As part of a program being conducted at this laboratory, involving the investigation of possible components of aviation fuel, a series of five 8-substituted alkylbiphenyls has been synthesized and purified. This series consists of biphenyl compounds substituted in the 2- position by the following radicals: methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl and butyl. The latter three members of the series are being reported for the first time. The synthesis of 2- ...
