Benzoyl peroxide

C14H10O4CAS 94-36-0242.23 g/mol

OOOO
Peroxide

Properties

Molecular formula
C14H10O4
Molar mass
242.23 g/mol
Exact mass
242.0579 Da
Density
1.334 g/mL (at 25 °C)
Melting point
103–106 °C
Flash point
80 °C
Water solubility
9.1 mg/L (25 °C)
logP
2.62Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
52.6 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 4
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

Danger
Explosive (GHS01)Flammable (GHS02)Irritant (GHS07)Environmental Hazard (GHS09)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P210, P234, P235, P240, P261, P264+P265, P272, P273, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P321, P333+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P370+P380+P375[+P378], P391, P403, P410, P411, P420, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
94-36-0
SMILES
O=C(OOC(=O)c1ccccc1)c1ccccc1
InChIKey
OMPJBNCRMGITSC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
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

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Names and synonyms

166 names · show all
  • Peroxide, dibenzoyl
  • Luperox ANS 50G
  • Perkadox L 40RPS
  • Perkadox BT 50
  • Luprox A 75C
  • Nyper BMT-K
  • Niper BMT
  • Perkadox CH 50X
  • Perkadox 33
  • Peroxan BP 50PF1
  • Benzoic peroxyanhydride
  • Luperox ATC 50
  • 617P37
  • Retic BP 50
  • Peroxan BP 40LV
  • Peroxan BP 50 red
  • Niper BW
  • Peroxan BP 50PF
  • BM 50R
  • Dibenzoyl peroxide
  • Benzoyl superoxide
  • Lucidol
  • Oxylite
  • Benzoperoxide
  • Lucidol B 50
  • Benoxyl
  • Persadox
  • Lucidol G 20
  • G 20
  • Nyper BO
  • Diphenylglyoxal peroxide
  • Luperco AST
  • Panoxyl
  • Lucidol 50P
  • Lucidol KL 50
  • Lucidol CH 50
  • Lucidol 98
  • Cadox 40E
  • Lucidol S 50
  • Superox 744
  • Lucidol 40E
  • Nyper B
  • Luperco AA
  • Cadox B 50P
  • Nyper BS
  • BPO
  • Benbel C
  • Cadox B-CH 50
  • Nyper FF
  • Cadet BPO
  • TC 1 (peroxide)
  • TC 1
  • Cadox B 75W
  • Nyper BMT 40
  • Lucidol 70
  • Lucidol 78
  • Superox 46-750
  • Cadet BPO 78W
  • Abcat 40
  • Lucidol BW 50T
  • Nyper BMT
  • Nyper NS
  • Lucidol 75FP
  • Sanperox BPO
  • W 75
  • Lucidol W 40
  • Nyper BW
  • Nyper FF-K
  • Chaloxyd BP 50FT
  • Lucidol BT 50
  • Lucidol 75W
  • Lucidol CH 50X
  • Lucidol (peroxide)
  • B 75W
  • Luperox A 75
  • Cadox B 40E
  • Cadox B
  • Benzashave
  • Desquam E
  • Desquam X
  • Triaz
  • W 75 (Peroxide)
  • Solugel
  • Aksil 5
  • Lucidol CH 50L
  • Peroxan BP 50SE
  • Varox ANS
  • Benox 50
  • Solugel (peroxide)
  • Nyper F
  • Luperox ACP 35
  • Benzaknen
  • Xerac BP 5
  • Debroxide
  • Xerac BP 10
  • Brevoxyl
  • Preoxydex
  • Acetoxyl
  • Clear by design
  • Peroxyderm
  • Loroxide
  • Benzagel 10
  • Vanoxide
  • Desanden
  • Sanoxit
  • Oxy-L
  • Benzac W
  • Nericur
  • Benzac
  • Akneroxide L
  • PHisoAc BP
  • Persa-gel
  • Acnegel
  • Acne-aid cream
  • Dry and clear
  • Theraderm
  • Benzagel
  • Oxy-5
  • Epi-clear
  • NSC 671
  • NSC 675
  • Link-cup DBP
  • Perkadox L-W 75
  • Perkadox L-W 40TCP
  • Lucidol 75
  • Interox GZ-S
  • Interox BP 50P1
  • Fivenox B 50G
  • Nyper BO-Y
  • Perkadox L 50S-PS
  • Luperco ANS
  • Oxycare 42
  • Perkadox CH 50
  • CH 50
  • Perkadox CH 50L
  • Perkadox 20S
  • BPO 50
  • Cadox B 40ES
  • PEROX-B 75
  • CH 50L
  • Nyper BMT 40SV
  • Luperox AFR 40
  • Acnezoyl
  • BP 50FT
  • Luperox 98
  • Benox A 80
  • Perkadox PM 50S
  • Luperox A 98
  • Nyper BD
  • Basiron
  • C 1A (Peroxide)
  • C 1A
  • Perkadox L-W 40
  • Luperox A 70S
  • Luperox 78
  • Aztec BP 50FT
  • PEROX-B 95
  • Degament H
  • Perkadox L 50S
  • SikaFast 5200B
  • Luperox A 75FP
  • Peroxan BP powder 50W
  • Perkadox BTW 50
  • Luperox A 40FP-EZ9
  • Perkadox L-DFG
  • BP

Safety data sheets

One stored sheet lists this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 94-36-0. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

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