Reactions of aroyl peroxides. VII. Di-p-nitrobenzoyl peroxide with p-dichlorobenzene, naphthalene, and nitrobenzene

Abstract

A detailed study has been made of the reactions of di-p-nitrobenzoyl peroxide with p-dichlorobenzene, naphthalene, and nitrobenzene. The reaction with p-dichlorobenzene gives much higher yields of substituted diphenyls, than the corresponding reaction with benzoyl peroxide. The stoicheiometry of the reaction with naphthalene is different from that of the benzoyl peroxide-naphthalene system. Possible mechanisms of the formation of dinaphthyls are discussed.