of the acid takes place, and that they are therefore resolved into mars 
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sufficient stability to resist the temperature at which the — 
gas, hydrogen, and a series of hydro-carburets of the form Cm Ha.— 
Compies thas July 29th, 1850. 
4. On the products of the action of chlorine upon Propylene.— 
Cauours has also examined the products of the action of chlorine upon 
propylene, C,H,. hen chlorine and the gas obtained as above by 
the de ecomposition of Aileen acid are caused to meet in a large re- 
Rakeoiied 1 to the action of a current of chlorine a series of ida i is 
obtained, represented by the following formule 
€,H,Cl, boiling at 104° Dehiity 11514 vol. vapor, 
er .Ul, os 170° oes eee a 
SH Choos 195°-2000 “© =1548m4 « «& 
Cl. * 220°—-229°° © =e) 5484 
C,H.Cl, si 2402459 1 6264 
C,HCI, = 260° aS Saar 
C,Cl, ™ 280° eee Sg ey 
These compounds distilled with an alcoholic eelutoe of potash yield 
a new series of homologues with those derived in a similar manner from 
the liquor of the Dutch chemists and its Doi slides by substitution. We 
thus obtain the compounds C,H,Cl, C,H,Clz, C,H,Cl,, C,H,Clas 
1g E ey asl ee of which “corresponds to 4 vols. v vaneh, y 
tion of bromine upon other hydro-carburets of the series C, Hm, as 
for instance, ner Abie anilene, paramilene, éc.—Comptes Rendus, 
August 26th, 1850. 
5. On the pa of Iodine and Phosphorus.—CorENwIiNDE 
has succeeded in preparing definite and crystalline Schtinatiohid of 
‘iodine and phosphorus by soiearaic oo the two substances in 
gular crysta > and apparen) 
pal plates ; these erystals by distillation give a 
