Racemic 4vinylcyclohexene (4-VCH) is a volatile byproduct of butadiene rubber manufacture and processing'and is an intermediate in an industrially important synthesis of styrene. 2 There is concern that this hydrocarbon may pose a health risk to human^.^ Preliminary investigations suggest that biological oxidation of 4-VCH leads to toxic mono- and diepoxide derivative^.^ To facilitate a more detailed study of the biological oxidation ...
