Formation of secondary alcohols in the free radical decomposition of aldehydes

FF Rust, FH Seubold, WE Vaughan

Index: Rust; Seubold; Vaughan Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1948 , vol. 70, p. 4254

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Abstract

In an attempt to effect the acetonitrile-diisobutene reaction'in cold concentrated sulfuric acid it has been observed that dimethylneopentylcarbinol is formed SLS the principal product. The expected Nt-octylacetamide, which is produced in good yield in aceticsulfuric acid solution, appears in much diminished amount. In 92% sulfuric acid the yield of the carbinol reaches 70% of the calculated value without formation of hydrocarbon polymer. However, ...