Abstract:
Dihydrocarbonoxyoxetanes are produced by the reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with ketene acetals under the influence of ultraviolet light. The dihydrocarbonoxyoxetanes produced in accordance with this invention are useful as solvents for chemical reactions and as monomers which can be polymerized to polyoxyalkylene compounds employing, for example, trialkylaluminum compounds with water in accordance with known processes. The polyoxyalkylene compounds are useful as coating materials, lubricants, as wire insulation, etc.
Abstract:
Bromobiphenols containing at least two bromine atoms meta to the phenolic hydroxyl groups can be produced from 3,3'' ,5,5''-tetrasubstituted diphenoquinones by reacting the latter with bromine. The reaction can be controlled to produce little, if any, byproduct. The products obtained are dependent to some extent on the substituents in the four positions ortho to the hydroxyl groups. The biphenols can be used as antioxidants or as starting materials for preparation of flame-retardant polymeric compositions useful in the molding, coating and insulating arts.
Abstract:
OXIDATIN OF 2-PHENYL-5-PYRIMIDINOL, ALSO CALLED 2-PHENYL-5-HYDROXPYRMINDINE, WITH LEAD DIOXIDE OR SILVER OXIDE IN A BENZENE SOLUTION CAUSES OXIDATIVE COUPLING THROUGH THE 4-POSITIN TO PRODUCE A DIMER AS A CRYSTALLINE SOLID WHICH UNDER ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIN FLUORESCES WITH A VERY BRIGHT YELLOW COLOR EITHER AS A SOLID OR IN SOLUTION. THIS COMPOUND BECAUSE OF ITS SOLUBILITY IN ORDINARY SOLVENTS CAN BE INCORPORATED IN LACQUERS OR POLYMERIC COMPOSTIONS TO IMPART ITS FLUORESCENT PROPERITIES TO THE COMPOSTION.
Abstract:
The subject compounds fluoresce in the visible and near-infrared regions of the spectrum when exposed to ultraviolet light. The particular color emitted (from blue to near-infrared) is dependent upon whether the hydrogen of the hydroxyl groups is present or has been replaced with various substituents, and upon the other hetero-atom in the benzazole ring. The compounds are photochemically and thermally stable and can be dissolved in organic solvents. They can be incorporated in various polymers to impart their fluorescent properties to the polymers which can be used to produce films, molded objects, or applied as coatings on the envelopes of ultraviolet lamps to produce various colored lights when energized.