1-Butanol → Di-t-Butyl Diperoxyfumarate

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Since the actual yield and the actual Act[O] were 38.0 g and 7.31%, respectively, the uncorrected yield was 77.2% and the yield corrected for Act[O] (i.e., the corrected yield) was 79.1%. The higher than expected Act[O] indicated that t-butyl hydroperoxide was somewhat more reactive towards fumaryl chloride than the n-butanol was. The first peroxyfumarate composition (Preparation 1) was found to have a half-life of 19.0 hours at 100° C. in alpha-methylstyrene based on conventional determination procedures.

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