Free-radical addition of succinic anhydride to olefins and alkyl allyl ethers

Abstract

1. Replacing the hydrogen, atoms of the vinyl grouping in 1-alkenes by alkyl groups substantially lowers the ability of the olefins to form the 1∶1 adducts with succinic anhydride in the free-radical addition reaction. 2. The free-radical addition of succinic anhydride to 2-ethyl-1-hexene, 2-octene, and the hexyl and octyl allyl ethers (initiator=tert-butyl peroxide), respectively, gave the 2-ethylhexyl-, 1-methylheptyl- and 1-ethylhexyl-(1∶1 mixture), and 4-oxadecyl-, and 4-oxadodecylsuccinic anhydrides.