Sodium n-Hexy1ate.-The same general procedure was followed. From 20.4 g.(0.2 mole) of n- hexyl alcohol, 5.0 g.(0.21 mole) of sodium hydride and 13.0 g.(0.1 mole) of acetone cyanohydrin nitrate there was obtained, after following the same purification procedure outlined above, 3.3 g.(22%) of n-hexyl nitrate, bp 68-70'(13 rnm.), nZ6o 1 4176 [lit.'bp 46'(1 mm.), nz6~ 1.41801, and 6 3 g.(33%) of nhexyl a-hydroxyisobutyrate, hp 78"(0 3 mm.), ...
