Hydrogen Peroxide → Di-tert-butyl peroxide

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Hydrogen peroxide is reacted with tertiary butyl alcohol in accordance with the invention to form DTBP. About 4.5 grams of 30% aqueous hydrogen peroxide are combined with 0.5 grams of 12-tungstophosphoric acid catalyst (H3PW12O40) and 5.92 grams of tertiary butyl alcohol, and the mixture is heated to 80° C. under a nitrogen blanket. After 4 hours reaction time, 3.50 grams of an organic layer was separated. Analysis of the organic layer showed 20 wt% tertiary butyl alcohol, 34 wt% tertiary butyl hydroperoxide, 35 wt% ditertiary butyl peroxide, 4 wt% acetone and 2.4 wt% methanol.

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