Described herein are liquid, organosilicon compounds that including a substituent that is a cyano (—CN), cyanate (—OCN), isocyanate (—NCO), thiocyanate (—SCN) or isothiocyanate (—NCS). The organosilicon compounds are useful in electrolyte compositions and can be used in any electrochemical device where electrolytes are conventionally used.

An improved process for making a compound B of the structure

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wherein n, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are as defined in the specification. Compound B can be used to make tubulysin analogs that are, in turn, useful as anti-cancer agents, particularly when deployed in an antibody-drug conjugate.

A new family of neutron/gamma discriminating scintillators is disclosed that comprises stable organic glasses that may be melt-cast into transparent monoliths. These materials have been shown to provide light yields greater than solution-grown trans-stilbene crystals and efficient PSD capabilities when combined with 0.01 to 0.05% by weight of the total composition of a wavelength-shifting fluorophore. Photoluminescence measurements reveal fluorescence quantum yields that are 2 to 5 times greater than conventional plastic or liquid scintillator matrices, which accounts for the superior light yield of these glasses. The unique combination of high scintillation light-yields, efficient neutron/gamma PSD, and straightforward scale-up via melt-casting distinguishes the developed organic glasses from existing scintillators.

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In Formula I: Z is CR.sup.4R.sup.5, C═CR.sup.4R.sup.5, SiR.sup.4R.sup.5, GeR.sup.4R.sup.5, NR.sup.4a, PR.sup.4a, P(O)R.sup.4a, O, S, SO, SO.sub.2, Se; SeO, SeO.sub.2, Te, TeO, or TeO.sub.2; R.sup.1-R.sup.3 are the same or different at each occurrence and are D, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, amino, silyl, germyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated amino, deuterated silyl, or deuterated germyl, where two groups selected from R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 can be joined together to form a fused ring; R.sup.4-R.sup.5 are the same or different at each occurrence and are H, D, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, amino, silyl, germyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated heteroaryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated amino, deuterated silyl, or deuterated germyl; R.sup.4ais alkyl, silyl, germyl, aryl, or a deuterated analog thereof; a is an integer from 0-4; b and c are the same or different and are an integer from 0-3.

Novel singly protected 2,2′-dihydroxybiaryls, electrochemical process for preparation of singly protected 2,2′-dihydroxybiaryls.

There is provided novel agricultural chemicals, in particular herbicides. A ketone or oxime compound or a salt thereof of Formula (1):

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wherein B is a ring of any one of B-1, B-2, or B-3, Q is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, NOR.sup.7, etc., R.sup.6 is a hydrogen atom, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, etc., R.sup.7 is a hydrogen atom, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, etc., R.sup.8a, R.sup.8b, R.sup.9a, R.sup.9b, R.sup.10, R.sup.11, R.sup.12, R.sup.13, and R.sup.14 are each independently a hydrogen atom, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, etc., m is an integer of 1 or 2, n is an integer of 0, 1 or 2; and a herbicide including the compound or salt thereof.

The invention relates to an organic molecule for optoelectronic devices. According to the invention, the organic molecule has a structure of formula I: Formula I wherein T and V is independently from another selected from the group consisting of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2; R.sup.1 is at each occurrence comprising or consisting of a structure of formula II: Formula II which is bonded via the position marked by the dotted line; and Ar.sup.1 is C.sub.6-C.sub.60-aryl, which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents R.sup.6.

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Biomass derived benzoin derivatives, and methods of making and using the same, are described. Benzoin derivatives may be used as visible light photoinitiators.

The present invention relates to metal complexes and to electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, comprising these metal complexes.

A light emitting element that includes a first electrode, a first hole transport region on the first electrode, a first emission layer on the first hole transport region, a first electron transport region on the first emission layer, and a second electrode on the first electron transport region is provided. The first hole transport region includes a polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 and a compound represented by Formula H-1:

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