Reactions of hydroxyl-containing compounds with tert-butyl hydroperoxide in the presence of chromium tetra-tert-butoxide

Abstract

Primary and secondary aliphatic, alkylaromatic, cyclic, and organoelement alcohols are efficiently oxidized by tert-butyl hydroperoxide in the presence of both equimolar and catalytic quantities of chromium tetra-tert-butoxide (С6Н6, 20°С). α-Diols containing tertiary hydroxyl groups interact with this system via oxidative splitting of the carbon scaffold. The oxidation includes the stages of formation and decomposition of chromium-containing peroxy compounds. Further transformations of the carbonyl compounds depend on the structure of radicals in the molecules.