“…under an atmosphere of nitrogen and that, under these conditions, oleic acid is intermolecularly oxidized to form 9,10-epoxy-oleic acid and 9,10-dihydroxystearic acids. The low-melting form of 9,10-dihydroxystearic acid has been isolated from oxidized oleic acid or its derived esters by Ellis (7), Swern etal., (8), and Banks and Hilditch (9). The highmelting isomeric 9,10-dihydroxystearic acid, m.p.…”