Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft

Cassella Aktiengesellschaft

Gerhard Weckler

Friedrich Engelhardt

Volker Knittel

Horst-Dieter Thamm

Werner Sommer

Karl-Heinz Keil

Karl Hintermeier

Klaus Sternberger

Siegfried Muller

Hans J Hauss

Novel phosphonocarboxylic acid compounds having the formula ##STR1## wherein the radicals R which may be identical or different and which represent alkyl radicals with 1-18 carbon atoms which may be optionally substituted by halogen, hydrogen, alkali metal ions or ammonium ions, are prepared by reacting methylene phosphonic acid alkyl esters with acrylic acid esters in the presence of strongly basic catalysts at temperatures of about 0.degree.-140.degree. C., and by possibly transesterifying the reaction products or by submitting the latter to acid or basic hydrolysis. The acid hydrolysis to yield the free, 3,3-diphosphono-pimelic acid is best carried out with at least the about 6-fold molar quantity of a carboxylic acid such as HCOOH, CH.sub.3 COOH, etc., optionally in the presence of catalytic quantities of strong acids or bases, at elevated temperatures. The compounds of formula (I), wherein the radicals R represent only alkyl radicals which may possibly be substituted by halogen, are valuable plasticizers for polyvinyl chloride, the compounds of formula (I), wherein R=H, alkali metal ions and/or ammonium ions, are valuable gypsum setting retardants and complex-forming agents for metal ions.

Diphosphonodicarboxylic acid esters

A padding auxiliary is used in a dyeing process using a padding liquor wherein the padding auxiliary is an aqueous solution or dispersion containing

Padding auxiliaries and processes for dyeing cellulose fibers or

Novel phosphonocarboxylic acid compounds having the formula ##STR1## wherein the radicals R which may be identical or different and which represent alkyl radicals with 1-18 carbon atoms which may be optionally substituted by halogen, hydrogen, alkali metal ions or ammonium ions, are prepared by reacting methylene phosphonic acid alkyl esters with acrylic acid esters in the presence of strongly basic catalysts at temperatures of about 0.degree.-140.degree. C., and by possibly trans-esterifying the reaction products or by submitting the latter to acid or basic hydrolysis. The acid hydrolysis to yield the free 3,3-diphosphono-pimelic acid is best carried out with at least the about 6-fold molar quantity of a carboxylic acid such as HCOOH, CH.sub.3 COOH, etc., optionally in the presence of catalytic quantities of strong acids or bases, at elevated temperatures. The compounds of formula (I), wherein the radicals R represent only alkyl radicals which may possibly be substituted by halogen, are valuable plasticizers for polyvinyl chloride, the compounds of formula (I), wherein R=H, alkali metal ions and/or ammonium ions, are valuable gypsum setting retardants and complex-forming agents for metal ions.

Novel phosphonocarboxylic acid compounds

Disclosed is a polycondensate of (a) water soluble or dispersible polyester having a molecular weight of 600-5000 prepared by reacting a carboxylic acid and a diol or polyol wherein 5-40 moles percent of the acid or hydroxy compounds contain sulfo substituents and (b) a compound of the formula

Levelling agent and process for the even dyeing of materials made of

Emulsifiers for preparing dyeing accelerators (carriers) based on alkylnaphthalenes consisting of a multi-component system of (a) a mixture of sulfonated and oxylated alkylaryl compounds, (b) alkanols, (c) sodium alkylsulfonamido acetic acid, (d) partially chlorinated paraffin hydrocarbons, (e) olein and (f) water.

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