Acetone → Di-tert-butyl peroxide

HRID 1708688Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1708688 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]([O:5][OH:6])([CH3:4])[CH3:3].[CH3:7][C:8]([CH3:10])=[O:9].[CH3:11]O>[Pd].[Pt]>[CH3:1][C:2]([O:5][OH:6])([CH3:4])[CH3:3].[CH3:7][C:8]([O:9][O:5][C:2]([CH3:4])([CH3:3])[CH3:1])([CH3:11])[CH3:10]

Participants

7

Reactant 3

HCID 180AcetoneHCID 887MethanolHCID 6410tert-Butyl hydroperoxide

Product 2

HCID 6410tert-Butyl hydroperoxideHCID 8033Di-tert-butyl peroxideYield 5%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 23938PalladiumCatalystHCID 23939PlatinumCatalyst

Procedure

A 19.1% solution of TBHP in TBA decomposed over a commercial 0.15% Pd, 0.15% Pt on alumina gave (80° C., 0.5 space velocity) 74.2 TBHP conversion with selectivity to TBA of 84.1%, DTBP 5.0%, acetone 10.9%, and methanol 2.6%. Minor products including carboxylic acids were also formed.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-fd977b37831c4c90b55673b5b63fe669
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1994_10
Patent number
US05359130

Reaction notes

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