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A study of the decomposition of benzoyl peroxide in very dilute solutions is reported. This work is preliminary to a detailed investigation of the mechanism by which the peroxide initiates radical polymerizations; 14C‐benzoyl peroxide has been used. In dilute solutions in benzene, almost all the benzoate radicals generated from benzoyl peroxide lose carbon dioxide before they can enter into other reactions; various substance e.g., diphenylpicrylhydrazyl, styrene, and cumene, which can react with free radicals, decrease the yield of carbon dioxide.
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Barson et al. (1956) studied this question.
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