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1050. FLETCHER, C. J. M., AND ROLLEFSON, G. K. Production of Free Radicals From Ethylene Oxide and the Catalysis of Other Reactions by Them. Jour. Am. Chem. Soc., vol. 58, 1936, pp. 2135-2140; Chem. Abs., vol. 31, 1937, p. 936.

When ethylene oxide is heated to 450° the chief reaction is in isomerization to AcH, but free radicals also are formed to a much greater extent than for most other organic compounds. MeOH at 465° decomposes to the extent of 24.5% in the presence of ethylene oxide, whereas the uncatalyzed reaction is inappreciable at this temperature.