12 
four hours. A red heavy liquid formed at the bottom of 
the tubes, the contents of which were distilled from a retort 
in presence of a little phosphorus. The iodide in the dis- 
tillate was separated from the water, dried over calcium 
chloride, and distilled under a partial vacuum. On distil- 
lation, much decomposition ensued, with the formation of 
hydriodic acid, a little free iodine, and with the separation 
of tarry matter. After a second distillation in vacuo, and 
drying over caustic potash, a liquid was obtained, boiling 
under the ordinary pressure of the atmosphere, at 165° to 
167°, which is the boiling point of the /3 hexylic iodide of 
Wanklyn, (Chem. Soc. Journal, 21.) 
Several iodine determinations, made by means of an al- 
coholic solution of nitrate of silver, further shows the sub- 
stance to be hexyl iodide. 
Found. Calculated for C 6 H 13 I. 
(1) (2) 
59-43 59-G8 % iodine. 59-90 % iodine. 
In order to convert hexyl iodide derived from hexylene 
pseudoxide into hexyl hydride Schorlemmer’s method was 
employed. The oil obtained by this means contained but 
little olefines, and after purifi cation boiled constantly at 
68° to 69’. The following results of analysis show that it 
consisted of hexyl hydride. 
Found 
(a) (b) 
C 83-49 83-35 
H 16-30 16-42 
Calculated for 
c«h 14 
83-72 
16-28 
99-79 99-77 100-00 
A portion of this hexyl iodide was oxidised by heating it 
in a flask attached to an upward condenser with a solution 
of bichromate of potash and sulphuric acid. During the 
operation much carbonic acid was liberated. The condensed 
acid was rendered neutral by sodium carbonate. From the 
