(+-)-alpha-Pinene → alpha-Pinene oxide

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

550 ml of a 23.3% (151 g) chloroform solution of 100% perbenzoic acid, are loaded into a glass reactor vessel of 2 l capacity, externally cooled to -15° C. Over a period of around 2 hours 150 g of 95% α-pinene are dripped in, maintaining the temperature between -5° C. and -2° C. The solution is then stirred for 1 hour, lowering the temperature to -10° C. At this temperature the perbenzoic acid which has precipitated out is filtered off. The chloroform solution obtained is washed with a small quantity of a 20% alkaline solution of sodium carbonate (Ha2CO3), in order to eliminate the contained residual benzoic acid. The process is then completed as in example 2a.

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