You Get a Fast Start in a Wide Range of Organic Reactions with
Albone hydrogen peroxide
When properly activated, "Albone"" hydrogen peroxide is a highly effective oxidizing agent for organic synthesis. Here are a few examples of the possible uses for Du Pont hydrogen peroxide in organic reactions:
Epoxidation.
Tlie epoxidation reaction has simplified the conversion of fatty oils and derivatives into useful and profitable products.
Peracid Formation.
When hydrogen peroxide is activated by forming a peracid, its reactions are often faster—yields are often higher.
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Hydroxylation.
Olefins are converted to glycols by hydrogen peroxide although epoxides and derivatives may b e formed first in the reactions.
Epoxides are useful as plasticizers, stabilizers, insecticides and drugs . . . have many possibilities as lubricants, coating constituents and chemical intermediates. Du Pont lias developed several efficient procedures for epoxidation. Complete information o n these procedures is readily obtained in a booklet available from Du Pont.
Sulfur Oxidation, Quinone Formation and
Ketone Cleavage
are other examples of propitious use of hydrogen peroxide in organic syntheses.
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Long-chain glycols and derivatives have value as plasticizers and modifiers in coatings, rubber, plastics and emulsifiers.
Polymerization.
Hydrogen peroxide, usually employed in emulsion techniques, initiates the polymerization of a variety of unsaturated monomers.
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The polymers formed have been useful as rubber substitutes, adhesives, plastics and coatings. N i t r o g e n O x i d a t i o n . Tertiary amines are oxidized smoothly to nitrogen oxides in the following reaction :
Certain sulfur oxidation products have shown antimicrobial activity. Suggested uses for the products of sulfur oxidation h a v e included fungicides, insecticides and r u b b e r accelerators. Du Pont's long experience in the manufacture and use of "Albone" can help you in developing potential applications for Hydrogen Peroxide. Call or write: E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (Inc.), Electrochemicals Department, Wilmington 9S, Delaware.
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