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of 4 C + 5 Cl. It may also be obtained from chloric aether, or 
by distilling very dilute alcohol with chloride of lime. 
Bic/ilorine aether. —Liebig has also analysed the chlorine 
aether obtained from a mixture of chlorine and olefiant gas, and 
has found it composed of 8 C1 +16 C+ 15 H, the other atom of 
hydrogen forming muriatic acid with a portion of the chlorine. 
He considers it probable that it may consist of three atoms of 
muriatic aether, and one of the new chloride of carbon above de¬ 
scribed = (4 C + 5Cl) + 3 (H+ Cl+ 4 C + 4H). It is usually con¬ 
sidered as E + 2 Cl. 
Per chlorine aether. —Soubeiran * has found that if 1 part of al¬ 
cohol be distilled with 30 of a concentrated solution of chloride 
of lime, an aethereal liquid passes over which, by his analysis, 
consists of carbon 14*39, hydrogen 2*35, chloride 83*26, being 
one atom of each constituent. We have therefore 
Chlorine aether — y , q TFormed by the action of chlorine 
“ ^ p on alcohol. 
Bichlorine aether . = E + 2C1 ? The oil of the Dutch chemists. 
Perchlorine aether =E-f-4Cl. The aether of Serullas. 
Chlorovinic and Chlorovinous acids .—If the liquid which 
remains after precipitating the first of these aethers with water 
from the alcohol in which it is formed be saturated with lime,— 
or if alcohol be mixed with an equal weight of chloride of lime, 
set aside for 30 hours, and then treated with water,—a solution 
is obtained containing, according to Mr. Hayes j~> salts of lime 
with two new acids, which he calls the Chlorovinic and the Chlo¬ 
rovinous. The chlorovinate forms pale yellow rectangular cry¬ 
stals, which at 300° or 400° fuse and give off fumes of nearly 
pure chloroviwow^ acid, which condense in water. The resi¬ 
duum is a mixture of charcoal and chloride of lime. It gives no 
precipitate with nitrate of silver, and with protonitrate of mer¬ 
cury a sparingly soluble salt. The chlorovinite is more soluble 
in water, and forms six-sided transparent colourless prisms, 
truncated or terminated by pyramids. It contains water, and 
effloresces in dry air. The solution gives a curdy white pre¬ 
cipitate with nitrate of silver. Oxalic acid precipitates the lime 
from both salts, and gives free acid.—This interesting subject 
requires further investigation. 
Naphthaline. —BrockeJ has shown that naphthaline may be 
prepared in large quantity by distilling coal tar with water, 
chloride of lime, and sulphuric acid. 
Paraffin. —Dr. Reichenbach §, a chemical manufacturer in 
* Ann. de Chim. xlviii. p. 137. f Silliman’s Journal, xxii. p. 141. 
X Buchner’s llepert. xxxviii. p. 268. § Jahr. der Ch. 1830, ii. p. 436. 
