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Luperox® P, tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate

98%

Synonym(s):

tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate, tert-Butyl perbenzoate

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Linear Formula:
C6H5COOOC(CH3)3
CAS Number:
614-45-9
Molecular Weight:
194.23
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24849787
EC Number:
210-382-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1342734
MDL number:
MFCD00008802
Assay:
98%
Form:
liquid
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vapor density

6.7 (vs air)

Quality Segment

200

vapor pressure

3.36 mmHg ( 50 °C)

assay

98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.499 (lit.)

bp

75-76 °C/0.2 mmHg (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 1.18 g/L

density

1.021 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

peroxide, phenyl

SMILES string

CC(C)(C)OOC(=O)c1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C11H14O3/c1-11(2,3)14-13-10(12)9-7-5-4-6-8-9/h4-8H,1-3H3

InChI key

GJBRNHKUVLOCEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

tert-butyl peroxybenzoate (TBPB)-mediated 2-isocyanobiaryl insertion with 1,4-dioxane has been reported.

Application

Luperox was employed as polymerization and cross-linking catalyst. It was also was employed as initiator during:
  • grafting of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy (TEMPO)-4-oxyacetamido-(3 propyltriethoxysilane) to poly(ethylene co-octene)
  • preparation of conformal poly(cyclohexyl methacrylate) thin films via initiated chemical vapor deposition

Legal Information

Product of Arkema Inc.
Luperox is a registered trademark of Arkema Inc.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Org. Perox. C - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

4.1A - Other explosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

200.1 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

93.4 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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