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Keywords:

  • anthracene;
  • dihydroperoxides;
  • organocatalysis;
  • oxygen;
  • photo-dihydroperoxidation

Abstract

A new efficient dihydroperoxidation protocol of a wide variety of carbonyl compounds with molecular oxygen, anthracene, and 2-propanol under light irradiation afforded their corresponding gem-dihydroperoxides in high yields.