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RECENTLY1 I suggested, on theoretical grounds, that the splitting of α-glycols to aldehydes or ketones by means of lead tetra-acetate was due to dehydrogenation by free acetate radicals.
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WATERS, W. Glycol Splitting by Hydroxyl Radicals. Nature 158, 380 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158380b0
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