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Alkaline sodium hypochlorite solution oxidises a number of compounds having reactive methylene groups to the corresponding gem diols, but in some cases only decarboxylation occurs at room temperature.
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Vickery, B., Kaberia, F. Reactions of sodium hypochlorite with some compounds having reactive methylene groups. Experientia 35, 299 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964309
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