Synthesis and oxidation of phenylhexanes

During the research, by alkylation of benzene with hexanol-1 the mixture consisting of 60-65% 2-phenylhexane and 35-40% 3-phenylhexane was synthesised. The paper explores the promising but understudied process of this mixture aerobic liquid phase oxidation to corresponding hydroperoxides for further obtaining of higher ketones. As a result, the use of N-hydroxyphthalimide at this stage allows us to achieve technological conditions for mixture industrial implementation. The conversion of the phenylhexane mixture is more than 30% within 60 minutes of reaction with high selectivity of hydroperoxide formation.