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Properties of substance:

tert-butyl hydroperoxide

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

colorless liquid

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C4H10O2

Structural formula as text:

(CH3)3COOH

Molar/atomic mass: 90.121

Melting point (°C):

-5.5

Boiling point (°C):

133

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

organic solvents: soluble [Ref.]
water: 12 (25°C) [Ref.]

Reactions of synthesis:

  1. [Ref.1]
    3(CH3)3COH + 2H2O2 → (CH3)3COOC(CH3)3 + (CH3)3COOH + 3H2O

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-293.6 (l)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-245.9 (g)

LD50 (mg/kg):

1330 (mice, oral)

References:

  1. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. - 90ed. - CRC Press, 2010. - pp. 5-27
  2. The Merck Index 11th ed., Merck & Company, 1989. - pp. 240
  3. Антоновский В.Л. Органические перекисные инициаторы. - М.: Химия, 1972. - pp. 63-64 [Russian]
  4. Карножицкий В. Органические перекиси. - М.: Издательство иностранной литературы, 1961. - pp. 23-25 [Russian]
  5. Химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 1. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1988. - pp. 334 [Russian]

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