Peracetic Acid → 2-Oxiranepentanol, gamma,3,3-trimethyl-

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210 g (1.1 M) of 40% peracetic acid were added dropwise within 1 h to a stirred suspension of 156 g (0.95 M; purity 95%) of citronellol kept at 0° and 53 g (0.5 M) of sodium carbonate in 200 ml of toluene. The reaction mixture was kept under stirring at 20° during 4 h then it was washed with water, a 5% solution of sodium sulfite and a 10% aqueous solution of NaHCO3. After drying over anhydrous sodium sulfate, evaporation of the solvent and distillation (70°-78°/20×102Pa), 139 g (yield 83%; purity 98%) of the desired epoxyde were obtained.

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