tert-Butyl hydroperoxide → 2-Octanone

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Reaction Steps

3 cc of 80% tert-butyl hydroperoxide (23 mmoles), 1 cc of 1-octene (6.5 mmoles), 2 cc of toluene, and 25.4 mg of PPA (0.1 mmole) prepared according to Example 1, are introduced into a heat-insulated glass reactor. An argon atmosphere is applied and stirring is performed at a temperature of 50° C. After 4 hours, it is found that 55% of 1-octene is converted and that 2-octanone is formed with a molar selectivity of 76% with respect to the converted 1-octene.

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