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A study has been made of the effect of the medium on the direction of the oxidative splitting of n-butylbenzene and toluene by potassium permanganate.
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Oxidative splitting of the side chain is also accompanied by fission of the aromatic ring.
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Dimitrov, D.I. The effect of the medium on the course of oxidative fission of n-butylbenzene and toluene. Russ Chem Bull 9, 1546–1549 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00909824
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