Hydroxylation and Epoxidation of Some 1-Ole fins with Per-acids ... BY DANIEL SWERN, GERALDINE N. BILLEN AND JOHN 'r. SCANLAN ... In previous publications from this Laboratory, the quantitative hydroxylation of inono-unsatu- rated fatty materials with hydrogen peroxide in formic acid solution' and epoxidation with per- acetic acid in acetic acid sol~tion,~ respectively, were reported. The purpose of the present pub- lication is to describe the results obtained ...