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The ultraviolet transmission of four hydrocarbons, n-heptane, isopentane, 3-methylpentane, and methylcyclohexane, are shown at various stages of purification. The particular advantages of each as a solvent in far ultraviolet spectroscopy is discussed with emphasis on the remarkable transmission of isopentane when purified.
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Willis J. Potts (1952) studied this question.
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