“…The CMPO was purified according to a procedure developed by Gatrone et al (1987) and Tse and Vandegrift (19891, with modifications supplied by Vandegrift (1993). The essential purification steps included (1) dissolving the CMPO in n-heptane, (2) filtering the resulting solution, (3) vigorously mixing Amberlyst A-26 (Rohm and Haas Company) anionic resin that had been converted from the C1-to the OH-form and Dowex AG MP-50 (Dow Chemical Company) cationic resin with the solution to remove charged particles, (4) filtering the solution to remove the resin particles, (5) washing the organic solution with aqueous sodium carbonate solution, (6) washing the organic again with mild aqueous nitric acid, (7) washing the organic with ultrapure water, (8) drying the organic with anhydrous sodium sulfate, (9) vacuum-evaporating about two-thirds of the n-heptane from the solution, (10) cooling the solution to allow the CMPO to crystallize, (11) grinding the crystals, and (12) drying the crystals under vacuum.…”