Sodium Iodide → 1,2-Octanediol

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Reaction Steps

Into a 100 ml 3-neck flask provided with condenser, addition funnel, and magnetic stirrer is charged t-butyl-alcohol (20.0 g), 1-octene (4.48 g), water (1.0 g), NaI (0.03 g) and 0.30 g of the Os(CO)12 /MgO supported catalyst prepared in accordance with Example 1. At ambient temperature (26° C.), 2.0 g of a solution of 90% by weight, tertiary butyl hydroperoxide dissolved in t-butyl alcohol is added dropwise over a period of 2 minutes with stirring. After 12 hours from completion of the addition, the reaction mixture is analyzed by GLC and complete conversion of the hydroperoxide is obtained with a selectivity to 1,2-octanediol of 84%. The results are summarized at Table 1.

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