... All reactions were performed under a positive atmosphere of N, with the aid of a Firestone valve. Reactions see also ret. 4 j Î672 D. HÄBICH and W. HARTWIG were monitored by analytical thin-layer chroraatography using 5 x 10 ca TLC plates: silica gel 60 F-254, layer thickness 0.25 m», E. Merck. Silica gel columns for chroma tography utilized E. Merck silica gel 60 (230-400 mesh ASTM) and a slightly positive pressure of air. ...