
tert-Butyl hydroperoxide
Tert-butyl hydroperoxide is an alkyl hydroperoxide in which the alkyl group is tert-butyl. It is widely used in a variety of oxidation processes. It has a role as an antibacterial agent and an oxidising agent. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-hydroperoxy-2-methylpropane
- Molecular formula
- C4H10O2
- Molecular weight
- 90.12 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 90.068079557 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.6
- Topological polar surface area
- 29.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:64090
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL348399
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID9024693
- PubMed:40716628
- PubMed:40252905
- PubMed:39716534
- PubMed:38272317
- PubMed:38053484
- PubMed:35690295
- PubMed:35077135
- PubMed:34767876
- PubMed:34303734
- PubMed:33207735
- PubMed:32740777
- PubMed:31858786
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