130 MB. e. B. BUCKTON ON THE ISOLATION OF THE OEGANO-MEIAIS, 
the occurrence of this iodide may he explained, 
3Sn+ 3Ci Hs I = Sn 2 (Ci I Sn 
Action of ZincetJiyl on Profochloride of Tin, 
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colour. After agitating the co ^ fonpnnslv In this manner a small 
was ryl tnct wrXin!d7but hy far the larger quantity remained 
2red"nl7hV U which it 
causing a deposit of metallic be distilled without decom- 
Dr.FnAmnANnhasbe oreno medth^ thisrad^^^^ 
position into tin and a clear hquid. iJrere 
being stannic diethyl. e n w (A 
ZnC4H54-SnCl=SnC4H5+^n'-i 
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Double compound ? 
'’f''®''*’ 2SnC,H,=Sn(C.H,),+Sn. 
This method offers no advantage over that hitherto employed for obtaining the organcv 
metal, viz. by decomposing the chloride ,bus repr^ented, step 
The several reactions of zincethyl on bichloude of tin may ne p 
by step. The tin-salt being added to the zincethyl, we have 
I. SnCh-f2ZnC.H,=Sn (CHJ. +2Zna. 
II. 2Sn Ch-1- SZn C. H,= Sn, (C. H,), Cl-b oZn Cl. 
III. SnCh-b ZnC.H,=Sn C,H, Cl-b ZnCl. 
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Plumbic PiethyL 
A certain relation has been long recognized between^«ie 
mercury. This similarity extends to their equi\alent wei^ 
salts, and various other characters. towai'ds lead, even at high 
Notwithstanding the sluggish action .„eeess in preparing the ethylated 
temperatures, there seemed to be no ^ Lowig has indeed obtained through 
radical by one of the processes « " ^ 7L:In:^ogot to a sesqnioxide. in 
iodide of ethyl and an a oj o j mm .j,a„etion of this salt appeal's to be 
which ethyl plays the pa t of • P 
attended with some difficulty, i have tiieu x.ow p 
