. . "Alkali metal alkoxides can contain about 1-20 carbon atoms and include alkoxides such as sodium methoxide, potassium methoxide, sodium ethoxide, sodium isopropoxide, potassium n-propoxide, potassium isobutoxide, sodium n-butoxide, sodium n-pentoxide, sodium 2-ethyl hexoxide, potassium n-dodecoxide, sodium n-tetradecoxide, potassium eicosoxide and the like." . . . .