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THE oxidation of α-diketones and α-keto-carboxylic acids by hydrogen peroxide involves the breaking of the carbon-carbon bond between the carbonyl carbon and the carbonyl or carboxyl groups1.
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BUNTON, C. Oxidation of α-Diketones andα-Keto-Acids by Hydrogen Peroxide. Nature 163, 444 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163444a0
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