14 Art. 3.— Y. Shibata: 



I 0(0113)2 , 



CH^— 0<çQ^«jj 



a trans-acid, not forming its lactone easily, as is the case with 

 m-acids. 



The preparation of dimethyl isocamphorate being tolerably 

 laborious, further examination of the action of other Grtgnard 

 reagents with this ester was not attempted. 



The Ohemical Institute of the OoUege of Science, 

 Imperial University of Tokyo. 



