Abstract: The present invention relates to building blocks and methods for the efficient synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine-containing nucleic acids such as DNA or RNA.

Abstract: In the control of pests in gas-tight spaces using gaseous phosphine, concentrated phosphine gas is passed through a phosphine-permeable dividing wall and then immediately combined with air to give phosphine-air mixtures with concentrations below self-ignition limits. Control of pests in gas-tight spaces comprises: (a) providing a source of phosphine (PH3) in concentrated form; (b) conducting the concentrated gaseous phosgene from the source into an air stream through a PH3-permeable dividing wall such that the introduced PH3 is immediately diluted at its point of introduction to below the concentration limits for self-ignition of PH3-air mixtures; and (c) introducing the resulting PH3-air mixture into the space to be fumigated.

Abstract: In the control of pests in gas-tight spaces using gaseous phosphine, concentrated phosphine gas is passed through a phosphine-permeable dividing wall and then immediately combined with air to give phosphine-air mixtures with concentrations below self-ignition limits. Control of pests in gas-tight spaces comprises: (a) providing a source of phosphine (PH3) in concentrated form; (b) conducting the concentrated gaseous phosgene from the source into an air stream through a PH3-permeable dividing wall such that the introduced PH3 is immediately diluted at its point of introduction to below the concentration limits for self-ignition of PH3-air mixtures; and (c) introducing the resulting PH3-air mixture into the space to be fumigated.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of fumigating agricultural products in storage or transportation facilities for controlling pests by means of hydrogen phosphide which is then bound and/or decomposed to a substantial extent; according to the invention, a fumigating composition releasing hydrogen phosphide is placed in a manner known per se among products stored in conventional storage facilities, whereupon the stored products are covered with a flexible film, foil or sheet to isolate them from the surrounding storage space, and the hydrogen phosphide diffusing from the gas containing space above and among the stored products during or after fumigation is bound by adsorption, physical or chemical absorption and/or decomposed by chemical or physical means. The invention also relates to a specific solid catalyst suitable for the decomposition of hydrogen phosphide.