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.
