tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate Property

Melting point:

8 °C

Boiling point:

75-76 °C/0.2 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

1.021 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

vapor density 

6.7 (vs air)

vapor pressure 

3.36 mm Hg ( 50 °C)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.499(lit.)

Flash point:

200 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

water: soluble1.18g/L

form 

Liquid

color 

Clear yellow

Odor

mild aromatic odor

Water Solubility 

Immiscible

BRN 

1342734

Stability:

Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with a wide range of organic materials - oxidizer. May react violently with organic compounds.

InChIKey

GJBRNHKUVLOCEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

LogP

3 at 25℃

CAS DataBase Reference

614-45-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate(614-45-9)

EPA Substance Registry System

tert-Butyl perbenzoate (614-45-9)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

O,Xi,E,N

Risk Statements 

7-38-2-50-43

Safety Statements 

7-14-36/37/39-47-37-17-61-39-35-26

RIDADR 

UN 3103 5.2

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

SD9450000

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

5.2

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

29163900

Hazardous Substances Data

614-45-9(Hazardous Substances Data)

Toxicity

LD50 orally in Rabbit: > 2000 mg/kg LD50 dermal Rabbit > 2000 mg/kg

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H242Heating may cause a fire

H315Causes skin irritation

H317May cause an allergic skin reaction

H332Harmful if inhaled

H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects

Precautionary statements

P210Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. — No smoking.

P235Keep cool.

P273Avoid release to the environment.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P370+P378In case of fire: Use … for extinction.

tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Description

Tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate (TBPB) is an organic compound with the formula C6H5CO3CMe3 (Me = CH3). TBPB, a pale yellow, is exclusively encountered as a solution in solvents such as ethanol or phthalate. It is an ester of peroxybenzoic acid and the most widely produced perester.

Chemical Properties

colourless or slightly yellow liquid. At 124 ℃ (temperature), the half-life of tert-butyl peroxybenzoate is 10 hours.

Uses

Tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate is used for elevated temperature curing of polyesters and to initiate polymerization reactions. It could used as a Polymerization initiator for polyethylene, polystyrene, polyacrylates, and polyesters. It is also used as a chemical intermediate.

Uses

tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate was employed as polymerization and cross-linking catalyst. It was also was employed as initiator during ?grafting of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy (TEMPO)-4-oxyacetamido-(3 propyltriethoxysilane) to poly(ethylene co-octene and in preparation of conformal poly(cyclohexyl methacrylate) thin films via initiated chemical vapor deposition.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 68, p. 642, 1946 DOI: 10.1021/ja01208a033

General Description

Clear, colorless to slightly yellow liquid with a mild, aromatic odor. tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate also is stored and transported as a mixture with inert solids and as a solvent slurry, to mitigate the explosion hazard.

Air & Water Reactions

Insoluble in water.

Reactivity Profile

TERT-BUTYL PEROXYBENZOATE explodes with great violence when rapidly heated to a critical temperature; pure form is shock sensitive and detonable [Bretherick 1979 p. 602]. Upon contact with organic matter, t-butyl peroxybenzoate can ignite or give rise to an explosion [Haz. Chem. Data 1973 p. 77].

Hazard

Oxidizing material; do not store near com- bustible materials.

Health Hazard

t-Butyl peroxybenzoate is a mild skin andeye irritant. Exposure to 500 mg/day causedmild irritation in rabbit eyes and skin. Toxicitydata on animals show a low order oftoxicity.
LD₅₀ value, oral (mice): 914 mg/kg
It has been reported to cause tumors(blood) in mice. Its carcinogenic actions onhumans are unknown.

Fire Hazard

Highly reactive and oxidizing compound with moderate flammability; flash point (open cup) 107–110°C (224.6–230°F); autoignition temperature not reported.
It forms an explosive mixture with air; the explosive range not reported. It is not sensitive to shock but is heat sensitive. It explodes on heating; self-accelerating decomposition temperature 60°C (140°F).
It may react explosively when mixed with readily oxidizable, organic, and flammable substances. Fire-extinguishing agent: water from a sprinkler; use water to keep the containers cool.

Flammability and Explosibility

Flammable

Safety Profile

Moderately toxic by ingestion. A skin and eye irritant. Questionable carcinogen with experimental tumorigenic data. Mutation data reported. See also PEROXIDES, ORGANIC. Potentially explosive when heated above 11 5'C. Explosive reaction on contact with organic matter or copperQ) bromide + limonene. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and fumes.

Carcinogenicity

Other studies have determined the possibility that t-butyl peroxybenzoate can be metabolized to free radicals by human carcinoma skin keratinocytes. Free radicals are suggested to be involved in the cascade of events occurring during tumor promotion .

storage

It should be stored in a well-ventilatedplace at a temperature between 10 and27°C (50–80°F), isolated from oxidizable,flammable, organic materials and accelerators.It should be shipped in glass, polyethylene,and earthenware containers of up to5-gallon capacity placed inside wooden orfiberboard boxes.