[rolnor]

Does anyone have a recipe how to make peracetic acid from acetic anhydride and 30% hydrogen peroxide? It will be a solution in acetic acid I understand, not 100%.

[AWK]

Pure peracetic acid is too dangerous. But meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid is much more stable.

[kamiyu]

Indeed, most explosives such as (peroxides, hydrazine and peracetic acid) are not supplied as pure form.

30% H2O2 react with acetic acid to form peracetic acid and water, but in equilibrium

You may think of ways to remove the water by-product, which is pretty common in typical organic synthesis

[AWK]

Commercial mCPBA contains about 80 % of peroxyacid.

[rolnor]

You missunderstood me, I dont want 100%, If I calculate correct I would get 15% peracetic acid as solution in acetic acid if I react acetic anhydride with a 30% hydrogenperoxide. I just want a recipe. My thinking is to stir overnight maby with some cooling so the reaction does not get too hot? I would try first in small scale.

[AWK]

You should add hydrogen peroxide to a mixed solution of your compound in glacial acetic acid. Usually time od 1 hour is sufficient.

[rolnor]

I have seen that to make peracetic acid by mixing acetic acid and hydrogen peroxide you need a acid catalyst like sulphuric acid, othervise the reaction is slow?

[Enthalpy]

Indeed, most explosives such as (peroxides, hydrazine and peracetic acid) are not supplied as pure form.

Hydrazine isn't an explosive, even when pure. It has enough other drawbacks.

[kamiyu]

Thanks Enthalpy for your input.

Just to make things clear, do you agree with the article in this RSC website?

http://www.rsc.org/eic/2016/07/hydrazine-explosive-rocket-fuel

[AWK]

it is so powerful a reducing agent that it is highly explosive

but in presence of strong oxidizer or catalyst.

see also wikipedia: hydrazine