2-Azo-2-methylpropane

The mechanisms for ambient temperature oxidations become more complex as the alkyl radical R becomes more complex and as the reactions proceed. Thus, with azo-2-methylpropane (52) the pyrolysis of the tert-butoxy radical must be included, and in all but the initial stages, reactions of alkoxy radicals with products containing weak C—H bonds must be included. Numerous tertiary reactions can then occur. As with most free radical systems, useful information can be obtained only if the degree of conversion of the starting material is kept low. 

The problem of retention of asymmetry of the formed free radical in the fast geminate recombination of radicals was studied by photolysis of the optically active azo-compound PhMeCH—N=NCH2Ph [88,89]. The radical pair of two alkyl radicals was initiated by the photolysis of the azo-compound in benzene in the presence of 2-nitroso-2-methylpropane as a free radical acceptor. The yield of the radical pair combination product was found to be 28%. This product PhMeEtCCH2Ph was found to be composed of 31% 5,5 -(-)(double retention), 48% meso (one inversion), and 21% R.R(+) double inversion. These results were interpreted in terms of the competition between recombination (kc), diffusion (kD), and rotation (kml) of one of the optically active radicals with respect to another. The analysis of these data gave kxo[Pg.126]

Azobis (2-methyl-N-phenylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride 2,2 -Azobis (2-methylpropane) 2,2 -Azobis (2-methylpropionamide) dihydrate 2,2 -Azobis [N-(2-propenyl)-2-methylpropionamide] 2,2 -Azobis [2-(3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yI) propane] dihydrochloride 2,2 -Azobis (2,4,4-trimethylpentane) n-Butyl-4,4-bis (t-butylperoxy) valerate t-Butyl hydroperoxide t-Butyl peroxycrotonate t-Butyl peroxyneoheptanoate Cerium Cumene hydroperoxide Cumyl peroxyneodecanoate o-Cumylperoxyneoheptanoate 1 -[(1 -Cyano-1 -methylethyl) azo] formamide Decanoyl chloride Decanoyl peroxide Di-t-amyl peroxide 2,2-Di (t-butylperoxy) butane Dicetyl peroxydicarbonate Dicyclohexyl peroxydicarbonate Dimethyl 2,2 -azobis (2-methylpropionate) 2,5-Dimethyl-2,5-di (benzoylperoxy) hexane 2,5-Dimethylhexane-2,5-dihydro peroxide Dimyristyl peroxydicarbonate Di-n-propyl peroxydicarbonate Ethyidibutylperoxybutyrate 3,3,6,6,9,9-Hexamethyl 1,2,4,5-tetraoxa cyclononane Lauroyl chloride Pelargonyl peroxide, 2-Phenylazo-4-methoxy-2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile Phosphine Potassium persulfate Sodium persulfate Succinic acid peroxide... 

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