Boron trifluoride etherate → Dicumyl peroxide

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There are loaded into a 100 ml glass flask, 30 grams of methyl cumyl ether (0.2 moles), 0.1 ml of boron trifluoride diethyl etherate and 9 grams of technical cumene hydroperoxide (0.05 moles) having the same composition as that used in Example 1. The mixture is heated to 60° C. with stirring and maintained at a pressure of 200 mmHg. After 30 minutes the conversion of the cumene hydroperoxide is 100% with a yield of 99.8% of dicumyl peroxide.

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