A new property of geminal bishydroperoxides: Hydrolysis with the removal of hydroperoxide groups to form a ketone

A new property of geminal bishydroperoxide was discovered: the ability to hydrolyze in acid medium in the presence of hydrogen peroxide with the formation of ketones. The most resistant to hydrolysis are the cyclic C₆-bishydroperoxydes: at room temperature within one day they are practically not hydrolyzed; less stable is bishydroperoxycycloheptane (C₇): in a day its one fifth part is hydrolyzed. Bishydroperoxydes with the cycles of C₈ and C₁₂ for the same time hydrolyzed to 80 and 90% respectively. Of the two linear bishydroperoxydes, 2,2-dihydroperoxydecane, with sterically unhindered center, is more resistant to hydrolysis than 6,6-dihydroperoxyundecane.