1-Butanol → alpha-Pinene oxide

Participants

Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

48 ml of n-butanol (525 millimols), 152 ml of alpha-pinene (975 millimols), 1.15 ml of pyridine (14 millimols) and 807 mg of SeO2 (7.3 millimols) are introduced successively into a reactor similar to that of Example 1. The Florentine receiver itself contains 25 ml of n-butanol (273 millimols). After the reaction mixture has been heated to a temperature of 323 K., 10 ml of 84% strength H2O2 (340 millimols) are introduced over a period of 25 minutes. After the reaction has been left to continue for a further 39 minutes, the alpha-pinene oxide formed is determined by gas chromatography: 292 millimols.

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