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Was this first known as potato spirit oil

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Also found after whisky distillation : As described in [1] p85 by Apjohn 1840 and previously by Dumas ? 268°F = 131.1°C - They thought it was C5H6O but it Looks like (from p127) in 1840 they had the atomic weight of Hydrogen wrong (thinking water was HO) and it should be C5H12O - could be Isoamyl alcohol - Rod57 (talk) 18:46, 3 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]