1,5-Dimethyl-1,2;5,6-diepoxycyclooctane is prepared by epoxidizing 1,5-dimethylcycloocta-1,5-diene with aqueous peracetic or perpropionic acid at a temperature not exceeding 50.degree. C. and within a pH range from 1.5 to 5.5. The diepoxide according to the invention can be cured by means of curing agents for epoxide resins to give moulded materials having valuable mechanical properties. It is also suitable for use as a reactive, latent diluent.

The invention relates to an antibiotic compound which can be in the iron-free or iron-containing form and has the structural formula (B) as described herein. The compound posesses antimicrobial activity. Also included in the invention are fermentation processes for preparation of the above-mentioned antibiotic compound. In addition, the invention includes pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibiotic compound and the use of said antibiotic compound and compositions for combating bacteri...

Mineral tanned leather is frequently retanned with synthetic tanning agents to improve the fullness and softness, but leather retanned by the prior art methods is difficult to dye in full shades with anionic dyes. According to the invention, condensation products of C.sub.1-4 aldehydes with certain aromatic sulfonic acids or carboxylic acids containing amino groups are employed for retanning, thereby improving the receptivity of the leather for anionic dyes. These acids have the general formula ...

An oligoisobutylcyclohexane of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 -R.sup.5 are identical or different and independently denote hydrogen, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 - alkyl group, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy group or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthio substitutent and R.sup.6 denotes a branched chain C.sub.12 -C.sub.40 -alkyl group of trimeric to decameric isobutene, a process for preparing such oligoisobutylcyclohexanes and their use as dielectric liquids, lubricants, heat transfer media and the like.

The invention relates to an antibiotic compound which can be in the iron-free or iron-containing form and has the structural formula (A) as described herein. The compound possesses antimicrobial activity. Also included in the invention are fermentation processes for preparation of the above-mentioned antibiotic compound. In addition, the invention includes pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibiotic compound and the use of said antibiotic compound and compositions for combating bacter...

The crosslinked copolymer containing 75 to 99.9% by weight of recurring units of a pyridyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl or pyrazinyl compound containing a polymerizable olefinic group, 0.1 to 25% by weight of units of a crosslinking agent and 0 to 25% by a weight of units of a polymerizable organosilicon and/or organoboron compound and, based on 100% by weight of the sum of the abovementioned units, 5 to 350% by weight of units of an N-vinyl-amide, is prepared by bead polymerization and used as a sorb...

The invention relates to readily dispersible strong pigment formulations containing arylpararosanilinesulfonic acid pigments of the formula ##STR1## and a polyester resin which has been water-solubilized by neutralizing the carboxyl groups with nitrogen bases. The pigment formulations are distinguished by being very readily dispersible in the various printing ink binders and by having a high tinctorial strength.

The crosslinked, porous copolymer in the form of beads and containing 50 to 99.9% by weight of recurring units of a heterocyclic 5-membered ring compound which contains a polymerizable olefinic group and which has at least one protonizable nitrogen atom in the ring, 0.1 to 50% by weight of units of a crosslinking agent, 0 to 25% by weight of units of a polymerizable organoboron or organosilicon compound and, relative to 100% by weight of the sum of the abovementioned units, 5 to 350% by weight o...

A polymer granulate whose particles consist of a core component and a coating component can be prepared by mixing a granular polymer with a pulverulent coating agent. The core component is made of a water-soluble polymer, in particular a polyvinyl alcohol. The coating component is a water-soluble or water-insoluble substance which is applied to the water-moistened particles of the core component. The particles of the polymer granulate have diameters within the range from 0.6 to 6 mm. The granula...

The invention relates to an immunological complex of two antibodies of a first animal species, e.g. mouse antibodies, which have been conjugated to form a cyclic tetramer with two monoclonal antibodies of a second animal species, e.g. rat monoclonal antibodies, directed against the Fc-fragment of the antibodies of the first animal species. Preferably, the complex is bifunctional, that is to say, that it contains two different antibodies of the first animal species, one of which is preferably dir...