Reactions of hydrogen peroxide. VII. Alkali-catalyzed epoxidation and oxidation using a nitrile as co-reactant

GB Payne, PH DEMING…

Index: Payne,G.B. et al. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1961 , vol. 26, p. 659 - 663

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Abstract

A new epoxidation and oxidation technique has been discovered in which dilute hydrogen peroxide (30-50%) is utilized under essentially neutral conditions. The procedure involves the initial reaction of an organic nitrile with hydrogen peroxide to produce what is most likely a peroxycarboximidic acid. This has been used to epoxidize cyclohexene, styrene, and acrolein diethyl acetal in 73, 70, and 62% yields, respectively, as well as to oxidize ...