An amide-group containing polyether-ester material, a preparation method thereof, a molded article and a forming method thereof are provided. The amide-group containing polyether-ester material has an amide group content ranging from 0.5 to 20 mol % and a work of rupture greater than or equal to 90 MJ/m.sup.3. The molded article includes the amide-group containing polyether-ester material.

The invention relates to a process for drying a catalyst carrier or drying a catalyst comprising a carrier on which a metal is supported, wherein the carrier or catalyst is contacted with a drying agent which comprises an organic carbonate. Further, the invention relates to a process for preparing a catalyst which comprises a carrier on which a metal is supported, said process comprising drying the carrier by contacting the carrier with a drying agent which comprises an organic carbonate resulting in a dried carrier; and impregnating the dried carrier with a solution wherein a compound containing the metal is dissolved in a solvent which is an organic carbonate or an alcohol. Still further, the invention relates to a process for preparing an aromatic carbonate, such as a diaryl carbonate, using the catalyst thus prepared or dried; and to a process for making a polycarbonate from the diaryl carbonate thus prepared.

Isocyanate-functional silanes are prepared in high yield by pyrolysis of an O-carbamate prepared by reaction of a dialkylcarbonate with an aminoalkyl-functional silane in the presence of a basic catalyst, where the catalyst is neutralized by an acid which has a pK.sub.a of all protolysis stages of not more than 4. The neutralized or partially neutralized catalyst need not be removed prior to pyrolysis. The isocyanato-functional silanes exhibit higher storage stability as compared to those prepared from O-carbamates where catalyst neutralization is effected by weak acids.

The present application describes process for preparing an ortho-allylated hydroxy aryl compounds such as compounds of Formula (I) by reacting an allylic alcohol with a hydroxy aryl compound in the presence of aluminum compound selected from alumina and aluminum alkoxides and in a non-protic solvent wherein at least one carbon atom ortho to the hydroxy group in the hydroxy aryl compound is unsubstituted. The present application also includes compounds of Formula (I).

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Provided is a novel method for producing amide compounds at high stereochemical selectivities. The method according to the present invention for producing amide compounds is provided with an amidation step for reacting, in the presence of a catalyst comprising a metal compound, an amino compound with an aminoester compound represented by general formula (1) to amidate the ester group in the aminoester compound.

Provided is a high-entropy composite glycerate represented by NiCrFeCoMn(C.sub.3H.sub.5O.sub.4).sub.n and an electrocatalyst thereof, wherein n is a positive integer from 1 to 3, and wherein each of the Ni, Cr, Fe, Co and Mn includes an atom percent of 5 to 35 based on the total amount of the Ni, Cr, Fe, Co and Mn. Each of the metals is homogenously distributed within the high-entropy composite glycerate, and the high-entropy composite glycerate can reduce an overpotential for oxygen evolution reaction by the synergistic effect resulting from the structure formed by the quinary-metal glycerate. The high-entropy composite glycerate is suitable for catalyzing oxygen evolution reaction, and therefore has a prospect for application. Methods for preparing the high-entropy composite glycerate are also provided.

Provided is a curing catalyst having a high safety and a practical curing rate.

According to the present invention, provided is a curing catalyst [B] used for curing a polymer [A] having a reactive hydrolyzable silicon-containing group, wherein the curing catalyst [B] contains a complex [C] of a titanium compound [B1] and an ammonium hydroxide [B2], the titanium compound [B1] is represented by Chemical Formula (1), and the ammonium hydroxide [B2] is represented by Chemical Formula (2).

Provided is a one-step method for producing an enol ether using a diketone of a macrocyclic compound as a starting material. A method for producing a compound represented by general formula (I) includes reacting a compound represented by general formula (II) in the presence of a metal catalyst containing at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of magnesium, aluminum, zirconium, titanium, and samarium, and an alcohol containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a primary alcohol and a secondary alcohol to obtain the compound represented by general formula (I).

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This disclosure provides a method for converting CBD to a tetrahydrocannabinol featuring the use of cheap and non-toxic aluminum isopropoxide as a catalyst. The method comprises (a) providing a reaction mixture comprising a catalyst in an organic solvent, wherein the catalyst comprises aluminum isopropoxide; (b) adding a reagent comprising CBD to the reaction mixture; (c) mixing the reaction mixture and allowing a reaction for converting CBD to a tetrahydrocannabinol to occur for a predetermine period of time; (d) removing the catalyst by filtration upon the completion of the reaction; (e) removing the organic solvent; and (f) eluting the tetrahydrocannabinol from the organic phase.

The invention is directed to methods of converting a carboxylic acid group in a compound, via a redox active ester, to a corresponding boronic ester by treatment with bis(pinacolato)diboron-alkyllithium complex in the presence of a ligand, a Ni(II) salt or a copper salt, and an Mg(II) salt, in the presence of an alkyllithium or a lithium hydroxide or alkoxide salt. The product pinacolato boronate ester can be cleaved to provide a boronic acid. The invention is also directed to methods of preparing various compounds of medical value comprising boronic acid groups, and to novel boronic-acid containing compounds of medicinal value, including an atorvastatin boronic acid analog, a vancomycin aglycone boronic acid analog, and boronic acid containing elastase inhibitors mCBK319, mCBK320, mCBK323, and RPX-7009.