Oct., 1934 RING COMPOUNDS FROM POLYMETHYLENE DIHALIDES AND DIMERCAPTANS 2177 ... Catalytic Reduction of Benzalanthrone IO-Benzylanthrone (XYn).-Twenty grams of benzal- anthrone in 225 cc. of absolute alcohol was reduced with hydrogen and a palladium catalyst, absorption being rapid. Allowed to stand in the reaction vessel for thirty-six hours, the fluorescence disappeared. The alcohol was removed under diminished pressure, the ...