Silver → Silver neo-decanoate cumene

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A silver neo-decanoate/cumene solution is prepared from 539.00 gm of neo-decanoic acid (obtained from Exxon Chemical Co.), 350.00 gm of cumene (obtained from Aldrich Chemical Co.), and an excessive amount of silver oxide (392.21 gm) in a similar manner to that described in Example 1 of U.S. Pat. No. 4,663,303. A 496.42 gm sample of this solution is diluted with 19.35 gm of cumene to yield a solution having a weight ratio of silver salt/cumene of 2.2/1.0.

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