A result of [E. Formanek][1], in its two-dimensional version, says: Let $k$ be a field of characteristic zero and let $R=k[x,y]$ be the polynomial ring in two variables. Let $p,q \in R$ have invertible Jacobian in $R$ (namely, the Jacobian is a non-zero scalar). If there exists $w \in R$ such that $k[p,q][w]=R$, then $k[p,q]=R$. Now let $I$ be the ideal of $R$ generated by $p,q$: $I=\langle p,q \rangle= Rp+Rq$. **Question**. Is it possible to prove the following claim by adjusting Formanek's proof? > If there exists $w \in R$ such that $k[p,q][w]+I=R$, then $k[p,q]=R$. Of course, if $I \subseteq k[p,q][w]$, then this is just Formanek's result. I have asked the above question in [MSE][2]. [This][3] is a relevant question. Thank you very much! [1]: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227101632_Two_notes_on_the_Jacobian_Conjecture [2]: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4060690/concerning-a-result-of-formanek-about-kf-1-ldots-f-nf-n1-kx-1-ldots-x [3]: https://mathoverflow.net/questions/366216/question-about-jacobian-subalgebra