An F&M 810 instrument was used with H2 flame detector iso• thermally at 230°. The column was a 6 ft X 0.25 in. SS packed with 3 % silicone gum XE-60 on 100-120 Chromosorb WAW DMCS. Tic employed silica gel plates (Merck) using 1 :4 Et20-hexene with 1 % vanillin-H2SO4 spray for development.