AbstractsChemistry

The work to be described in the following pages may be conveniently divided into two parts, the first section dealing with various chemical reactions resulting from the action of hydrogen peroxide – nitric acid mixtures on organic compounds and identification of the products obtained, the second with physical measurements of hydrogen peroxide mixtures, principally of refractive index. The latter part is somewhat preliminary in nature, the ultimate aim being to obtain a means of determining the structure of hydrogen peroxide and the various peracids which are formed by its action upon different acids, both organic and inorganic. The refractive index measurements were undertaken owing to several accidents experienced by the author and also due to his marked sensitivity to several organic compounds which were investigated. Thus in some instances, products were obtained which could not be further identified. [...]