I. - RESEARCH. 481 



2430a. Specimens of Chemicals illustrating Researches 

 on : 



1. The transformation of cyanogen (CN) into oxatyl (COHo). 



2. Polymerisation of ethylic cyanide. 



3. The isolation of the organic radicals. 



4. Organo-metallic bodies. 



5. The substitution of 'N 2 " for C iv in organic compounds. 



6. Organo-boron compounds. 



7. The synthesis of ethers, acids of the acetic series, and 



ketones. 



8. The synthesis of acids of the lactic series. 



9. The synthesis of acids of the acrylic series. 



E. Frankland, F.M.S. 



I. TRANSFORMATION OP CYANOGEN (CN) INTO OXATYL (COHo) 

 INORGANIC COMPOUNDS. (Kolbe & Frankland.) 



1. Acetic acid ( j cOHo) made from ^ raeth y lic cy anid e ( { ^ 



2. Argentic acetate ( j ^Q^ J made from the above acid. 



3. Propionic acid 1 1 c^Ho 12 ) made from ^ eth J lic cyanide ( | 

 The following salts made from this acid : 



4. Argentic propionate ( 



TCMeHo 



5. Baric propionate lBao' 



F CMeHo 



6. Plumbic propionate I^Pbo". 



\CMeH 2 



7. Caproic acid (jcOH^ 2 ) made from & amylic c y anide 

 The following salts made from this acid : 



8. Argentic caproate {cQAgo- 



j CBuH, 



9. Baric caproate jJ^Bao". 



\ CBuH 2 



II. POLYMERISATION OF ETHYLIC CYANIDE. (Kolbe & Franklam?, 



1. Cyanethine *(VT 3 ) lK (CEt) w 3 . 



2. Cyanethine nitrate M'0 2 (N 3 C 9 H 16 0). 



4. Cyanethine platinic chloride 2N 3 C 9 H 16 C1, PtCl 4 . 

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