2, 4, 6-Trimethylheptane (TMII), a model compound for polypropylene, was autoxidized at 100 and 120'; the kinetic behavior of the reaction was studied, and the major products of the reaction were identified. The synthesis of alcohols, formed as oxidation products (after reduction of the primary product hydroperoxides), ie also described. The yield of the major product, 2, 4, 6-trimethyl-2, 4, 6-heptanetriyl trihydroperoxide, was never greater than- ...
