Epoxidation of unsaturated fatty materials with peracetic acid in glacial acetic acid solution

TW Findley, D Swern, JT Scanlan

Index: Findley; Swern; Scanlan Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1945 , vol. 67, p. 413

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Citation Number: 269

Abstract

The oxidation of unsaturated fatty materials with peracetic acid in acetic acid solution has been studied by numerous investigator^.^^^,^,^,^ The oxidation products were usually mixtures of hydroxy-acetoxy compounds, which on saponification gave good yields of glycols. In two instances, however, epoxy compounds were isolated. Smit4 reported the conversion of linoleic acid to diepoxystearic acid, but the yields were not given. King, 6 in ...