Reactivity of the CH-bonds of 2-butanol in liquid-phase oxidation

Resumo

The kinetics of product accumulation is studied in the azodiisobutyronitrile-initiated oxidation of 2-butanol. The relative reactivity for all types of the CH-bonds of 2-butanol is determined for reactions with peroxyl radicals at 60°C. It is established that the hydroxyl functional group of 2-butanol activates the CHbond in position 2 (α) and deactivates CH-bonds in positions 1, 3 (β), and 4 (γ), compared to the corresponding CH-bonds of saturated hydrocarbons.