A hair set retaining cosmetic material comprising a polymer complex prepared by (1) reacting an amino group containing polysiloxane having the formula: wherein A is selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, and an amino group containing alkylether group; R is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group; Q represents an amino containing alkyl group; m and n each represent a number of 0 to 3; x represents a nu...

This invention provides compounds of formula I: ##STR00001## wherein Z is oxygen or sulfur; R.sup.1 is hydrogen, --CHN.sub.2, R, CH.sub.2OR, CH.sub.2SR, or --CH.sub.2Y; next to R.sup.3 represents a single or double bond; Y is an electronegative leaving group; R.sup.2 is CO.sub.2H, CH.sub.2CO.sub.2H, or esters, amides or isosteres thereof; R.sup.3 is a group capable of fitting into the S2 subsite of a caspase enzyme; R.sup.4 is a hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 taken together f...

The present invention provides a compound of the following formula (I): ##STR00001## wherein R.sub.1 is methyl or 4-aminobutyl, which may be acylated; X is phenyl or substituted phenyl; W is an esterified group removable by hydrogenolysis. Also disclosed is the preparation method and the application of formula (I) compound.

A hair care composition providing good tactile as well as visual hair benefits comprises: (a) 0.00001 to 0.01% by weight of the composition of a perfluoropolyether material, and (b) 0.0001 to 0.4% by weight of the composition of a silicone conditioning agent.

A single formula, mild permanent wave reducing composition and method of permanently waving or reshaping human hair that provides a strong, long lasting curl and leaves the hair soft while minimizing further damage to already damaged hair. The composition contains a cysteamine reducing agent compound selected from the group consisting of cysteamine, a cysteamine salt, and mixtures thereof; and a second reducing agent selected from the group consisting of a monothioglycolate; an alkanolamine salt...

The present invention relates to a care and/or make-up composition for the skin and/or lips of human beings, containing a liquid fatty phase comprising at least one anhydrous solvent, structured by a thermotropic liquid crystal polymer in order to obtain media having approximately the consistency of a gel at ambient temperature and that of a fluid when applied to the skin or lips of human beings.

This invention relates to a method for the preparation of sertraline hydrochloride, (1S-cis)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1-naphtalenam- ine hydrochloride, in its crystalline form II.

There is disclosed a method of producing .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid of formula (3) ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 denotes a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, an alkenyl group or an alkynyl group, which method comprises reacting a carboxylic acid of formula (1) ##STR00002## wherein R.sup.1 denotes the same as the above, or carboxylic anhydride of formula (2) ##STR00003## wherein R.sup.1 denotes the same as the above, with a methylenating agent in a pres...

This invention relates to 2-pentafluorosulfanylnapthalene, substituted derivatives thereof and to a process for producing naphthalene carrying an SF.sub.5 group. A 3-step process is employed wherein 1,4-dihydronaphthalene is reacted with pentafluorosulfanyl halide. Next the resulting 3-halo-2-pentafluorosulfanylnaphthalene or derivative is converted to 2-pentafluorosulfanyl-1,4-dihydronaphthalene or derivative by treatment with a base and subsequently transformed into pentafluorosulfanylnaphthal...

A process for the preparation of isocyanates from carbamic esters.