β Scribed by Hammer, A. J.
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By A. J. HAMMER 't'lic title of this pitpw iiiiiy bc soiiiewliiit, ntis1c;tthg to tltc clicniist 1%-lio hits ticcu wrttcliing tlie tlcvclopiitcnt of the synt lietic rrsiri iridust.ry or who Iiiis ticcn intcrcstcd in intiustrinl solvcnts. 7'0 :I large ~ttititl~cr of ilitliistriitl and rcsertrch clttmtists, Itowcvcr, ftlrfiiriil still reiiiiiirts eithcr it Inhorittory curiosit,y or nil exiiiitplc of soittctliiiig thitt can be ittii(lc from tltc wistc nintcri:tl of ii grcnt inclustry. (.'oiiiliarntivcIy few Iiitvc tltought of it. its ii rtiw niiitwiiil tiiit i n tltca piist tlccntlc cl~eniicitl industrics h i t vc rccoyiizctl ii nutnlicr of propertics ~rlticli mikc it viilitablc eithcr ns n r i t w ntiiterinl or 11s nn indiistrinl solvcn t . The jnrrerise in the imprtiincc of this cotnl~oiiiid to t Iic clicnricnl inrlirstries ciin best be tilto\*n in its pricc Iiistnry and production sincc t922.1 .Ikforc thiit ~e i i r \ ~e r y littlc of t l ~c co1l1poiii1d \t-ii.Li ii~:iihIdc iilitl tliitt OIIIY nt prices wrying froni $6.50 to $30 pcr Ib. In Jitnunry, 1922, its niiinufiictnrc wis first, iindcrtnkcn on R coinnwrcinl sctilc and it wns t,Iieu posaihle to obtnin fiiirly Inrgc qiiantitiw iit S1 per 111. 'During titiit first ycitr, while the
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