The Croonian lectures on some points in the pathology of rheumatism, gout and diabetes : delivered at the Royal College of Physicians, London, March 30, April 1, 6, 1886 / by P. W. Latham, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P.
- Peter Wallwork Latham
- Date:
- 1887
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Credit: The Croonian lectures on some points in the pathology of rheumatism, gout and diabetes : delivered at the Royal College of Physicians, London, March 30, April 1, 6, 1886 / by P. W. Latham, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(ii) by treating ethene cyan-alcohol in the same way ethane lactic acid is obtained. CH,. CH, OH CN fOH COOH* ethene lactic acid rOH Methene cyan-alcohol, CH^ - ^„ . Though methylic aldehyde has not yet been isolated, but only obtained in solution in methylic alcohol t, we mayinfei* from the reactions of the other members of the alcoholic series that similar changes will be produced here. That by oxidisit)g methylic alcohol the aldehyde will be obtained, which combined with hydrocyanic acid will form methene cyan- alcohol H.CHO -f- HCN= ^H^l™ methylic aldehyde methene cyan-alcohol and from this we should obtain amido-acetic acid, or glycocine—■ fOH (NH CHJ +NH3 = CH, ON '+HO and fNH^ fNH CH, ] + 2Bp = CH, i + NH3 ICN ICOOH glycocine Again, by acting on albumenoids with certain oxidising agents such as a mixture of potassic dichromate or manganic dioxide with sulphuric acid, Guckelberger;}: obtained the following pro- ducts :— Caproic acid, Propionic acid, Valeric ,, Acetic Butyric „ Formic „ * Fownes, Manual, p. 319. t Miller's Elements of Chemistry, Part iii., 1880, p. 723. X Leibig's Annul., Ixiv. 39.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21445278_0019.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
