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A FURTHER study of the oxidation of olefins by chromium trioxide in acetic anhydride1 has now shown that the initial phase consists of two distinct reactions: (a) attack at a methylene group adjacent to the double bond; (b) oxidation at the double bond. The last reaction has been observed with all the olefins yet examined; allylic substitution (a) occurs to an appreciable extent with some olefins, with others it cannot be recognized.
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HICKINBOTTOM, W., WOOD, D. Course of the Oxidation of Olefins by Chromic Acid. Nature 168, 33–34 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168033a0
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