Versuche zur Trennung von Gemischen des n-Butans, der n-Butene und des Butadiens

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Perception and production of English vowels by Mandarin speakers: age-related differences vary with amount of L2 exposure

In this study we assessed age-related differences in the perception and production of American English (AE) vowels by native Mandarin speakers as a function of the amount of exposure to the target language. Participants included three groups of native Mandarin speakers: 87 children, adolescents and young adults living in China, 77 recent arrivals who had lived in the U.S. for two years or less, and 54 past arrivals who had lived in the U.S. between three and five years. The latter two groups arrived in the U.S. between the ages of 7 and 44 years. Discrimination of six AE vowel pairs /i-i/, /i-e(I)/, /e-ae/, /ae-a/, /a-(symbol see text)/, and /u-a/ was assessed with a categorial AXB task. Production of the eight vowels /i, i, e(I), e, ae, (symbol see text), a, u/ was assessed with an immediate imitation task. Age-related differences in performance accuracy changed from an older-learner advantage among participants in China, to no age differences among recent arrivals, and to a younger-learner advantage among past arrivals. Performance on individual vowels and vowel contrasts indicated the influence of the Mandarin phonetic/phonological system. These findings support a combined environmental and L1 interference/transfer theory as an explanation of the long-term younger-learner advantage in mastering L2 phonology.     

Helicobacter pylori determination in non-municipal drinking water and epidemiological findings

Background.?Studies conducted in Europe as well as in North and South America have tried to link Helicobacter pylori colonization with the drinking water supply, especially since H. pylori is known to survive quite well in water.

Methods.?In 2000, a cohort of 1884 grade-two children from two rural counties surrounding the city of Leipzig, Germany (77.4% of the 1991/1992 birth cohort) were tested for H. pylori colonization using the [¹³C]urea breath test. A parent-completed questionnaire elicited details on living conditions and lifestyle habits including questions on the children's drinking water from sources other than public water supplies, swimming in natural waters, etc.

In a second independent study, samples of well water, taken from 157 private wells still used in the two counties, were being tested for the presence of H. pylori, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method to determine relevant target DNA fragments of H. pylori.

Results.?In county I, 5.7% of the children and in county II 6.6% tested H. pylori-positive. Cluster analyses of the questionnaire data in both counties pointed to ‘drinking water from other than municipal sources’, as the closest H. pylori-associated cluster variable. The cluster estimations were supported by odds ratio (OR) calculations with an OR?=?16.4 (95% confidence interval (CI) 3.1,…,88.5) for county I and OR?=?4.0 (95% CI 1.3,…,12.4) for county II.

The PCR analyses showed H. pylori DNA fragments in 10.8% of the wells in county I and 9.2% in county II. The detection limit was set at 10 DNA copies corresponding to 125?bacteria/L, the average infestation of these wells was 931?bacteria/L.

Conclusion.?Despite the fact that the microbiological and epidemiological data do not correspond except that both studies were conducted in the same geographical areas, the independent findings of H. pylori in well water in the same general areas where children do seem to drink water other than from the public water supply suggests that water may be an important source of H. pylori infection.     

Reaction of secondary and tertiary aliphatic halides with aromatic aldehydes mediated by chromium(II): a selective cross-coupling of alkyl and ketyl radicals

Takai-Utimoto reactions with secondary and tertiary aliphatic halides usually failed according to previous reports. Now, significant improvements could be achieved, and especially secondary aliphatic halides can be coupled to aromatic aldehydes in yields of up to >95%. A variety of processes are competing with the desired one, and thus conditions must be adapted to the nature of the aldehyde as well as the aliphatic halide used, as the outcome of these reactions is strongly affected by the putative radical intermediates.     

A new saponin lactone from Astragalus corniculatus

A new oleanane-type saponin lactone was isolated from the ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of Astragalus corniculatus Bieb. The structure of the saponin was elucidated as 19-hydroxyolean-12-ene-28, 21beta-olide 3beta-D-xylopyranoside (1) by chemical and spectral methods.     

Seed Oil Fatty Acids of Mongolian Compositae: The trans‐Fatty Acids of Heteropappus hispidus,Asterothamnus centrali‐asiaticus and Artemisia palustris

Seed oils from the Compositae plant family are known to contain a variety of unusual fatty acids. Subsequent to the recent discovery of γ‐linolenic acid in Saussurea and Youngia, further Mongolian Compositae species were investigated for their seed oil fatty acid composition. A number of δ3trans‐fatty acids (16 : 1δ3t, 18 : 1δ3t and 18 : 3δ3t, 9c, 12c) were found in the seed oils of Heteropappus hispidus and Asterothamnus centrali‐asiaticus. The latter fatty acid, but not the trans‐monoenes, was also found in one species of Artemisia. These unusual fatty acid isomers were characterized by capillary gas‐liquid chromatographic (GLC) separations in combination with other chromatographic techniques (analytical thin layer chromatography, TLC and preparative argentation TLC), and infrared spectrocsopy (IR). Their identity was further confirmed by co‐chromatography with other seed oils known to contain these trans‐fatty acids. The fact that within the Compositae plant family there are apparently two or three distinct groups of genera containing δ3trans‐fatty acids is discussed.     

Synthesis of oxazoline functionalized polypropene using metallocene catalysts

Using two different zirconocene/MAO catalyst systems, propene was copolymerized with the comonomers 2‐(9‐decene‐1‐yl)‐1,3‐oxazoline and 2‐(4‐(10‐undecene‐1‐oxo)phenyl)‐1,3‐oxazoline, respectively. The catalysts used were rac‐Et[Ind]₂ZrCl₂ and rac‐Me₂Si[2‐Me‐4, 5‐BenzInd]₂ZrCl₂. Up to 0.53 mol‐% oxazoline could be incorporated into polypropene. Oxazoline content, molecular weight, degree of isotacticity and melting behavior were dependent on the catalyst system, comonomer structure and comonomer concentration in the feed.     

Synthesis and solution properties of rodlike polyelectrolytes

The synthesis and the solution behavior of rigid, rodlike cationic polyelectrolytes having (i) poly(p-phenylene) backbones and (ii) main chains composed of 4,4“-bis(2,2′:6′,2”-terpyridine)2′,5′-dihexyl-p-terphenyl moieties and ruthenium(II) centers are presented. All these polymers are shown to have a homogeneous constitution and degrees of polymerization of up to P_n ≈ 70. Their solution properties were analyzed using viscosimetry, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and osmometry. Pronounced polyelectrolyte effects were found in salt-free solutions using viscosimetry. Small-angle X-ray scattering demonstrated directly the strong correlation of the counterions and the macroions. The osmotic coefficients measured in salt-free solution as function of polyelectrolyte concentration were found to be lower than predicted by the cell model.     

Quantitative Medium-Resolution NMR Spectroscopy Under Non-Equilibrium Conditions,Studied on the Example of an Esterification Reaction

Medium-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is a promising tool for the monitoring of liquid reactions. For process analytical applications, the requirements of robustness and insensitivity of the spectrometer in relation to high temperatures and pressures are challenging. Within this study, a flow probe using a glass dewar is presented. Temperatures of flowing samples up to 130 °C and pressures up to 40 bar were successfully applied, and the corresponding temperature loss of the flowing sample at 2 ml min^?1 was <2.4 °C at 130 °C. Furthermore, if the process requires a measurement in a non-equilibrium state of magnetization, a comprehensive data treatment is given. For this purpose, the influences of the flow and T ₁ of the substances under investigation are studied in detail on the example of a homogeneously catalyzed esterification. In addition, data analysis schemes were designed such that the experiments directly revealed mole fractions from the spectra. Limited spectral resolutions and low signal-to-noise ratio still did not obstruct quantitative interpretation of the experiments.