December 1st, 1 914] PROCEEDINGS. ix 



Mr. F. W. Atack, M.Sc.Tech., B.Sc, A.I.C., read a paper 

 entitled, "The Salt-formation of Oximes." After out- 

 lining the. current theory of oxime-isomerism, due to Hantzsch 

 and Werner, it was pointed out that there is a notable dis- 

 crepancy between the formulae first deduced by Hantzsch and 

 Werner in support of their theory and those in agreement with 

 the Beckmann change, and this discrepancy has never been 

 explained. Tschugaev's statement that only the so-called alpha- 

 dioximes form characteristic salts with metals of the eighth 

 group of the Periodic system is incorrect, the author having 

 obtained similar salts with the so-called gamma-dioximes. It 

 has been found that in case an " oxime" group forms a hydro- 

 chloride, it does not form such salts. New methods for the 

 purification of oximes were outlined, and samples of the com- 

 pounds under discussion were exhibited. 



General Meeting, December 1st, 1914. 



The President, Mr. Francis Nicholson, F.Z.S., 

 in the Chair. 



Mr. F. \V. Atack, M.Sc.Tech. (Mane), B.Sc.(Lond.), A.I.C, 

 Demonstrator in Chemistry, The Municipal School of Tech- 

 nology, Manchester, 88, Claude Road, Chorltonville, Manchester ; 

 and Mr. Frank Bowman, B.A. (Camb.), M.Sc.Tech. (Mane), 

 Assistant Lecturer in Mathematics, The Municipal School of 

 Technology, Manchester, 25, Bishop Street, Moss Side, Man- 

 chester, were elected Ordinary Members of the Society. 



