5130454 | Polytetrahydrofuran derivatives having terminal aromatic groups Polytetrahydrofuran derivatives of the general formula ##STR1## where n is from 2 to 70, X is the bridge member --NH-- or --O-- and R1 and R4 are each hydrogen or various radicals.... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5100460 | Herbicidal compounds and compositions containing them Herbicides of formula: ##STR1## in which: n=0,1, 2 f=0,1 A is chosen from the groups ##STR2## in which: Ar is chosen from the groups ##STR3## B is chosen from optionally substituted C1 -C10 alkyl and C3... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5089660 | Aromatic polycyanate/monocyanate comonomer compositions and polytriazines derived therefrom A comonomer composition of an aromatic polycyanate and an aromatic monocyanate substituted at each position ortho to the cyanate group, and a polytriazine copolymer derived therefrom.... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5047420 | 1,3-diaryl cyclopentanes and derivatives thereof as PAF antagonists Novel 1,3-diaryl cyclopentanes of the following general formula were prepared. ##STR1## These compounds were found to have potent and specific PAF (Platelet Activating Factor) antagonistic activities and as such useful in the treatment or amelio... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5041604 | Process for producing di(aryloxy)alkane A process for producing a high quality di(aryloxy)alkane with a high yield by the use of readily commercially available materials, without using any particular solvent or agent and by means of a simple operation and a general apparatus is provided, which ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4966726 | Chiral reaction products produced from mesogenic molecular structural elements and bifunctionally reactive tartaric acid derivatives, and their use as dopants in liquid crystal phases The new compounds produced from a molecular structural element with two chirality centers and at least one mesogenic structural element are defined by the general formula (I) ##STR1## in which the symbols have the following meaning: Y1 =H,... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4931209 | Liquid crystalline materials and method of making A new family of liquid crystalline or potential liquid crystalline compounds is made relatively cheaply generally by reducing an acid chlorine derivative alkyl or alkoxy benzene or its analogues of an alkyl cyclohexanoic acid to an alkanol derivative, con... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4886622 | Optically active liquid crystal compound having cyano group An optically liquid crystalline compound having an extremely large spontaneous polarization value and a chiral smectic liquid crystal composition containing the compound are provided, the compound being expressed by the formula ##STR1## wherein ... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4879061 | Liquid crystalline materials and method of making same A method of making liquid crystalline compounds of the formula ##STR1## where A represents a cyclohexane ring, n has values of 1, 2 or 3, R1 is an alkyl radical, R2 is an alkyl, alkoxy, or alkylcyclohexyl or cyanide radical, and X1 is lower alkyl and... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4659502 | Ethane derivatives Ethane derivatives of the formula I wherein R1 is H, an alkyl group with 1-12 C atoms, in which one or two non adjacent CH2 groups can also be replaced by O atoms and/or CO groups and/or --O--CO-- groups and/or --CO--O groups, F, Cl, Br o... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4618694 | Perylene compounds The present invention relates to a method for concentrating light by means of fluorescent compounds in plastic sheets or films, wherein perylene compounds are used for this purpose.... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4539160 | Ketene O,O-acetals and their preparation Useful novel ketene O,O-acetals of the formula I ##STR1## where R1 is a tertiary alkyl radical of 4 to 6 carbon atoms or unsubstituted or halogen-substituted phenyl, R2 is hydrogen and R3 and R4 independent... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4539161 | Amine oxide compounds Novel amine oxide compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which m is the integer 1 or 2, A is a through-conjugated radical of a fluorescent brightener system, which radical contains unsubstituted or non-chromophorically substituted aromatic carbocyclic ... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4529556 | Bis((aryl)vinyl)benzenes The invention bis((aryl)vinyl)benzenes wherein the aryl and benzene moieties may be substituted, and the vinyl carbon alpha to the central benzene ring may be further substituted with an aliphatic group.... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4514317 | Anisotropic compounds and liquid crystal mixtures Anisotropic compounds having negative DC anisotropy and improved photochemical stability have the formula (1) given in patent claim 1; none of the benzene rings present in the molecule (1) is bonded directly to two oxygen atoms, as a result of which quino... | 04/30/1985 |
