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The products of our reaction (1- and 2-heptene) can formperoxides upon standing in air for a prolonged period of time. Whyis 1-heptene more likely to form peroxides than heptane?

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Dear friend A number of commonly used organic solvents can undergo autoxidation to produce unstable and dangerous hydroperoxide and peroxides products Autoxidation generally refers to the slow reaction between organic chemicals and elemental oxygen under mild conditions Although ethers are generally recognized as dangerous peroxide formers other organic structures eg acetals certain allylic alkenes chloro and fluoroalkenes dienes aldehydes amides lactams ureas some    See Answer
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