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Anionic decomposition of an organic peroxide leading to o-xylene
Shahidi, Fereidoon,Tidwell, Thomas T.
, p. 1098 - 1100 (2007/10/02)
Reaction of 1,2-dimethyl-1,2-dihydrophthalic anhydride (8) with t-BuOONa at 40 deg C gave o-xylene as the only observed product.This reaction is proposed to occur through intermediacy of the anionic peroxide 10 whose conversion to o-xylene is calculated to be exothermic by 84 kcal/mol.Extension of this reaction to systems that do not have the possibility for gaining aromatic stabilization was unsuccessful.
