Sodium Sulfite → 4-Hydroxy-1,1,4,4-tetramethylbutyl peroxyneodecanoate

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Reacting neodecanoyl chloride with 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-dihydroperoxyhexane followed by reducing the intermediate product with a buffered sodium sulfite solution employing the same procedure as used in preparation of C-5 resulted in the preparation of 4-hydroxy-1,1,4,4-tetramethylbutyl peroxyneodecanoate. The liquid product had an assay of 91.7% and was obtained in a corrected yield of 55.1%. An infrared spectrum of the product showed a broad OH band centered at 3300 to 3500 cm-1.

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