A method for the manufacture of a 2-aryl-3,3-bis(hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine including heating a reaction mixture comprising a phenolphthalein compound and a primary arylamine in the presence of an acid catalyst, and a heterocyclic aromatic amine co-catalyst, to form the 2-aryl-3,3-bis(hydroxyaryl) is provided. Polymers including structural units derived from the 2-aryl-3,3-bis(hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine are provided. Methods for the manufacture of a polycarbonate, including manufacturing the 2-aryl-3,3-bis(hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine, and polymerizing the 2-aryl-3,3-bis(hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine in the presence of a carbonate source are provided.

The disclosure relates to a dual catalytic method for forming aryl carbon-nitrogen bonds. The method comprises contacting an aryl halide with an amine in the presence of a dual catalytic solution comprising a Ni(II) salt catalyst, a photocatalyst, and an optional base, thereby forming a reaction mixture; exposing the reaction mixture to light under reaction condition sufficient to produce the aryl carbon-nitrogen bonds. In certain embodiments, the amine may be present in a molar excess to the aryl halide. In certain embodiment, the photocatalyst may be [Ru(bpy).sub.3]Cl.sub.2 or an organic phenoxazine. In certain embodiments, the Ni salt catalyst solution includes a Ni(II) salt and a polar solvent, wherein the Ni(II) salt is dissolved in the polar solvent.

This invention discloses the use of sulfite salts as catalysts to make polyurethane polymers. In particular, this invention discloses the use of metal salts such as alkali metal salts as well as alkyl ammonium salts such as tetralkyl ammonium salts as catalysts to make polyurethane polymers. The sulfite salts are useful to make a wide variety of polyurethane polymers and polyurethane foam polymer products such as flexible polyurethane foam polymers, rigid foam polyurethane polymers, semi-rigid polyurethane polymer, microcellular polyurethane polymer, and spray foam polyurethane polymer as well as any polymeric material that requires the assistance of catalysts to promote the formation of urethane and urea bonds such as those found in polyurethane emusions for paints, coatings, protective coatings, lacquer, etc as well as other polyurethane or polyurethane containing materials such as thermoplastic polymers, thermoplastic polyurethane polymers, elastomers, adhesives, sealants, etc. Examples of catalysts comprising the invention include sodium sulfite, potassium sulfite, lithium sulfite, tetramethylammonium sulfite and the like.

Proposed is a catalyst system specifically for the rearrangement of epoxides into allyl alcohols comprising or consisting of (a) a salt of formula (I) XY (I) in which X represents Zn.sup.2+ and/or Co.sup.2+ and Y represents an anion selected from the group formed from laurate, palmitate, stearate, picolinate, glycinate, gluconate, naphthenate, 2-hexyldecanoate, 2-octyldodecanoate, cyclohexane butyrate and mixtures thereof, and (b) at least one aminophenol.

Selective hydrogenation of polyunsaturated compounds containing at least 2 carbon atoms per molecule contained in a hydrocarbon feed with a final boiling point of 300 C. or less, in the presence of a catalyst having a support formed from alumina and an active phase constituted by nickel, said catalyst being prepared by: i) bringing said support into contact with at least one solution containing at least one precursor of nickel; ii) bringing said support into contact with at least one solution containing at least one organic compound comprising at least one amine function with the empirical formula C.sub.xN.sub.yH.sub.z in which x is in the range 1 to 20, y=1x and z=22x+2, or an amide function, or an amino acid, iii) drying said impregnated support at a temperature of less than 250 C.; steps i) and ii) being carried out separately, in any order, or simultaneously.

This invention discloses the use of sulfite salts as catalysts to make polyurethane polymers. In particular, this invention discloses the use of metal salts such as alkali metal salts as well as alkyl ammonium salts such as tetralkyl ammonium salts as catalysts to make polyurethane polymers. The sulfite salts are useful to make a wide variety of polyurethane polymers and polyurethane foam polymer products such as flexible polyurethane foam polymers, rigid foam polyurethane polymers, semi-rigid polyurethane polymer, microcellular polyurethane polymer, and spray foam polyurethane polymer as well as any polymeric material that requires the assistance of catalysts to promote the formation of urethane and urea bonds such as those found in polyurethane emusions for paints, coatings, protective coatings, lacquer, etc as well as other polyurethane or polyurethane containing materials such as thermoplastic polymers, thermoplastic polyurethane polymers, elastomers, adhesives, sealants, etc. Examples of catalysts comprising the invention include sodium sulfite, potassium sulfite, lithium sulfite, tetramethylammonium sulfite and the like.

A process for preparing an oligomerization catalyst is based on using nickel aluminosilicate that has high activity and selectivity coupled with adequate service life in the heterogeneously catalysed oligomerization of C3 to C6 olefins or olefin-containing feed mixtures based thereon.

The present invention relates to a catalyst composition and a process for preparing thereof, wherein the catalyst composition is specifically active for hydro-conversion of LCO involving mainly the partial ring opening of multi-ring aromatics leading to the production of petrochemical feedstock. The catalyst composition comprises of a carrier comprising ultra-stable Y zeolite and binder alumina, group VIB and VIIIB metal species, and organic additives. The carrier is impregnated with metal solution to form active sites of WS.sub.2 slabs of dimensions in the range of 35-45 .

This application is in the field of technologies for desulfurization and demercaptanization of raw gaseous hydrocarbons (including natural gas, tail gas, technological gas, etc, including gaseous media). It can be used for simultaneous dehydration and desulfurization/demercaptanization of any kind of raw gaseous hydrocarbons.

The present invention relates to a preparation method for a tedizolid compound in Formula I. In Formula I, R is selected from hydrogen, formula A, formula B, benzyl or benzyl substituted by a substituent, the substituent is selected from a group consisting of halogen, nitryl, C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl, and C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkoxy, and R.sub.1 is C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl or C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl substituted by halogen. The method comprises: generating a compound having a structure as shown in Formula C and a compound having a structure as shown in Formula D by a coupled reaction under the catalysis of a metal catalyst, a substituent of R being defined as above, where X is a leaving group, the leaving group comprising chlorine, bromine, iodine, and sulfonyl oxy such as trifluoromethane sulfonic oxy, methylsulfonyl oxy and benzenesulfonyl oxy, or benzenesulfonyl oxy substituted by one or more substituents, the substituent being selected from a group consisting of halogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl, and C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkoxy. ##STR00001##