Hi, I'm new here so please be nice
I'm interested in preparing a diacyl peroxide (R-C=OO-OO=C-R) as a radical precursor but no-one in my group has done this before. Has anyone here prepared a peroxide before? I would expect them to be quite unstable, shock sensitive and possibly explosive.
I am wondering exactly how unstable these diacyl peroxides really are - a few of the papers say they actually recrystallise and/or column them. I would be a little wary columning a peroxide (an exploding column would be a scary thing). That said, I would also be a little wary heating them up for a recryst - anyone here had any experience?
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