Saponification of this compound was attempted, using a solution of potassium hydroxide in diethylene glycol. Starting material was recovered quantitatively.The Reaction of p-Bromobenzoyltriethylbenzene with the Binary Mixture.-The binary mixture was prepared from 0.6 g. of magnesium and 2.55 g. of iodine in a mixture of 12 cc. of ether and 24 cc. of benzene. A solution of 3.5 g. of f-bromobenzoyltriethylbenzene in 20 cc. of ether was added slowly to the reagent. The reaction was completed in the manner described for ^-bromobenzoylmesitylene. The 4,4,-biphenyl was recrystallized from absolute ethanol; yield, 0.35 g., m. p. 148-149°.
The mercury analyses-were carried out according to Rauscher's method as modified by us.4 Summary Several series of aromatic glycol mercurials (4) Shukis and Tallman, Ind. Eng. Chem., Anal. Ed., 12, 123 (1940).have been prepared and their bactericidal properties evaluated. An attempt has been made to correlate the antibacterial activity with the structure of the mercurials.New York, N. Y.
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