On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 12:19:19PM -0800, Uwe Zimmermann enlightened us
thusly
> Hello Fred,
>
>
> searching around a bit I can confirm that the name of the substance is
> correct. You have to disassemble it a bit different in the beginning:
>
> di-aryl-ethane
>
> where "aryl" stands for a special organic group (like acryl, carbonyl,
> acetyl,...) derived from the benzene ring
> http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/a1/arylgrou.asp
>
>
> However, all I found where some vague descriptions that this compound
> can be used to replace PCB as dielectric in certain applications.
>
The search for PCB replacements is very old. PCBs were hardly ever used
in the 1980s, althoyugh they were still available. May I guess that this
was one of the many compounds tried, only to be replaced by superior
ones later? The evidence you have uncovered seems to suggest that.
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With best Regards,
Declan Moriarty.
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