The Autoxidation of Azo-compounds and Certain Aspects of Associated Biochemical Processes

CONTENTS
I. Introduction 121
II. The mechanisms of oxidation under the influence of molecular oxygen 121
III. The autoxidation of amines 122
IV. The reactions of amides with molecular oxygen 125
V. The oxidation of imines and enamines 127
VI. The autoxidation of compounds with a double bond and a nitrogen atom in the ring 128
VII. The oxidation of hydrazones 138
VIII. The base-catalysed autoxidation of azo-compounds via an ionic mechanism 138
IX. The interaction of hydrazines with oxygen 139
X. The intermediate formation of peroxides in the bioluminescence process 140