[C:1](N=NC(Cl)(C)C)(C)(C)[CH3:2].[K].C(OO)(C)(C)C.[C:18]([N:22]=[N:23][C:24]([O:27][O:28][C:29]([CH3:32])(C)C)([CH3:26])[CH3:25])([CH3:21])([CH3:20])[CH3:19].C(N=NC(O)(C)C)(C)(C)C>>[C:18]([N:22]=[N:23][C:24]([O:27][O:28][CH2:29][CH2:32][CH2:1][CH3:2])([CH3:25])[CH3:26])([CH3:19])([CH3:20])[CH3:21]Crude 2-t-butylazo-2-butylperoxypropane was prepared by reacting 2-t-butylazo-2-chloropropane with an aqueous solution of the potassium salt of t-butyl hydroperoxide according to the method described in MacLeay, Lange and Sheppard application Ser. No. 426,411 filed Dec. 19, 1973, (which is incorporated herein by reference). The resultant product contained approximately 75% 2-t-butylazo -2-t-butylperoxypropane and 25% 2-t-butylazo-2-hydroxy-propane (which has been marketed as "LUCEL 3").
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