2690.     ---------------.  [PICHLER, H., AND ZIESECKE, K. H.]  Isosynthesis.  Bureau of Mines Bull. 488, 1950, 39 pp.

        This bulletin is a translation and revision of the original German paper describing an investigation of the synthesis of branched-chain hydrocarbons.  The paper contains data on the development of the catalyst for the isosynthesis, on the effect of temperature and pressure of operation, and on the composition of the products of the reaction.  Experimental evidence and speculations concerning the mechanism of the isosynthesis are discussed.  The original paper appears on TOM microfilm reel 279, item 13, frames 789-931.  (See abs. 2688, 2689.)