4-Methylbenzoyl peroxide

CAS Registry Number®

895-85-2
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CAS Name

4-Methylbenzoyl peroxide

Molecular Formula

C16H14O4

Molecular Mass

270.28

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    143-144 °C (decomp)

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C16H14O4/c1-11-3-7-13(8-4-11)15(17)19-20-16(18)14-9-5-12(2)6-10-14/h3-10H,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=AGKBXKFWMQLFGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(OOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C)C=C1)(=O)C2=CC=C(C)C=C2

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C)C2=CC=C(C=C2)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Peroxide, bis(4-methylbenzoyl)
  • p-Toluoyl peroxide
  • Bis(4-methylbenzoyl) peroxide
  • p,p′-Dimethyldibenzoyl peroxide
  • Di-p-toluoyl peroxide

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

808739-96-0, 925445-00-7, 1081830-18-3, 2214234-39-4

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