Hydroperoxides of tertiary alkyl

Claim 1

A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A NOVEL C14 HYDROPEROXIDE WHICH COMPRISES REACTING IN A HYDROCARBON MIXTURE 2,3-DIMETHYLBUTANE AND VINYLCYCLOHEXENE IN A MOLAR RATIO OF ABOUT 1 TO 20 PARTS OF 2,3-DIMETHYLBUTANE TO 1 PART OF VINCYCLOHEXENE UNDER ALKYLATION CONDITIONS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ALKYLATION CATALYST, SAID ALKYLATION CONDITIONS INCLUDING A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 50 TO 450*F., A RESIDENCE TIME OF FROM 5 TO 1,080 MINUTES, AND A PRESSURE SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN THE REACTANTS IN A LIQUID PHASE, THE RATIO OF SAID CATALYST TO SAID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES BEING IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 0.01 TO 2 PARTS BY VOLUME OF CATALYST TO 1 PART BY VOLUME OF HYDROCARBON MIXTURE, THEREBY FORMING AN ALKYLATION REACTION PRODUCT, RECOVERING A FRACTION OF SAID ALKYLATION REACTION PRODUCT BOILING IN THE RANGE OF 465 TO 490*F., OXIDIZING SAID FRACTION WITH AN OXIDIZING GAS AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE OF 122 TO 320*F., FOR A TIME OF FROM 1 TO 10 HOURS, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN OXIDATION CATALYST, AND RECOVERING SAID HYDROPEROXIDE.