Decomposition of peroxydecanoic acid using BCHPC [di(4-tert-butylcyclohexyl) peroxydicarbonate] under argon atmosphere

Using BCHPC as a source of alkoxycarbonyloxyl radical at moderate temperature in benzene or cyclohexane and in the absence of O2(under argon), the peroxydecanoic acid RCO3H is transformed into nonan-1-ol ROH in good yield. A mechanism, implying the acylperoxyl radical RCO3˙ as an intermediate, is proposed.