Preparative isolation of (+)-beta-eudesmol fromAmyris balsamifera

Summary Optically pure (+)-beta-eudesmol is a possible starting material for the synthesis of several termite defense compounds. A two step procedure for the isolation of gram quantities of (+)-beta-eudesmol from commercially availableAmyris balsamifera oil (syn. West Indian sandalwood oil), containing 8% beta-eudesmol, was developed. Step one consisted of an efficient vacuum distillation of the total oil. Step two was a medium pressure LC separation with an AgNO₃ impregnated silica gel stationary phase. Several other separation procedures failed due to the presence of many closely related sesquiterpene alcohols (75% of the oil).     

Über den Grad der Approximation mit Bernstein-Polynomen

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Multiple quantum well structures and high-power lasers of gaas- algaas grown by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE)1

GaAs/AlGaAs GRIN-SCH type multiple quantum well lasers with four wells of 11 nm GaAs, grown in an MOVPE chimney reactor, exhibit an output power as high as 110 mW/facet (CW, 30°C; 5 μm stripe) and 1.3 W/facet (pulsed, 30°C; 53 μm stripe) until catastrophic optical damage occurs. 2000 hours life tests conducted at 60°C and 15 mW CW show no noticeable degradation for the 5 μm stripe laser with a reflective coating on both facets. Raman spectroscopy on similar multiple quantum well structures with 65 GaAs wells is used to ascertain that the wells have minimum residual aluminum- content.     

Der Wert einiger Konstanten in der Theorie der Approximation mit Bernstein-Polynomen

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Investigation of the free radical polymerization of styrene in the presence of several 1,1-disubstituted ethylenes

A variety of 1,1-disubstituted ethylenes, having an electron-withdrawing (capto) and an electron-donor (dative) substituent on the same carbon, were synthesized and added to styrene polymerizations. The dative substituents investigated were alkoxy or alkylcarbonate. After the addition of a polystyryl radical to a disubstituted ethylene, the resulting alkoxy or carbonate radicals could potentially fragment, resulting in chain termination and the formation of alkyl radicals. This process is called addition-fragmentation chain transfer (AFCT). The polymers produced during this study were examined for evidence of copolymerization and AFCT. The relative stability of the radicals generated by the fragmentation process appears to be the predominant factor controlling the ratio of copolymerization versus AFCT. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Reply to Cooperstock and Faraoni

We reply to the comments made by Cooperstock and Faraoni concerning (1+1)-dimensional gravity.