Di-tert-butyl peroxide Chemical Properties
mp -30 °C
bp 109-110 °C(lit.)
density 0.8
vapor pressure 40 mm Hg ( 20 °C)
refractive index n20/D 1.3891(lit.)
Fp 34 °F
storage temp. 2-8°C
Water Solubility immiscible
Stability: May decompose explosively if heated, subjected to shock, or treated with reducing agents. Highly flammable. Refrigerate.
Safety Information
Hazard Codes O,F
Risk Statements 7-11
Safety Statements 14-16-3/7-36/37/39-14A
Hazardous Substances Data 110-05-4(Hazardous Substances Data)
Di-tert-butyl peroxide Usage And Synthesis
Chemical Properties colourless liquid
General Description Clear colorless liquid.
Reactivity Profile The explosive instability of the lower dialkyl peroxides (e.g., dimethyl peroxide) and 1,1-bis-peroxides decreases rapidly with increasing chain length and degree of branching, the di-tert-alkyl derivatives being amongst the most stable class of peroxides. Though many 1,1-bis-peroxides have been reported, few have been purified because of the higher explosion hazards compared with the monofunctional peroxides. Di-tert-butyl peroxide is unlikely that this derivative would be particularly unstable compared to other peroxides in it's class, Bretherick 1979v.
