Hydrogen Peroxide → HCID 21555251, compound

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A mixture of 3-hydroxy-2-isopentylthio-5,5-dimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one (10 g., 0.041 mole), 30 percent hydrogen peroxide (4.7 g., 0.041 mole), and 100 ml. of glacial acetic acid was allowed to stand at room temperature for 24 hours. The mixture was poured into ice water and the precipitated pink crystals were filtered and dried (9.1 g., m.p. 64.5°-66°C.).

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