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The zinc mothyl was lulded l>v drops to tlio Imtvl iodido. j 

 the evolved gas washed with dilute IIC1. and collected in w 

 cooled alcohol. On dilutini^ tin; satiii-atcd alcoliol solution w 

 water, the new hvdrocarl)on was cvohcd n^ a ^a^. which, ( 

 ducted into a woll-cooled iv(ci\ .t. «■<.■, dcn>r.l t,.' a li.jui.l. 1 

 wa-^ treed from other hydrocarl»(Hi^ 1>\ 1 1( al mciit . lir-t with hrom 

 and then with sodium, Fit'tv liram- ol ti rt iary l)iilyl ioili'h' : 

 l;3 grams zinc methyl, cave i-") grains <i;' )nirr ♦ ' II ,_,, alni'>>-t 

 theoretical quantitv.' The hvilrocai-ixm lliii- ul)taiMcd i^ :i co 



as trimcthylc: 

 etc. Analysis 



lated density 

 marsh-gas, m 

 metliyl. Borl 



— Zeitschr. Choa., II, vi, 520, ; 

 5. On (in aroiiHitic ijhjroL— 

 glycol, or diatomic alcohol ol 

 similar body belonging to tlic ; 

 obtained. Such a body (iurvA 

 ducing. Startintr with tlic fa<t 

 asdi-methyl benzol \\.\\ ^ S J 

 ing heat, with chlorine .■xpcr-iii 

 ogous to ethvli(U'nc clih.rhi.' i 



^.'M-f'-'- --^ 



responding to the liydrochlon,- 

 The cWoride in quest]..,, wa-. 



The yield was very ^Inall, lioui 

 Fittig's discovery 'that the xvl< 

 per cent isoxylol, and lO per'c< 

 which alone the above chlorid 

 proved that the chloride thus 

 given above 



ve, (xrunaux proposes the name tollylene. for 

 {^\^K \ ^:\"^^)' . The body €,II, ] ^^^^^^^ 

 'ue chloride. By solution in chloroform and c 



