A method for extracting a rare earth metal from a mixture of one or more rare earth metals, said method comprising contacting an acidic solution of the rare earth metal with a composition which comprises an ionic liquid to form an aqueous phase and a non-aqueous phase into which the rare earth metal has been selectively extracted, wherein the ionic liquid has the formula [Ca.sup.++][X′], where [X′] represents a phosphinate anion.

A trialkylphosphonium haloaluminate compound having a formula: ##STR00001##
where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are the same or different and each is independently selected from C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 hydrocarbyl; and X is selected from F, Cl, Br, I, or combinations thereof is described. An ionic liquid catalyst composition incorporating the trialkylphosphonium haloaluminate compound, methods of making the trialkylphosphonium haloaluminate compound, and alkylation processes incorporating the trialkylphosphonium haloaluminate compound are also described.

A method for extracting a rare earth metal from a mixture of one or more rare earth metals, said method comprising countercurrently contacting an acidic solution of the rare earth metal with a composition which comprises an ionic liquid to form an aqueous phase and a non-aqueous phase into which the rare earth metal has been selectively extracted.

This invention relates to compounds that are useful as cancer therapies. The compounds comprise azithromycin derivatives having a phosphonium cation tethered to the azithromycin macrocycle. The invention also relates to methods of using said compounds and the pharmaceutical formulations comprising said compounds.

Provided herein is a process for preparing triaryl organoborates of the formula 1/n K.sup.n+R.sub.3.sup.4B.sup.−—R.sup.1 (IV), where one equivalent of organoboronic ester of the formula B—R.sup.1(OR.sup.2)(OR.sup.3) (I) is initially charged together with 1/n equivalents of salt K.sup.n+ nX.sup.− (II) and 3 equivalents of metal M in a solvent or a solvent mixture S1, 3 equivalents of a haloaromatic R.sup.4—Y (III) are added, an auxiliary L and optionally a second organic solvent or solvent mixture S2 is added and the compound 1/n K.sup.n+ R.sub.3.sup.4B.sup.−—R.sup.1 (IV) is separated off with the organic phase, and to the use of these substances as co-initiator in photopolymer formulations.

Disclosed herein are the methods of using di-cationic or di-anionic compounds, which are derived from primary amine through an aza-Michael addition with an activated olefin, in a corrosion control composition to mitigate corrosion of a surface in a water system. The disclosed methods or compositions are found to be more effective than those methods or compositions including commonly used single quaternary compounds for mitigating corrosion for a metal surface in water systems.

The present disclosure provides a polymeric composition including a thermoplastic polymer and an ionic liquid compound, wherein the ionic liquid compound improves the melt flow rate of the polymeric composition. The present disclosure also provides a method of preparing a polymeric composition with improved melt flow rate by mixing an ionic liquid compound with a thermoplastic polymer to obtain the polymeric composition.

The attachment and proliferation of antibiotic resistant, biofilm-forming bacteria to oft-handled material surfaces has emerged as a growing concern, particularly in the biomedical, healthcare and food packaging industries. UV-curable phosphoniums bearing benzophenone anchors have been synthesized with a variety of alkyl, aryl, and fluoroalkyl functional groups at phosphorus to probe their efficacy as thermally stable antimicrobial additives in plastics or as surface coatings. In an embodiment, a phosphonium compound having the following formula has been synthesized: ##STR00001##
in which R is a phosphine group substituted with alkyl, aryl, substituted alkyl, substituted aryl, heteroalkyl or any combination thereof. These materials maintained the ability to kill biofilm-forming bacteria even after being subject to abrasion processes, demonstrating the potential to serve as long-term antimicrobial materials.

The present invention relates to new stable modified polymer polyol dispersions. The modified polymer polyols of the present invention comprise at least one polyol and a stable dispersion of polymeric particles in the at least one polyol. There are also disclosed processes for the preparation of the herein described modified polymer polyols, and processes for preparing polyurethane materials containing them.

Provided is a method for producing (alkyl)arene compounds represented by Formulae 3-1, 3-2, and 3-3 by the Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction of alkyl halide compounds and arene compounds using organic phosphine compounds as a catalyst.

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