Ditertiary butyl peroxide preparation from tertiary butyl hydroperoxide

摘要

Disclosed is a method of selective preparation of ditertiary butyl peroxide from tertiary butyl hydroperoxide and t-butanol which comprises reacting said tertiary butyl hydroperoxide and t-butanol over a solid acid catalyst selected from: a) an acidic montmorillonite clay; b) an acidic zeolite selected from the group consisting of dealuminized Y-zeolite and pentasil zeolite; c) an acidic organic resin; and d) heteropoly acids supported on an oxide selected from Group III or Group IV.