User:OrganoMetallurgy/Drafts/tert-Butyl hypochlorite

= non-chembox sections = tert-Butyl hypochlorite is yellowish photosensitive liquid that is used as a chlorinating or oxidizing agent in organic chemistry.

Properties
Reacts violently with rubber

Synthesis/Preparation
Tert-butyl hypochlorite can be prepared by the reaction of a solution of tert-butyl alcohol with a sodium hypochlorite solution and acetic acid under low light conditions.

Applications/Uses/Reactions
Chlorination Radical chlorination Chloramines Oxidation Oxidizes secondary alcohols to ketones in the presence of pyridine (in the absence of pyridine, α-chloro ketones also tend to be produced) Sulfides to sulfoxides Selenides to seleoxides Tellerides to telluroxides Addition Adds to electron rich alkenes Adds to isocyanides