The present invention relates to the use of efficient phosphorous substances, in particular based on diphenylamine and heterocyclic diphenylamine derivatives as stabilizers for organic materials, in particular for plastic materials, against oxidative, thermal and/or actinic degradation. The present invention additionally relates to an organic material that has been correspondingly stabilized as described above. The invention further relates to a method of stabilizing organic materials and to specific stabilizers.

Provided are a method for preparing L-glufosinate and the intermediate compounds of formula (V) and formula (III).

Provided are a method for preparing L-glufosinate and the intermediate compounds of formula (V) and formula (III).

Processes to produce tunable mixtures of 1-hexene and 1-octene are described. The process includes contacting a mixture of a 1-hexene catalyst and a 1-octene catalyst with ethylene under conditions sufficient to produce a composition that includes a desired amount 1-hexene and 1-octene are described.

Provided are a method for preparing L-glufosinate and the intermediate compounds of formula (V) and formula (III).

The present invention relates to the use of efficient phosphorous substances, in particular based on diphenylamine and heterocyclic diphenylamine derivatives as stabilizers for organic materials, in particular for plastic materials, against oxidative, thermal and/or actinic degradation. Te present invention additionally relates to an organic material that has been correspondingly stabilized as described above. The invention further relates to a method of stabilizing organic materials and to specific stabilizers.

The present invention relates to bis-aminophosphines which are useful as catalysts for the dimerization of alkyl acrylates. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process for preparing bis-aminophophines, the use of these bis-aminophosphines as catalysts for dimerization reaction of alkyl acrylates and a process for obtaining dimers of alkyl acrylates using bis-aminophosphines as catalyst.

A catalyst composition and a process for di-, tri- and/or tetramerization of ethylene, wherein the catalyst composition comprises a chromium compound, a ligand of the general structure R.sub.1R.sub.2PN(R.sub.3)P(R.sub.4)N(R.sub.5)PR.sub.6R.sub.7, or any cyclic derivatives thereof, wherein at least one of the P or N atoms of the PNPNP-unit is member of a ring system, the ring system being formed from one or more constituent compounds of the ligand by substitution, and a co-catalyst or activator.