What is Autoxidation?
'''Autoxidation''' is any [[oxidation]] that happens with [[oxygen]]. The word is usually used when [[organic compound]]s [[corrosion|corrode]] in [[air]], like when [[iron]] corrodes into [[iron oxide]] ([[rust]]).<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Antioxidants & Redox Signaling|volume=7|issue=1–2|pages=170–84|year=2005|title=Forum Review: New Insights Regarding the Autoxidation of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids|authors=H. Yin, N. A. Porter|doi=10.1089/ars.2005.7.170|pmid=15650406}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Organic reactions]]