1-(Cyclohex-1-enyl)cyclohexyl hydroperoxide: intramolecular propagation of autoxidation as an alternative reaction to allylic rearrangement
Abstract
The allylperoxyl radical derived from 1-(cyclohex-1-enyl)cyclohexyl hydroperoxide does not undergo allylic rearrangement, but in the presence of oxygen it undergoes autoxidation with an intramolecular propagation step, leading to the formation of 1-(6-hydroperoxycyclohex-1-enyl)cyclohexyl hydroperoxide.