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V O L . II of this scries has hern ΗΟΜΊ> patterned after the preceding volume. It lists some S15 references, with outlines of experimental details for synthetic organic chemical procedures which t h e author considers to be new or significant modifications of established methods. These references a r e classified in a syste matic manner according to type of linkage formed during the reaction. Λ very complete a n d exceptionally well organized index (which gives references to both Vols. I a n d II) permits the rapid location of the references on any particular type of reaction without any knowledge of t h e classification system employed. Vol. II covers the English, Swiss, Ger man, and French, b u t not American, literature from 1945 through 1946. T h e unavailability of t h e American journals to the author made it impossible to include such work in this volume except as it was employed and referred to in publications from other countries. I t is planned t h a t the material for this same period appearing in the American journals will form t h e subject of Vol. H I . Almost 5 0 % of all references cited in this volume are taken from the Journal of the Chemical Society, approximately 35% are from the Helvetica Chimica Acta, while the French a n d German journals account for 8 % a n d 6 % , respectively. Only two references to Russian publica tions were noted a n d only two references were made to the patent literature. These omissions are serious limitations to t h e complete usefulness of the volume, con sidering the extent of both present-day Russian and patent literature. A very large number of t h e references arc t o examples taken from the fields of hetero cyclic or poly cyclic compounds. There is a certain amount of not altogether undesirable duplication in the examples chosen b y the author. Thus, in t h e aluminum chloride demethylat ion reac tion, the use of chlorobenzene as solvent instead of nitrobenzene or xylene has been considered sufficient variation to warrant inclusion. During the two years since the appear ance of Vol. I it has been possible t o evaluate more completely the usefulness of this work in actual practice. T h e first volume—and presumably therefore t h e second and subsequent volumes—has
been of definite value to the advanced researcher as an additional check upon any recent variations o r possible improve ments on a contemplated reaction. In addition, it has served as a source of ideas for methods by whip ht to conduct certain transformations. T h e value of these volumes will increase as t h e gaps in the literature resulting fr-om w a r t i m e condi tions are filled and as the work is brought up to date. T h e f a c t t h a t there is no critical analyses of t h e particular reaction with respect to its l>roadex applications and its relationship to t r i e more con ventional or standard, procedures greatly reduces the over-all v a l u e o f the book for the beginning rcsca-rcher. Weygand's text, "Organic Preparations," partially fills the need for a cr-itical evaluation of the fundamental transfonrxations in or ganic syntheses, and, since i t is organized along similar lines, serves as a useful supplementary reference b>ook to give perspective to the examples listed in Theilheimer's volumes. HARKYS. MOSHER
Annual Reports of the Socie"ty of Chemical Industry on the P r o g r e s s of Applied Chemistry, 1946. V o l . XX3X 1947. Vol. XXXII. T . W. J O N E S , editor. 7 4 5 pages a n d 518 pages. Published by t h e Society of Chemical Industry, 5 S Victoria St., London S.W.L, E n g l a n d , 1948. $3.40 to members, S5.2o to nonmembers; $4.00 t o members, S-5.40 t o nonmembers. J. H is Society of Chemical Industry con tinues to render a real service to those in terested in t h e applications of chemistry to industry b y compiling a-nd publishing its a n n u a l review volmmes o-n the progress of applied chemistry. T h e volumes for 1946 a n d 1947 have recenttly a p p e a r e d . The latter was issued d u r i n g the first week of J u l y 1948, which is c o r t a i n l y a n achieve ment and makes its c o n t e n t s very timely. T h e reports arc grouped u n d e r 30 separate chapter hoardings which include all of those industries i n which the applica tion of chemistry plays an i m p o r t a n t p a r t . There is also a comprehesn.sjve chapter reviewing the more i m p o r t a n t advances in chemical engineering. It is particularly to be noted t h a t the reviews a r c world-wide in scope and not limited "to progress in Great Britain. Asar-esult, the reader can obtain in a short t i m e a picture of the progress throughout t l i c world in any field in which he m a y be in tores "ted. Each chapter is written b.y an a u t h o r i t y on t h a t phase of industrial chemistry. A very valuable feature) is thie full bibliog-
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The Chemical Warfare Service in World War II. Chemical Corps Association, iv + 222 pages. Reinhold Publishing Corp., 330 West 42nd St., N e w York 18, N. Y., 1948. $4.00. I H I S volume outlines the liistory of chemical warfare during World War II and contains valuable but uncritical data with respect to the employment of chemi cals during the war and the locations of chemical warfare units. It would prob ably be difficult to obtain such informa tion conveniently from any other source. While this reviewer believes this book ro b e a worth-while contribution as a preliminary reference work, it is impos sible for any single individual to have an over-all and impartial view of the work done by s o large a group as the Chemical Warfare Service. There is a need of certain factual statements which would do a great deal to further an understand ing of the problems. However, t h e re viewer would disagree with the emphasis placed on certain subjects. Relatively unimportant items are, in places, given undue emphasis. Examples of faulty emphasis are the pictures of the horse and dog masks which give the impression that these items have as great utility in modern warfare as other items passed over lightly. In the de scription of British antilewisite ointment, it is not made clear that this was origin ally a British development brought to rhis country as a completed fact. In the history of the incendiaries, no mention is made of the thermite and thermate bombs which were first developed to rill the gap in our incendiary program prior to the availability of magnesium and Napalm-filled bombs. We had several million of these in our warehouses at the '•lose of the war. There was no mention or photos of the light-weight assault masks—most used of all (not the assault mask pictured on page 44). The Pacific theater used literally thousands of 55-gal. barrels containing thickened gasoline with improvised igniters in the absence of prepared bombs; no mention was made of these. Little mention is made of protection of ports in invasions by use of smoke pots thousands were used in the harbor at Oran and there were at least 25 other such in stallations). ETO had smoke generator battalions to screen the attack across the Rhine. Pictures should have been relative to the text. Although much was said about the excellent work that the laboratory com panies performed, i t was not stated that they were handicapped in the performance
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