Reactions of ozonides. VII. Isolation and oxidation of ozonolysis products from 1-decene

Abstract

1-Decene ozonide (1) was isolated by column chromatography of the mixed products of ozonation of 1-decene (2) in several nonpolar solvents. 1-Methoxy- (3) and 1-tertiary butoxynonane-1-hydroperoxide (4) were similarly obtained. The thin-layer chromatographic separation of these products from each other and from other ozonation products was examined. Compounds 3 and 4 were smoothly oxidized to di-(1-alkoxyalkyl)peroxides by Ce(IV). The stoichiometry of this reaction, examined by isothermal calorimetry, was 1:1. Compounds 1,3, and 4 were oxidized by CF3CO3H and by other oxidizing agents to nonanoic acid with chain degradation loss of 2–30%.