o _ that the glucose molecules of both 
480 Scientific Intelligence. 
antimony.—J. Ch. Soe., xxxv, 704, Oct., 1879. G. F. B, 
5. On the Preparation of Propylene glycol from Glycerin. — 
A very convenient method has been proposed by BELonousEK, 
for the direct preparation of propylene-glycol from glycerin. 
When glycerin is mixed with sodi i 
of one molecule of glycerine to one atom of sodium, and gradually 
; ; : P = 
theoretical yield was obtained.—Ber. Berl. Chem. Ges., xii, 1872, 
Oct., 1879. . F. B. 
6. On Skatol—tIn his researches on the volatile re rine! 
es 
glucose of Schutzenberger, which is isomeri¢ 
and not identical with octacetyl-saccharose, the author, assuming 
hig D sace dg emmemereyec senate 
ferent, sought, by combining levulose and dextrose to prod 
saccharose and by uniti 
uC charose and by u iting galactose with lactoglucose to produce 
lact ws Con atin ne re ee >. & aes r ha 
_Vomparing octacetyl-diglucose with y rose; 
were found to have some points of difference, in solubility, 
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