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Chapter 15: Q64. (page 570)

Question. Ethers are oxidized with to form hydroperoxides that decompose violently when heated. Draw a stepwise mechanism for this reaction.

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Free radical formation

The breaking of chemical bonds generates free radicals to generate radicals with one or more unpaired electrons in their outermost shells.

The oxygen molecule would break a C-H bond in tetrahydrofuran (THF), generating a free radical. The radical reacts with another molecule of oxygen to form a C-O-O linkage.

Free radical reaction initiated by oxygen molecule

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Reaction with another THF

This molecule is further treated with another molecule of tetrahydrofuran to form the unstable hydroperoxide.

Formation of the unstable hydroperoxide

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