Propionic Acid → Propionyl peroxide

HRID 1834814Notes

Reaction equation

[C:1]([OH:5])(=[O:4])[CH2:2][CH3:3].[CH3:6][CH2:7][C:8]([O:10]O)=[O:9]>>[C:1]([O:5][O:10][C:8](=[O:9])[CH2:7][CH3:6])(=[O:4])[CH2:2][CH3:3]

Participants

Reactant 2

HCID 1032Propionic Acid

HCID 65136Perpropionic acid

Product 1

HCID 18610Propionyl peroxide

Procedure

Two side reactions could in theory occur in the extraction column, namely the reaction of hydrogen peroxide with sulphuric acid to form Caro's acid and the reaction of propionic acid with perpropionic acid to give propionyl peroxide. However the simultaneous extraction into the organic phase constituted by the propylene dichloride has the general effect of minimising these side reactions.

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-a193299774b7460c88e3fc130b8be4d4
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1978_01
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US04071541

Reaction notes

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