Symbolic squares in regular local rings

In this paper we prove for several classes of ideals in regular local rings of equicharacteristic 0 that the symbolic square of the ideal contains no minimal generator of the ideal. Our techniques come from residual intersections, integral closures of ideals, and differentials. Received January 14, 1997; in final form March 20, 1997     

Simultaneous determination of alkylphenol ethoxylates and their biotransformation products by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry

Reversed-phase LC-MS/MS is used to determine major estrogenic alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEOs) and their biotransformation products. It allows the simultaneous analysis of eight APEOs, alkylphenoxy carboxylates (APECs) and alkylphenols (APs) in sewage treatment plant (STP) effluents in the same extract after solid-phase enrichment on polymeric Oasis HLB. As precursor ions, [APEO + NH4]+, [APEC - H]- and [AP - H]- were monitored. Instrumental limits of detection (LOD) were 2-600 pg, corresponding to sample concentrations of 0.04-12 ng l(-1), without correction for overall method recoveries. Matrix-induced signal suppression during electrospray ionisation (ESI) and extraction as well as overall method recoveries were assessed and the suitability of deuterated surrogates as internal standards was evaluated.     

Revisiting the S-Au(111) interaction: static or dynamic?

The Au-S interaction is probably the most intensively studied interaction of Au surfaces with nonmetals, as, for example, it plays an important role in Au ore formation(1) and controls the structure and dynamics of thiol-based self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). Various S-induced surface structures on Au(111) were recently reported for different conditions and predominantly interpreted in terms of a static Au surface. Here, we demonstrate that the Au(111) surface exhibits a very dynamic character upon interaction with adsorbed sulfur: large-scale surface restructuring and incorporation of Au atoms into a growing 2D AuS phase were observed in situ. These results provide new insight into the Au-S surface chemistry.     

Selective mono,bis, and trisiminoformylation of 2,4,6-trialkyl-1,3,5-triazines - unusual enol acylenamine tautomerism of hydroxyalkenyl-1,3,5-triazines

2,4,6-Trialkyl-1,3,5-triazines 1 can selectively be mono, bis or trisiminoformylated by reaction with trismorpholinomethane 2 or chloromethylene iminium salts 3 (Vilsmeier reagents), with each alkyl substituent reacting with only one molecule of the electrophile. The resulting aminoalkenyltriazines 4, 5 and 6 are partially or fully hydrolysed to corresponding formylation products. The latter exist either in enol or in unusual acylenamine tautomeric structures 10, 12 , and 13 , depending on the number of enamine or enol units found in the molecule. Reaction of triazines 1 with chlorobenzylidene iminium salts 16 gives monoiminobenzoylation to enaminotriazines 17 .     

Darstellung von polyfluororganotrichlorsilanen

The following substances could be prepared by Grignard reactions or by conversions with trichlorosilane: C₆F₅CH₂CHCH₂, C₆F₅(CH₂)₃SiCl₃, CF₃(CF₂)₉CH₂CHCH₂, CF₃(CF₂)₇(CH₂)₂SiCl₃, CF₃(CF₂)₁₁(CH₂)₃CHCH₂ und CF₃(CF₂)₁₁(CH₂)₅SiCl₃.They were characterized by spectroscopical and microanalytical methods.     

Ring-chain-transformations : Synthesis of ω-functionalized alkylthio-1,2,4-triazoles by reaction of cyclic S-analogous N-cyano or N-aroylcarbonimidoesters with hydrazines

Cyclic N-cyanocarbonimidodithioesters 4 or N-aroylcarbonimidothioic acid esters 10 react regioselectively with arylhydrazines and methylhydrazine by a ring chain transformation reaction forming ω-functionalized 3-alkylthio-1,2,4-triazoles 8 and 11 or 5-alkylthio-1,2,4-triazoles 9 .     

Characterization of H2 binding sites in prototypical metal-organic frameworks by inelastic neutron scattering

The hindered rotor transitions of H(2) adsorbed in the chemically related and prototypical porous metal-organic frameworks IRMOF-1, IRMOF-8, IRMOF-11, and MOF-177 were studied by inelastic neutron scattering to gain information on the specifics of H(2) binding in this class of adsorbents. Remarkably sharp and complex spectra of these materials signify a diversity of well-defined binding sites. Similarities in the spectral features as a function of H(2) loading and correlations with recent crystallographic studies were used to assign transitions ranging in rotational barrier from <0.04 to 0.6 kcal/mol as corresponding to localized adsorption sites on the organic and inorganic components of these frameworks. We find that binding of H(2) at the inorganic cluster sites is affected by the nature of the organic link and is strongest in IRMOF-11 in accord with our adsorption isotherm data. The sites on the organic link have lower binding energies, but a much greater capacity for increases in H(2) loading, which demonstrates their importance for hydrogen uptake by these materials.     

Structure of a surfactant-templated silicate framework in the absence of 3d crystallinity

The structure of a novel molecularly ordered two-dimensional (2D) silicate framework in a surfactant-templated mesophase has been established by using a combination of solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and quantum chemical and empirical force-field modeling. These materials are unusual in their combination of headgroup-directed 2D crystalline framework ordering, zeolite-like ring structures within the layers, and long-range mesoscopic organization without three-dimensional (3D) atomic periodicity. The absence of registry between the silicate sheets, resulting from the liquidlike disorder of the alkyl surfactant chains, has presented significant challenges to the determination of framework structures in these and similar materials lacking 3D crystalline order. Double-quantum (29)Si NMR correlation experiments establish the interactions and connectivities between distinct intra-sheet silicon sites from which the structure of the molecularly ordered inorganic framework is determined.     

Intermolecular and intramolecular Diels-Alder cycloadditions of 3-ylidenepiperazine-2,5-diones and 5-acyloxy-2(1h)-pyrazinones

The 3-ylidenepiperazine-2,5-diones 16 and 39 and 5-acyloxy-2(1H)-pyrazinones 17 can serve as starting materials for the Diels-Alder reactions of alkenes and alkynes to the piperazine ring, under acidic conditions or in the presence of acetyl chloride, to afford tricyclic piperazine-2,5-diones 19, 20, 23-25, 27, 44, and 45. Intramolecular cycloadditions occur if 3-ylidenepiperazine-2,5-diones 30 and 32 are used as the starting materials. This procedure is a convenient path to bridged bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane ring systems such as 31 and 33, the former being found in biologically active secondary mold metabolites, such as VM55599 (1) or brevianamide A (5), which have been isolated from various fungi. The synthesis of the indole compound 31 provided evidence for the proposed biochemical pathway with a Diels-Alder reaction as key step. Quantum chemical calculations have revealed that piperazinones with a cationic azadiene moiety are the most reactive species in Diels-Alder cycloadditions.