Epoxidation of olefins with less stable organic hydroperoxides by using an alcohol stabilizing agent

摘要

Method for the molybdenum-catalyzed epoxidation of less reactive olefins such as the alpha-olefins and alpha-substituted olefins with the less stable organic hydroperoxides to give good yields of the epoxide by employing a critical amount of a stabilizing agent consisting of a C.sub. 3 to C.sub. 9 secondary or tertiary monohydric alcohol.