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I SBW ^H 5B8* < WE sEf HHB ABB 9S Eut^R ΙΙδ&^κΙΙιΙ * I^^H I §^B 9 H ^ H l w MBS 9HB& i H^Hp i Hft JHSA HBB f S B H I USE! niÉjHjj ^H

new c h e m i c a l c o m p o u n d s

o p e n way tt> new p r o d u c t s

and p r o c e s s e s

Trom

N e w c h e m i c a l c o m p o u n d s

a r e s t a r t i n g p o i n t s f o r

n e w p r o d u c t s a n d

p r o c e s s e s . B y o f f e r i n g

c o m b i n a t i o n s o f p r o p e r t i e s

h i t h e r t o u n o b t a i n a b l e ,

t h e y c a n c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e

s o l u t i o n o f c u r r e n t

p r o b l e m s . . . o r s u g g e s t an

e n t i r e l y n e w a p p r o a c h .

A l l i e d C h e m i c a l ' s i n t e n s i v e

r e s e a r c h p r o g r a m . . . a t

b o t h i t s c e n t r a l a n d d i v i s i o n

l a b o r a t o r i e s . . . is

c o n s t a n t l y d e v e l o p i n g s u c h

n e w c o m p o u n d s a n d

e x p l o r i n g t h e i r p o t e n t i a l i t i e s .

S o m e o f t h e e x a m p l e s

on t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e s m a y

p r o v e s t i m u l a t i n g .

• highly reactive

fluoroketones

may lead to new,

fluorine-containing dyes,

pharmaceuticals, polymers New f l u o r i n e - c o n t a i n i n g dyes . . .

p h a r m a c e u t i c a l s . . . p o l y m e r s . . . t e x t i l e

c h e m i c a l s . . . t h e r m a l l y s t a b l e m a t e r i a l s . . .

a re now a p o s s i b i l i t y w i t h t he new F K *

f l u o r o k e t o n e s d e v e l o p e d by A l l i e d C h e m i c a l .

Each of t h e s e new f l u o r o - o r g a n i c s has a

r e a c t i v e " h a n d l e " w h i c h l i nks up eas i l y w i t h

o t h e r m o l e c u l e s — p r o v i d i n g a new way of

i n t r o d u c i n g f l u o r i n e - c o n t a i n i n g g r o u p s .

M e m b e r s of the FK s e r i e s r e a c t r e a d i l y w i t h

many c o m p o u n d s h a v i n g a c t i v e h y d r o g e n a t o m s .

They are g e n e r a l l y s t a b l e to a c i d s , r e a c t f a s t

w i t h a l k a l i e s .

T e c h n i c a l d a t a and s a m p l e s o f t he f o l l o w i n g

c o m p o u n d s are a v a i l a b l e :

3 F K * ( 1 , 1 , 3 - T r i c h l o r o t r i f l u o r o a c e t o n e )

4 F K * ( s y m - D i c h l o r o t e t r a f l u o r o ace t one )

5 F K * ( P e n t a f l u o r o m o n o c h l o r o a c e t o n e )

6 F K * ( H e x a f l u o r o a c e t o n e )

W r i t e us on you r c o m p a n y l e t t e r h e a d .

G E N E R A L C H E M I C A L D I V I S I O N

I n t r o d u c i n g 6 F K * ( h e x a f I u o r o a c e t o n e ) i n t o p o l y m e r s .

" T r a d e m a r k o f A l l i e d C h e m i c a l C o r p o r a t i o n

• new plasticizers for vinyl processors — improve workability, shock resistance

C o m m e r c i a l s y n t h e s i s o f n o r m a l a l c o h o l has r e s u l t e d in t h e

d e v e l o p m e n t by A l l i e d C h e m i c a l r e s e a r c h o f t h r e e n e w E L A S T E X ^

p l a s t i c i z e r s w h i c h p o s s e s s p r o p e r t i e s o f s p e c i a l i n t e r e s t

t o v i n y l p r o c e s s o r s .

T h e r e s u l t s o f t w o y e a r s o f t e s t s , t h e s e l a t e s t a d d i t i o n s t o

t h e E L A S T E X ® p l a s t i c i z e r f a m i l y a s s u r e e x c e l l e n t h a n d a t l o w

t e m p e r a t u r e s , g r e a t e r w o r k a b i l i t y a n d s h o c k r e s i s t a n c e ,

l o w v o l a t i l i t y a n d o t h e r q u a l i t i e s o f p a r t i c u l a r i m p o r t a n c e in

a u t o m o t i v e a p p l i c a t i o n s .

W r i t e f o r d e t a i l e d i n f o r m a t i o n on t h e s e n e w p l a s t i c i z e r s :

E L A S T E X ® 6 1 - P P l a s t i c i z e r ( N o r m a l h e x y l , n o r m a l o c t y l , n o r m a l d e c y l p h t h a l a t e )

E L A S T E X ® 6 1 - A P l a s t i c i z e r ( N o r m a l h e x y l , n o r m a l o c t y l , n o r m a l d e c y l a d i p a t e )

E L A S T E X ® 8 1 - P P l a s t i c i z e r ( N o r m a l o c t y l , n o r m a l d e c y l p h t h a l a t e )

M i l l i n g e x p e r i m e n t a l b a t c h e s o f v i n y l r e s i n s a n d E L A S T E X ® p l a s t i c i z e r s .

PLASTICS D I V I S I O N

M o l e c u l a r

s t r u c t u r e o f

2 - c y c l o h e x y l c y c l o h e x a n o n e

• can you use this

substituted alicyclic ketone—

2-cyclohexylcyclohexanone ?

L a t e s t a d d i t i o n to A l l i e d C h e m i c a l ' s l ine of

c y c l o a l i p h a t i c c h e m i c a l s is th i s i n t e r e s t i n g new s u b s t i t u t e d

a l i cyc l i c k e t o n e .

I n s o l u b l e in w a t e r bu t m i s c i b l e w i th mos t s o l v e n t s , it has

the h i g h e s t b o i l i n g p o i n t of c o m m e r c i a l l y a v a i l a b l e k e t o n e s ,

2 6 4 ° C (760 mm), and a f r e e z i n g p o i n t of ~ 3 2 ° C .

S u g g e s t e d u s e s : p e n e t r a t i n g a g e n t , w a t e r r e p e l l e n t , e m u l s i o n

s t a b i l i z e r , b l e n d i n g a g e n t , s o l v e n t , p l a s t i c i z e r , o i l a d d i t i v e ,

e x t r a c t a n t , i n t e r m e d i a t e in the s y n t h e s i s of p h a r m a c e u t i c a l s ,

i n s e c t i c i d e s , d y e s , r es i ns , e t c .

A v a i l a b l e now in d rum q u a n t i t i e s . Ask fo r new b o o k l e t

g i v i n g c o m p l e t e t e c h n i c a l d e t a i l s .

N A T I O N A L A N I L I N E D I V I S I O N

new,low cost potassium bicarbonate announced by Allied Chemical

First t echn i ca l grade potass ium

b i ca rbona te made in the Un i ted

Sta tes is now be ing p roduced

commerc ia l l y at A l l i ed Chemica l ' s

Syracuse, N. Y. f a c i l i t i e s .

Wi th a low cost domes t i c

potass ium b ica rb ava i lab le ,

indust ry can take fu l l advantage

of th is h ighly so lub le , low pH

a l ka l i . It holds po ten t i a l f o r a

wide range of end p roduc ts , as

wel l as in p rocesses and p roduc ts

that requ i re a b i ca rbona te

but must avoid the sodium ion.

Sugges ted app l i ca t i ons for th is

f r e e - f l o w i n g , non-cak ing

c rys ta l l i ne mater ia l i n c l u d e :

• low pH l iqu id de te rgen t f o rmu la t i ons

• pH bu f fe r i ng agent

• s o u r c e of potass ium for f e r t i l i ze r s

• b low ing agent for rubber and p las t i cs

• d u s t i n g agent for tacky mater ia ls — such as rubber and p las t ic shee t ing

• neu t ra l i z ing agent for leather tann ing

• f i r e ex t ingu isher powders

For p roduc t data or t echn i ca l T h e h i g h s o l u b i l i t y a n d r a p i d r a t e o f s o l u t i o n o f p o t a s s i u m a s s i s t a n c e i n a d a p t i n g p o t a s s i u m b i c a r b o n a t e s u g g e s t a n e w a p p r o a c h t o f o r m u l a t i n g m a n y h o u s e h o l d

. . . . . . . . b i ca rbona te to your requ i rements , a n d i n d u s t r i a l c l e a n i n g a g e n t s . J ^ '

wr i te t o : Commerc ia l

Deve lopmen t Depar tment , Solvay

Process D iv i s ion , Syracuse 1, N. Y.

SOLVAY PROCESS D I V I S I O N

"in situ" resin bonding process cuts costs,

improves product for board manufacturers P l y w o o d a n d p a r t i c l e b o a r d m a n u f a c t u r e r s a r e r e a l i z i n g m a n y i m p o r t a n t

b e n e f i t s f r o m a n e w " i n s i t u " r e s i n b o n d i n g p r o c e d u r e r e c e n t l y d e v e l o p e d by

A l l i e d C h e m i c a l r e s e a r c h e r s . T h e n e w p r o c e s s , in w h i c h t h e a d h e s i v e is

m a d e as n e e d e d , r i g h t on t h e p r e s s , u s e s U. F. C o n c e n t r a t e - 8 5 , a h i g h - s o l i d s

c o n t e n t p r o d u c t of u r e a a n d f o r m a l d e h y d e .

A m o n g t h e b e n e f i t s a r e : b e t t e r b o n d , l e s s o d o r , l o w e r w a t e r a b s o r p t i o n ,

d e c r e a s e d p r e s s t i m e , i n c r e a s e d a s s e m b l y t i m e w i t h o u t c u r e of r e s i n

on u n p r e s s e d b o a r d s , s i m p l e c o n v e r s i o n of a s i m p l e b a s i c s y s t e m to e i t h e r

T y p e I or T y p e I I p l y w o o d , q u i c k h o s e - d o w n c l e a n i n g of e q u i p m e n t ,

a n d r e d u c e d p l a n t m a i n t e n a n c e .

F o r d e t a i l e d i n f o r m a t i o n on t h e n e w p r o c e s s a n d on U. F. C o n c e n t r a t e - 8 5 ,

j u s t c a l l or w r i t e .

A d d i n g U . F. C o n c e n t r a t e - 8 5 b o n d i n g r e s i n o n p l y p a n e l .

N I T R O G E N D I V I S I O N

principal products for industry:

BASIC TO AMERICA'S PROGRESS

For more information, write Allied Chemical Corporation, 61 Broadway, New York 6, N.Y.

In Canada: Allied Chemical Ca?iada, Ltd., 1155 Dorchester Boulevard West, Montreal 2, Quebec.

Inquiries from abroad: Allied Chemical International, UO Rec­tor St., New York 6, N.Y.

BARRETT D I V I S I O N . Building Materials: ce i l i ng t i l e ,

gypsum, i nsu la t i on , p ro tec t i ve coa t ings , roo f ing and

roof insu la t ions , shea th ing , s i d i ng , ure thane insula­

t ions , v iny l bu i l d ing pane ls ; Paving Materials: b i tumi ­

nous conc re te , pav ing sea lers , road tars and aspha l ts ,

s tone, sand and grave l agg rega tes , urethane expan­

sion j o i n t f i l l e r .

G E N E R A L C H E M I C A L D I V I S I O N - , su l fu r i c and other

commerc ia l ac ids , a lums, phosphates , f l uo r ine and so­

dium compounds ; BAKER & A D A M S O N reagents and

f ine chem ica l s ; GENETRON re f r i ge ran ts , aeroso l pro-

pe l lan ts , urethane foam b lowing agen ts ; GENESOLV

so l ven ts ; ACLAR and CAPRAN spec ia l t y f i lms ; agr i ­

cu l tu ra l i nsec t i c i des , weed k i l le rs and spec ia l t i e s .

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D I V I S I O N - se l l i ng A l l i e d Chemica l

p roduc ts for expor t marke ts .

NATIONAL ANILINE D I V I S I O N _ NATIONAL dyes, cer­

t i f i e d co lo rs , b i o l og i ca l s ta ins and i nd i ca to rs , o rgan ic

chemica ls , i n te rmed ia tes , pha rmaceu t i ca l chemica ls ,

N A C C O N O L de te rgen t s , N AC CO NATE d i i socyana tes for

u re thanes , ACTOL* po l ye the rs , CAPROLAN nylon

f i be r , HARMON COLORS (organ ic p igments ) .

NITROGEN D I V I S I O N - A R C A D I A N f e r t i l i z e r s , n i t rogen

so lu t ions , PROCADIAN feed mix tu res , ammonia, urea,

e t h y l e n e o x i d e , e t h y l e n e and p o l y e t h y l e n e g l y c o l s ,

e thano lamines , melamines.

PLASTICS D I V I S I O N _ c o a l - t a r chem ica l s ; PLASKON

mold ing compounds , indus t r ia l and coa t ing res ins ; A-C

p o l y e t h y l e n e ; indus t r ia l tar p roduc ts , i nc lud ing c reoso te

o i l s , p i t ches , coa t ings , p ipe l i ne enamels .

SEMET-SOLVAY D I V I S I O N - C o k e and b y - p r o d u c t s ; WIL -

PUTTE by -p roduc t coke ovens and coal chemica ls p lants

and eng inee r ing se rv i ces .

SOLVAY PROCESS D I V I S I O N _ s o d a ash, caust ic soda,

potass ium ca rbona te , potass ium b i ca rbona te , caust ic

po tash , ch lo r i ne , ch lo romethanes and benzenes, hydro­

gen p e r o x i d e ; ca l c ium, a luminum, ammonium ch lo r i des ;

c lean ing compounds ; v iny l c h l o r i d e ; MUTUAL chro-

mates.

UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM D I V I S I O N - c r u d e o i l , na tu­

ral gas, natura l gas condensa te , e thane, p ropane, bu­

tanes, natura l gaso l i ne , pe t r ochem ica l feed s tocks .

I t e m s a b o v e a p p e a r i n g in l i g h t f a c e c a p i t a l l e t t e r s a re A l l i e d C h e m i c a l t r a d e m a r k s .

' T r a d e m a r k o f A l l i e d C h e m i c a l C o r p o r a t i o n f o r u re t h an e -g rad e p o l y e t h e r s .

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