Propionic Acid → Propionyl peroxide

HRID 1447513

Reaction equation

[C:1]([OH:5])(=[O:4])[CH2:2][CH3:3].[CH3:6][CH2:7][C:8]([O:10]O)=[O:9]>>[C:1]([O:5][O:10][C:8](=[O:9])[CH2:7][CH3:6])(=[O:4])[CH2:2][CH3:3]

Participants

Reactant 2

HCID 1032Propionic Acid

HCID 65136Perpropionic acid

Product 1

HCID 18610Propionyl peroxide

Procedure

Two side reactions could in theory occur in the extraction column, namely the reaction of hydrogen peroxide with sulphuric acid to form Caro's acid and the reaction of propionic acid with perpropionic acid to give propionyl peroxide. However the simultaneous extraction into the organic phase constituted by the propylene dichloride has the general effect of minimising these side reactions.

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-e11a9e1eeb184bd39aee3761a4ebacdf
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1979_12
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US04177196

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