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pron re to that of alcohol; but neither the com position, the che- 
cal behavior, nor the physical properties of it, speak in favor of 
9 view, which still seems to be adhered to by some chemists. 
In the June number, 1842, of «The Annals of Liebig & Woh- 
ler,” I published a paper, in which I showed that the substances 
shiek might be called by the generic name “Alcohols,” formed a - 
regularly 23h: series; so that if by R we designate the hy- 
dro-carbon (C, H,), we have 
Boiling point, C. 
R, HO+HO peciyie alcohol, 60. 
R, HO+HO Vini 78.4=—60+18 | 
R, HO,+HO Glyceti 
R, HO- - “HO dae Gekwewn: 
R, HO+HO pare ore 132—60+4+18 
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-R,, HO+HO Hydrated oxyde of ethyl 
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