Phytotoxic and soil sterilant compounds of the formula (CH.sub.2 =N-R).sub.3 (R.sup.1 NCO).sub.2 and having either of the following structures: ##SPC1## (3) mixtures of (1) and (2), Wherein R is alkyl having a maximum of 4 carbon atoms and R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of mono- and dihalosubstituted phenyl and mononitrosubstituted phenyl.

There is provided a novel adduct of myrcene and methacrylonitrile which is useful as an odorant in the perfume industry. The adduct possesses a sweet floral odor suggestive of nasturtium, and moreover, possesses a remarkable stability to oxidation.

Vinyl isocyanate and isopropenyl isocyanate react with polyalkylene glycols such as polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol to form the corresponding bis(N-alkenylcarbamate) esters. These divinyl monomers are particularly useful as cross-linking agents for modifying the properties of polymers such as polyvinyl acetate.

New compositions are made by the 1:1 molar reaction of hexamethylenetetramine with a haloacetonitrile. The quaternary salts thus formed are colorless crystalline solids, readily soluble in water and having biological activity. They are bactericides which also have fungicidal and herbicidal activity.

Novel brominated adducts of acyclic trienes with halocyclopentadienes and with substituted halocyclopentadienes are disclosed. Methods of preparing said novel compounds are also disclosed.

Adducts of lithium cyanide with certain amides such as dimethylformamide as stable materials for the production of lithium cyanide.

Textile treating adducts having a chemically combined durabilizing segment with a melting point between about 100.degree. and about 300.degree.C. and which has a Solubility Parameter differing by at least one unit from the Solubility Parameter of the functional component of the adduct.

Novel adducts of a carbamoyl sulphoxide and urea having the formula ##STR1## and adducts of the said carbamoyl sulphoxide and an organic compound having the grouping ##STR2## wherein R is substituted or unsubstituted aryl, alkyl or alkenyl; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be the same or different, are H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyls, alkenyls or aryls, or aliphatic groups that, bound to one another in the form of a chain --(CH.sub.2).sub.p --(X).sub.n --(CH.sub.2).sub.q -- (in which p = 1,...

Difunctional monomers of the formula, ##STR1## where R is an organic linking group derived from a diol or a dihalide of the formula X-R-X, where X is either chlorine, bromine, iodine, or hydroxy, are prepared by reacting a conjugated diene, exemplified by anthracene, with an ester of 2-cyanoacrylic acid to form the Diels-Alder adduct of the ester. The ester adduct is hydrolyzed to ultimately obtain either the Diels-Alder adduct of either 2-cyanoacrylic acid--alkali metal salt or 2-cyanoacryloyl ...

A novel protein adduct is disclosed which is associated with the presence of alcohol liver disease. The adduct is a hybrid product of malondialdehyde and acetaldehyde which act synergistically to bind hepatic proteins. The adduct is highly immunogenic and fluorescent. Methods of detection are also disclosed including monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies.