Oxygen → 2-t-Butylazo-2-hydroperoxy-4-methoxy-4-methylpentane

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A solution of 60 grams of the t-butylhydrazone of pentoxone (4-methoxy-4-methyl-pentanone-2) in 60 grams of odorless mineral spirits was oxidized by passing oxygen through the solution as in Example II. The oxidation was initiated at 30° C by adding 2 drops of a 50% solution of 2-t-butylazo-2-hydroperoxy-4-methylpentane. The oxidation was 1/2 complete after 50 minutes at 30° C. The temperature was lowered to 20° C. and an additional 1 hour was required before the oxidation was complete. It was then cooled to 0° C. by circulating ice water through the jacket and weighed into a cold poly bottle and stored at -30° C. or below. The yield was 126 g (97% of theory). The solution is not sensitive to shock.

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