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Byproducts in the aziridination reaction with ethoxycarbonyl nitrene were the carbamates formed by insertion of singlet nitrene into the C — H bonds of an alkene (mainly allylic C — H bonds) and hydrocarbon solvent (mainly tertiary C —H bonds)12 14. The formation of carbamates in the photochemical aziridination of cyclohexene was reduced by working at a low concentration of cyclohexene in dichloromethane14. 

Pressure sensitive and contact adhesives are made from a variety of polymers including acrylic acid esters, polyisobutylene, polyesters, polychloroprene, polyurethane, silicone, styrene-butadiene copolymer and natural rubber. With the exception of acrylic acid ester adhesives which can be processed as solutions, emulsions, UV curable 100% solids and silicones (which may contain only traces of solvents), all remaining rubbers are primarily formulated with substantial amounts of solvents such as hydrocarbon solvents (mainly heptane, hexane, naphtha), ketones (mainly acetone and methyl ethyl ketone), and aromatic solvents (mainly toluene and xylene). 

Oakmoss. Extracts of oakmoss are extensively used in perfumery to furnisli parts of the notes of the fougnre or chypre type. The first step in the preparation of an oakmoss extract is treatment of the Hchen Evemiaprunastri (L.) Ach., collected from oak trees mainly in southern and central Europe, with a hydrocarbon solvent to obtain a concrete. The concrete is then further processed by solvent extraction or distillation to more usable products, of which absolutes are the most versatile for perfumery use. A definitive analysis of oakmoss volatiles was performed in 1975 (52). The principal constituents of a Yugoslav oakmoss are shown in Table 15 (53). A number of phenoHc compounds are responsible for the total odor impression. Of these, methyl P-orcinol carboxylate is the most characteristic of oakmoss. 

Methylene chloride is one of the more stable of the chlorinated hydrocarbon solvents. Its initial thermal degradation temperature is 120°C in dry air (1). This temperature decreases as the moisture content increases. The reaction produces mainly HCl with trace amounts of phosgene. Decomposition under these conditions can be inhibited by the addition of small quantities (0.0001—1.0%) of phenoHc compounds, eg, phenol, hydroquinone, -cresol, resorcinol, thymol, and 1-naphthol (2). Stabilization may also be effected by the addition of small amounts of amines (3) or a mixture of nitromethane and 1,4-dioxane. The latter diminishes attack on aluminum and inhibits kon-catalyzed reactions of methylene chloride (4). The addition of small amounts of epoxides can also inhibit aluminum reactions catalyzed by iron (5). On prolonged contact with water, methylene chloride hydrolyzes very slowly, forming HCl as the primary product. On prolonged heating with water in a sealed vessel at 140—170°C, methylene chloride yields formaldehyde and hydrochloric acid as shown by the following equation (6). 

EPM and EPDM mbbers are produced in continuous processes. Most widely used are solution processes, in which the polymer produced is in the dissolved state in a hydrocarbon solvent (eg, hexane). These processes can be grouped into those in which the reactor is completely filled with the Hquid phase, and those in which the reactor contents consist pardy of gas and pardy of a Hquid phase. In the first case the heat of reaction, ca 2500 kJ (598 kcal)/kg EPDM, is removed by means of cooling systems, either external cooling of the reactor wall or deep-cooling of the reactor feed. In the second case the evaporation heat from unreacted monomers also removes most of the heat of reaction. In other processes using Hquid propylene as a dispersing agent, the polymer is present in the reactor as a suspension. In this case the heat of polymerisation is removed mainly by monomer evaporation. 

The simple alkyllithium reagents exist mainly as hexamers in hydrocarbon solvents.37 In ethers, tetrameric structures are usually dominant.38 The tetramers,... 

The direct irradiation of 1,3,5-cyclooctatriene (184) in ether or hydrocarbon solvents leads to the slow formation of two stable isomers corresponding to disrotatory 47T-electrocyclization (185) and bicyclo[3.1.0]pentene (186) formation along with small amounts of the reduced product 187 (equation 69)279-281. Conventional flash photolysis experiments later showed that, in fact, the main primary photochemical process is the formation of a short-lived stereoisomer (r = 91 ms)282, most likely identifiable as ,Z,Z-184. The transient decays to yield a second transient species (r = 23 s) identified as Z,Z-l,3,5,7-octatetraene (188), which in turn decays by electrocyclic ring closure to regenerate 184282 (equation 70). The photochemistry of 184 has been studied on the picosecond timescale using time-resolved resonance Raman spectroscopy49. 

Elastomers of this type are usually cross-linked during fabrication, and often contain fillers such as carbon black or iron oxide to reduce the compliance of the elastomer (i.e. to provide a greater resistance to deformation). Such materials are depicted in Figure 3.1. They are used in technology because of their flexibility and elasticity at low temperatures (-60 °C), their resistance to hydrocarbon solvents, oils, and hydraulic fluids, and their fire resistance.145 For these reasons, they are utilized in aerospace and advanced automotive applications. Some interest exists in their development as inert biomaterials, mainly because of their surface hydrophobicity and consequent biocompatibility. 

Hydrocarbon (or petroleum) solvents are also used for dry cleaning. From the original Stoddard solvent to Exxon s latest DF 2000 offering, the main drawback has been the fuel potential of hydrocarbon solvents. It was the flammability of Stoddard solvent that turned the industry away from petroleum solvents to the nonflammable halogenated solvents, such as perc, in the first place. Other barriers to the widespread use of petroleum arise over zoning restrictions, taxation, and inevitable regulation related to its use. 

The low solubility of hydrocarbons and other mainly apolar substances in water has been ascribed phenomenologically to the hydrophobic interaction. The hydro-phobic free energy can be defined4 as the difference between the standard chemical potentials of an apolar solute at infinite dilution in a hydrocarbon solvent juhc and in water... 

The biradical corresponding to 16a produces indanol 18 quantitatively, whereas the biradical from 16b undergoes disproportionation to form mainly 19. The quantum efficiency for the formation of 18 was 0.03 in hydrocarbon solvent, and 1.0 in methanol. In contrast, the total quantum yield for 16b was rather low (0.02-0.05) in both hydrocarbon and methanol solvents. These differences were ascribed to a considerably smaller dihedral angle between the carbonyl and t-butyl benzene in the triplet excited state of 16a in comparison to 16b, and a differing rotational freedom in the biradical 17 intermediate species. 

At present, the most important technical objective for the flexographic process is to reduce or eliminate the use of inks based on organic solvent. The research is directed mainly towards improving water-based inks but several reports on the use of UV-cured inks have been published. For applications in which no alternative to solvent-based inks is available at present the trend is towards eliminating hydrocarbon solvents. 

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