Talk:Cumene hydroperoxide
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The decomposition product of cumene hydroperoxide should not be 4-isopropylbenzyl alcohol but 2-Phenyl-2-propanol[edit]
According to this piece of research and the picture attached to it, it seems that the product derived from the decomposition of cumene hydroperoxide should be one of these three: acetophenone+methanol when heated, acetone+phenol when acid added, or dimethyl benzyl alcohol (that is 2-Phenyl-2-propanol, DMBA, or alpha-cumyl alcohol, which may decompose further to alpha-Methylstyrene via dehydration) if cumene is added and the reactants are heated. However, no such mechanism is discovered that cumene hydroperoxide may decompose to 4-isopropylbenzyl alcohol (aka cumyl alchohol). Therefore, I edited the article. Thank you. Shamrockwikiedit (talk) 06:50, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
