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The oxidation of 2:4: 4-trimethylpentene-1 [α–diisobutylene] [I] by chromium tri-oxide dissolved in acetic anhydride yields a neutral oil containing largely 2: 4: 4-trimethylpentan-1: 2-epoxide [II] with smaller amounts of 2: 2-dimethylpentanone-4. [V], 2: 4: 4-trimethylpentanal [III] with 2: 4: 4-trimethylpentan-1: 2-diol [IV] and unsaturated alcohols partly as acetates.
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BYERS, A., HICKINBOTTOM, W. Oxidation of Olefins by Chromic Acid. Nature 160, 402 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160402a0
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