Hydrogen Peroxide → (1-Chloro-1-methylethyl)benzene

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A solution of 110.5 grams of cumyl chloride in 854.8 grams of α-methylstyrene was prepared and charged to a 1000 ml reservoir. A solution of 200 grams of 70% hydrogen peroxide was charged to a 500 ml reservoir and 175 grams of liquified phenol (90%) was charged to a 250 ml reservoir. All the reservoirs were individually connected to metering pumps. To the first reactor was added 197.3 grams of α-methylstyrene and 36.8 grams of liquified phenol. The temperature in R1 was adjusted to 27° C. by circulating warm water through the jacket. To this solution was added 25.5 grams of t-cumyl chloride and then 36.8 grams of 70% hydrogen peroxide were added dropwise from a dropping funnel over 15 minutes. The temperature in R1 was allowed to rise to 35° C.±1° C. during this period. The temperature was controlled at 35° C. throughout the remainder of the run by circulating 30° C. water through the reactor jacket. At the end of the hydrogen peroxide addition the metering pumps and varistaltic pumps were activated. The α-methylstyrene-cumyl chloride solution was pumped into R1 at a rate of 5.094 grams/minute. The 70% hydrogen peroxide solution as pumped into R1 at a rate of 0.839 grams/minute and the liquified phenol was pumped in at a rate of 0.804 grams/minute.

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