German: 62% der TheorieEnglish translation: 62% of the theoretical amount 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | 62% der Theorie | | English translation: | 62% of the theoretical amount | | Entered by: | Sonya Gerisch |
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Law/Patents - Cosmetics, Beauty / Hair treatments | | German term or phrase: 62% der Theorie | Hello proz:
I am proofreading a chemical patent involving hair colorants. This comes up in the examples section. They are giving examples of chemical compositions and they are are synthesized. I need help with the meaning of 62% der Theorie. I am assuming it means that they were able to obtain 62% of the amount that is was theoretically possible to obtain:
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A. Das erhaltene Rohprodukt wird an Kieselgel mit Heptan/Essigsäureethylester (8:1) gereinigt.
Es werden 2,0 g (0.071 oz) (62 % der Theorie) 5-(2,2-Dibromoethenyl)-2-nitrophenol als gelbes Pulver erhalten.
Proposed translation:
The yield was 2.0 g (0.071 oz) (62 % of the theoretical amount ) of 5-(2,2-dibromoethenyl)-2-nitrophenol obtained as a yellow powder.
Thanks in advance.
Es werden 2,0 g (0.071 oz) (62 % der Theorie) 5-(2,2-Dibromoethenyl)-2-nitrophenol als gelbes Pulver erhalten. |
|  Sonya GerischKudoZ activityQuestions: 12 (all closed) Answers: 0
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| Clarification request(s) and responseSonya Gerisch (asker): 9:52pm Mar 24, 2005: Hi Ingo,
Yes, that is what I was trying to find out. Is it common in an English patent to say "62% of theory"? That sounds very awkward to me and I have never seen it before. I cannot find that type of wording in any other patents, but if others have seen it, that makes me feel a bit better.
Thanks.
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| | 62% of the theoretical amount | Explanation:
Organic Synthesis - Glycerol a, g-Dichlorohydrin - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... The 875 g. of dichlorohydrin thus obtained boils over a 7'0 range; this is 70
per cent of the theoretical amount. Redistillation yields 700-720 g. ...
www.worldwideschool.org/library/ books/sci/chemistry/OrganicSynthesis/chap8.html - 16k - En caché - Páginas similares
Organic Synthesis - 2, 4, 6-Trinitrobenzoic Acid - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... with ice water. When dried in air it weighs 230-280 g. (57 to 69 per cent
of the theoretical amount). 2. Notes. The mother liquors ...
www.worldwideschool.org/library/ books/sci/chemistry/OrganicSynthesis/chap25.html - 16k - En caché - Páginas similares
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| Selected response from:
 Yvonne Becker
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| Note from asker to answererThank you to everyone. Probably all answers are ok; I am choosing this one because it came in fairly quickly and, from a linguistic perspective, is grammatically preferred.
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| 62 % of theory
Explanation:
Meaning 62 % of the calculated (theoretical) amount were obtained.
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-03-24 21:43:14 GMT)
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Of course, 62 % of the theoretical amount is also fine, simply saying of theory is more common.
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-03-24 21:50:43 GMT)
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Well, like I said the translation is fine, but I\'ve seen \"of theory\" more often than this and I\'ve done my share of translating chemical patents. Anyway, the translation is perfectly fine (lucky I was just answering on your other question or I wouldn\'t have seen your comment ;-))
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| 62% of the theoretical amount
Explanation:
Organic Synthesis - Glycerol a, g-Dichlorohydrin - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... The 875 g. of dichlorohydrin thus obtained boils over a 7'0 range; this is 70
per cent of the theoretical amount. Redistillation yields 700-720 g. ...
www.worldwideschool.org/library/ books/sci/chemistry/OrganicSynthesis/chap8.html - 16k - En caché - Páginas similares
Organic Synthesis - 2, 4, 6-Trinitrobenzoic Acid - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... with ice water. When dried in air it weighs 230-280 g. (57 to 69 per cent
of the theoretical amount). 2. Notes. The mother liquors ...
www.worldwideschool.org/library/ books/sci/chemistry/OrganicSynthesis/chap25.html - 16k - En caché - Páginas similares
[ Más resultados de www.worldwideschool.org ]
| Yvonne Becker
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| Note from asker to answerer| Thank you to everyone. Probably all answers are ok; I am choosing this one because it came in fairly quickly and, from a linguistic perspective, is grammatically preferred. |
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| 62% of the theoretical yield.
Explanation:
We have theoretical and asctual yields.
Research chemist
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Note added at 6 hrs 9 mins (2005-03-25 03:49:02 GMT)
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Sorry: actual
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