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in the way used for the ethyl oxide, but we found that, whereas the 

 ethyl compound was easily reduced, as described in the place cited, the 

 methyl oxide was not at all affected under the same conditions, and no 

 satisfactory result was obtained, even when much higher temperatures 

 were used. To the product of one of these experiments, which contained 

 unaltered oxide and free iodine, sodic hydrate was added, when a yellow 

 body separated, which had the smell of iodoform. This observation led 

 us to try the action of iodine on an alkaline solution of sodic chloranilate, 

 when we found that even at as low temperatures as 50° -60° iodoform 

 was obtained. This was recognized by its melting point, 119°, its odor, 

 its yellow color, and the fact that it crystallized in the hexagonal system, 

 although it appeared in stars like snow-flakes instead of the usual hex- 

 agonal plates. 



The work with the reduction product was begun so late in the year 

 that no definite results were obtained before the close of the Laboratory 

 for the vacation. 



