Products Description of tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide CAS#75-91-2
Tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide — also widely known by its alias tert-butanol hydroperoxide — is an organic peroxide compound defined by the molecular formula C₄H₁₀O₂. It takes the form of a colorless, transparent oily liquid, sparingly soluble in water yet highly soluble in nearly all conventional organic solvents such as ethanol and ether.
This versatile compound finds broad use in a full range of industrial applications: it acts as a high-performance catalyst, bleaching agent and deodorizing agent, and is also commonly adopted as an unsaturated polyester cross-linker, polymerization initiator, and rubber vulcanizing agent.
Tert-Butyl hydroperoxide Chemical Properties
| Melting point | -2.8℃ |
| Boiling point | 37 °C (15 mmHg) |
| Density | 0.937 g/mL at 20 °C |
| Vapor pressure | 62 mmHg at 45 °C |
| Refractive index | n20/D 1.403 |
| Flash point | 85 °F |
| Storage conditions | 2-8℃ |
| Acidity coefficient (pKa) | pK1: 12.80 (25°C) |
| Form | Liquid |
| Color | Transparent and colorless |
| pH value | 4.3 |
| Water solubility | Miscible |
| Merck | 141,570 |
| BRN | 1098280 |
| Henry's Law Con stant | 4.2×10° mol/(m3Pa) at 25℃, Wang et al. (2017) |
| Exposure limits | No exposure limit is set. On the basis of its irritant properties a ceiling limit of 1.2 mg/m3 (0.3 ppm) is recommended. |
| Stability | Stable, but may explode if heated in enclosed conditions. Encounter with trace metals, molecular sieves or other contaminants may accelerate decomposition. Incompatible with reducing agents, combustible materials, acids |
| InChI | 1S/C4H1002/c1-4(2,3)6-5/h5H,1-3H3 |
| InChIKey | CIHOLLKRGTVIN-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | CC(C)(C)OO |
| LogP | 1.230 (est) |
Product Application of tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide CAS#75-91-2
