Hydrogen Peroxide → 2-Hexyloxirane

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A mechanically stirred suspension of immobilized C. antarctica lipase (100 mg, according to example 1) in toluene (13.5 ml), 1-octene (1.5 ml, 9.54 mmol) and myristic acid (0.22 g, 0.95 mmol) was heated to 50° C. To this mixture hydrogen peroxide (0.8 ml, 60% (w/v)) was added in four equal portions after 0, 1.5, 3 and 4.5 hours (14 mmol in all). After 24 hours 35% octene oxide was formed as determined by gas chromatography.

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