HOn + H + Z HOn.H+ (2) HOn H + + On- (3) ... Isolation of Methylchrysene from Petroleum BY R. J. MOORE, RE THORPE AND c. L. MAHONEY RECEIVED JANUARY 15, 1953 'n the course of examining a Mid-continent medium petroleum distillate by silica gel chroma- tography, a white crystalline material has been isolated which is identified as 1-methylchrysene. After recrystallization from ethanol, the melting point was 253' (compared with 2.51' found by Brode and ...