Beilstein J. Org. Chem.2006,2, No. 22, doi:10.1186/1860-5397-2-22
radicals with the hydroxyl radical decompose to form the parent phenol in good yield with the proportion of reformed phenol to the Elbs product dependent on the phenol structure. Similar, but generally more stable aryl peroxides, ArOOR, have been prepared and undergo either decomposition to the phenol or
Beilstein J. Org. Chem.2006,2, No. 3, doi:10.1186/1860-5397-2-3
, mutagenic, teratogenic, corrosive, lachrymatic, highly flammable or explosive, among other things. In addition, the hazard can increase over time, and photooxidation of ether to generate explosive peroxides is a good example. It must also be emphasised that it takes a long time before the safety profiles of
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1:
Reduction of nitrobenzene to aniline [23]