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MY suggestion1 that ethylene oxide and cyclopropane might be portrayed as (I)-(II) rather than (III)-(IV) has been criticized2,3. I wish, therefore, to discuss my suggestion further.
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WALSH, A. Structures of Ethylene Oxide and Cyclopropane. Nature 159, 712–713 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159712a0
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