Compounds of the formula I ##STR00001## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.4, R, X.sup.1, X.sup.2, X.sup.3, X.sup.4, q and W have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of fatty acid synthase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, central nervous system injury and different forms of inflammation.

A method of making antidegradant compounds is disclosed, in which a p-phenylenediamine is reacted with an alpha-hydroxy carbonyl compound to thereby obtain an enediamine, which is reduced to thereby obtain a mixture comprising the antidegradant compound.

A method of making antidegradant compounds is disclosed, in which a p-phenylenediamine is reacted with an alpha-hydroxy carbonyl compound to thereby obtain an enediamine, which is reduced to thereby obtain a mixture comprising the antidegradant compound.

The invention relates to novel methods for preparing N-methyl-p-toluidine for the use thereof as additive for aviation fuel, and to specific catalysts for these methods.

The invention relates to novel methods for preparing N-methyl-p-toluidine for the use thereof as additive for aviation fuel, and to specific catalysts for these methods.

The present invention concerns a process for forming a primary or a secondary amine via amination reaction comprising: reacting an alcohol with an amine in the presence of a zeolite comprising a transition metal chosen in the group consisting of Group 8 to 12 elements of the Periodic Table and any combination thereof.

The present invention concerns a process for forming a primary or a secondary amine via amination reaction comprising: reacting an alcohol with an amine in the presence of a zeolite comprising a transition metal chosen in the group consisting of Group 8 to 12 elements of the Periodic Table and any combination thereof.

The invention relates to novel methods for preparing N-methyl-p-toluidine for the use thereof as additive for aviation fuel, and to specific catalysts for these methods.

The invention relates to novel methods for preparing N-methyl-p-toluidine for the use thereof as additive for aviation fuel, and to specific catalysts for these methods.

The invention relates to novel methods for preparing N-methyl-p-toluidine for the use thereof as additive for aviation fuel, and to specific catalysts for these methods.