Decomposition Of Peroxydecanoic Acid Using Bchpc [Di(4-Tert-Butylcyclohexyl) Peroxydicarbonate] Under Argon Atmosphere

Using BCHPC as a source of alkoxycarbonyloxyl radical at moderate temperature in benzene or cyclohexane and in the absence of O2 (under argon), the peroxydecanoic acid RCO3H is transformed into nonan-1-ol ROH in good yield. A mechanism, implying the acylperoxyl radical RCO3. as an intermediate, is proposed.