June, 1930 THE OXIDATION OF INOSITE WITH NITRIC ACID ... [CONTRIBUTION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 1 THE OXIDATION OF INOSITE WITH NITRIC ACID BY OTTO GELORMINI AND NEAL E. ARTZ RECEIVED FEBRUARY 20, 1930 PUBLISHED JUNE 6, 1930 The object of this investigation was an attempt to clear up the apparently contradictory results obtained by different investigators in the oxidation of ...