Process for decomposing cycloalkyl hydroperoxide

摘要

The invention relates to a process for decomposing a mixture comprising cycloalkyl hydroperoxide in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide dissolved in an aqueous phase in which, besides the alkali metal hydroxide, also at least 10 wt.% of the aqueous phase of one or more alkali metal salts is present. The alkali metal salts are preferably alkali metal carbonates, or alkali metal salts of mono- and polycarboxylic acids, with the carboxylic acid containing 1-24 C-atoms.