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HRID 444318Generated: October 26, 2026

tert-Butyl hydroperoxide → 2-Cyclopenten-1-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactanttert-Butyl hydroperoxideHCID 6410—
ReactantCyclopenteneHCID 8882—
Product2-Cyclopenten-1-oneHCID 1358810%
Product2-Cyclopentene-1-olHCID 220164—

Reaction Steps

East German Pat. No. 81650 issued on May 5, 1971 discloses the use of Rh(Pφ3)3Cl and a large amount of t-butyl hydroperoxide (with oxygen) for the oxidation of cyclopentene at 45° C. This reaction was slow giving 2-cyclopentenol in 7% yield along with 10% of 2-cyclopentenone.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04263447
Source datasetuspto-grants-1981_04
ORD IDord-34e37f845f534495a0551a57745f15b8
Source noteuspto-grants-1981_04