Die Zusammensetzung der Neutrallipide aus normalen Hirnen alter Menschen

The chemical composition of lipids from six human brains (60–73 years) is reported. The total lipids out of cortex, white matter, diencephalon and cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata have been isolated and the neutral lipids have been separated in cerebrosides, sphingomyelines, and lecithins. The highest amount of pure lipids is found in the white matter, the lowest in the cortex. The relation of neutral lipids to acid lipids as well as the amount of cholesterol are about equal for all regions. The white matter shows more cerebrosides and sphingomyelines than the cortex, the opposite being the case for lecithins. The differences are strongly significant. The fatty acids out of the different pure lipid fractions have been analysed as esters by gas chromatography. Stearic and lignoceric acid, and cerebronic and hydroxy nervonic acid respectively are main components of cerebrosides, with only little differences for the different brain regions. The fatty acids of sphingomyelines consist mainly of stearic and nervonic acid; in the white matter these two acids are present about in the same quantity, whereas stearic acid dominates in the cortex and the other sections. Lecithins contain above all palmitic and oleic acid. The amount of the latter in the white matter is higher than that of palmitic acid.     

Dioxygenyl salts containing doubly charged mononuclear counterions

Evidence is presented for the existence of (O₂⁺)₂MF₆^2?(M=Ni,Mn) salts. These salts are marginally stable up to about 10°C and are characterized by an OO stretching frequency of about 1805 cm^?1.     

Verwendung eines Ge(Li)-Detektors in der radiochemischen Analyse

Zusammenfassung Zur Bestimmung der U- und Th-Gehalte in 0,5–1,5mg wiegenden Mikroproben von ThO₂-UO₂-Kernbrennstoffen wurde die Neutronenaktivierungsanalyse mit zerstörungsfreier-Spektrometrie eingesetzt. Bei Gehalten über 0,1% beträgt die relative Standardabweichung 6%. Der Th-Gehalt der Mikroproben wird durch-spektrometrische Messung des²³³Pa ermittelt; bei Natur-Uran enthaltenden Proben wird der U-Gehalt über²³⁹Np bestimmt, bei hochangereichertes UO₂ enthaltenden Proben über¹³¹J. Mit der beschriebenen Methode können sowohl unbestrahlte als auch bestrahlte ThO₂-UO₂-Kernbrennstoffe untersucht werden.

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Use of a Ge(Li) detector in radiochemical analysisII. determination of U and Th contents in microsamples of ThO²-UO² nuclear fuels

Neutron activation analysis with non-destructive-spectrometry has been used to determine U and Th in microsamples (0.5–1.5 mg) from ThO₂-UO₂ nuclear fuels. With U contents of more than 0.1% the relative standard deviation amounts to 6%. Th in the microsamples is estimated by measuring²³³Pa; in natural UO₂ containing samples²³⁹Np ist measured for U determination, in highly enriched UO₂ samples¹³¹J. Fresh und spent ThO₂-UO₂ nuclear fuels can be investigated by the method described.

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Teil I siehe [3].

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Herrn G. Hofmann danken wir für die Entnahme der Mikro-Bohrproben aus den bestrahlten und unbestrahlten Brennstoffschliffen.     

Distillation, on-line RP C18 preconcentration and HPLC-UV-PCO-CVAAS as a new combination for the determination of methylmercury in sediments and fish tissue

 Distillation as a way of sample digestion has been combined with on-line RP C18 preconcentration and HPLC-UV-PCO-CVAAS (high performance liquid chromatography – ultra violet – post column oxidation – cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry) for the determination of methylmercury at background levels in sediments, soils and fish tissue. To prove the accuracy of this method, it was applied to sediment and fish tissue reference materials. The results correspond with the reference values within their error ranges. Excellent recoveries (92–95%) were obtained for the sediment samples by means of the standard addition method. The standard deviations of the sediment samples were within an acceptable range (7.2–12.5%), those of the fish samples were substantially lower (3.4–5.0%). The detection limit is 0.04 ng/g for 1 g sample weight. Received: 23 November 1995/Revised: 16 April 1996/Accepted: 20 April 1996     

Mo¨ssbauer studies of thiospinels. III. The system FeCr2S4 -FeIn2S4

Polycrystalline samples of spinel compounds FeCr_2?xIn_xS₄ have been obtained in the range 0 ≦ x ≦ 2. The nonlinear changes of the cell parameters are explained by the nonlinear behavior of the inversion parameter λ according to the ionic distribution Fe²⁺_1?λIn³⁺_λ[Cr³⁺_2?xFe²⁺_λIn³⁺_x?λ]S^2?₄. Room temperature⁵⁷Fe-Mo¨ssbauer spectra exhibit two sets of absorptions for tetrahedrally and octahedrally coordinated Fe, respectively, each consisting of several overlapping doublets of similar isomer shifts but varying quadrupole splittings. The partial intensity of octahedral-site Fe is in agreement with λ. The spectra can be understood by accounting for the influence of variable octahedral-site neighbors on tetrahedral-site iron.     

A unified treatment of valence and bond order from density operators

A generalization of the quantum chemical definition of valence of atoms in molecules is suggested. Valence is considered as expectation value of diatomic parts of density operators. It appears as a sum of contributions from occupied orbitals of all atomic pairs that contain the reference atom. This definition is applicable on self-consistent-field (SCF ) and configuration interaction (CI ) level in any atomic orbitals (AO ) basis. Its usefulness is demonstrated in an application to special molecules. Photoelectron spectroscopy and reactivity is discussed in this context.     

Eine neue Aminoazirin-Reaktion. Bildung von 3,6-Dihydropyrazin-2(1H)-onen

A New Aminoazirine Reaction. Formation of 3,6-Dihydropyrazin-2(1H)-ones The reaction of 3-(dimethylamino)-2H-azirines 1 and 2-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-oxazol-5(2H)-ones 5 in MeCN or THF at 50–80° leads to 5-(dimethylamino)-3,6-dihydropyrazin-2(1H)-ones 6 (Scheme 3). Reaction mechanisms for the formation of 6 are discussed: either the oxazolones 5 react as CH-acidic heterocycles with 1 (Scheme 4), or the azirines 1 undergo a nucleophilic attack onto the carbonyl group of 5 (Scheme 6). The reaction via intermediate formation of N-(trifluoroacetyl)dipeptide amide 8 (Scheme 5) is excluded.     

Conversion of Campholene- to Necrodane-Type Monoterpenes. A short stereoselective synthesis of (−)-(R,R)-β-necrodol and its three stereoisomers

Application of a stereoselective Prins/retro-Prins rearrangement sequence from (?)-(R)-campholenyl acetate((?)- 4 ) opens a new access to the naturally occurring (?)-(R, R)-β-necrodol ((?)- 1 ) and its three stereoisomers with high optical purity.