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Page 184
The deficiency was remedied by isomer- ization (changing molecular structure) of
the more abundant normal butane into isobutane. The isomerization catalyst is
aluminum chloride supported on alumina, promoted by hydrogen chloride gas.
The deficiency was remedied by isomer- ization (changing molecular structure) of
the more abundant normal butane into isobutane. The isomerization catalyst is
aluminum chloride supported on alumina, promoted by hydrogen chloride gas.
Page 195
Diethyl methyl-«-propylmalo- mepro- nate is reduced with lithium aluminum
hydride, LiAlH4, bamate to the corresponding dihydric primary alcohol; this is
condensed with carbonyl chloride, COC12, with elimination of hydrogen chloride
to give ...
Diethyl methyl-«-propylmalo- mepro- nate is reduced with lithium aluminum
hydride, LiAlH4, bamate to the corresponding dihydric primary alcohol; this is
condensed with carbonyl chloride, COC12, with elimination of hydrogen chloride
to give ...
Page 368
Sulfur bacteria, which use hydrogen sulfide as a source of hydrogen atoms
instead of water, produce sulfur instead of oxygen during photosynthesis. In the
1930s, a Dutch biologist, Cornelis van Niel, recognized that the utilization of
carbon ...
Sulfur bacteria, which use hydrogen sulfide as a source of hydrogen atoms
instead of water, produce sulfur instead of oxygen during photosynthesis. In the
1930s, a Dutch biologist, Cornelis van Niel, recognized that the utilization of
carbon ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica Publishers, Inc. Staff |
| Contributor | Robert M. Hutchins |
| Edition | 15, illustrated |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 |
| ISBN | 0852292902, 9780852292907 |
| Length | 934 pages |
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