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Luperox® A98, Benzoyl peroxide

≥98%, reagent grade, solid, ~6.5% active oxygen

Synonym(s):

Benzoyl peroxide, Dibenzoyl peroxide

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Linear Formula:
(C6H5CO)2O2
CAS Number:
94-36-0
Molecular Weight:
242.23
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
57647701
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
202-327-6
MDL number:
MFCD00003071
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
984320
Assay:
≥98%
Form:
solid
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Product Name

Luperox® A98, Benzoyl peroxide, reagent grade, ≥98%

grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

200

assay

≥98%

form

solid

autoignition temp.

176 °F

reaction suitability

reagent type: oxidant

mp

105 °C (lit.)

functional group

peroxide, phenyl

SMILES string

O=C(OOC(=O)c1ccccc1)c2ccccc2

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

InChI key

OMPJBNCRMGITSC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Benzoyl peroxide participates in the covalent insitu functionalization of carbon nanotubes. On heating, it undergoes decomposition to afford phenyl free radicals and CO2 gas.
Luperox® A98, Benzoyl peroxide, an anhydrous benzoyl peroxide powder, is a mainly used as a thermal free radical initiator in polymerization reactions.

Application

Benzoyl peroxide has been used as an initiator in the preparation of the following:
  • Thermal cross-linking of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) via radical-initiated reaction
  • 3-D crosslinked carbon scaffolds
  • poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA), MWCNT and singlewalled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) scaffolds
Widely used initiator, curing agent, and cross-linking agent in polymerization processes.

Legal Information

Product of Arkema Inc.
Luperox is a registered trademark of Arkema Inc.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Org. Perox. B - Skin Sens. 1A

Storage Class

4.1A - Other explosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

Group 5: Self-reactive substances + Organic peroxides + Hazardous rank I + 1st self-reactive materials

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Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

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Substances Subject to be Notified Names

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Gaurav Lalwani et al.
Carbon, 53, 90-100 (2013-02-26)
We report a simple method to fabricate macroscopic, 3-D, free standing, all-carbon scaffolds (porous structures) using multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as the starting materials. The scaffolds prepared by radical initiated thermal crosslinking, and annealing of MWCNTs possess macroscale interconnected pores
Emil A Tanghetti et al.
Dermatologic clinics, 27(1), 17-24 (2008-11-06)
Benzoyl peroxide (BPO) is the most widely used topical acne treatment, with significant antibacterial, antikeratolytic, and comedolytic activity. It has been shown to be extremely effective as monotherapy and in combination with antibiotics or retinoids for managing comedonal and inflammatory
Suzanne M Jervis et al.
Journal of food science, 78(2), R129-R137 (2013-01-22)
Whey is a value-added product that is utilized in many food and beverage applications for its nutritional and functional properties. Whey and whey products are generally utilized in dried ingredient applications. One of the primary sources of whey is from
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