The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Superoxide chemistry. Convenient synthesis of dialkyl peroxides

RA Johnson, EG Nidy

Index: Johnson,R.A.; Nidy,E.G. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1975 , vol. 40, # 11 p. 1680 - 1681

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Citation Number: 106

Abstract

Summary: A convenient synthesis of dialkyl peroxides from the reaction of alkyl bromides or alkyl sulfonate es- ters with potassium superoxide, the latter solubilized in benzene by crown ethers, is described. ... Sir: The chemistry of the superoxide radical anion, 02--, in organic systems has been studied very little. On a synthetic scale, superoxide is available to the chemist from two sources, either as the alkali metal salts, potassium superox- ide (KOz) and sodium ...