... the first of those compoundsto be studied, which contain the grouping—00 —8 SYNTHETIC USE OF METALS CH2—CO— , the hydrogen of the methylene group(CH2) being replaceable, entirely or in ... ^;Deoxybenzoin10 SYNTHETIC USE OF METALS A few applications illustrating the value of thesesodium derivatives may now be outlined. The sodium derivative of acetoacetic ester, pre-pared by treating the ... besidespreparing paraffin hydrocarbons in this way, healso discovered the zinc alkyl s, the first of the organo-metallic compounds.1 In 1850, Williamson prepared certain ethers by the interaction of...