> forts (ove Fire). “Towone wots Apparatus‘The critical dimensions ofthe parts of the apparatus are as follows. The connecting tube D is 9 to 11 mm in internal diameter. The trap is 236 to 240 mm in length. The condenser, fof the straight-tube type, is approximately 400 mm in length and not less than 8 mm in bore diameter. The receiving tube E has a S-mL. patty, antsy patn, 14815 mminlengh saunter subisos, otal he er atng is treater ten 008 Lf ay indcate lume. The source of etis pretecly nec heatr th host conta or an bath, The upper pain the las andthe connecting tube may be nse ‘Clean the receiving tube andthe condenser with chromic acd cleansing rue, thoroughly nse wih water, and dyn an oven. Prepare he toluene to be used yfrst shaking with 2 smal quantity of water, separating the excess wate, and cstlig the toluene Procedure— Pace in the dry flask a quaniy of the substance, neghed accurate tothe nearest cengram, wich s expected fo ied 204 ml of water. he substance i o pasty character, weghitin a boat of meta ol of a siz ha wilust pass trough the neck ofthe ask the substances Ikely to cause bumping, ad enough dy, washed sand to cover the botom of the fas, ora numberof captry meting pont tubes, about 100 mm nlengt, sealed atthe upper end, Place about 200 mL of elene in the fask, connect the apparatus and filth recena tube E wth toluene poured though the top ofthe condenser. Heatthe fas get for 15 minutes and, hen the tluene begins to bl, dsl the rte of abou 2 drops per second unl most ofthe water has passed over, then increase thereof dsilaion to abou 4 drops per second When the water has apparel all filed ove, sete inside ofthe condenser tbe wih luene whe brustng down the tube with a tube rush atached toa coper wire and saturated win toluene. Continue thedsilaton for § minutes, then remove the hea, and alow the recevng tube to cooto room temperature. Fay droplets of wate adhere tothe was ofthe recening tube, ser ther dow wth 2 brush consisting of a rubber band wrapped around a copper ire and weted wr toluene. When the water and toluene have separated completly, ead the volume of water, and calculate he percentage tet was present in the substance,