Compositions containing Tricyclodecane Dimethanol (TCCDM) and at least a second component, wherein the composition is characterized in a gas chromatography (GC) analysis, wherein the TCDDM is eluted at a retention time ranging from 12.4 minutes to 13 minutes, the second component is eluted at a retention time ranging from 11.8 minutes to 12.4 minutes, and the ratio of the area of elution peaks indicating the second component compared to the area of the elution peaks of the TCCDM is between 0.001:1 and 0.04:1. Useful products of the composition include polymers and optical materials.

The present application relates to a polymer containing at least one structural unit of a formula (I). The polymer is suitable for use in an electronic device.

The present disclosure relates to a novel compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and an organic light emitting device using the same. The compound is used as a material of an organic material layer of the organic light emitting device.

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The present invention provides organic compounds which are capable of releasing carbon monoxide under physiological conditions or pH trigger, and to the use of such compounds for conditioning a cell, tissue or organ, for example, to protect against ischaemic injury during a transplant event.

The present invention provides an improved process for the manufacture (R)-6-hydroxy-8-[1-hydroxy-2-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,1-dimethyl-ethylamino-ethyl]-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one, in high purity and high yield, through the use of 1,1-dimethyl-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl amine L-tartrate salt, 1,1-dimethyl-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl amine maletate salt or the camphorsulfonate salt of intermediate (4). The invention also relates to said salts, to processes for preparing them and to their use for the manufacture of (R)-6-hydroxy-8-[1-hydroxy-2-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,1-dimethyl-ethylamino-ethyl]-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

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Processes are described for producing a polycyclic polyether polyol having a hydroxyl functionality of 1.5 to 6 and a number average molecular weight of 200 to 12,000 Da. The processes comprise alkoxylating a polyol starter comprising predominantly a polycyclic polyol with an alkylene oxide in the presence of a DMC catalyst.

Provided is a novel onium salt used for a resist composition that has high sensitivity and excellent resolution, improved LWR and CDU, and that can inhibit collapse of a resist pattern for both of positive-type and negative-type resists in lithography: an onium salt represented by the following general formula (1),

##STR00001## wherein R.sup.ALU represents any one of a tertiary ether, tertiary carbonate, or acetal formed together with the adjacent oxygen atom and having a cyclic structure; R.sup.F represents any one of a fluorine atom, a fluorine-containing alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a nitro group; R.sup.a represents a hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; n1 represents an integer of 0 or 1; n2 and n3 represent an integer of 1 or 2; one of R.sup.F and one of OR.sup.ALU are bonded to carbon atoms adjacent to each other; n4 represents an integer of 0 to 3; and Z.sup.+ represents an onium cation.

Provided is a method for producing a cyclic olefin compound, including a step of producing a cyclic olefin compound by acting a divalent nickel complex represented by General Formula (1) to decarbonylate and decarboxylate an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid anhydride, in which the divalent nickel complex includes at least one specific anionic ligand Y:
Ni(Y).sub.m(L).sub.n(1) wherein Ni is divalent nickel, Y is an anionic monodentate or polydentate ligand and has at least one Ni-E covalent bond, E is a heteroatom or a n-bonding group, m is 1 or 2, L is a neutral ligand, and n is a real number of 0 to 6.

The present invention pertains to novel (alkoxymethylene)octahydro-1H-4,7-methanoindene compounds and their unexpected advantageous use thereof in enhancing, improving or modifying the fragrance of perfumes, colognes, toilet waters, fabric care products, personal products, and the like.

The present invention pertains to novel (alkoxymethylene)octahydro-1H-4,7-methanoindene compounds and their unexpected advantageous use thereof in enhancing, improving or modifying the fragrance of perfumes, colognes, toilet waters, fabric care products, personal products, and the like.