IN addition to its capacity to oxidize α-glycol groups, periodate oxidizes C—H groups flanked by two α-carbonyl groups 1. Such structures are exposed in the reducing-end units of 1 : 2-, 1 : 3 ...

The simultaneous oxidation of sodium sulphoxylate formaldehyde and cellulose, in the absence of the printing adhesives, has recently been investigated in these laboratories. In some of these ...