The sun., 1912-07-07
SYNTHETIC RUBBER NO
BOON TO TIRE INDUSTRY
Product Not Commercially
Workable. Trade Be-
licvpS.
vATT RAb SUPPLY GROWS
companies Set Out More Trees
and Expect soon TO
Buy Cheaper.
vATT RAb SUPPLY GROWS


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iof several years ago " was discovered
that certain organic substances II subjected
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men' by chemicals could be changed INTO
substance which was almost II not enthely
identical with the raw product rs collected
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means rare in organic chemistry. There
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coustruC uCtion II concerned while still re-
,aiulnr the identical chemical composition.
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OF zen are III chemical combination
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t-lween ihe two compounds bptyrle
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dIreren, from the 1IomaSe rem Ssv aeehe enc % esher
chemical composition. J he atoms com
Irl.!ug the molecules are arranged IN
different ways
nahethe stuuy oi o,sanc M ".
than three lsomeric forms OF huiy!ene,
one OF the derivates OF butyl alcohol. while
some of the compounds have as many as
nhes that compound has the same chem
zeal composition as, but diuers IN STRUCTURE
from. another compound ,
In the same manner the rupber optained
absolutely identical in structure with the
product obtained from the sap OF the
;rees How TO rearranse the structure of
rubber molecules IN the artlhcial product
IN such a manner as 10 permit the suiphur
"vulcanize" the rubber was the problem
which remained 10 be solved by chemists.
and II is now claimed by froi. feIkin OF