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Alkanals having a 2-alkyl branch are obtained from mixtures which contain the alkanals having a 2-alkyl branch in addition to n-alkanals, 3-alkylalkanals and/or further isomers by a process in which

Obtaining alkanals having a 2-alkyl branch from alkanal mixtures

1,1-disubstituted ethylene compounds of the general formula I ##STR1## where Z is COOR.sup.2, CN or COR.sup.3, R.sup.1 is an aliphatic, cycloalophatic, araliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic radical which may be further substituted by functional groups which are inert under the reaction conditions, R.sup.2 is an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic radical of 1 to 15 carbon atoms and R.sup.3 is an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic radical of 1 to 15 carbon atoms which may be substituted by groups which are inert under the reaction conditions, and R.sup.1 together with R.sup.2 or R.sup.1 together with R.sup.3 may furthermore form an alkylene chain of 2 to 10 carbon atoms which may be substituted by groups which are inert under the reaction conditions, are prepared from a formyl compound of the general formula II ##STR2## where Z, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 have the above meanings, by a process in which the reaction is carried out in the presence of formaldehyde or paraformaldehyde and

Preparation of 1,1-disubstituted ethylene compounds

Bridged, water-soluble copolymers are obtainable by

Bridged, water-soluble copolymers, their preparation and their use

1,3-Di(alkoxycarbonylamino)propanes of the general formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 can be identical or different and each is hydrogen, or an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic radical, and R.sup.4 is an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic radical, are prepared by reacting an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated aldehyde with a carbamic acid ester by reacting in a first stage as the .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated aldehyde a compound of the general formula II ##STR2## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 have the abovementioned meanings, with a carbamic acid ester of the general formula III ##STR3## where R.sup.4 has the abovementioned meanings, at 0.degree.-150.degree. C. to give a 1,1,3-tri(alkoxycarbonylamino)propane of the general formua IV ##STR4## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 have the abovementioned meanings, and in a second stage heating the compound of the general formula (IV) in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst and hydrogen under 1-300 bar at 100.degree.-300.degree. C.

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