N-Aryl-1,1 -azohydroperoxides

A soln. of startg. N-aryl-1,1-azohydroperoxide in benzene refluxed on an oil bath for 23 h with gentle bubbling of argon or N2 - product. Y 80%. Reaction is thought to occur via oxidation of the initially formed arylcyclohexadienyl radical. F.e.s. T. Tezu-ka et al., Tetrahedron Letters 30, 963-6 (1989). 

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