G.d. Searle & Company

Borden, Inc.

Bruce Eric Wise

Claire A Przybyla

Kevin A Babiak

Donald E Korte

Pierre-Jean Colson

Lisa M Seaney

William John Ward

Robert Anton Laitar

A process for producing a lactam of the formula ##STR1## wherein 2-bromo-4 chloro butyryl bromide or 2,4-dibromo butyryl bromide is coupled with 4-aminobenzonitrile to produce 4-(2,4-bromobutyrylamino)-benzonitrile, which is combined with sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide or potassium carbonate to produce 4-(3-bromo-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)benzonitrile which is subjected to an excess of ammonium hydroxide to produce compounds of the formula (I).

Process for the preparation of a 2-oxopyrrolidine compound

The invention relates to the use of tripotassium citrate monohydrate and other alkali metal salts of polybasic acid as bench life extenders in heat curable hot box foundry mixtures comprising sand, thermosetting binder resin, and a latent acid catalyst composition. In one embodiment, the thermosetting binder resin is a phenolic resole resin modified with urea formaldehyde resin. In another embodiment, the thermosetting binder resin is a furfuryl alcohol resin modified with urea formaldehyde resin.

Addition for promotion of bench life extension in a hot box binder system

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Elmhurst, IL, United States of America

Bruce Eric Wise