Abstract
Symmetrically substituted bis(4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dienyl) peroxide 5 (R = R‘) as well as unsymmetrically substituted 5 (R ≠ R‘) can be prepared efficiently by treating 4-halogenocyclohexa-2,5-dienone 3 with 4-hydroperoxycyclohexa-2,5-dienone 4 in the presence of an appropriate positive halogen compound such as N-iodosuccinimide. Acetonitrile is a suitable solvent for the reaction. The formation of 5 is suggested to take place via electrophilic attack by the positive halogen species upon 3 generating the 4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dienyl cation (or the phenoxy cation), followed by nucleophilic attack by 4 upon the cation. It is emphasized that some of the peroxides obtained by this means have not been prepared by the classical method, coupling of phenoxy radicals with O2.
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