Potassium Hydroxide → 2-t-Butylazo-2-(t-amylperoxy)-4-methoxy-4-methylpentane

Participants

Role	Name	HCID	Charge
Reactant	Potassium Hydroxide	HCID 14797	—
Reactant	tert-Amyl hydroperoxide	HCID 76962	—
Reactant	2-t-Butylazo-2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-4-methylpentane	HCID 20367922	—
Reactant	(E)-1-tert-Butyl-2-(2-chloro-4-methoxy-4-methylpentan-2-yl)diazene	HCID 23344765	—
Product	2-t-Butylazo-2-(t-amylperoxy)-4-methoxy-4-methylpentane	HCID 20367906	—

Reaction Steps

The 2-t-butylazo-2-(t-amylperoxy)-4-methoxy-4-methylpentane was prepared in 97% crude yield from 7.78 grams (0.0331 moles) of 2-t-butylazo-2-chloro-4-methoxy-4-methylpentane, 5.35 grams (0.0464 moles) of 90% t-amyl hydroperoxide and 7.92 grams (0.0353 moles) of 25% potassium hydroxide solution. The procedure was the same as that described in Example XX. The infrared spectrum of the product indicated there was a small amount of 2-t-butylazo-2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-4-methylpentane present in the product.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI	10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number	US04075199
Source dataset	uspto-grants-1978_02
ORD ID	ord-dcfe7a064a2a46a49157193b35d6a997
Source note	uspto-grants-1978_02