METHOD OF PRODUCING CYCLIC GEMINAL BIS-HYDROPEROXIDES Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC C07C409/06 C07C407/00 

FIELD: chemistry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a method of producing cyclic geminal bis-hydroperoxides from ketones with ring size C₁₂-C₁₅ used to produce 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes having high anti-parasitic activity. Cyclic geminal bis-hydroperoxides can also be used as radical polymerisation initiators. The disclosed method of producing C₁₂-C₁₅ cyclic geminal bis-hydroperoxides involves reaction of corresponding C₁₂-C₁₅ cycloalkanones with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of boron trifluoride in an ether medium in molar ratio C₁₂-C₁₅ cycloalkanone:boron trifluoride:hydrogen peroxide equal to 1:0.8-1.2:7-12.

EFFECT: method enables to obtain C₁₂-C₁₅ cyclic geminal bis-hydroperoxides in a single step and simplifies and lowers the cost of the process, cuts reaction time, as well as labour, material- and power consumption when producing bis-hydroperoxides; method enables to obtain desired products with high output and high selectivity.

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