| RefNo | AP/37/29 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'On some new derivatives of chloroform' by A W [Alexander William] Williamson |
| Date | June 1854 |
| Description | Williamson begins by providing a brief overview of existing research into the constitution of salts. He then describes an experiment in which powdered ethylate of soda is added to chloroform and distilled, and another in which sodium is dissolved in absolute alcohol before adding chloroform and more sodium before distillation. Williamson then analyses the distillate.
Subject: Chemistry
Received and read 15 June 1854. Communicated by Dr [William] Sharpey.
This paper was published in full in volume 7 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On some new derivatives of chloroform'. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1854.0033 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3754 | Williamson; Alexander William (1824 - 1904) | 1824 - 1904 |
| NA7273 | Sharpey; William (1802 - 1880) | 1802 - 1880 |