Vol. I, No. 3.] Composition of the oil from Bir Bahott. 79 
[N. S.] 
was a copious deposit of lithiom Bio haat This was filtered off and 
the freed acids wer n three fractions which had melting 
points of 53°-7, 53°8 and 53° 8 respetivaly: The acid was thus pure 
myristic acid. The filtrate from this lithium myristate was 
ol cans down and the acid liberated in the usual manner. It 
was myristic acid with the melting point 537.4, and after ¢ crystal- 
lizing from alcohol, 53°7. _ The unsaturated fatty acids obtained in 
ether as above described. The acid thus prepared again deposited 
crystals in two days at 18°, but the iodine value w s 94°.5,so0 it 
or the investigation of this solid acid the crystals were 
filtered off, and freed as far as possible from all liquid acids by 
gently pressing them between filter paper. The acid was dis- 
liquid filtered off was again taken to see whether it eer Peet te 
any alteration. It was found to be 67 when taken at the same 
time as that of the crystals, and fen taken four diye later after 
exposure to air was found to be less still. one the original value 
of oleic acid, and possibly of a lower acid of the sea series. The 
ted 
e usual way by snponitying the a enneaig the tee acids 
and neutralizing the remaining solution. This was then evaporated 
to dryness and extracted with alcohol. The extract after removal 
matter. The butyric acid. may be the mag of decomposition. 
There is possibly also present an alcohol of ee molecular weight 
belonging to the fatty series of carbon compoun 
n the above it will be seen that the author’s ore regarding 
the separation of stearic and myristic acid do not agree with those 
heil eri mixture 
of stearate, palmitate and myristate of lithium are heated with 
ae aloohol so as to dissolve the salts, only the stearate ier 
; t, : 
of the acids based on their ea but he qualifies his remarks 2 
the Rasalan that Partheil and Feri worked on such sm 
