The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Aromatic oxygenation. Behavior of toluene in the organic peroxide-cupric chloride system

ME Kurz, P Kovacic

Index: Kurz,M.E.; Kovacic,P. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1968 , vol. 33, # 5 p. 1950 - 1956

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Abstract

Copper rhloride catalyzed decomposition of a variety of peroxides was conducted in the presence of toluene in acetonitrile, and the resulting products were determined. With dicyclohexyl peroxydicarbonate, benzoyl peroxide, and benzoylperoxyisopropyl carbonate, aromatic oxygenation was noted. Results from the unsymmetrical peroxide indicated predominant participation of aroyloxy, rather than alkoxycarboxy, radicals. The ...