Chemistry of Dehydrogenation of Alcohols by Fusarium Lini Bolley

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FORDHAM UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL

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CHEMISTRY OP DEHYDROGENATION OP ALCOHOLS BY FUSARHTM LINI BOLLEY.

By George J. Goepfert A.B. Pordhara University

1937

M*S« PordHara University

1939

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NEW YORK 1942

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CHEMISTRY OP BEHYDROGENATION OP ALCOHOIS BY PUSAHIITM LINI BOLLEY.

Table of Contents Pajce I. II# III.

XV# V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X.

Acknowledgement

vii

Introduction

1

Introduction to Previous investigations

4

1#

Fusarium lini Bolley

4

2#

Mold Action on Alcohols and Polyhydroxyl at ed Compounds

9

The mechanism of Hydrogen Transport

14

Methods

17

Experimental

44

Discussion

82

Summation

86

literature

87

Vita

94

iv.

r

n LIST OF TABIES

Table 1. XI*

Page Mold Action on Alcohols and Polyhy&roxylated Compounds• • •. •................... ... •...... *..

11

Analyses of Known n-Propyl Alcohol Solutions.•

35

III*

Analyses of Known iso-Propyl Alcohol Solutions*• 35

IV*

Analyses of Known Acetone-Iso-propyl Alcohol Mixtures*•••.••••.••••••