* Present address: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Sulaimaniya, Iraq. Dimers/Radiolysis/Pyrimidines/N2O Aqueous solutions of pyrimidines (such as uracil and thymine) containing N2O (125 mM) were irradiated with Co-60 gamma rays source and analysed with paper chromatography technique using suitable solvent developing systems. Among the various radiation-induced products, the three d...

The grafting reaction between a trifunctional silylating agent and two kinds of 2:1 type layered silicates was studied using FTIR, XRD, TGA, and 29Si CP/MAS NMR. XRD patterns clearly indicate the introduction of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (gamma-APS) into the clay interlayer. In the natural montmorillonite, gamma-APS adopts a parallel-bilayer arrangement, while it adopts a parallel-monolayer ...

Trimethylsilylation of chitin was studied in detail to establish a reliable method, and the properties of the resulting product were elucidated. Chitin was successfully trimethylsilylated with a mixture of hexamethyldisilazane and trimethylsilyl chloride in pyridine. Compared to alpha-chitin, beta-chitin was much more reactive and advantageous as a starting material to prepare fully substituted...