They could be your seven league boots Sometimes a chemical can do wonders f o r a chemist wlio wants to go places in his company. Here are two versatile, synthetic intermediates — not j^jst one. Methyl butynol. Methyl pentynol. Reactive intermedi ates with outstanding properties for widely different appli cations. Evaluate them. Solvent s t a b i l i z a t i o n . Both of these A i r c o chemicals r e t a r d degradation of halogenated hydrocarbons, including " F r e o n " . . . show promise as corrosion inhibitors in aerosol c o n tainers. L o w concentrations show a stabilizing effect in high boiling solvents: trichlorethylene and percrhlorethrylene. Solvents for resin c o a t i n g s . Both methyl butynol a.nd methyl pentynol, as medium boiling solvents, look good for use in formulating industrial solution c o a t i n g s involving any one of many resins, including a n u m b e r not solvent in saturated alcohols. Methyl butynol has proven to be an excellent polyamide solvent.
and prevent gelation of vinyl organosols. Methyl butynol serves similarly in aniline inks. V i t a m i n s , p e r f u m e s and d r u g s . Among other uses, both methyl butynol and methyl pentynol can be employed in reactions leading to important vitamin and perfume materials. Methyl butynol and methyl pentynol show greatest potential as intermediate building blocks to isoprenoid materials . . . specifically Vitamin A and synthetic perfume ingredients. Send for 60-page bulletin. Samples along with revised price schedule may suggest profitable ways you can use these versatile acetylenic alcohols. Write or phone AIRCO in New York.
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