Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
562
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES

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		This Class 562 is considered to be an integral part of Class 260 (see the Class 260 schedule for the position of this Class in schedule hierarchy). This Class retains all pertinent definitions and class lines of Class 260.
		ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (Class 532, Subclass 1)
1		. Persulphonic acids or salts thereof (i.e., compounds having the -S(=O)(=O) O-OH group, wherein the hydrogen may be replaced by a group IA or IIA light metal, or by substituted or unsubstituted ammonium)
2		. Percarboxylic acids or salts thereof (i.e., compounds having the -C(=O)-O OH group, wherein the hydrogen may be replaced by a group IA or IIA light metal, or by substituted or unsubstituted ammonium)
3		. . With preservative or stabilizer
4		. . Formation of the -C(=O)-O-OH group, or of a salt thereof (e.g., from acid halides or anhydrides, neutralization; etc)
5		. . . Aldehyde or percarboxylic acid ester reactant
6		. . . Carboxylic acid or carboxylic acid salt reactant
7		. Boron acids or salts thereof (i.e., compounds having -XH, wherein X is chalcogen, attached directly to boron by nonionic bonding and wherein the hydrogen may be replaced by a group IA or IIA light metal, or by substituted or unsubstituted ammonium)
8		. Phosphorus acids or salts thereof (i.e., compounds having -XH, wherein X is chalcogen, attached directly to phosphorus by nonionic bonding and wherein the hydrogen may be replaced by a substituted or unsubstituted ammonium or by a group IA or IIA light metal)
9		. . Sulfur attached directly to the phosphorus by nonionic bonding
10		. . Nitrogen attached directly to the phosphorus by nonionic bonding
11		. . Nitrogen attached indirectly to the phosphorus by nonionic bonding
12		. . . Plural phosphori attached indirectly to each other by nonionic bonding
13		. . . . Plural phosphori bonded directly to the same carbon
14		. . . . Additional nitrogen attached indirectly to the phosphorus by nonionic bonding
15		. . . The nitrogen is bonded directly to -C(=X)-, wherein X is chalcogen
16		. . . The nitrogen and the phosphorus are bonded directly to the same carbon
17		. . . . The nitrogen is bonded to an additional acyclic carbon or acyclic carbon chain, to which a -C(=X)X- group is bonded directly, wherein the X's are the same or diverse chalcogen
18		. . . . . Preparing from a compound having a nitrogen containing hetero ring
19		. . The phosphorus is in a ring
20		. . Plural phosphori attached indirectly to each other by nonionic bonding
21		. . . Plural phosphori bonded directly to the same carbon
22		. . . . Processes
23		. . Chalcogen attached indirectly to the phosphorus by nonionic bonding
24		. . . The chalcogen is in a -C(=X)- group
25		. . Halogen attached indirectly to the phosphorus by nonionic bonding
26		. Thiocarboxylic acids or salts thereof (i.e., compounds having the group -C(=X)XH, wherein the X's are the same or diverse chalcogens and at least one X is sulfur, and hydrogen may be replaced by a group IA or IIA light metal, or by substituted or unsubstituted ammonium)
27		. . Nitrogen bonded directly to the carbon of the -C(=X)XH group or of its salt (e.g., dithiocarbamic acids, etc.)
28		. . . Processes utilizing carbon disulfide
29		. Thiosulfonic acids or salts thereof (i.e., compounds containing the thiosulfonate group, -S(=O)(=O)-S-, wherein the divalent sulfur is bonded directly to hydrogen, or to a group IA or IIA light metal or to substituted or unsubstituted ammonium)
30		. Sulfonic acids or salts thereof (i.e., compounds containing the sulfonate group, -S(=O)(=O)-O- wherein the single bonded oxygen is bonded directly to hydrogen, or to a group IA or IIA light metal or to substituted or unsubstituted ammonium)
31		. . Hydrophenanthrene ring system containing
32		. . Processes of sulfonating lignites, leonardites, coal, humic acids, bark or pitch, and the reaction products thereof
33		. . Petroleum sulfonic acids
34		. . . Addition salts having organic nitrogen containing cation
35		. . Boron or phosphorus attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by nonionic bonding (e.g., phosphonium salts, etc.)
36		. . Chalcogen or -C(=X)-, wherein X is chalcogen, attached directly to the sulfonate sulfur by nonionic bonding
37		. . Nitrogen attached directly to the sulfonate sulfur by nonionic bonding (e.g., sulfamic acids, etc.)
38		. . . Processes utilizing an inorganic sulfamic acid, or a salt thereof
39		. . . Processes of forming the -NH-S(=O)(O=)-O- group, wherein substitution may be made for hydrogen only
40		. . . Additional salts having organic nitrogen containing cation
41		. . Benzene ring attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by acyclic nonionic bonding
42		. . . Noncarbon atom in acyclic chain between the benzene ring and the sulfonate sulfur
43		. . . . Nitrogen in the acyclic chain
44		. . . . . Chalcogen or -C(=X)-, wherein X is chalcogen, in the chain
45		. . Benzene ring bonded directly to the sulfonate sulfur (e.g., purification and neutralization of benzene sulfonic acids, etc.)
46		. . . Having -C(=X)-, wherein X is chalcogen, attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by nonionic bonding (e.g., aldehydes, etc.)
47		. . . . Chalcogen or nitrogen bonded directly to the -C(=X)- group
48		. . . . . Benzene ring bonded directly to each nitrogen of a -NH-C(=X)-NH-group, wherein X is chalcogen and substitution may be made for hydrogen only
49		. . . . . . At least one of the benzene rings is part of a naphthalene ring system
50		. . . . . . Plural naphthalene ring systems attached indirectly to the -NHC(=X)NH- group by nonionic bonding
51		. . . . . Stilbene containing
52		. . . . . Plural -C(=X)- groups attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by nonionic bonding
53		. . . . . . Plural carbons bonded directly to -C(=X)-
54		. . . . . . Plural -C(=X)- groups bonded directly to the same benzene ring
55		. . . . . Acyclic carbon bonded directly to the -C(=X)- group
56		. . . . . The -C(=X)- is part of a -C(=X)X- group, wherein the X's may be the same or diverse chalcogens
57		. . . . . . Nitrogen attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by nonionic bonding
58		. . . Nitrogen attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by nonionic bonding
59		. . . . Plural benzene rings bonded directly to each other or to the same acyclic carbon
60		. . . . Stilbene containing
61		. . . . Plural benzene rings bonded directly to the same nitrogen
62		. . . . . Plural nitrogens each bonded to two benzene rings (e.g., phenylaminophenylaminophenyl compounds, etc.)
63		. . . . . At least one of the benene rings is part of a naphthalene ring system
64		. . . . . Oxygen bonded directly to a benzene ring
65		. . . . Sulfonyl bonded directly to the nitrogen
66		. . . . The nitrogen is attached indirectly to a benzene ring by acyclic nonionic bonding
67		. . . . . Additional nitrogen attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by nonionic bonding
68		. . . . Polycyclo ring system consisting of benzene rings bonded directly to the sulfonate group
69		. . . . . Nitro or nitroso bonded directly to the polycyclo ring system
70		. . . . . Oxygen bonded directly to the polycyclo ring system (e.g., aminonaphthol sulfonic acid, etc.)
71		. . . . . . Additional sulfonate group bonded directly to the polycyclo ring system (e.g., H acid, etc.)
72		. . . . . Halogen, plural nitrogens, or additional sulfonate group bonded directly to the polycyclo ring system
73		. . . . Nitro or halogen bonded directly to a benzene ring
74		. . . Nonsulfonate chalcogen attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by nonionic bonding
75		. . . . Two benzene rings bonded to the nonsulfonate chalcogen (e.g., phenoxyphenyl compounds, etc.)
76		. . . . Plural carbons bonded directly to the nonsulfonate chalcogen (e.g., ethers, sulfones, etc.)
77		. . . . . Hydroxy group or nonsulfonate sulfur attached indirectly to a benzene ring by acyclic nonionic bonding
78		. . . . Halogen attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by nonionic bonding
79		. . . . The sulfonate group and oxygen are bonded directly to the same polycyclo ring system which consists of benzene rings
80		. . . . . Additional sulfonate group bonded directly to the polycyclo ring system
81		. . . . Plural oxygens bonded directly to the same benzene ring
82		. . . . The sulfonate group, oxygen, and alkyl of at least 4 carbons are bonded directly to the same benzene ring
83		. . . Halogen attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by nonionic bonding
84		. . . Addition salts having organic nitrogen containing cation
85		. . . . Having -C(=X)-, wherein X is chalcogen, in the cation
86		. . . . Nitrogen double bonded to carbon in the cation (e.g., guanidinium salts, etc.)
87		. . . Acyclic carbon to carbon unsaturation containing
88		. . . Plural benzene rings bonded directly to each other, or to the same acyclic carbon or acyclic carbon chain
89		. . . Polycyclo ring system consisting of benzene rings bonded directly to the sulfonate group
90		. . . . Processes of sulfonating naphthalene per se or alkyl substituted naphthalene
91		. . . Sulfonate group and alkyl group of at least four carbons bonded directly to the same benzene ring
92		. . . . With preservative, stabilizer, or color or odor affecting additive
93		. . . . Processes including alkylation of a benzene ring, and the products thereof
94		. . . . . The alkylating agent is an olefin
95		. . . . Sulfonation processes
96		. . . . Purification or recovery
97		. . . . Neutralization or acidification
98		. . . Sulfonation utilizing sulfur trioxide or oleum (e.g., sulfonation of benzene or toluene with oleum, etc.)
99		. . . Sulfonation utilizing sulfuric acid (e.g., sulfonation of benzene or toluene with sulfuric acid, etc.)
100		. . Polycyclo alicyclic ring system attached directly or indirectly to the sulfonate group by nonionic bonding
101		. . Plural sulfonate groups attached indirectly to each other by acyclic nonionic bonding
102		. . . Nitrogen or -C(=X)-, wherein X is chalcogen, attached indirectly to the sulfonate groups by nonionic bonding
103		. . . Plural nonsulfonate chalcogens attached indirectly to the sulfonate groups by nonionic bonding
104		. . Nitrogen attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by acyclic nonionic bonding
105		. . . Having -C(=X)-, wherein X is chalcogen, attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by acyclic nonionic bonding
106		. . . . Plural nitrogens or plural -C(=X)- groups, wherein X is chalcogen, attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by acyclic nonionic bonding
107		. . . Chalcogen attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by acyclic nonionic bonding
108		. . Chalcogen attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by acyclic nonionic bonding
109		. . . The chalcogen, X, is in a -C(=X)- group
110		. . . Plural chalcogens attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by acyclic nonionic bonding
111		. . . Plural carbons bonded directly to the chalcogen (e.g., ethers, etc.)
112		. . . Addition salts having organic nitrogen containing cation
113		. . Halogen attached indirectly to the sulfonate group by acyclic nonionic bonding
114		. . Addition salts having organic nitrogen containing cation
115		. . Processes (e.g., neutralization, stabilization, etc.)
116		. . . Decarboxylation, hydrogenation or formation of carbon-to-carbon unsaturation
117		. . . Conversion of sulfur containing hetero ring compounds to sulfonic acids
118		. . . Oxidation of organic sulfur compounds to sulfonic acids
119		. . . Hydrolysis of sulfonyl halides
120		. . . Formation of sulfonic acids or sulfonic acid salts utilizing inorganic sulfonating agents (e.g., reaction of alcohols or alkyl halides with sulfurous acid, etc.)
121		. . . . Utilizing sulfur dioxide and oxygen (i.e., sulfoxidation)
122		. . . . Sulfurous acid or salt thereof reacted with unsaturated hydrocarbon
123		. . . . Utilizing sulfur trioxide, oleum, sulfuric acid or halosulfonic acid
124		. . . Purification or recovery
125		. Sulfinic or sulfenic acids or salts thereof (i.e., compounds containing the sulfinate group, -S(=O)O-, or the sulfenate group, -S-O-, wherein the single bonded oxygen is bonded directly to hydrogen, or to a group IA or group IIA light metal or to substituted or unsubstituted ammonium)
126		. . Nitrogen attached indirectly to a sulfinate group by acyclic nonionic bonding
400		. Carboxylic acids and salts thereof
401		. . Racemization or separation of optical isomers
402		. . . Physical resolution
403		. . Hydrophenanthrene nucleus
404		. . . 1,4a-dimethyl hydrophenanthrene-1 carboxylic acids or salts thereof
405		. . Aromatic
406		. . . Preparation by carbonylation
407		. . . Formation of carboxyl group by oxidation
408		. . . . Of aromatic compound
409		. . . . . Alkyl side chain oxidized
410		. . . . . . Nitrogen containing oxidant
411		. . . . . . Sulfur containing oxidant
412		. . . . . . Air, oxygen, or ozone oxidant
413		. . . . . . . Multistage
414		. . . . . . . With recycle or recovery of reaction component
415		. . . . . . . Gas phase
416		. . . . . . . Halogen containing catalyst, initiator, or promoter utilized
417		. . . . . . . Initiator or promoter used with catalyst
418		. . . . . Of oxy or carbonyl containing compound
419		. . . . . . Hypohalite as oxidant
420		. . . . . . Nitrogen containing oxidant
421		. . . . . . Air, oxygen, or ozone oxidant
422		. . . . . Of halo alkyl containing compound
423		. . . Preparation by carbonation
424		. . . . Of alkali metal phenolates
425		. . . . . Having plural rings
426		. . . Sulfur
427		. . . . Polycyclo ring system
428		. . . . . Indenyl or hydrindenyl
429		. . . . Sulfoxy
430		. . . . . Nitrogen
431		. . . . Carboxyl, or salt thereof, in side chain having sulfur bonded directly to a ring
432		. . . . Carboxyl, or salt thereof, bonded directly to a ring
433		. . . Nitrogen bonded directly to carbon of organic radical (e.g., amino acids, etc.)
434		. . . . Nitro or nitroso
435		. . . . . Plural rings
436		. . . . . . Plural rings bonded directly to the same carbonyl
437		. . . . . Plural nitrogens
438		. . . . . Halogen
439		. . . . Ureido, guanido, or hydrazine
440		. . . . Nitrogen double bonded directly to carbon (e.g., amidine, ketimine, etc.)
441		. . . . Plural rings bonded directly to the same carbon
442		. . . . Nitrogen not bonded directly to a ring
443		. . . . . In same chain as carboxyl, or salt thereof
444		. . . . . . Oxy
445		. . . . . . . Phenyl alanines
446		. . . . . . . . Di-oxy phenyl alanines
447		. . . . . . . . Phenoxphenyl alanines
448		. . . . . . . Plural nitrogens
449		. . . . . . Halogen
450		. . . . . . Amide
451		. . . . . Oxy
452		. . . . Oxy
453		. . . . . Carboxyl, or salt thereof, nitrogen and oxygen all bonded directly to the same benzene ring
454		. . . . . Aryl-N-Aryl
455		. . . . . Amide
456		. . . . Halogen
457		. . . . Plural rings with nitrogen bonded directly to at least one ring
458		. . . . Carboxyl, or salt thereof, bonded directly to a ring
459		. . . Aldehyde or ketone
460		. . . . Two rings bonded directly to the same carbonyl
461		. . . . Polycyclo ring system
462		. . . . . Bicyclo ring system
463		. . . . Oxy
464		. . . . . Phenoxy alkanoic acids
465		. . . Oxy
466		. . . . Polycyclo ring system
467		. . . . . Carboxyl bonded directly to naphthylene ring system
468		. . . . Plural rings bonded directly to the same carbon
469		. . . . Rings bonded directly to each other
470		. . . . Oxy, not bonded directly to a ring, in same side chain as carboxyl, or salt thereof
471		. . . . Oxy, bonded directly to a ring, in same side chain as carboxyl, or salt thereof
472		. . . . . Halogen
473		. . . . Carboxyl, or salt thereof, bonded directly to a ring
474		. . . . . Halogen
475		. . . . . Phenolic hydroxy or metallate
476		. . . . . . Poly phenolic hydroxy or metallate
477		. . . . . . Salicyclic acid per se or salt thereof
478		. . . . Phenolic hydroxy or metallate
479		. . . Decarboxylation of polycarboxylic acid or salt
480		. . . Polycarboxylic acids or salts thereof
481		. . . . Prepared by disproportionation
482		. . . . Preparation by isomerization
483		. . . . Preparation by hydrolysis of amide, anhydride, or ester
484		. . . . Preparation by hydrolysis of nitrile
485		. . . . Purification or recovery per se
486		. . . . . By crystallization
487		. . . . . By reaction of undesired component
488		. . . . Plural rings
489		. . . . Carboxyl not directly attached to a ring
490		. . . Naphthyl group
491		. . . Plural rings bonded directly to the same carbon
492		. . . Rings bonded directly to each other
493		. . . Monocyclic
494		. . . . Purification or recovery per se
495		. . . . Additional unsaturation
496		. . . . Carboxyl, or salt thereof, not bonded directly to ring
497		. . Preparing alicyclic acids by carbonylation
498		. . Plural alicyclic rings
499		. . . Tricyclo ring system
500		. . . Two rings only
501		. . . . Orthofused
502		. . . . 2,2,1-bicyclo
503		. . Cyclopentyl (e.g., prostoglandins, etc.)
504		. . . Cyclopentyl bonded to -COOR, -CCOOR, or -CCCOOR
505		. . Cyclobutyl
506		. . Cyclopropyl
507		. . Alicyclic acids having an element other than oxygen, carbon, or hydrogen
508		. . Alicyclic acids having an oxy, aldehyde, or ketone group
509		. . Alicyclic polycarboxylic acids
510		. . Alicyclic acids having unsaturation
511		. . Naphthenic acids or salts thereof
512		. . Acyclic
512.2		. . . Preparing by oxidation of hydrocarbon mixtures
512.4		. . . . Plural -COO- groups in compound formed
513		. . . Preparation from source of undetermined composition (e.g., industrial waste, etc.)
514		. . . . Nitrogen containing acid produced
515		. . . Preparation by degradation of carbohydrates
516		. . . Preparation by hydrolysis of proteins
517		. . . Preparation by carbonylation
518		. . . . Of aldehyde or ketone
519		. . . . Of alcohol or alcoholate
520		. . . . Of halogenated hydrocarbon
521		. . . . Of hydrocarbon
522		. . . . . Group VIII metal containing catalyst utilized
523		. . . Formation of carboxyl group by oxidation
524		. . . . Of carboxylic acid or ester
525		. . . . . Of oxy acid or ester
526		. . . . Of nitrogen containing compound
527		. . . . Of ketone
528		. . . . . Cyclic ketone or mixture thereof with cyclic alcohol
529		. . . . . . Two stage oxidation from hydrocarbon
530		. . . . . . With recycle or recovery of reaction component
531		. . . . Of aldehyde
532		. . . . . Producing unsaturated acid
533		. . . . . . Liquid phase oxidation
534		. . . . . . Group VIII metal containing catalyst utilized
535		. . . . . . Group V metal containing catalyst utilized
536		. . . . . Producing acetic acid
537		. . . . Of ether
538		. . . . Of alcohol
539		. . . . . Caustic oxidant
540		. . . . . Nitrogen containing oxidant
541		. . . . Of halogenated hydrocarbon
542		. . . . Of hydrocarbon
543		. . . . . Alicyclic
544		. . . . . Olefin
545		. . . . . . Producing unsaturated acid
546		. . . . . . . Group VIII metal containing catalyst utilized
547		. . . . . . . Group V metal containing catalyst utilized
548		. . . . . . Producing acetic acid
549		. . . . . Alkane
550		. . . Formation of carboxyl group by carbonation
551		. . . . Of C-metallated compound
552		. . . . Of alkali metal salt of carboxylic acid
553		. . . Nitrogen bonded to carbon of organic radical (e.g., amino acids, etc.)
554		. . . . Purification or recovery per se
555		. . . . Carbamic acids or salts thereof
556		. . . . Sulfur or selenium
557		. . . . . Alpha N, beta S - acids or salts thereof
558		. . . . . . Penicillamine per se or salt thereof
559		. . . . . Methionine per se or salt thereof
560		. . . . Ureido, hydrazino, or nitrogen double bonded directly to carbon
561		. . . . Plural nitrogens
562		. . . . . Lysine per se or salt thereof
563		. . . . . Glutamine per se or salt thereof
564		. . . . . Oxy containing
565		. . . . . Polycarboxylic
566		. . . . . . Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid per se or salt thereof
567		. . . . Oxy, aldehyde, or ketone
568		. . . . . Polycarboxylic
569		. . . . . Pantothenic acid per se or salt thereof
570		. . . . . Threonine per se or salt thereof
571		. . . . Polycarboxylic
572		. . . . . Nitrilotriacetic acid per se or salt thereof
573		. . . . . Glutamic acid per se or salt thereof
574		. . . . Halogen or unsaturation
575		. . . . Alpha nitrogen
576		. . . . Beta alanine per se or salt thereof
577		. . . Aldehyde or ketone
578		. . . . Polycarboxylic
579		. . . Oxy
580		. . . . Purification or recovery per se
581		. . . . Sulfur
582		. . . . Polycarboxylic
583		. . . . . Ether
584		. . . . . Citric acid per se or salt thereof
585		. . . . . Tartaric acid per se or salt thereof
586		. . . . Halogen
587		. . . . Polyoxy
588		. . . . Alkoxy
589		. . . . Lactic acid per se or salt thereof
590		. . . Polycarboxylic
591		. . . . Preparation by isomerization
592		. . . . Preparation by hydrogenation
593		. . . . Purification or recovery per se
594		. . . . Element other than C,H,O,N, or halogen
595		. . . . Unsaturated
596		. . . . Halogen
597		. . . . Oxalic acid per se or salt thereof
598		. . . Unsaturated
599		. . . . Formation of ethylenic unsaturation
600		. . . . Purification or recovery per se
601		. . . . Sorbic acid per se or salt thereof
602		. . . Halogen
603		. . . . Preparation by halogenating acid or anhydride
604		. . . . Preparation by dehalogenation
605		. . . . Fluorine containing
606		. . . Saturated lower fatty acids
607		. . . . Acetic acid per se or salt thereof
608		. . . . . Purification or recovery per se
609		. . . . Formic acid per se or salt thereof
620		. Nitrolic acids or salts thereof (i.e., compounds having the group -C(=NOH)-N(=O) (=O), wherein the hydrogen may be replaced by a group IA or IIA light metal, or by substituted or unsubstituted ammonium)
621		. Hydroxamic acids, chalcogen analogs or salts thereof (i.e., compounds having the -C(=X)-N(R)-XH group or the -C(XH)=NXR group, wherein R may be hydrogen or substitution for hydrogen, the X's in each group may be the same or diverse chalcogens, and H of -XH in each group may be replaced by a group IA or IIA light metal, or by substituted or unsubstituted ammonium)
622		. . Carbocyclic ring bonded directly to the carbon of the acid group
623		. . Nitrogen attached to the acid group directly or indirectly by acyclic nonionic bonding (e.g., N-hydroxy ureas, dihydroxamic acids, etc.)
624		. Imidic acids, chalcogen analogs or salts thereof (i.e., compounds having the group -N-C(XH)-, wherein X is chalcogen and the hydrogen may be replaced by a group IA or IIA light metal, or by substituted or unsubstituted ammonium)
625		. Sulfohydroxamic acids, chalcogen analogs or salts thereof (i.e., compounds having the -S(=O)(=O)-N(R)-XH group, wherein R may be hydrogen or substitution for hydrogen, X is chalcogen, and H of -XH may be replaced by a group IA or IIA light metal,or by substituted or unsubstituted ammonium)
800		. Hydroxamic acid halides or chalcogen analogs therof (i.e., compounds having the -C(=X)NH-halo group, wherein X is chalcogen and substitution may be made for hydrogen only)
801		. . Additional nitrogen bonded directly to the -C(=X)- group (e.g., urea halides, etc.)
802		. Imidic acid halides (i.e., compounds having the -N=CH-halo group, wherein substitution may be made for hydrogen only)
803		. . Additional halogen bonded directly to the carbon of the imidic halide group (i.e., -N=(halo)C(halo)
804		. . Chalcogen attached directly to the nitrogen of the imidic halide group by nonionic bonding (i.e., -X-N=CH-halo, wherein X is chalcogen)
805		. . Nitrogen attached directly to the nitrogen of the imidic halide group by nonionic bonding (i.e., HNH-N=CH-halo, wherein subsitution may be made for hydrogen only)
806		. Boron halides (i.e., compounds having halogen attached directly to boron by nonionic bonding
807		. . Phosphorus attached directly or indirectly to the boron by nonionic bonding
808		. Phosphorus halides (i.e., compounds having halogen attached directly to phosphorus by nonionic bonding)
809		. . Nitrogen bonded directly to the phosphorus
810		. . . The phosphorus and the nitrogen are in the same ring
811		. . Additional phosphorus attached directly or indirectly to the phosphorus by nonionic bonding
812		. . The phosphorus is in a ring
813		. . Sulfur bonded directly to the phosphorus
814		. . . Preparing utilizing an inorganic compound containing phosphorus and sulfur
815		. . . Forming phosphorus to carbon bond
816		. . Oxygen bonded directly to the phosphorus
817		. . . Halogen attached indirectly to the phosphorus by acyclic nonionic bonding
818		. . . Forming phosphorus to halogen bond
819		. . . Forming phosphorus to carbon bond
820		. . Forming phosphorus to carbon bond
821		. Sulfur halides (i.e., compounds having halogen attached directly to sulfur by nonionic bonding)
822		. . Nitrogen bonded directly to the sulfur
823		. . . Phosphorus, -C(=X)-, wherein X is chalcogen, additional chalcogen attached directly to the nitrogen by nonionic bonding
824		. . The halogen is fluorine
825		. . . Chalcogen double bonded directly to the sulfur (e.g., sulfonyl fluorides, etc.)
826		. . . . Benzene attached directly or indirectly to the sulfur by nonionic bonding
827		. . Chalcogen double bonded directly to the sulfur (e.g., sulfinyl halides, etc.)
828		. . . Plural chalcogens double bonded directly to the sulfur (e.g., sulfonyl halides, etc.)
829		. . . . Processes for forming the sulfonyl halide group utilizing elemental halogen
830		. . . . Preparing utilizing thionyl halide or carbonyl dihalide (e.g., phosgene, etc.)
831		. . . . Plural sulfonyl halide groups attached indirectly to each other by nonionic bonding
832		. . . . Nitrogen, other than as nitro or nitroso, attached indirectly to the sulfur by nonionic bonding
833		. . . . Chalcogen attached indirectly to the sulfur by nonionic bonding
834		. . . . Halogen attached indirectly to the sulfur by nonionic bonding
835		. . Chalcogen or nitrogen attached indirectly to the sulfur by nonionic bonding
836		. . Perchloro methyl mercaptan per se (i.e., trichloromethane sulfenyl chloride)
837		. Compounds having the -(O=)S(=O)-NH-halo group (i.e., N-halo sulfonamides, wherein substitution may be made for hydrogen only)
838		. Thiocarboxylic halides (i.e., compounds having the -C(=S)-halo group)
839		. . Additional halogen bonded directly to the -C(=S)- group (e.g., thiophosgene, etc.)
840		. Carboxylic halides (i.e., compounds having the -C(=O)-halo group)
841		. . With preservative or stabilizer
842		. . Boron or phosphorus attached directly or indirectly to the carbonyl group by nonionic bonding
843		. . Carbonyl bonded directly to the carbonyl group (e.g., oxalyl chlorides, etc.)
844		. . Nitrogen bonded directly to the carbonyl group (e.g., carbamyl chlorides, etc.)
845		. . . Chalcogen or additional carbonyl bonded directly to the nitrogen
846		. . . Processes utilizing phosgene as a reactant
847		. . Phosgene, per se
848		. . Processes utilizing carbon monoxide as a reactant
849		. . Fluorine is the halogen (i.e., carboxylic fluorides)
850		. . . Plural -C(=O)-F groups attached indirectly to each other by nonionic bonding
851		. . . Processes for forming the carbonyl group
852		. . . Processes for forming the carbonyl to fluoride bond
853		. . Plural -C(=O)-halo groups attached indirectly to each other by nonionic bonding
854		. . . Preparing utilizing phosgene
855		. . . Plural -C(=O)-halo groups bonded directly to the same benzene ring
856		. . Processes
857		. . . Phosgene reactant
858		. . . Ketene reactant
859		. . . Forming the carbonyl group
860		. . . . By oxidizing a halogenated olefin
861		. . . Forming the carbonyl to halide bond
862		. . . . Reactant having halogen bonded directly to sulfur by nonionic bonding
863		. . . . Elemental halogen or hydrogen halide utilized
864		. . . Halogenation
865		. . . Dehalogenation or dehydrohalogenation
866		. . . Purification or recovery
867		. . Alicyclic ring containing
868		. . Nitrogen attached indirectly to the carbonyl group by nonionic bonding
869		. Containing -C(=X)-CN, wherein X is chalcogen (e.g., carbonyl cyanides, etc.)
870		. Sulfonyl isocyanates or sulfonyl isothiocyanates, (i.e., compounds having the -S(=O)(=O)-N=C=X group, wherein X is oxygen or sulfur)
871		. Containing -C(=X)-N=C=X or -C(=X)-X-N=N-X-, wherein the X's may be the same or diverse chalcogens
872		. Sulfonic anhydrides (i.e., compounds having the -S(=O)(=O)-O-S(=O)(O=) group
873		. Containing -S(=O)(=O)-CN or -S(=O)(=O)-N=S=O
874		. Containing -C(=X)-NH-X-C(=X)- or -C(=X)-NH-X-S(=O)(=O)-, wherein substitution may be made for hydrogen only, and the X's may be the same or diverse chalcogens
875		. Containing -C(=NH)-X-C(=X)-, wherein substitution may be made for hydrogen only, and the X's may be the same or diverse chalcogens
876		. Phosphorus bonded directly to the single bonded X of a -C(=X)-X-group, wherein the X's may be the same or diverse chalcogens
877		. Phosphorus bonded directly to cyano or to -N=C=X, wherein X is chalcogen
878		. Two phosphori bonded directly to the same divalent chalcogen atom (e.g., pyrophosphorus compounds, etc.)
879		. Containing -C(=X)-X-N(=O) or -C(=X)-X-S(=O)(=O)-, wherein the X's may be the same or diverse chalcogens
880		. Containing -C(=X)-NH-X-NH-C(=X)- or -C(=X)-X-NH-S(=O)(=O)-, wherein substitution may be made for hydrogen only, and the X's may be the same or diverse chalcogens
881		. Containing -C(=X)-NH-X-halo, wherein substitution may be made for hydrogen only, and the X's may be the same or diverse chalcogens
882		. Boron bonded directly to the single bonded X of a -C(=X)-X- group, wherein the X's may be the same or diverse chalcogens
883		. Two borons bonded directly to the same divalent chalcogen atom (e.g., boroxoles, etc.)
884		. Boron bonded directly to the single bonded oxygen of a -S(=O)(=O)-O- group
885		. Compounds having the -S-SCN group bonded directly to carbon, which carbon may be single bonded to any atom but may be multiple bonded only to carbon
886		. Thiocarboxylic acid anhydrides (i.e., compounds having the -C(=X)-X C(=X)- group, wherein the X's may be the same or diverse chalcogens and at least one X is sulfur)
887		. Carboxylic acid anhydrides (i.e., compounds having the -C(=O)-O-C(=O)- group)
888		. . Processes of forming the -C(=O)-O-C(=O)- group
889		. . . Aldehyde reactant
890		. . . Carbon monoxide or metal carbonyl reactant
891		. . . . Ether or carboxylic acid ester reactant
892		. . . Ketone or ketene reactant
893		. . . Ether or carboxylic acid ester reactant
894		. . . Carboxylic acid salt reactant
895		. . . Dehydration of two like or different molecules of carboxylic acid
896		. . . . Vapor phase
897		. . . Carboxylic acid halide reactant
898		. . Purification or recovery
899		. Selenium or tellurium containing

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