Journal of the Chemical Society, Part 2

a-bromopropionate a-phenylethyl acetic acid acetone acetyl aldehydes alkaline alkyl amine anhydride anhydrous aniline aqueous atom benzene boiling bromide bromo-ester Calc calculated carbon Chem chloroform colourless compound concentrated constant cooled crystallised crystals decomp decomposition dehydration dehydrogenation derivative dilute dioxide dissolved distilled dried ester evaporated experimental experiments extracted with ether filtrate formation formed Found fraction gave H₂O halides heated hydrocarbon hydrochloric acid hydrogen chloride hydrolysis hydroxyl iodide isolated k₁ ketone kinetic light petroleum liquid method methoxide methyl alcohol mixed m. p. mixture molecule needles obtained olefin optical oxygen peroxide picrate potassium hydroxide precipitate prepared pressure prisms pyridine racemisation reaction reagent reduced refluxed requires residue rotation salt semicarbazone separated silver nitrate sodium carbonate sodium hydroxide sodium methoxide soluble solution solvent ẞ-n-octyl substance substitution sulphate sulphuric acid temperature tert.-butyl tube unimolecular values washed yellow yield