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LONDON Chemical Society, April 21.—Dr. Debus in the chair.—It was announced that a ballot for the election of Fellows would take place at the next meeting, May 5.—The following papers were read:—On the distillation of mixtures of carbon disulphide and carbon tetrachloride, by F. D. Brown. The objects of the research were to find the boiling-point of every possible mixture of the two liquids, and the composition of the vapour evolved by any mixture when boiling. Tables and curves giving these results accompany the paper. The author also finds that the composition of the vapour evolved is independent of the pressure under which ebullition takes place—On the estimation of hydric peroxide by means of potassic permanganate, by W. E. Adeney.—On the oxidation of sulphurous acid, by H. P. Dixon. The author finds that when sulphur dioxide, steam, and oxygen are exposed to a temperature of 100° C. no diminution of volume takes place, and therefore no sulphhuric acid is formed. If the temperature be allowed to fall so that water condenses, a slight contraction in volume is observed.—On the reduction of cinnamic alcohol, by F. Hatton and W. R. Hodgkinson. When this substance is heated to 100° C. for three or four days with sodium amalgam (containing 15 per cent, sodium), and a small quantity of water cinnamene and methylic alcohol are produced.
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Societies and Academies . Nature 23, 619–620 (1881). https://doi.org/10.1038/023619c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/023619c0