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EPOXIDES occur among the products of the autoxidation of unsaturated fatty acids1 and drying oils2, and it has been suggested that they may be formed as intermediates in certain biological oxidations. Their accurate estimation is therefore a matter of considerable importance.
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KING, G. Estimation of Epoxides. Nature 164, 706–707 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164706b0
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