Benzoyl peroxide

CAS Registry Number®

94-36-0

CAS Name

Benzoyl peroxide

Molecular Formula

C14H10O4

Molecular Mass

242.23

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    103-106 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.334 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=OMPJBNCRMGITSC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OOC(=O)C=1C=CC=CC1)C=2C=CC=CC2

Other Names for this Substance

  • Peroxide, dibenzoyl
  • Benzoyl peroxide
  • Dibenzoyl peroxide
  • Benzoyl superoxide
  • Lucidol

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

117989-71-6, 132323-44-5, 37370-29-9, 143928-58-9

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