Characterizing when R[X] is integrally closed. II (Q911657)

[For part I of this paper see Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 105, No.4, 861-867 (1989; Zbl 0692.13015).] The author studies integrality properties of the polynomial ring R[X], under the assumption that R is a reduced ring. In the main result it is proved that, if \(R'\) is the integral closure of R in the ring of finite fractions \(Q_ 0(R)\), then \(R'[X]\) is the integral closure of R[X] in T(R[X]), the total quotient ring of R[X]. It is deduced that R[X] is integrally closed if and only if R is integrally closed in \(Q_ 0(R)\). There are also investigated weaker integrality properties as being n-root closed, root closed and seminormal. We remark that other necessary and sufficient conditions for R[X] to be integrally closed were obtained by the author in the first part of this paper.