RADICAL DECOMPOSITION OF TERT-BUTYL HYPOCHLORITE CATALYZED BY ACIDS AND LITHIUM-SALTS

Citation
Lv. Petrov et Vm. Solyanikov, RADICAL DECOMPOSITION OF TERT-BUTYL HYPOCHLORITE CATALYZED BY ACIDS AND LITHIUM-SALTS, Kinetics and catalysis, 34(6), 1993, pp. 928-930
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical
Journal title
ISSN journal
00231584
Volume
34
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
928 - 930
Database
ISI
SICI code
0023-1584(1993)34:6<928:RDOTHC>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Bronsted acids and lithium salts are shown to accelerate free radical generation in the tert-butyl hypochlorite-cumene system in chlorobenze ne and acetonitrile in an atmosphere of oxygen. Judging from die rate of cumene oxidation in chlorobenzene, catalytic homolysis is first-ord er with respect to acetic acid, cumene, and tert-butyl hypochlorite. T he contribution of homolysis to the net process of catalytic decomposi tion is about 2%. The reaction mechanism is discussed.