2011, Neumann, M., Nöske, R., Bach, G., Glaubauf, T., Bartoszek, M., Strauch, P.

An efficient, reliable and low-cost procedure to determine the silicon content in plant material is presented which allows to monitor the agricultural aspects like growth and yield. The presented procedure consists of a hydrochloric acid pre-treatment and a subsequent thermal oxidation. The method is compared to other processes like dissolution in hydrofluoric acid combined with ICP OES, energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (EDXRF) or aqua regia treatment.

2012, Becker, M., Voss, K., Villinger, A., Schulz, A.

An efficient synthetic route starting from 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene is described for binary 1,3,5- triazido-2,4,6-tricyanobenzene. Besides 1,3,5-triazido-2,4,6-tricyanobenzene, all intermediates have been isolated and fully characterized.