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Luperox® A98, Benzoyl peroxide

≥98%, reagent grade, solid, ~6.5% active oxygen

Synonym(s):

Benzoyl peroxide, Dibenzoyl peroxide

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(C6H5CO)2O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
242.23
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
202-327-6
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
984320
Assay:
≥98%
Form:
solid
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Product Name

Luperox® A98, Benzoyl peroxide, reagent grade, ≥98%

grade

reagent grade

Quality Segment

assay

≥98%

form

solid

autoignition temp.

176 °F

reaction suitability

reagent type: oxidant

mp

105 °C (lit.)

functional group

peroxide, phenyl

SMILES string

O=C(OOC(=O)c1ccccc1)c2ccccc2

InChI

1S/C14H10O4/c15-13(11-7-3-1-4-8-11)17-18-14(16)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10H

InChI key

OMPJBNCRMGITSC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Benzoyl peroxide participates in the covalent insitu functionalization of carbon nanotubes. On heating, it undergoes decomposition to afford phenyl free radicals and CO2 gas.
Luperox® A98, Benzoyl peroxide, an anhydrous benzoyl peroxide powder, is a mainly used as a thermal free radical initiator in polymerization reactions.

Application

Benzoyl peroxide has been used as an initiator in the preparation of the following:
  • Thermal cross-linking of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) via radical-initiated reaction
  • 3-D crosslinked carbon scaffolds
  • poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA), MWCNT and singlewalled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) scaffolds
Widely used initiator, curing agent, and cross-linking agent in polymerization processes.

Legal Information

Product of Arkema Inc.
Luperox is a registered trademark of Arkema Inc.


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Org. Perox. B - Skin Sens. 1A

Storage Class

4.1A - Other explosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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