The Copper-Catalyzed Reaction of Peresters with Hydrocarbons

C Walling, AA Zavitsas

Index: Walling,C.; Zavitsas,A.A. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1963 , vol. 85, p. 2084 - 2090

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Abstract

Experiments are described intended to test a mechanism for copper-catalyzed perester decompositions similar to that proposed by Kochi. Major steps are reduction of perester by CUI to yield l-butoxy radicals, attack of t-butoxy radicals on hydrocarbon substrates, and oxidation of the resulting hydrocarbon radicals by Cu" to carbonium ions. Relative reactivities of seven hydrocarbons are shown to be the same in t-butyl peracetate and ...