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THOUGH a large number of instances of solubilization of water-insoluble substances like dyes, hydrocarbons, etc., in aqueous solutions of detergents are known1, very few definite cases of the same phenomena have been reported for non-aqueous systems. In a recent note, McBain2, for the first time, has adduced qualitative evidence to show the existence of such solubilization by hydrocarbon-soluble soaps and detergents, and has very recently cited a few more instances3.
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PALIT, S. Solubilization of Dyes in Non-aqueous Solvents. Nature 153, 317 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153317a0
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