ABSTRACTS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY. Vol. 11. NOS.16-30. JANUARY-DECEMBER,, 1886. EDITED BY THE SECRETABIES. LOXDON: J, VAN VOORST 1, PATERNOSTER ROW. 1886. LONDON : BAliRIEOS AND SONS, PRINTERS IN ORDINARY TO HER MAJESTY, ST. MARTIN’S LANE. I11 DATES OF ISSUE OF THE MONTHLY NUMBERS OP THE JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY TO FELLOWS. January number was issued,. ........... .5th January. February ,, ....................... .%id February. March ,, ........................3rd March. April ,, ....................... .2nd April. May ,, ...................... .3rd May. June ,, ....................... 31st ,, July ,, ........................lst July. August, ,, ........................3lst ,, September ,, ........................31st August. October ,, ....................... .9th October. November ,, ........................30th ,, December ,, ........................ 1st December. Index ,, will be issued about ......5th January. LIST OF GRANTS MADE FROM THE RESEARCH FUND DURING THE YEAR. $25 to Professor E. H. Rennie: for the investigation of the sweet principle of Smilaa: glycyphylla. $10 to Mr. A. R. Ling: for the study of the action of halogens on halogen nitro derivatives of phenols. S.20 to Mr. Gibson Dyson : for the further study of dicoumarine. $5 to Dr. J. M. H. Munro: €or the separation and stndy of the fluorescent substance in the testa of spurrey sped. 210 to Mr. A. G. Perkin: for the study of the Indian colouring rimtter “ Kamiln.” $75 to Dr.W. H. Perkin, Junr. : for researches on the synthetical formation of closed carbon-chains. S.25 to Mr. R. Warington: for the purchase of a microscope for the study of the micro-organisms in soil. F LIST OF FELLOWS ELECTED DURING 1886. Name. Ppoposed. ........ .... Allan. James H...................... Akitt. Th0mn.s ....................... Aiidley. James A ..................... Ball. E.J........................... Bamher. H. K. C3 ..................... Bell. Chichester A.................... Bennert. Carl ........................ Bevan. J. W........................ Blake. James. MI)................... Blackett. Cuthbert R................. Bottomley. W.B..................... Brothers.Horace Xdward ............. Burnett.. W. E....................... Burt.on. Cosmo Innes ................ Chaston. Alfred ..................... Chapman. Alfred C . H................ Clayden. Arthur William .............. Contts. Francis J.H................. Cox. Xbenezer J..................... Crompt on. Holland .................. Datta. P. N......................... Davenport. BBnnet F................. Dawson. William Edward ............. Day. Preo Loll ...................... Deane. Leopold M .................... Diogo. August C ..................... Dodd. W. Ralph .................... Doran. Robert D..................... Dormer. Richard .................... Dressel. Adolph .....................Ebworthy. H.S...................... Ellis. John W....................... Ferrey. Caleb ........................ Formoy. J. A........................ Fuller. John ......................... Galt. Alexander ..................... Garvin. Thomas F.................... Glenfield. Francis W................. Raga. Tamernasa ..................... Halliburton. William D............... Hardy. Henry John .................. Harris. Sydney J..................... Hart. Bertram H..................... Henderson. Andrew .................. Hislop. Laurence .................... February 4th ...... May 20th .......... November 4th ...... April 15th .......... December 17th. 1885. November 4th ...... March 4th ..........Xovember 4th ...... May 6th ........... November 4th ....... .. ......... November 18th ..... March 4th .......... March 18th ......... May 20th .......... ............... March 18th ......... November 18th ..... November 4th ...... April 1st .......... April 15th .......... Jixne 3rd ........... April 15th ......... February 4th ....... 9 ......... May 20th .......... June 3rd .......... April 15th .......... ............... December 1’7th. 1885 . December 17th. 1885 . December 3rd ....... January 21st ....... February 4th ....... November 4th ...... November 4th ...... .. ........ January 21st ....... November 18th ..... April 15th .......... Norember 4th .............. DeciAber 17th. 1885. .. 3rd .. June 17th.......... Elected . March 4th. June 17th. De2ember 2nd. May 20th. March 4th. December 2nd. April 15th. December 2nd. June 17th: December 2nd. .... December 16th . April 15th . 9Y 99 June 17th . A;ril 12th. December 16.th December 2nd. May 20th. May 20th . November 18th . May 20th. March 4th. Y. .,June 17th. November 18th . May 20th. &rch‘Eth . March 4th. 2) 99 March 4th. 99 99 December 2nd. Deceinber 2nd. Mar& 4th.” December 16th . May 20th . December 16th . December 2nd. March 4th. $9 ,. November 18th . Name. Proposed. Elected . .-Hodgson. Christopher ................. March 18th.........April 15th . Holloway. George T................... December 17th, 1885. March 4th . Holt. George Crompton ............... November 4th ...... December 2nd . Hoskins. A . P....................... January 21st ....... March 4th . Howson. G. W.P..................... April 1st ........... May 20th . Kawakita. Michitada .................I November 18th ..... December 16th . Jones. A .Wentworth ................. April 1st .......... May 20th . Johnson. John T..................... .. 15th ........... .Jowitt. Charles A . R................. May 6th ........... June lyth . Kilpatrick. Charles ................... February 18th ...... April 15t.h. King. John W....................... March 18th ............ Kirby. H. E.........................Kolin. Charles A ..................... Lnng. William ....................... December 3rd. 1885 . March 4th. Laurie. Arthur P..................... 3) .. ....* Leach. Walter. ..................... November 4th ...... December 1Cjtl. . Leon. John T........................ May 20th .......... June 17th . Leissner. Henry A. B................. November 4th ...... December 2nd. Ling. Arthur K....................... March 4th ......... April 15th. Lyons. Albert Brown ................. June 3rd ........... November 181.11. Macan. H.O’Donaghuc .............. Noyember 4th ...... December 2nd . Mackay. James B. L.................. ............. Y? 99Mackintosh. J. B..................... ......... 39 .. McEwan. Peter .....................December 3rd. 1885.. Warch 4th . Mayks. Edward L.................... November 4th ...... December 2nil. Minty. Henry Oliver .................. March 18t.h ........ April 15th . Morel. Prank ........................ March 4th .............. Moos. M. N. A . P.................... November 4th ...... December 2nd . Ncmton. Walter ...................... December 3rd. 1885 . March 4th . Obach. Eugene ...................... December 17th. 1885. March 4th . Pcndlebury. William I1............... April 1st;........... Map 20th . Pentwost. Stephen James ............. November 18th ..... December 16th . Phillips. Henry J0shu.a ............... ....... ..9) >9 Pilkington. Herbert .................. November 4th....... December 2i1d.Pyke. L. S.M....................... .......... Y9 .. Qnayle. Edwin....................... November 4th ...... December 2nd. Quibell. Oliver ...................... December 1’7th. 1885 . March 4th . Rap. William ........................ May 20th .......... June 17th . Readman. James €3 ................... June 3rd ........... November 18th . R6e. Alfred ......................... .. 17th ......... Remington. Joseph P................. Ma.y 20t. h .......... Junl’l7th . ” Richards. V. 1%....................... June 17th .......... November 18t.11. Richards. William .................... May 20t’h.......... June 17th. Rickard. Forbes ..................... .. 6th ........... 97 1, Roose. Robson ....................... March 4th ..........April 15th. Ross. J.Galbraith ................... January 21st ....... March 4th. Name. Saunders. William .................... Schleselman. James .................. Sheshadri. P. Yeshwant ............... Shimidzu. Tetsukichi ................. Shutt. Frank T....................... Silvester. Harry ..................... Simpson. William S.................. Smith. Charles A..................... Smith. Edgar F...................... Spencer. Richard ..................... Stapleton. Joseph .................... Starey. A . 6......................... Satton. F.Napier .................... Thompson. C. M..................... Thompson. William Phillips .......... Turner. Arthur.. .................... Twining. A .I-I....................... Walker. Henry H..................... Walker. William .................... Proposed. May 20th .......... November 4th ...... November 18th ..... 99 ....... June 17th .......... November 4th ...... April 15th ......... May 20th .......... June 3rd .......... December 17th. 1885 . November 4th ...... January 21st ....... December 3rd. 1885.. December 3rd. 1885 .. November 18th ..... November 4th ...... .......... Elected. June 1’7th . December 2nd. December 16th . 1, 7)November 18t11. December 2nd. May 20th . June 17th . November 18t11. March 4th. December 1gt11. ...... 9) March 4th. December 16th . December 2nd. 9)9May 20th . December 2nd. April 15th .March 4th. December 2nd. March 4t11. >¶ 7).. >9 December 16th . March 4th. April 15th ......... November 4th ...... Whiteley. Richard Lloyd .............. March 18th......... Wertheimer. Julius ..................December 3rd. 1885 .. Williams. Reginald ................... Williamson. Sidney .................. Wilmore. Edward ................... Wright. W. T....................... Yoshida. Hikorokuro ................. Young. Brouham .................... November 4th ...... January 21st ....... February 4th ....... January 21st ....... November 18th ..... January 21st ....... VIIT TITLES OF" PAPERS COMMUNICATED TO DURJNG 1886. January 21st. 1. The Influence of Silicon on the Properties of Cast Iron.Part 111. By Thomas Turner.. ........... 2. The Chemical Action of Pure Cultivations of Bacterium aceti. By Adrian J. Brown.. ................... 3. A Method of Separating and Estimating Zirconium. By Gt. H. Bailey, D.Sc., Ph.D. ................... 4. Notes on an Analysis of Koppite. By G. H. Bailey,D.Sc., Ph.D .................................... 5. The Monobromophthalic Acids. Bv G. Stallard ..... 6. Benzoylacetic Acid and some of it; Derivatives. Part IV. By W. H. Perkin, Jun., Ph.D., and A. Calman, Ph.D.. ........................................ 7. Mercury Sulphites and the Constitution OP Snlphites.By Edward Diyers, M.D., F.R.S., and Tetsukichi Shimidzu, M.E. ................................8. Potassium Chlorate. By Frank L. Teed, D.Sc.. ....... 9. On the Sugars of some Cereals and of Germinated Grain. By C. O'Sullivan, F.R.S.................. 10. Note on the Chemical Bomula for Wool Keratine. BJ R. Lloyd Whiteley, Lecturer on Dyeing at Univer. sit'y College, Nottingham ........................ 11. Some Derivatives of Thiourea. By George McGowan Ph.D., F.R.S.E ................................ Feebmary 4th. 12. The Chemical Formula for Wad Keratine. B: Edmund J. Mills, D.Sc., F.R.S. ................. 13. Methods of Bacteriological Researeh from a Biologist'rPoint of View. By Dr. lilein, F.R.S. ........... Feebruary 18th. 14. The Constitution of Undecjlenic Acid as indicated b; its Magnetic Rotation ;and on the Magnetic Rota tion, &c., of Mono- and Di-allylacetic Acids an( Ethylic Diallylmalonate.By W. H. Perkin, Ph.D. F.R.S.. ...................................... 15. Reactions supposed to yield Nitroxyl or Nitryl Chloridc By W. Collingwood Williams,B.Sc.. ............. 16. The Condition of Silicon in Cast Iron. By A. E Jordan and Thomas Turner.. ................... THE SOCIETY Page PRgeinin Trans-lbstracts. act,ions. 133 130 136 172 138 149 138 153 138 187 139 154 139 533 141 -142 -142 -143 190 147 -148 197 153 205 155 222 155 215 IX 17. Certain Aromatic Cyanates and Carbamates. By H. Lloyd Snape, B.Sc., ............................ 18.The Oil obtained from Lime-leaves. By Francis Watts,. ...................................... March 4th. 19. A New Element : Germanium. By Clemens Winkler 20. The Influence of Temperature on the Heat of Chemical Combination. By S. U. Pickering.. .............. 21. The Salts of Tetrethylphosphonium and their Decom- position by Heat. By Prof. E. A. Letts and Norman Collie, Ph.D. .................................. 22. The Formation of Acids from Aldehydes by the Action of Anhydrides and Salts, and theFormation of Ketones from the Compounds resulting from the union of Anhydrides and Salts. By W. H. Perkin, Ph.D., F.R.S ......................................... 23. A New Method of Preparing Tin Tetrethide. By Prof. E.A. Letts and Norman Collie, Ph.D. ............ 24. Contributions to the History of Cyanuric Chloride. ByAlfred Senier, M.D. ............................ 25. The Action of Naphthylamine on Cyanuric Chloride. By Harold H. Fries ............................ 26. Sulphine Salts containing the Ethylene Radicle. Part I. Diethylenesulphide-methyl-sulphine Salts. Blp Orme Masson, M.A., D.Sc. ...................... 2’7. Sulphine Salts containing the Ethylene Radicle. Part 11. On Dehn’s Reaction between Ethylene Bromide and dlkyl Sulphide. By Orrne Masson, M.A., D.Sc.. 28. The Identity of Certain Mixed Ethereal Oxalates. ByL. Gordon Paul.. .............................. 29. (Omitted by an oversight). 30. Note on the Combustion of Cyanogen.By Harold B. Dixon, M.A.. .................................. 31. Note on the Constitution of Naphthalene derivatives. By R. Meldola.. ............................... 33. Action of Ammonia on Chromyl Dichloride. BySamuel Rideal, B.Sc.. ........................... 33. Note on the Estimation of Resin in Soaps. By C. R Alder Wright, D.Sc., F.R.S., Lecturer on Chemistry, and C. Thompson, F.C.S., Demonstrator of Che-mistry in St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School ...... 34. The Properties of the Nitrobenzalmalonic Acids. B: Charles M. Stuart, M.A.. ....................... Pagein Abstracts. 158 158 161 161 164 165 166 166 167 167 168 168 171 172 1’75 175 177 ~ Pagein Trans-actions. 23 4.316 -260 -317 I 311 314 233 249 -384 -367 -357 X. Pagein .bstracts. Pagein Trans-actions. March 30th. Annual General Meeting.. ......................... 179 329 April 1st. 35. The Determination of Boiling Points. By Prof. Ram- say and Sydney Young, D.Sc. .................... 36. The Vapour-pressures of Bromine and Iodine, and Iodine Monochloride. By Professor Ramsay and Sydney Young, D.Sc. ............................ 3'7. The Use of the Electric Light to Influence Chemical 38. Some Sulphur Compounds of Barium. By V. H. Veley, M.A. ................................... 39. Parabenzylphenol and its Derivatives and a New Benzylphenol. By Prof. E. H. Rennie, M.A., D.Sc. 40. Amidodiphenylsulphonic Acid and Azo-dyes from Diphenyl.By Thos. Carnelley, D.Sc., and Jamef Schleselman .................................. Change. By Henry E. Armstrong.. ............. 181 181 182 183 1S4 184 -453 -369 406 380 Apd 15th. 41. The Eurhodines, a New Class of Colouring Matters By Otto N. Witt, Ph.D.. ....................... 42. The Act,ioii of Sodium on Ethereal Salts of Phenyl. 43. The Action of Metals on Acids. By Henry E. Arm, acetic acid. Part 11. By W. R. Hodgkinson ..... strong ....................................... I87 188 189 391. -- May 7th.. 44. ParanitrobenzoyIacetic Acid and some of its Deriva, tives. By Dr. W. H. Perkin, Jun., and Dr. E Bellenot ..................................... 193 440 By Adriar J. Brown .................................... 45.An Acetic Ferment which forms Cellulose. 194 432 May 20th. 46. Sources of Error in the Calorimetric Study of Salts By Prof. W. A. Tilden. F.R.S. .................. 47. On the Action of Aldehgdcs and Ammonia on Benzil By Francis R. Japp, F.R.S., and W. Palmer Wynne B.Sc.. ....................................... 198 201 -462 48. On Imabenzil. By the same.. .................... 49. On Ammonia-dei-ivatives of Benzoin. By Francis R Japp, F.R.S., and W. H. Wilson, Ph.D.. ......... 50. On Compounds from Benzil and Benzoin and Alcoholt. By Francis R. Japp, F.R.S., and Julius Raschen.. . 202 203 203 473 825 832 XI 51. On the Action of Phosphoric Sulphide on Benzo-phenone. By the same.. ....................... 52. The &paration and Estimation of Zirconium by means of Hydrogen Peroxide.By G;. H. Bailey, D.Sc., Ph.D. ........................................ 53. An Apparatus for the Determination of the Tempera- ture of Decomposition of Salts. By G. H. Bailey, D.Sc., Ph.D .................................... 54. The Retcntion of Lead Salts by Filter-paper. By L. Trant O’Shea.. ................................ June 31.d. 55. Notes on Sir W. Fairbairn’s Experiments on Remelting Cast Iron. By Thomas Turner, Assoc. R.S.M. ..... 56. Some Ammonium Compounds and other DcrivatiTes of .-l’IIydroxyquinoline. By C. A. Kohn, B.Sc.,Ph.D. ........................................ 57. ,&Sulphophthalic Acid. By Prof. C. Graebe and A. RQe, Ph.D. ........................................ 58.Compounds obtained by the aid of p-Sulphophthalic Acid. By the same ........................... 59. Derivatives of Taurine. Part 11. By J. William James ........................................ Julze 17th. GO. The Electrolysis of Aqueous Solutions of SulphuricAcid with Special Reference to the Forms of Oxygen obtained. By Prof. H. McLeod, P.R.S.. .......... 61. Essential Oils. Part 111. Their Specific Refractive and Dispersive Power. By Dr. J. H. Gladstone, F.R.S ......................................... 62. The Formation and destruction of Nitrates and Nitrites in Artificial Solutions and in River and Well Waters. By J. M. H. Blunro, D.Sc. ...................... 63. Water of Crystallisation. By W. W. J. Nicol, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.E .................................64. A Method of Investigating the Constitution of Azo, Diazo, and Analogous Compounds. By R. Meldola, F.R.S., and F. W. Streatfeild.. .................. 65. The Estimation of Free Oxygen in Water. By Miss K. I. Williams and Professor W. Ramsay.. ........... 66. Note as to the existence of an Allotropic Modification of Nitrogen. By Miss K. I. Williams and Professor Ramsay ...................................... 67. The Presence of a Reducing Agent, probably Hydro-gen Peroxide, in Natural Water. By Professor Ramsay.. ..................................... 6s. Evaporation and Dissociation. Part IT. A Study of the Thermal Properties of Acetic Acid. By W. Ramsay, Ph.D., and Sydney Young, L).Sc.. ........Pagein Abstracts. 204 205 205 206 209 210 21 1 211 212 215 216 218 220 222 223 223 225 225 Pagein Trans-actions. 478 481 --493 500 510 522 486 591 609 632 690 624 ---.;90 XI1 ----.__----69. Note on the Vapour-densities of Chloral Ethyl Alco- holate. By William Ramsay, Ph.D., and Sydney Young, D.k .................................. '70. The Nature of Liquids, as shown by a study of the Thermal Properties of Stable and Dissociable Bodies. By William Ramsay, Yh.D., and Sydney Young, D.Sc... ....................................... 71. The Electromotive Forces developed during the Com- bination of Cadmium arid Iodine in Presence of Water.By A. P. Laurie, B.A., B.Sc. ............ 78. Detection and Estimation of Iodine, Bromine and Chlorine. By M. Dechan ...................... 73. The Analysis of ,4110~~and Minerals containing the Heavy Metals, Selenium, Tellurium, &c. By Thomas Bayley ....................................... Received and Prirtted in the Transactions during the recess. 74. Phenylsulphonic Anhydride. By J. L. H. Abrahall .. 75. The Action of Hexabromacetone on Urea. By Alfred Senier ........................................ 76. Contributions to our knowledge of the Chlorides oj Antimony. By Richard Anschiitz and P. Norman Evans ........................................ 77. Pipitzahoic Acid.(First Communication.) By Richard Anschiitz and John Walter Leather.. ............ 78. Purther Contributions to the Knowledge of CyaniiricChloride and other Cyanuric Derivatives. ByHarold H. Fries ............................... 79. Further Observations on the Action of Hexabrom-acetone on Urea. By Alfred Senier .............. 80. The Constitution of Diazobenzeneanilide and its rela- tion to Amidoazobenzene. 11. By R. J. Friswell and A. G. Green .............................. 81. Determinations of Vapour-pressures of Alcohols and Organic Acids, and the Relations existing between the Vapour-pressures of the Alcohols and Organic Acids. By ,4rthur Richardson, Ph.D., University College, Bristol ................................82. The Magnetic Rotation of Mixtures of Water wit,h some of the Acids of the Fatty Series, with Alcohol and with Sulphuric Acid; and Observations on Water of CrystalliPation. By W. H. Perkin, Ph.D., F.R.S ......................................... 83. Trimethyldiethylamidobenzene. By R. F. Ruttan, B.A., M.D., Lecturer on Chemistry in McGill Uni- versity, Montreal.. ............................. 84. The Action of Bromine on Phosphorus Trichloride By A. L. Stern, Scholar in the Chemical Labora- tory of the Mason College, Birmingham .......... Pagein Abstracts. 225 226 2% 227 228 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Pagein Tram-actions. 685 -$00 6K2 735 692 693 705 709 539 743 746 761 777 813 815 x111 Page Page in in Trans-Abstracts.actions. b5. The Electrolytic Preparation of Vanadioue Sulphate.By J. T. Brierley, Dalton Chemical Scholar, Owens College ...................................... .. a22 November 4th. 86. The Action of 'Chlorosulphonic Acid on Naphthalene-a- and P-Sulphoiiic Acids. By Henry E. Armstrong y:and W. P. T;ITynne, B.Sc. ....................... 230 87. The Action of Bromine on (Schsefer's) Betanaphthol- siilphonic Avid. By Henry E. Armstrong and F. j(rW. Streatfeild ................................. 232 88. The Action of Bromine on the Naphthalenesulphonic Acids. By Henry E. Armstrong and W. P. Wynne, " B.Sc. .......................................233 89. a-Nitro-, a-Bromo-, and a-Chloronaphthnlenesulphonic YAcids. By Henry E. Armstrong and 8. Williamson 233 90. The Hvtirolysis of Sulphonic Acids. By A. K. Miller, J(rPh.D. ........................................ 234 '31. The Action of Bromine on Tolueneparasulphonic Acid. xBy the same .................................. 235 '32. Phosphorus Tetroxide. By T. E. Thorpe, F.R.S., and A. E. Tutton, Associate of the Normal School of Science, South Eensington. ...................... 235 833 03. Conversion of Ditolane-azotide into Diphenanthrylenc- azotide. By Francis R.' Japp, F.R.S., and Cosmo Innes Burton, B.8c. ........................... 236 843 94. A Chemical Study of Vegetable Albinism. Part 111. Experiments with Quercus rubra.By A. H. Church, Professor of Chemistry in the Royal Academy of Arts.. ........................................ 236 833 95. The Synthetical Formation of Closed Carbon-chains. Part 11. Some Derivatives of Tetramethylene. ByBy W. H. Perkin, Jun., Ph.D. .................. 238 1" 96. The Action of the Halogens on the Salts of OrganicBases. Part 11. Tetramethylammonium Salts. Bv Leonard Dobbin, Ph.D., and Orme Masson, M.A., D.Sc., Chemical Laboratory of the University of Edinburgh ................................... 239 846 97. Glgcyphyllin, the Sweet Principle of Smilax glycy-phtylla. By Edward H. Rennis, M.A. (Sydnet),J).Sc. (London), Professor of Chemistry in the University of Adelaide, South Australia. ..........239 857 November 18th. !k3. Researches on the Relation between the Molecular Structure of Carbon Compounds and their dbsorp. tion Spectra. Part VIIL. A Study of Coloured Substances and Dyes. By W. N. Hartley, F.R S., Ropl Cvllege of Science, Dublin ................ 245 y: XIV 99. Spectroscopic Notes on the Carbohydrates and Albu minoiids from Grain. By W. N. Hartley, F.R.S. Royal Collcge of Science, Dublin ................ 100. Preliminary Note on the Electrolysis of Ammonic Sulphate. By Herbert McLeod, F.R.S. ......... 101. The Preparation and Hydrolysis of Hydrocyanides of the Diketones. By Francis R. Japp, F.IC.S., and N. H. J. Miller, Ph.D.. ......................... 102. The Action of Salicylic Aldehyde on Sodium Succinatt in presence of Acetic Anhydride.By Gibson Dyson. Demonstrator of Chemistry, Normal School of Science, South Kensington ...................... 103. The Reduction of Nitrites to Hydroxylttrnine byHydrogen Sulphide. By E. Divers, F.R.S., and T, Haga ........................................ 104.Note on some Double Thiosnlphates. Bp J. B. Cohen, Ph.D., Assistant Lecturer on Chemistry, Owens College ....................................... 105. Preliminary Note on the Action of TriphenylmethylBromide on Ethyl Sodio-mnlonate. By George G Henderson, M.A., B.Sc., Assistant to the Professor oi Chemistry, University of Glasgow. ............... 106. Action of Silicon Tetrachloride on Aromatic Amido- compounds. By Arthur Harden, B.Sc., Dalton Scholar in the Owens College ....................December 212d. 107. Bismuthates. By M. M. Pattison Muir and Douglas J. Carnegie.. .................................. 108. The Action of Inorganic Compounds on Living Matter. By James Blake, M.D.. ......................... 109. Morindin and Morindon. By T. E. Thorpe, F.R.S., and T. H. Greenall. ............................ 110. The Hydration of Salts : Cadmium Chloride. By S. U. Pickering .................................. 111. The Decomposition of Sodium Carbonate on Fusion. By S. U. Pickering ............................ 112. Derivatives of Tolyl-benzene. By Thomas Carnelley, 1).Sc. (Lond.), and Andrew Thomson, D.Sc. (Edin.). 113. The Amount of Chlorine in Rain-water collected at Cirencester.By Edward Kinch, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester ............................ 114. Some Analogous Phosphates, Arsenates, and Vana- dates. By John A. Hall, Student in the Laboratory of Owens College .............................. 115. Agricultural Experiments with Iron Sulpliate as a Xanure during 1886. By A. B. Griffiths, Ph.D. ... December 16th. 116. Researches on the Constitution of Azo-and Diazo-Yagein Abstracts 247 248 249 249 250 251 251 251 253 254 256 257 257 258 258 259 260 .. Page in Trans-actions. 58* -29" 61" 48" 38" -40" 7'7* 52* 75" 72" 87" 92" 94* .. XV Page Pageinin Trans-Abstracts. actions.derivatives. Diazo-amido-compounds. By R. Mel-;*dola, F.R.S., amd F. W. Streatfeild .............. 263 11'7. The Influence of Silicon on the properties of Iron JCand Steel. By Thomas Turner .................. 266 118. The Distribution of the Nitrifying Organisms in the Soil. By R. Warington, P.R.S................... 267 # 119. Isomeric change in the Phenol Series. The Action of Bromine on the Dibromonitrophenol. Ry Arthur R. tLing ........................................ 268 120. Some Azines. By Francis R. Japp, P.R.S., and Cosmo Innes Burton, B.Sc. ...................... 268 98" * Papers printed in the Transactions for 1887' are thus distinguished. Where no reference is given to the Transactions, the paper has appeared only in the " Abstracts of Proceedings." INDEX TO AUTHORS’ NAMES.Armstrong, H. E., 182, 189, 230, 232, 233. Bailey, G. H., 138, 205. Bayley, T., 228. Bellenot, E., 193. Blake, J., 254. Brown, A. J., 136, 194. Burton, C. T., 236, 268. Calman, A., 139. C‘arnegie, I). J., 253. Carnellsy, T., 184, 258. Church, A. H.. 236. Cohen, J. B., 251, Collie, N., 164, 166. Deehan, M., 227. Divers, E., 139, 250. Dixon, H. B., 171. Dobbin, L., 239. Djson, G., 249. Fries, H. H., 167. Gladstone, J. H., 216. Gntebe, C., 211. Greenal, T. H., 256. Griffiths, A. B., 260. Haga, T., 250. Hall, J. A., 259. Harden, A., 251. Hartley, W. N., 2%5,247. Hedersov, G. G., 251. liodgkinaon, W. R., 188. Japp, F. R., 201, 202, 203, 204, 236, 249, %68.James, J. W., 212. Jordan, A. E., 155. Kiiich, E., 258. Ktein, E., 148. Kol111, C. A., 210. Laurie, A. P., 227. Lotts, E. A., 164, 166. Liug, A. R., 268. Masson, O., 167, 168,239. McGowan, G., 143. McLeod, €I.,215, 248. Meldola, R., 172, 222, 263. Miller, A. K., 234, 235. Miller, N. H. J.,249. Mills, E. J.,14’7. Muir, M. DL P., 253. Munro, J. M. H., 218. Nicol, W. W. J., 220. O’Shea, 1,. T., 206. 0’8ullivan, C., 142. Paul. L. G., 168. Perkin, W. H., 153,165. Perkin, W. I€.,Jun., 139,193, 238. Piekering, S. U., 161, 257. Ramsay, W., 181, 223, 226, 226. Raschen, J.,20’3, 2Q4. RBe, A., 211. Rennie, E. H., 184, 239. Rideal, S., 175. Schleselman, J., 184. Senier, A., 166.Shimidzu, T., 139. Snape, H. L., 158. Stallard, G., 138. Streatfeild, F. W., 222, 232, 263. Stutm, C. M., 177. Teed, F. L., 141. Thoinson, A., 258. Thompson, C., 175. Thorpe, T., 236, 254. Tilden, W. A., 198. Turner, T., 133, 155, 209, 266. l’utton, A. E., 235. Veley, V. H., 183. Watts, F., 158. Wariugton, R., 267. Whikiey, R. L., 142. Williams, K. I.,223. Williams, W. C., 155. Williarnson, S., 233. Wilson, W.H., 203. Winklei., C., 161. Witt, 0. N., 187. Wright, C. R. A., 175. Wjnne, M7.P., 201, 202, 230, 233. Young, S., 181, 225, 226. XVII INDEX TO DISCUSSIONS. Abel, Sir F. A., 156. Miiller, H., 137, 138, 151, 156,172,182, Armstrong, 137, 141, 150, 1’72,174,184, 195, 216,267. 213, 218, 222, 235.Newlands, J., 255. Bailey, 138. Nicol, 221. Blake, 255. Brunton, 255. Perkin, W. H., 235. Picliering, 199, 221. Frankland, Prof., 149. Ranisay, 181, 183. Frankland, P. F., 142, 149, 267. Priswell, 216, 265. Spiller, 247. Stevenson, 254. Gladstone, 218. Groves, 182,257, 268. Teed, 141, 184. Thudichum, 150. Japp, 181. Tilclen, 201, 218. Turner, 135, 156, 2G7. Klein, 151. Unwin, 134. Laurie, 216. Lloyd, 254. Veley, 184. McLeod, 248. Warington, 149, 195, 237,268. Meldola, 185,266. Wright, 201. Messel, 184, 248. b SVIII INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Absorption spectra, relation between and molecular structure uf carbon compounds, 245. Acetic acid, oxidation of, by Bacterium aceti, 136. --study of thermal properties of, 225.-ferment (an), which forms cellu- lose, 194. Acids, formation of, from aldehydes, by action of anhydrides and salts, 165. Agricultural experiments with iron sul- phate, 260. Albinism, vegetable, 236. Albumino’ids, spectroscopic notes on, 247. Aldehydes and ammonia, action of, on benzil, 201. Allylacetic acid, magnetic rotation of, 153. Amidodiphenylsulphonic acid, azo-dyes from, 184. Ammonia, action of chromyl dichloride on, 175. Ammonia derivatives of benzil, 203. Ammonic sulphate, electrolysis of, 249. Amy1 alcohol not oxidised by Bacterium aceti, 136. Analysis of alloys and rrinerals, 225. Annual General Meeting, 179. Anthraquinone, metachlor-, 212. Antimony, chlorides of, 229.Argyrodite, 197. Arsenates, phosphates and vanadates, analogous, 259. Azines, 268. Azo- and diazo-compounds, methods of investigating constitution of, 222, 263. Bacterium aceti, chemical action of, 136. Bacteriological research, methods of, 148. Barium, some sulphur compounds of, 183. Benzil, action of aldehydes and amino- nia on, 201. -and benzoin, compound3 from, and alcohols, 203. Benzoin, ammonia-derivatives of, 203. Benzophenone, action of phosphoric sul- phide on, 204. Benzoylacetic acid, and some of its derivatives, 139. --paranitro-, 193. Benzoyl cyanurate, 166. Benzylphenols, 184. Bismuthates, 253. Boiling points, determination of, 181. Bromine, action of, on tolueneparasul-phonic acid, 235.-vapour-pressure of, 181.Bromonitrophenols (di), action of bro-mine on, 268. Bromophthalic acids, 138. Butylic alcohol not oxidised by B. aceti, 136. Cadmium and iodine, electromotive forces developed by combination of, 227. -chloride, hydrates of, 257. Calorimetric study of salts, sources of error in, 198. Cane-sugar unaffected by B. areti, 136. Carbamates, certain aromatic, 158. Carbohydrates, spectroscopic notes on, 247. Cellulose, an acetic ferment which forms, 194. Cereals, suga1.s of, 142. Chemical change, use of electric light to influence, 182. Chloral ethyl alcoholate, vapour-density of, 245. Chloi-ate, deccmpcsition by heat of potassium, 141. Chlorine, amount of, in rain-water, 259. Chlorosul~honio acid, action of, on naphtli~l,lenel.nonosulphonicacids; 230.Chromyl dichloride, action of ainrnonia XIX Closed carbon-chains, synthetical forma- tion of, 238. Coumarinecarboxylic acid, 178. Crystallisation, water of, 220. Cyanates, certain aromatic, 158. Cyanogen, combustion of, 171. Cyanuric chloride, 166, 229. --action of naphthylamine on, 167. Decomposition of salts, apparatus for determination of temperature of, 205. Denitrification, 220. Detection and estimation of chlorine, bromine, and iodine, 227. Dextrose, oxidation of, by B. aceti, 136. Diallylacetic acid, magnetic rotation of, 153. Diallylmalonate, magnetic rotation of ethylic, 153. Diazoamido-compounds, 263. Diazobenzeneanilide, 229. Diphenyl, azo-dyes from, 184.-dicyanate and diisocganate, 158. Diphenylene diurethane, 158. Dissociation and evaporation, 225. Double sah, heat of formation of, 164. Dyes, absorption spectra of, 245. Ekasilicium, 197. Electric light, use of, to influence che- mical change, 182. Electrolysis of aqueous solutions of sulphurio acid, 215. -of ammonic sulphate, 248. Electromotive forces of combination of cadmium and iodine, 227. Error, sources of, in calorimetric study of salts, 198. Essential oils, 216. Estimation of free oxygen in water, 223. Ethylene bromide, action of ethyl snl- phide on, 168. -sulphinc salts, 167. Ethylic alcohol oxidised by B. aceti, 136. Eurhodines, a new class of colouring matters, 187. Evaporation and dissociation, 225.Explosives, 198. Pairbairn’s, Sir William, experiments on remelting of iron, 134, 209. Fermentation, 137. Ferment, an acetic, which forms cellu- lose, 194. Filter-paper, retention of lead salts by,206. Germanium, 197. Gluconic acid, formation from dextrose by B.aceti, 136. Glycyphyllin, 239. Glyoxalines, 201. Grain, sugars of malted, 142. Heat of combination, influence of tem-perature on, 161. Heat of dissolution of hydrated and anhydrous salts, 161. Hexabromacetone and urea, 229. Hydration of salts : cadmium chloride, 25’7. Hydrocpanides of diketones, 249. Hydrogen peroxide, separation and esti- mation of zirconium by, 205. --probable presence of, in na,turd water, 225. Hydrolysis of sulphonic acids, 234.Hydroxylamine, reduction of nitrites to, 251. Hydroxyquinoline, derivatives of, 210. Imabenzil, 202. Iodine, separation of, from chlorine and bromine, 227. -and iodine chloride, vapour pres- sure of, 181. Iron, cast, condition of silicon in, 155. --influence of silicon on, 133. --Sir William Fairbairn’s ex-periments on remelting of, 134. -sulphate, agricultural experiments with, 260. Ketones, formation of, by interaction of anhydrides and salts, 165. Keratine, formula of wool, 142, 147. Koppite, analysis of, 138. Lead dts, retention of, by filter-paper, 206. Levulose, production of, from mannitol by B. aceti, 136. Lime leaves, oil of, 158. Liquids, nature of, 226. Liiing matter, action of inorganic, com- ponnds on, 254.Magnetic rotation of allyl- and diallyl- acetic acids, ethylic diallylmalonate, and undecylenic acid, 153.---of mixtures of water with fatty acids, &c., 229. Mannitol, conversion of, into lerulose by .B. aceti, 136. Mercury sulphites, 139. Metals, action of acids on, 189. Metatoluylene diisocyanate, 158. b2 xx Methylic alcohol not oxidised by B aceti, 136. -ethylic oxalate, 168. Methyl nonyl ketone from oil of lime leaves, 158. Milk-sugar unaffected by B. aceti, 136. Molecular structure of carbon com-pounds, relation between, and absorp-tion spectra, 245. Morindin and morindon, 256. Naphthalene-derivatives, 139. --note on constitution of, 172. Naphthalenedisulphonic acids, 229.Naphthalenesulphonic acids, action of bromine on, 233. -I_ a-bromo-, a-chloro-, and a-nitro-, 233. Naphtholsulphonic acid (p-) and bro- mine, 232. Natural wat,ers, probable presence of H,02 in, 225. Nature of liquids, 226. Nitrates, formation and destruction of, by organisms, 218. Nitric peroxide explosives, 198. Nitrifying organisms, distribution of, in soil, 267. Nitrites, reduction of, by hydrogen sul- phide, 250. Nitrobenzalmalonic acids, properties of, 177. Nitrogen, note as to existence of an allo- tropic modification of, 223. Nitroxyl or nitryl chloride, 155. oils, essential, 216. Oxalate, methglic ethylic, 168. Oxygen, method of estimating free, in water, 223. Ozone, production of, by electrolysis, 215.Parabenzglphenol, 184. Paranitrobjnzoylacetic acid, derivatives of, 193. Perchlorate, decomposition of potassium,141. Phenanthrylene (di-) azotide, 236, 269. Phenylacetic acid, action of sodium on ethereal salts of, 188. Phenylbutindicarboxglic acid, 178. Phenylsulphonic anhydride, 229. Pipitzahoic acid, 229. Phosphates, arsenates and vanadates, analogous, 259. Phosphoric sulphide, action of, on ben- zophenone, 204. Phosphorus tetroxide, 235. Phosphorus trichloride, action of bro-mine on, 229. Phthalic acid, bromo-, 139. -’-P-sulpho-, p-hydroxy-, and B-chloro-, 211. Potassium chlorate, decomposition of, by heat, 141. Propyl alcohol, oxidation of, by B. aceti, 136. Rain-water, amount of chlorine in, 258. Resin, estimation of, in soap, 175. Retention of lead salts by filter-paper,206.Salicylic aldehyde, action of, on sodium succinate, 249. Balts, sources of error in calorimetric study of, 198. Silicon, condition of, in cast iron, 155. -influence of, on properties of iron and steel, 133, 266. -tetrachloride, action of, on aroma- tic amido-compounds, 251. Smilax glycyphylla, sweet principle of, 239. Soap, estimation of resin in, 1’75. Sodium carbonate, decomposition of, on fusion, 257. Starch, unaffected by B. aceti, 136. Succinate, action of salicylic aldehyde on sodium, 249. Sugars of cereals and malted grain,142. Sulphine salts containing ethylene, 267. Sulphites, constitution of, 139. Sulphonic acids, hydrolysis of, 234.Sulphophthalic acid, 211. Sulphur compounds of barium, 183. Sulphuric acid solutions, electrolysis of, 215. Taurine, derivatives of, 212. Temperature, influence of, on heat of combination, 161. -of decomposition of salts, appara- tus for the determination of, 164. Tetramethylammonium salts, action of halogens on, 239. Tetramethylene, derivatives of, 238. Thiosulphates, double, 251. Thiourea, derivatives of, 143. Tin tetrethide, new method of preparing, 166. Titanium, estimation of, in presence of niobium, 138. Tolane (di-) azotide, 636, 268. Tolueneparasulphonic acid, action of bromine on, 235. Trimethyldiethylsmidobenzene,229. XXI Triphenylmethyl bromide, action of, on ethylic sodio-malonate, 25 I. Undecylenic mid, constitution of, 153.Urea and hexabroruacetone, 229. Vapour-pressures of acids and alcohols, 229. --of bromine, iodine and iodine chloride, 181. 1 Vanadates, arsenates mid phosphates,i analogous, 259. Water of crystallisation, 220. Wool keratine, 142, 147. Zirconium, estimation and separation of, by means of hydrogen peroxide, 138, 205. HARRISON AND SONS,PRINTERS IN ORDINARY TO HER XAJESTY, BT. XARTIN’S LAND*