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Norman Haberle

Franz-Heinrich Kreuzer

Wolfgang Haas

Anneliese Reutter

Rainer Winkler

Rudolf Kaufmann

Otto Eberle

Hermann Braunling

Koichi Fujisawa

Masato Kuwabara

Eckhard Hanelt

Walter Hafner

Wolfgang Deinhammer

Bernd Schilling

Leonhard Brader

Frank Muller

Ingo P Zahn

Peter Kinzel

Jurgen Kupfer

Reinhard Muller

Thomas Kammel

Benno Krueger

An optically anisotropic film obtained from a mixture comprising a polymer and a liquid crystal compound, wherein retardation of the optically anisotropic film at 80&deg; C., 60&deg; C. or 0&deg; C. measured from a normal direction is 20-97%, 20-99% or 101-150%, respectively, of retardation at 30&deg; C., and an absolute value of a deviation in retardation by said liquid crystal compound is not greater than 6% when the optically anisotropic film is held at 30% for 200 hours, has the temperature dependence in accordance with the temperature dependence of retardation of a liquid crystal display cell, and a small variation of retardation by the liquid crystal compound with the lapse of time, and thus is suitable for use in a liquid crystal display apparatus.

Optically anisotropic film, method of manufacturing the same, and liquid crystal display apparatus

Organosiloxanes having low transition temperatures comprise at least one group of the general formula 1

Low glass temperature organosiloxanes

Liquid crystals with (polysila) alkyl wing groups

The invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or a radical of the formula

Silylated benzoic acid derivatives

The present invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which Y represents an organosilicon radical;

Organosilylalkylaromatic compounds

The present invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which Z is a radical bonded to the benzene ring in the 2-, 3-, 5- or 6-position, namely a halogen atom, a cyano group or a hydroxyl group,

Silylated benzoic acid derivatives II

The present invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which Z is a halogen atom, a cyano group or a hydroxyl group,

The invention concerns fungicidal compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R signifies a chlorine, bromine or iodine atom, n 0, 1, 2 or 3 and X, X', Y and Z have the meanings given in the description.

3-halosuccinimides and plant fungicidal use thereof

Fungicidal 4-monohaloacetoacetoacetanilides

3-halosuccinimides

Substituted 1-phenyl-3-methyl-pyrrolidinediones of the general formula: ##STR1## in which R may represent fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, CN, SCN or methanesulfonyl, Z represents one or more of the same or different substituents selected from fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, NO.sub.2, CN, SCN, sulfamoyl, phenoxy, an alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a halogenalkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and 1 to 7 halogen atoms selected from fluorine, chlorine or bromine, an alkyloxy having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a halogenalkoxy having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and 1 to 4 halogen atoms selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine and bromine, an allyloxy or ethoxycarbonyl, and n is 0 or an integer from 1 to 4 with the following types of substitutions: 2-, 4-, 2,3-, 2,4-, 2,5-, 2,6-, 3,4-, 2,3,4-, 2,3,5-, 2,3,6-, 2,4,5-, 2,4,6-, 3,4,5-, 2,3,4,5-, 2,4,5,6- and 2,3,5,6-. The invention also relates to a process for making the compounds, which are active ingredients of fungicidal agents.

1-substituted phenyl-3-substituted methyl-pyrrolidine-2,5-diones and

The invention relates to a selection of succinic acid imides that have, in the 2-position, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl or acyloxy substituents having up to 4 carbon atoms and the imine components of which are derived from aliphatic amines having up to 5 carbon atoms or from aniline optionally having up to 2 substituents. The succinic acid imides according to the invention are used as fungicides. A method for their manufacture is also disclosed.

2-Ethoxymethyl and 2-methoxymethyl N-(3,5-dichlorophenyl) succinamides

The invention relates to fungicidally active compositions that contain at least one compound of the general formula ##STR1## and/or a compound of the formula ##STR2## in which: A denotes the --CH.dbd.CH-- or --C.tbd.C-- group and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent hydrogen or methyl. The active substances according to the invention can be obtained by reacting correspondingly substituted succinic acids, or acid halides, anhydrides or esters thereof, with 3,5-dichloroaniline.

2-Alkenyl and 2-alkynyl succinic acid N-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)imides

A process for the production of substituted furans of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R is a member of the group consisting of alkoxy radicals having from 1-6 C-atoms, a substituted aryloxy radical, an unsubstituted aryloxy radical and an alkyl radical, R.sub.1 is a alkyl or aryl radical with 1-6 C-atoms, preferably methyl, R.sub.2 and/or R.sub.3 is an alkyl radical with 1-6 C-atoms or hydrogen by reacting a .beta.-dicarbonyl compound with an .alpha.-chlorocarbonyl compound in the presence of a compound capable of combining with the hydrochloric acid formed, at temperatures between 30.degree. and 100.degree. C., the reaction being carried out at pH values between 2 and 7, preferably between 3.5 and 6, with the addition of equimolar amounts of an alkaline earth carbonate.

Process for the production of substituted furans

A process for the manufacture of furancarboxylic acid anilides of the general formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 represents an aryl group or an alkyl group, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each represent an alkyl group or hydrogen, by a ring-closure reaction of a .beta.-ketoester with an .alpha.-haloaldehyde or .alpha.-haloketone, in the presence of a stoichiometric amount of a halide-binding substance to form a furancarboxylic acid ester, and by subsequent anilidation, the reaction being performed in two stages, the ring-closure reaction being carried out in the presence of a mixture of alkaline earth metal carbonates and pyridine in a ratio of from 1000 to 5:1 Val, based on the hydrohalic acid liberated, at temperatures between 50.degree. and 100.degree. C.; and after separation in said second stage, the furancarboxylic ester is reacted while stirring with aniline in up to 20 times molecular excess, in the presence of equimolar amounts based on the furancarboxylic acid, of magnesium dianilide and/or aluminum trianilide in liquid phase or in suspension at temperatures between 20.degree. and 180.degree. C., under normal pressure. The furancarboxylic acid anilides have an outstanding pesticidal action.

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Norman Haberle