Benzoyl 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
- H241 Heating may cause a fire or explosionSelf-reactive substances and mixtures; Organic peroxides
- H317 May cause an allergic skin reactionSensitization, Skin
- H319 Causes serious eye irritationSerious eye damage/eye irritation
- H400 Very toxic to aquatic lifeHazardous to the aquatic environment, acute hazard
- H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effectsHazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard
Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 617-008-00-0), 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
94-36-0SMILES
O=C(OOC(=O)c1ccccc1)c1ccccc1InChIKey
OMPJBNCRMGITSC-UHFFFAOYSA-NInChI
InChI=1S/C14H10O4/c15-13(11-7-3-1-4-8-11)17-18-14(16)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10HWeigh it out
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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.
Work with Benzoyl peroxide
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Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.