TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PACtB 



INTRODUCTION. 



Physical properties of organic bodies .... 13 



Valence of carbon and of groups containing carbon . 14 



Saturated and non-saturated compounds . . . . 15 



Isonierisin . * 16 



Homologous series 17 



Decomposition and transformations of organic bodies, 

 Conduct in higher temperatures, Putrefaction, Fer- 

 mentation, Decay, Action of certain reagents . . 18 

 Ultimate analysis ........ 22 



I. MARSH-GAS DERIVATIVES (FATTY BODIES). 



FIRST GROUP. 



A. HYDROCARBONS, C n H 8n + 2 (Marsh-gas series) . 27 

 MarsJi-gas and its Jiomologues .... 28 



B. MONATOMIC ALCOHOLS, C n H 2n -MO p 32 

 Primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols . ' . 33 



Methyl alcohol and methyl-compounds . . 33 



Ethyl alcohol and ethyl-compounds . . 42 



Propyl alcohol, Pseudopropyl alcohol . . 65 



Butyl alcohols . . . '. . . 67 



Amyl alcohols . . . . . 69 



Hexyl alcohols . 71 



Heptyl alcohols, Octyl alcohols ... 73 



Nonyl, Decatyl, Cetyl, Ceryl, Myricyl alcohols, 74 



C. MONOBASIC, MONATOMIC ACIDS, C n II 2 "O 2 . . 75 



Formic acid . . ; . . . ' . 76 



Acetic acid . . ... . . 78 



Derivatives of acetic acid . . . . 80 



Propionic acid and its derivatives ... 89 



Butyric acids (of fermentation, Isobutyric acid) 92 



Valeric acid ..:.-.. . . 95 



Caproic acid 97 



(Enanthylic, Caprylic, Pelargonic, Capric, Laurie 



Myristic acids ...... 99 



Palmitic, Margaric, Stearic, Arachidic, Benic, Hya- 



nic acids . ... . . . 100 



Cerotic, Melissic acids 101 



