
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate
This peroxide is particularly sensitive to temperature rises and contamination. Above a given "Control Temperature" they decompose violently. It is generally stored or transported with inert solids to mitigate the explosion hazard. — CAMEO Chemicals
- IUPAC name
- tert-butyl 2-ethylhexaneperoxoate
- Molecular formula
- C12H24O3
- Molecular weight
- 216.32 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 216.17254462 Da
- XLogP3
- 4.0
- Topological polar surface area
- 35.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID0027511
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