Cyclodecane Cyclohexanone

The spiro peroxide A, which is readily prepared from cyclohexanone and hydrogen peroxide, decomposes thermally to give substantial amounts of cyclodecane (B) and... 

Cyclohexanone diperoxide heated 0.5 hr. at 150° in an evacuated sealed tube cyclodecane. Y 44%. - This simple general method uses inexpensive and readily available startg. m. F. e., also by photolysis, s. P. R. Story et al.. Am. Soc. 90, 817 (1968). 

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