ABSTRACTS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY. Vol. I11 Nos. 3145. JANUARY--DECEMBER, 1887. EDITED BY THE SECRETARIES. LONDON: GURNEY & JACKSON, 1,’PATERNOSTER ROW. 1887. LONDON : BARRISON AND BONE, PRINTERS TN ORDINARY TO HER MAJESTY, BT. MARTIN’S LANE. DATES OF ISSUE OF THE MONTHLY NUMBERS 0%' TBE JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY TO FELLOWS. January number was issued.. ............3rd January. February ..........................2nd February. March ..........................4th Narch. April ..........................lst April. May ........................ .4th May. June ......................... 3rdJune. July ........................2nd July. AU~SUS ..........................5th August.t, September ..........................1st September. October ..........................8th October. November ......................... .4th November. December ......................... .3rd December. Index ,, will be issued early in January. LIST OF GRANTS MADE FROM THE RESEARCH FUND DURING THE YEAR. $25 to Professor E. H. Rennie: for the further study of the red colouring matter of Dvosera Wl'ittakwi. $25 to Mr. Holland Crompton : for the study of the action of nitric acid on copper zinc and copper-tin alloys with the object of deter- mining whether the metals exist in combination or admixed. %LO to Ah.C. H. Bothamley : for experiments on the use of dyes in photography, and especially on the sensitising action of the dye. $25 to Mr.W. P. Wynne: for the determination of the nature of hhe products formed on oxidising nitric oxide by admixture with oxygen. SlO to My. A. Wynter Blyth: for the study of the constitution of butter-fat. LIST OF FELLOWS ELECTED DURING 1887. 1Name. Proposed. Elected. ...-I... Barclay. Hugh....................... May 5th ........... June 16th. Reasley. William C .T................. March 17th ....... April 21st . Blizndstone. Edwin R................. ............. .. Y9 Bott. William ....................... May 19th .......... June 16th . Bui.ford, Samuel I?. ................... March 17th .......... April 21sb . Calrler. Fmnk ........................ November 3rd ...... December 1st. Carrington. George. B.A............... June 16th .........."November 17th .Chenhall. James W................... March 3rd .......... April zlst . Coates. William H.................... December 16th. 1886 . February 3rd . Cokesey. Thomas ..................... ..JY Colman. Harold 0;.................. February 17th ...... M&h 1'7ti: Colar. George ........................ March 3rd ......... April 21st . Crowther. Horace W.................. Sovember 3rd ...... 13ecember 1st. Cribb. Cecil R....................... February 3rd ....... March 3rd . Cundall. James T..................... Pebruary 17th ...... March 17th. Danber. Henry. Jun ................... March 17th ........ April 21st. Daniell. L. C......................... April 7th ........... June 16th .Dickson. Arthuli ...................... November 3rd ...... December I& . Dobbin. Leonard ..................... January 20th ....... March 3rd . Downes. Arthur H.................... December 3rd, 1886 . Pebruary 3rd . Erhardt. Ernest. @.................... April 21st ......... June 16th . Elborne. William ..................... June 2nd .......... #November 17th . Emmons. Hamilton ................... December 16th. 1886 . February 3d . Xvans. Alfred J...................... February 17th ...... March 17th . Evans. William N.................... May 19th .......... June 16th. Fawsitt. Charles A.................... November 3rd ...... December 1st . Freeman. Frederic W................. April 7th .......... June 16th . Gtalbraith.David R. S................. November 3rd ...... December 1st . Geisler. Joseph F..................... February 3rd ....... March 3rd . Gordon. Hugh....................... March 3rd ......... April 21st . Glover. Herbert J..................... April 7th .......... June 16th . Goyder. George A .................... December 2nd. 1886 . February 3rd . Graville. Edward Day ................ April 7th .......... June 16th. Gregory. Willitkin .................... March 17th ......... April 21st. Green. John E....................... May 5th ........... June 16th . Hall. Edgar ......................... January 20th ....... March 3rd. Hall. Joseph C.A.................... November 3rd ...... December let! Harden. Arthur ...................... February 17th ......March 17th. Hay. Alexander ...................... January 20th ....... March 3rd. Head. Casimir 5...................... November 3rd ...... December 1st . Hedley. Thomas A ................... February 3rd ....... March .3rd. Heywood. James Q................... November 3rd ...... December lat. Hogbin. Walter ...................... .......... Hori. E............................. December 2nd. 1886 . Febrkry 3h. Houlditlg. William ................. February 17th ...... March 17th . Howard. David Lloyd ................. March 3rd.......... April 21&. Vl Name. Zackson. John S ...................... Jodhara. Khasberao .................. Jones. Richard N..................... Kavanagh. J.M....................Koga. Yoshimasa ..................... Lees. Samuel ........................ Lennox. David ....................... Luttgen. Eberhard ................... Mwkay. Angus ...................... McArthur. J.3’. ..................... McArthur. John ..................... MoGowan. George .................... McKeow. Herbert .................... Marshall. William .................... Martineau. Sidney .................... Matthews. William E................. MdNinnes. Henry H.................. Miller. John A....................... Mingaye. John C.H.................. Moody. Gerald T..................... Nagel. David Henry .................. O’Connor. Joseph W.................. Ormiston, Archibald R ................O’Sullivan. Patrick T................. Ostessetzer. Julius .................... Overend. Fred . L..................... Phillips. J.Stanley ................... Rawlins. Edward ...................... Reay. Thos .Burden .... .............. Redwood. Theophilus H. .............. Richardson. William H................ Bickmond. Henry Droop .............. Robertson. George .................... Ruppel. Arthur H.F................. Schubart. Louis H.................... Scrutton. W......................... Bheard. John T....................... Simmons. Leonard 0.................. Snape. Henry Lloyd .................. Bohn. Charles E...................... Spencer. Walter 8..................... 8tanley. Arthur ......................Stansell. Lionel W.................... Btangar. W.Harry ................... Stedman. Chas . S...................... Stocks. Herbert B.................... Strangman. James Pim ............... 8ulman. Henry I.. .................... Sutcliffe., Samuel ..................... Proposed. .... January 20th ....... May 19th .......... April 7th........... May 19t.h. ........ June 1.6th .......... November 3rd ...... .. .......... ........ ........ Decezber 16th) 1886 . November 3rd ...... January 20th ....... December 16th. 1886 . May 5th ........... November 3rd ...... 11 ........ A.pri1 21st .......... November 3rd ...... .. ........ February 3rd ....... December 16th.1886 . February 3rd ....... November 3rd ...... February 17th ...... November 3rd ....... May 5th ........... ............... March 3rd .......... December 2nd) 1886 . February 17th ...... June 16th .......... January 20t.h....... February 17th ...... January 20th ....... March 3rd ......... January 20th ....... May 19th .......... March 17th ......... January 20th ....... December 2nd. 1886 . May 5th ........... January 20th ....... December 16th. 1886 . February 27th ...... May 5th ........... June 2nd ........... December 2nd. 1888 . May 19th .......... March 17th ........ Elected. . March 3rd. June 16th . I? .. LNovember 17th . December 15t. .... $9 .. 9) ..February 3rd. December 15t. March 3rd. February 3rd. June 16th . December 15t. 99 $2 June 16th . December 15t. Ma& 3rd.” February 3rd. March 3rd. December 15t. Narch 17th . December 15t. June 16th . Y? .. April 215t. February 3rd. JlIarch 17th . FNovember 17th . March 3rd. March 17th . March 3rd. April 21st . March 3rd. June 16t.h . April 21st . March 3rd. February 3rd. June 16th . March 3rd. February 3rd. March 17th . June 16th . November 17th. February 3rd. June 16th . April 2lst. Name. Proposed. Sutherland, D.A..................... December 16th, 1886. Takamine. Jokichi .................... December 2nd. 1886.. Taylor. Andrew W................... November 3rd ......Traphagen. Frank .................... April 7th........... Vargas. Jose Maria .....,............. November 3rd ...... Wallis. Henry Weston ................ January 20th ....... Ward. John Septibo., ................ November 3rd ., .... Warrington. A.Walley ............... June 16th .......... Watson. Fred .P..................... May 19th .......... Winder, Bartlett W.................. November 3rd ...... Young, John W...................... April 21st ......... Elected. February 3rd . February 3rd . December 15t. Jurie 16th . December 15t. March 3rd . December 15t. "November 17th . June 16th . December 15t. June 16th . * The names of Fellows elected on November 17th were accidentally omitted from the Proceedings of that date .TITLES OF PAPERS COMMUNICATED TO THE SOCIETY DURJNG 1887. January 20th. 1. Some Silicon Compounds and their Derivatives. By J. Emerson Reynolds, M.D., F.R.S. ................. 2. Chromo-organic Acids. Part I. Certain Chromoxalates. By Emil A. Wernef ............................ 3. Note on the Constitution of the Double Chromic Oxalates. By W. N. Hartley, F.R.S. ............ 4. Remarks on recent Papers by A. v. Ba,eyer and J. Thom-sen on the Constitution of Benzene. By Alex. K. Miller, Ph.D.. ................................. February 3rd. 5. The Absorption of Gases by Carbon. By Charles J. Baker ........................................ 6. An Explanation of the Laws which govern Substitution in the case of Benzenoid Compounds.By Henry E. Armstrong .................................... 7.Some Derivatives of Tetramethylene. By G. H. Colman and Dr. W. H. Perkin, Jun. ..................... 8. Derivatives of Pentamethylene. By Dr. W. H. Perkin, Jun........................................... 9. The Decomposition of Potassium Chlorate and Perchlo- rate by Heat. By Percy F. Frankland, Ph.D., B.Sc., A.R.S.M., and John Dingwall.. .................. 10.The Action of Chlorine on Methyl Thiocyanate. BSDr. J. William James, University College, Caydiff .. February 17th. 11. The Influence of Temperature on the Heat of Dissolu-tion of Salts. By S. U. Pickering.. .............. 12. Periodates. By C. W. Kimmins, D.Sc., B.A.(Contri- bution No. IX from the Laboratory of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge). ...................... 13. Sulphonic Acids derived from the 8-Monohaloid-deriva- tives of Naphthalene. By Henry E. Armstrong and W. P. Wynne, B.Sc.. ........................... 14. The Decomposition of Potassium Chlorate and Per- chlorate by Heat. By Frank L. Teed, D.Sc. ....... 15. The Formation of Ethylic Cyanacetoacetate. By Dr. J. William James, University College, Cardiff,, .... ~~ Page Page in in Abstracts. Trans-actions. 1 202 2 383 4 -5 208 7 249 8 258 12 228 12 24.0 14 274 15 268 20 290 22 356 * 22 23 283 25 287 IX 16. The Relation of Diazobenzene Anilide to Amidoazo- benzene.By R. J. Friswell and A. G. Green.. .... 17. Note on Wallach’s Explanation of the Isomeric Trans- formation of Diazoamidobenzdne into Amidoazo- benzene, By R. Meldola, F.R.S. ................ Xarch 3rd. 18. Tartaric and Racemic Acids and the Magnetic Rotn,tory Power of their Ethyl Salts. By W. H. Perkin, Ph.D., F.R.S ................................... 19. Anhydracetonebenzil. By Francis R. Japp, F.R.S., and Cosmo Innes Burton, B.Sc. .................. 20. Condensation Compounds of Benzil with Ketones. Bythe same.. .................................... 21. Constitution of Glycosine. By Francis R. Japp, F.R.S., and E. Cleminshaw, M.A. ....................... 22. Dipheqlgly oxaline and Methyldiphenylglyoxaline.ByFrancis R. Japp, F.R.S.. ........................ 23. Dehjdracetic Acid. By W. I€.Perkin, Jnn., PI1.D.. .. 24. The Colouring Matter of Drosera Whittakeri. ByProfessor E. H. Rennie, M.A., D.Sc.. ............. 25. Further Notes on the Di-haloid Derivatives of Thio-carbamide. By George McQowan, Ph.D. ......... Mamh 1’7th. 28. The Action of Heat on Nitrogen Peroxide. By Dr. A. Richardson, University College, Bristol. ........... 87. Supersaturution of Salt Solutions. By W. W. J.Nicol, M.A., D.Sc. ................................... 28. The Forma tion of y-Naphthalenesulphonic Acid by means of Sulphuric Anhydride and on y-Dihgdroxy- naphthalene. By Henry E. Armstrong and W.I?. Wynne, B.Sc. .................................29. a-Cyanonaphthalenesulphonic Acid. By Henry E. Armstrong and S. Williamson.. .................. 30. Addendum to Paper entitled “ An Explnnntion of the Laws which govern Substitution in the case of Benzenoid Compounds.” By Henry E. Armstrong . 31. The Transformation of Citric Acid into Pyridine-deriva- tives, and on the Constitution of Pyridine. By S. Ruhemann, Ph.D., Jacksonian Demonstrator in the University of Cambridge ....................... 32. Silver containinp; Bismuth. By William Gowland, A.R.S.M., Chemist and Assayer of the ImperialMint, Osaka, Japan, and Yoshimasa Koga, Assistant Assayer.. ..................................... Page in ibstracts. 26 27 29 90 32 33 34 35 36 36 39 40 42 43 44 434 45 Pagein Trans-actions._I_---362 420 431 552 557 484 371 378 397 389 a * t 403 410 X April 7tn. 33. Researches on the Constitution of Azo-and Diazo- derivatives. 11. Dic*zoamido-compounds (continued). By R. Meldolit, F.R.S., and F. W. Streatrfeild...... 34. Conjugated Sulphates and Isomorphous Mixtures of the Copper-magnesium-group. By P. C. Roy, B.Sc. 35. Suboxide of Silver, Ag,O. By G. H. Bailey and 6.J. Fowler ....................................... 36. Action of Trimethylene Bromide on the Sodium Com- pounds of Kthylic Aoetoacetate, Bciizoylacetate,Paranitrobenzoylacetate and Acetonedicarboxjlate. By W. H. Yerkin, Jun., Ph.D.................... April 21st. 37. The Atomic Weight of Gold. By T. E. Thorp?, P.R.S., and A. P. Laurie, B.A. ......................... 38. The Atomic Weight of Silicon. By 1’.E. Thorpe,F.R.S., and J. W. Young, B.A................... 39. Note on dubstitution in the Benzene Nucleus. By H. Foster Morley ................................. 40. Reply to the Foregoing Note. By Henrj E.Armstrong Nay 5th. 41. A Contribution to the Study of Well Water. By R. Warington, F.R.S. ............................ 42. Crystals in Basic-Converter Slag. By J. E. Stead and 0.fi. Rid>dale ................................ 43. Note on the Influence of Temperature on the Heat of Dissolution of Salts in Water. By William A. Tilden, D.Sc., F.R.S............................ 44. The Distribution of Lead in the Brains of two FactoryOperatives Dying Suddenly. By A. Wynter Blyth.. 45. Researches on Silicon Cornpourids and their Deriva- tives. A New Chlorobrornide of Silicon. By J. Emerson Reynolds, M.D., P.X.S.. ................ May 19th. 46. The Formation of Hyponitrites. By Professor Dunstan and T. S. Dymond. ............................. 47. Ozone from Pure Oxygen. By W. A. Shenstone and J. Tudor Cundall.. ............................... 48. The Volumetric Relations of Ozone and Oxygen : A Lecture Experiment. By W. A. Shenstone and J. Tudor Cundall. ................................ 49. The Thermal Phenomena of Neutralisation and their bearing on the Nature of Solution and the Theory of Residual Affinity.By 8. U. Pickering.. .......... Pagein Abstracts. 50 53 54 55 57 60 61 62 63 65 66 71 72 73 75 76 7’7 Pagein Trans-actions. 434 -416 702 565 576 679 588 500 601 --590 646 610 625 593 50. The Action of Metallic Alkylates on Mixtures of Ethereal Salts and Alcohols. By T. Purdie, Ph.D., B.Sc., Professor of Chemistry in the University of St.Andrews.. ................................. June 2nd. 51. The Equivalent of Zinc. By Lieut.-Colonel Reynolds. lat8e R.E., and Professor -W. Ranisay.. ............ 52. The Magnetic Rotation produced by Chloral, Chloral Hydrate and Hydrated Aldehyde.By W. H. Perkin, Ph.D., F.R.S. .......................... 53. Note on a New Class of Voltaic Combinations in which Oxidisable Metals are replaced by Alterable Solu- tions. By C. R. Alder Wright and C. Thompson. .. 54. The Composition of Prussian Blue and Turnbull's Blue. By Edgar F. Reynolds ................... 5.5. Phlorizin. By Professor E. H. Rennie, D.Sc. ........ 56. Further Notes on the Chemical Action of Bacterium aceti. By Adrian J. Brown.. ................... 57. Note on the Cellulose formed by Bacterium xylinum. By Adrian J. Brown ........................... 58. The Oxidation of Ethyl Alcohol in the Presence of Turpentine. By C. E. Steedman, Williamstown, Victoria ..........i........................... June 16th.59. A Study of the Thermal Properties of a Mixture of Ethyl Alcohol and Ethyl Oxide. By William Ramsay, Ph.D., and Sydney Young, D.Sc. ......... 60. Derivatives of Hydrindonaphthene, and Tetrahydro- naphthalene. By W. H. Perkin, Jurt., P1i.D. ...... 61. The Synthetical Formation of Closed Carbon-chains in the Aromatic Series. By F. 5. Kipping, B.Sc., Ph.D. ........................................ 62. The Product of the Action of Ethylene Bromide on Ethylic Acetosodacetate. By P. C. Freer, Ph.D., and W. H. Perkin, Jun., Ph.D. .................. 63. Derivatives of Pentamethglene. By H. G. Colman, B.Sc., and W. H. Perkin, Jun., Ph.D. ............ 64. The Synthesis of Hexamethylene-derivatives. By P. 0. Freer, Ph.D., and W.H. Perkin, Jun., Ph.D. ...... 65. An Attempt to Synthesise Heptamethylene-derivatives.By P. C. Freer, Ph,D., and W. H. Perkin, Jun., Ph.D. ....................................... 66. The Composition of Shale-spirit. By A. K. Miller, Ph.D., and T. Baker, B.Sc. ...................... 67. The Magnetic Rotatory Power of the Ethyl Salts of Maleic and Citraconic Acids and their Isomers. ByW. H. Perkin, Pli.D., F.R.S. .................... Page Page in in Abstracts. Trans-actions. 78 627 81 864 82 808 84 672 86 644 86 634 86 638 87 643 87 -91 755 92 1" 93 21" 95 820 f96 f96 f7l #"fl " XI1 Page Pageinin Tram-Abstracts. actions. ----__--------68. The Temperature at which various Salphates undergo Decomposition.By Gt. H. Bailey, D.Sc., the Owens College ....................................... 100 676 69. The Reaction between Sulphites and Nitrites of Metals other than Potassium. By Edward Divers, M.D., F.R.S., and Tamemasa Raga, F.C.S. .............. 101 659 70. The Action of Acetyl Chloride on Acetoximes. ByVictor Meper and A. W. Warrington, B.Sc.. ....... 101 683 71. Sulphinic Compounds of Carbamide aud Thiocarbamide. By George McGowan.. ......................... 102 666 '72. Anacardic Acid. By Dr. 8.Ruhemann and S. Skinner, B.A.. ......................................... 102 663 Received and Printed ilz the Transactions dtkvlring the Pecess. Note on an Improved Form of Apparatus for the Separdtion of Iodine, Bromine, and Chlorine.By M. Dechan, F.C.S ............................................. 690 Notes on Anhydro -bases. I. Ethenyltriamidonaphthttleiie.By Raphael Meldola, F.R.S., and F. W. Streatfeild, F.I.C. .......................................... .. 691 Dibenzyl Ether. By C. W. Lowe, Student, in the Owens College ......................................... .. 700 On Aluminium in the Ashes of Flowering Plants. ByHikorokuro Yoshida, F.C.S., Assistniit Professor of Chemistry, College of Science, Imperial University, Tokyo, Japan.. .................................. .. 748 Some Ethereal Salts of the Vanadium Acids. By John A. Hall, Owens College.. ............................ .. '751 The Compounds of Ethyl Alcohol with Water.By D. Mendeleeff ...................................... .. 778 Isomeric Chauge in the Phenol Series. (Second Notice.) By Arthur R. Ling.. ............................. .. 782 The Effects of Dilutiod and the Presence of Sodium Salts and Carbonic Acid upon the Titration of Hydroxyl-amine by Iodine. By Tameniasa Haga ............. .. 794 The Action of Light on the Hydrides of the Halogens in Presence of Oxygen. By Srthur Richardson, Ph.D., Lecturer on Chemistry, University College, Bristol.. .. .. 801 Note on the Influence of Liquid Water in promoting the Interaction of Hydrogen Chloride and Oxygen on Exposure to Light. By Henry E. Armstrong, F R.S. . .. 806 The Synthetical Formation of Closed Carbon-chains.Part I (confirzzced). Trimethylenedicarboxylic Acid. Ry W. €I.Perkin, Jun., Yh.D. ............................. 849 November 3rd. 73. Note on the Atomic Weight of Gold. .? 1Thorpe, F.R.S., and A. P. Laurie ......B?. .T*. 106 74. The Interaction of Zinc and Sulphuric Acid. By M. M. Pattison Miiir and 33. H. ddie ................ 75. Note on Safety Taps. By W. A. Shenstme.. ........ 76. Note on Guthrie's Compound of Amplene with Nitrogen Peroxide. By A. I(.Miller, Ph.D. ............... 77. The Dehydration of Netallic Hydroxides by Heat, with Special Reference to the Polymerisation of the Oxides and to the Periodic Law. By Professor Carnelley, l).Sc., and Dr.James Walker, VniversityCollege, Dundee ...............................78. The Bromination of Naphthalene P-sulphonic Acid. By G. Stallard.. ............................... '79. The Constitution of the Three Isomeric Pyrocresols. By W. Bott, Ph.D.. ............................ 80. Preliminary Note on certain Produets from Teak. ByR. Romanis ................................... November.l?tb. 81. Zinc-copper and Tin-copper Alloys. By A. P. Laurie.. 82. The Halogen Substituted Derivatives of Uanzqlmalonic Acid, By C. M. Stuart, B5.A. ................... 83. Note on a Modification of Traube's Capillarimeter. ByH. 5. Elsworthy.. .............................. 84. The Formation of Hyponitrites : 8 Reply. By Edward Divers, M.D., P.R.S. ...........................85. Reply to the foregoing Note. By W. R. Dunstan . . , Deomber Lt. 86. The Alleged Existence of a Second Nitroethane. ByW. R. Dunstan and T. 8. Dgmond.. .............. 87. An Extension of Mendelkeff's Theory of Solution to the Discussion of the Electrical Conductivity of AqueousSolutions. By Holland Crompton. .............. 88. Note on Electrolytic Conductiou and on Evidence of a Change in the Constitution of Water. By Henry E. Armstrong .................................... 89. Bismuth Iodide and Bismuth Fluoride. By B. S. Gott and M. M. Pattison Muir ..................... 90. The Action of llydrogen Sulphide on Arsenic Acid. By B. Brauner, Ph.D., and F. TorniEek.. .......... 91. Note on the Constitution of Mairogallol.By C. S. S. Webster ...................................... Decembep 15th. 92. An Apparatus for Comparison of Colour-tints. BgAlfred W. Stokes ............................. 93. The Alloys of Copper and Antimony and of Copper anc Tin. By E. J. Ball, Ph.9...................... Pyein Lbstracts. 106 108 108 110 113 114 114 117 118 119 llf)121 125 126 127 130 130 130 135 136 Pagein Trans-actione. 47" --59" * -868 lo$* 14P 10P c-134* 116" 125" 13'7" --* XIV Page Page in in Abstracts. Trans-actions. 84. The Constitution of the so-called mixed Azo-com-pounds. By Francis R. Japp, F.R.S., and Felix Klingemann, Ph.D. ............................ 139 * 95.The Interpretation of Absorption-Spectra. By (3.H. Bailey.. ....................................... 141 -96. The Reduction of Potassium Bichromate by Oxalic Acid. By C. H. Bothamley, Assistant Lecturer on Chemistry, Yorkshire College. ................... 141 * 97. The Reduction of Chlorates by the Zinc-copper Couple. By C. H. Bothamley and G. R. Thompson.. ....... 141 * 98. Prejiminary Notice on the Oxidation of Oxtllic Acid by Potassium Dichromate. By Emil A. Werner, Assistant in the Chemical Laboratory, University of Dubliri ....................................... 142 -99. Isomeric Change in the Naphthalene Series. No. 1. By Henry E.Armstrong.. ...................... 143 * 100. Isomeric Change in the Naphthalene Series.No. 2. Ethoxynaphtlialenesulphonic Acid. By E. G. A mphlett and Henry E.Armstrong .............. 144 * 101. Isomeric Change in the Naphthalene Series. No. 3. /3-ChloronaphthxlenesulphonicAcids. By Henry E. Armstrong and W. P. Wynne.. .................. 145 * 102. Isomeric Change in the Naphthalene Series. No.4. a-HaloidnaphthalenesulphonicAcids. By Henry E.. xArmstrong and 8. Williamson.. .................. 145 103.The Sulphonation of Naphthalene. By Henry E. #Armstrong and W. P. Wynne.. .................. 146 * Papers to be printed in the Transactions for 1888 are thus distinguished. Where no reference is given to the Transactions, the paper has appeared only in the " Abstracts of Proceedings." xv INDEX TO AUTHORS' NAMES.Adie, R. H., 106. Amphlett, E. G.,144. Armstrong, H. E., 8, 22, 42, 43, 44, 62, 127, 143, 144, 145, 146. Bailey, Gt. H., 54, 100, 141. Baker, C. J.,7. Baker, T., 97. Ball, E. J., 136. Blyth, A. W nter, 71. Bothamley,C! H., 141. Bott, W., 114. Brauner, B., 130. Brown, A. J.,86, 8'7. Burton, (3, T., 30, 32. Carnelley, T., 110. Cleminehaw, E ,33. Colmm. H. G., 96. Crompton, H., 126. Oundall, J. T., 75, 76. Dingwall, J.,14. Divers, E., 100, 119. Dunstan, W. R., '73, 121, 125. Dymond, T. S., 73, 125. Elsworthy, H. S., 119. Fowler, E. J.,54. Frankland, P. F., 14. Freer, P. C., 95, 96. Friewell, R. J., 26. Gtott, B. S., 130. Gowland, W., 46. Green, A. G.,26. Hags,Tamemasa, 100.Hartley, W. N.,4. James, J. W., 15, 25. Japp, F. R., 30, 32, 33, 34,140. Ximmins, C. W., 22. Xipping, F. S., 93, 95. Elingemann, F,, 139. Laurie, A. P., 58, 106, 117. McGowan, G.,36,101. Rleldola, R., 27, 50. Meyer, Victor, 107. Miller, A. K., 5, 97, 108. Moi-ley, H. F., 61. Muir, M. M. P., 106, 130. Nicol, W. W. J., 40. Perkih, W. H., 29, 82, 98. Yerkin, W. I€.,Jun., 12, 35, 55, 92, 96. Pickering, 8. U., 20, '77. Pnrdie, T., 78. Ramsay, W., 81, 91. Rennie, E. ti., 36, 86. Reynolds, E. F., 86. Reynolds, J. Emerson, 1,72. Reynolds, Lieuttanant-Colonel, 81. Richardson, A., 39. Ridsdale, H., 65. Romanis, R., 114. Roy, P. C., 53. Ruhernann, S., 41, 102. Shenstone, W. A., 75, 76,108.Skinner, 8.,102. Stallard, G., 118. Stead, J. E., 65. Steedman, 87. Stckes, A. W., 135. Streatfeild, F. W., 50. Stumi,, C. M., 118. Teed, I?. L., 23. Thompson, C., 84. Thompson, 8.R., 141. Thorpe, T. E., 5'7, 60, 106. Tilden, W. A., 66. TomiEek, P., 180. Warington, R ,63. Warrington, A. W., 101. Webster, C. S. S., 131. Walker, J. 110. Werner, E. A., 2, 142. Williamson, S., 43, 145. Wright, C. Lt. 8..84. Wynne, W. P., 22,42, 145,146. Young, J. W., 60. Young, S., 91. XVI INDEX TO Armstrong, H. E.,2,4,Il, 13,41,54, 62, 77, 78, 79, 85, 97, 107, 114, 118, 130. Crompton, H., 1%. Crookes, 60, 76, 106, 108,118, 128. Dewar, J., 92. Dunstan, W. R., 110. Pairley, T., 76. Frankland, P. F., 25. Green, A.B.,52. Groves, C. E., 11, 51, 62, 10'7. Japp, 3'. R., 3, 97. Kipping, F. S., 94. Meldola, R., 52, 62. Miller, A. K., 13, 94. Morley, H. F., 4, 129. DISCUSSIONS. Muir, M. M. P., 107. Nicol, W. W. J., 42. Page, F. J. M., 8, 85. Perkin, W. H., 13. Perkin, W. H., Jun., 11, 13. Pickering, S. U., 41, 53, 68, 128. Ramsay, 110, 129. Reynolds, J. E., 2, 4. Ridsdale, C. H., 65. Roberts-Austen, W. C., 137. Shenstone, W. A., '77, 108. Thornson, J. M., 3, 65. Thorpe, T. E., 60,106. Tilden, W.A.,22. Wright, C. R. A., 21, 85, 118, 138. Young, S., 92. XVII INDEX OF Acetopropylic alcohol, 95. Acetosodmetate, product of action of ethylene bromide on ethylic, 95. Acetoximes. action of acetvl chloride on, 101.Address to Her Maiestv the Q,ueen. ’ 89. Affinity, theory of %es:dual, f7. Aldehyde, magnetic rotary power of hydrated, 82. Alkylates, metallic, action of on ethe-real salts, 78. Alloys, copper-antimony, copper-tin and copper-zinc, 117, 136. Amidoazobenzene, note on Wallach’s explanantion of the isomeric trans-formation of diazoamidobenzene into, 27.-relation of diazobenzene anilide to, 26. Amylene, note on Gtuthrie’s compound of, with nitrogen peroxide, 108. Anacardic acid, 102. Anhydracetonebenzil, 30. .__ methyl-, dimethyl-, ethyl- and amyl-, 32. Anhydroacetophenonebenzil, 32. Annual General Meeting, 47. Antimony-copper alloys, 136. Apparatus for comparison of colour tints, 135. Arsenic acid, action of sulphurettedhydrogen on, 130. Atomic weight of gold, 57, 106.-of silicon, 60. Azo-and diazo-derivatives, researches on the ccnstitution of. Diazoamido-compounds, 50. Bacterium aceti, further notes on the chemical action of,86. -xylinuna, note on the cellulose formed by, 87. Basic converter slag, crystals in, 65. Benzalmalonic acid, haloid substitution- derivatives of, 118. Benzene nucleus, note on substitution in, 61, 62. SUBJECTS. Benzene nucleus, remarks on recent papers by A. v. Baeger and J. Thom-sen on the constitution of, 5. Bend, condensation compounds of, with ketones, 32. Bichromate, oxidation of oxalic acid by potassium, 141, 142. Bismuth fluoride and iodide, 130. -silver containing, 45. Blue, composition of Prussian and Turnbull’s, 86.Brains, distribution of lead in, of two factory operatives dying suddenly ,71. Bromination of naphthalene- 8-sulphonic acid, 113. 8-Bromonaphthalenesulphonic acids, 23. Capillarimeter, note on a modification of Traube’s, 119. Carbamide, sulphinic compounds of, 101. Carbon, absorption of gases by, 7. Cellulose, note on the, formed by B. xylinum, 87. Chloracetoacetate, ethylic di-,and potas-sium cyanide, 25. Chloral and chloral hydrate, magnetic rotatory power of, 82. Chlorate, decomposition by heat of potassium, 14, 23. -reduction of, by copper-zinc couple, 141. Chlorine, action of, on methylic thio- cyanate, 15. --on thiocarbonyl chloride, 16. Chlorobromide of silicon, a new, 72.Chloronaphthalenesulphonic acids, 22, 145. Chromoxalates, all chromic salts, 4. -constitution of,3,4. -dichroic properties of, 3. Citraconic acid, magnetic rotatory power of ethylic salt of, 98. Citric acid, transformation of, into pyri- dine derivatives, 44. Closed carbon-chains, synthetical forma-tion of, 93. b XVIII Colouring matter of Dvosera Whitta-keri,36. Conjugated sulphates and isomorphous mixtures of thc copper-magnesiuru- group, 53. Constitution of azo- and diazo-deriva- tives, 50. -benzene, 5. -glycosine, 33.-mairogallol, 130. -pyridine, 44.-pyrocresols, 114. _Iwater, evidence of a change in, 12’7. Colour tints, an apparatus for couipari-son of, 135. Copper alloys, zinc-copper and tin, 117, 136.Copper-zinc couple, reduction of chlo-Fates by, 141. Cyanacetoacetate, formation of ethylic, 25. a-Cyanonaphthalenesulphonic acid, 43. Dehydracetic acid, 35. Diazo-aniido-coinpounds,50. Dissolution of salts, influence of tem-perature on beat of, 20, 66. Distribution of lead in brains of two factory operatives dying suddenly,71. Drosera JVhittakeri, colouring matter of, 36. Electrical conductivity of aqueous soln-tions, an extension of MendelBeffs theory of solution to the discussion of, 126. Electrolytic conduction, note on, 127. Ethereal salts, action of metallic rtlkyl-ates on, 78. JCthy1 alcohol and ethyl oxide, a study of the thermal propevties of a mix-ture of, 91. --oxidation of, in presence of turpentine, 87.Ethylene bromide, product of action of, on ethylic ucetosodacet,ate, 95. Rvidence of a change in the constitution of water, 127. Equivalent of zinc, 81.. Puinai*ic acid, magnetic rotatory power of ethylic salt of, 98. G ases, absorption of, by carbon, 7. G lycosine, constitution of, 33.-tetraphenyl, 34. Gold, the atomic weight of, 5’7, 106. (flyoxaline, diphenyl- and methyldi-phenyl, 34. Heat, action of, on nitrogen peroxide, 39. -dehydration of metallic oxides by, 110. -of dissolution of salts, influence of temperature on, 20, 66. Heptarnethylene-derivatives,attempt to synthesise, 96. Hexamethylene-derivatives, the synthe- sis of, 96. Hexylene, behaviour of, with nitrogen peroxide, 120.Hgdrindonaplithene, derivatives of, 92. Hyponitrites, formation of, ’73,119,121. Hydroxides, dshydration of metallic, byheat, 110. P-Iodonaphthalenesulplphonicacids, 23. Isomorphous mixtures of sulphates of the copper-magnesium-group, 53. Itaconic acid, magnetic rotatory power of its ethylic salt, 98. Laws which govern substitution iu the case of benzenoid compounds, an ex-planation of the, 8, 44, 61, 62. Lead, distribution of, in the brains of two factory operatives dying suddenly, ’71. Mairogallol, constitution of, 130. Magnetic rotatory power of chloral, chloral hydrate and aldehyde hy-drate, 82. --of the ethylic salts of tart8ayicand racemic acids, 29. --of the ethylic salts of malic and citraconic acids and their isomers, 98.Mendelheff’s theory of solution, an ex-tension of, to the discussion of the electrical conductivity of aqueoussolutions, 126. Naphthalene, a-cyanosulphonic acid, 43. -y-dihydroxg-, 42. -formation of y-disulphonic acid by means of sulphuric anhydride, 42. -series, isomeric change in, 143. -sulphonation of, 146. -B-sulphonic acid, bromination of, 113. -sulphonic acids derived from P-monohaloicl-derivatives of, 22. -derivatives of tetrahydro-, 92. N eutralisation, thermal phenomena of, 77. Nitrites, reaction between sulphites and, 100. Nitroethane, note on the alleged exist- ence of a second, 125. Nitrogen peroxide, action of heat on, 39. --note 011 Guthrie’s compound of amylene with, 108.Oxalates, chromopotassic, Qc., 2. Oxalic acid, oxidation of, by potassium bichromate, 141, 142. Oxidation of ethylic alcohol in presence of turpentine, 87. Ozone from pure oxygen, 75. -volumetric relations of oxygen and, 76. Pentamethylene, derivatives of, 12, 96. Pentanetetracarboxylate, ethylic, 12. 7-Pentyleneglycol, 96. Perchlorttte, decomposition by heat of potessium, 14, 23. Yeriodates, 22. Yhlorizin, 86. a-Pimelic acid, 12. Polymerisation of metallic oxides in relation to periodic law, 110. Potassium clilorate and perchlorate, de- composition of, by heat, 14, 23. Prussian and Turnbull’s blue, composi- tion of, 86. Pyridine-derivatives, transforination of citric acid into, 44. I_methylic phengld imeth ylcarbox y1-ate, 36.-phenyldimethyl, 36. Pyrocresols, constitution of the isomeric, 114. Queen, address to Her Majesty t,lie, 89. Racemic acid, magnetic rotatory porn-cr of ethylic salt of, 29. Residual affinity, theory of, and thermal phenomena of neutralisation, 77. Safety taps, note on, 108. Salts, influence of temperature 011 lieat of dissolution of, 20, 66. Salt solutions, supersaturat,ion of, 40. Shale spirit, composition of, 97. 8ilicon, atomic weight of, 60. -a new chlorobromide of, 72. -tetrabromide, preparation of, 2. --and thiocarbamide, 2. Silver containing bismuth, 45. -suboxide, 54. Slag, cqetals in basic converter, 65. Solution, an extension of MendelBeffs theory of, 1%. I_ the bearing of the thermal phe- nomena of neutralisation on the nature .f, 77.Substitution in benzene nuclerzs, 61, 62. -laws by which it is governed in case of benzenoid cQmpounds, 8, 44. Sulphates, conjugated, 53. -temperatures at which rarious, un-dergo decomposition, 100. Sulphinic compounds of carbamide and thiocarbamide, 101. Sulphites, reaction between nitrites and, 100. Sulphonations of naphthalene, 146. Sulphonic acids from B-monohaloid-deri- vatives of naphthalene, 22. Sulphuretted hydrogen, action on arsenic acid of, 130. Sulphuric acid and zinc, interaction of, 106. Supersaturation of salt solutions, 40. Synthetic formation of closed carbon- chains. 93. Taps, note on safety, 108. Tartaric acid, magnetic rotatory power of ethylic salt of, 29.Teak, certain products from, 114. Temperature, inthence of, on heat of dissolution of salt, 20, 66. -at which various sulphates under- go decomposition, 100. Tetrahydronaphthalene, derivatires of, 92. Tetrsmethylene, derivatives of, 12. Thermal phenomena of iieutralisatioii and their bearing on the nature of solution and the theory of residnal affinity, 77. -properties of a mixture of ethylalcohol and ethyl oxide, 91. Thiocarbamide, action of silicon tetrtl-bromide on, 2. -bromethyl-derivatives of, 2. -dihaloid-derivatives of, 36. -sulphinic compounds of, 101. Thiocarbonyl chloride, action of chlorine on, 16. Thiocyanate, action of chlorine on methvl, 15. Tin-coiper alloys, ll?,136. Trimethylene bromide, action of, on sodium-derivatives of ethylic aceto-acetate, &c., 55.Turnbull’s blue, composition of, 86. Turpentine, oxidation of ethylic alcohol in presence of, 87. Traube’s capillarimeter, a modification of, 119. Voltaic combinations, a new class of, in which oxidisable metals are replaced by alterable solutions, 84. xx Water, a contribution to the study of Zinc-copperctllop, 117.’ well, 63. -equivalent of, 81. -evidence of L change in the con--interaction of, and ealphuric mid, stitution of, 127. 106.I HAWISON AXD SONS, PRINTERS IN ORDINABY TO HER MAJESTY, ST. MABTIN’S LANE.