tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide

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tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide Structure
tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide structure
Common Name tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide
CAS Number 75-91-2 Molecular Weight 90.121
Density 0.9±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 120.4±9.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C4H10O2 Melting Point -2.8 °C
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 35.0±0.0 °C
Symbol GHS02 GHS05 GHS06 GHS08 GHS09
GHS02, GHS05, GHS06, GHS08, GHS09
Signal Word Danger

 Names

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Name tert-butyl hydroperoxide
Synonym More Synonyms

 Chemical & Physical Properties

This table shows physicochemical parameters including melting point, boiling point, density, solubility and optical rotation. Missing data is marked as N/A.

Density 0.9±0.1 g/cm3
Boiling Point 120.4±9.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Melting Point -2.8 °C
Molecular Formula C4H10O2
Molecular Weight 90.121
Flash Point 35.0±0.0 °C
Exact Mass 90.068077
PSA 29.46000
LogP 1.38
Vapour Pressure 7.4±0.5 mmHg at 25°C
Index of Refraction 1.399
InChIKey CIHOLLKRGTVIJN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CC(C)(C)OO
Stability Stable, but may explode if heated under confinement. Decomposition may be accelerated by traces of metals, molecular sieve or other contaminants. Incompatible with reducing agents, combustible material, acids.
Water Solubility Miscible

 MSDS

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 Toxicological Information

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CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
EQ4900000
CHEMICAL NAME :
tert-Butylhydroperoxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
75-91-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
1098280
LAST UPDATED :
199806
DATA ITEMS CITED :
38
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C4-H10-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
90.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
QOX1&1&1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
TYPE OF TEST :
Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
TYPE OF TEST :
Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
TYPE OF TEST :
Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
TYPE OF TEST :
Rinsed with water
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
370 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - irritability Gastrointestinal - alteration in gastric secretion Blood - hemorrhage
TYPE OF TEST :
LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
500 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
790 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
87 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle weakness Behavioral - ataxia
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
320 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - irritability Gastrointestinal - alteration in gastric secretion Blood - hemorrhage
TYPE OF TEST :
LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
350 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
246 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION :
460 uL/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis Liver - other changes Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
TYPE OF TEST :
TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
107 mg/m3/17W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - change in sensation of smell Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in chlorine
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
365 mg/kg/7W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Related to Chronic Data - death
TYPE OF TEST :
TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION :
107 mg/m3/17W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
TYPE OF TEST :
Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TYPE OF TEST :
Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TYPE OF TEST :
Cytogenetic analysis
TYPE OF TEST :
Cytogenetic analysis
TYPE OF TEST :
Dominant lethal test

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM :
Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION :
34 umol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 182,135,1987 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-GERMANY JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 14730 No. of Facilities: 75 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 433 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 14730 No. of Facilities: 266 (estimated) No. of Industries: 8 No. of Occupations: 14 No. of Employees: 12168 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 4787 (estimated)

 Safety Information

This table covers safety warnings, protective measures, incompatible substances and disposal guidelines for this compound.

Symbol GHS02 GHS05 GHS06 GHS08 GHS09
GHS02, GHS05, GHS06, GHS08, GHS09
Signal Word Danger
Hazard Statements H226-H242-H302-H304-H311 + H331-H314-H317-H336-H341-H410
Precautionary Statements P210-P234-P280-P301 + P310-P303 + P361 + P353-P304 + P340 + P310-P305 + P351 + P338-P331-P403 + P233
Personal Protective Equipment Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;Goggles;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
Hazard Codes C:Corrosive
Risk Phrases R10;R20/21/22;R34;R43;R52/53;R7
Safety Phrases S14-S3/7-S61-S45-S36/37/39-S24-S17-S16-S14A-S26-S62
RIDADR UN 3109 5.2
WGK Germany 3
RTECS EQ4900000
Packaging Group II
Hazard Class 5.2

 Synthetic Route

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 Articles118

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 tert-Butyl HydroperoxideBioassay

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Name: p53 small molecule agonists, cell-based qHTS assay
Source: 824
External Id: P53344
Name: p53 small molecule agonists, cell-based qHTS assay with human liver microsomes
Source: 824
Target: tumor suppressor p53 [Homo sapiens]
External Id: P53MS233
Name: p53 small molecule agonists, cell-based qHTS assay with rat liver microsomes
Source: 824
Target: tumor suppressor p53 [Homo sapiens]
External Id: P53MS898
Name: Cytotoxicity against human SH-SY5Y cells assessed as cell viability at 300 uM by MTT ...
Source: ChEMBL
Target: SH-SY5Y
External Id: CHEMBL1937470
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 Synonyms

This table collects all English aliases, systematic names and CAS‑related synonyms of the compound.

2-hydroperoxy-2-methylpropane
MFCD00002130
EINECS 200-915-7
tert-Butyl hydroperoxide

 tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide | FAQ

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Q: What English synonyms does tert-butyl hydroperoxide have?
A: English synonyms of tert-butyl hydroperoxide: 2-hydroperoxy-2-methylpropane, MFCD00002130, EINECS 200-915-7, tert-Butyl hydroperoxide.
Q: What is the InChIKey of tert-butyl hydroperoxide?
A: InChIKey of tert-butyl hydroperoxide is CIHOLLKRGTVIJN-UHFFFAOYSA-N.
Q: What is the molecular formula of tert-butyl hydroperoxide?
A: Molecular formula of tert-butyl hydroperoxide is C4H10O2.
Q: What are the upstream materials of tert-butyl hydroperoxide?
A: Related upstream materials(CAS) of tert-butyl hydroperoxide: 187939-68-0;75-28-5;75-34-3;67-97-0;677-22-5;50-81-7;3459-80-1;75-65-0;3395-62-8.
Q: What are the downstream products of tert-butyl hydroperoxide?
A: Related downstream products(CAS) of tert-butyl hydroperoxide: 109-13-7;100-52-7;67-64-1;79-31-2;100-51-6;75-65-0;1421259-27-9;105804-97-5;52866-87-2;98-51-1.
Q: What is the CAS number of tert-butyl hydroperoxide?
A: CAS number of tert-butyl hydroperoxide is 75-91-2.
Q: What is the LogP of tert-butyl hydroperoxide?
A: LogP of tert-butyl hydroperoxide is 1.38.
Q: What is the English name of tert-butyl hydroperoxide?
A: The English name of tert-butyl hydroperoxide is tert-butyl hydroperoxide.
Q: What is the SMILES notation of tert-butyl hydroperoxide?
A: SMILES notation of tert-butyl hydroperoxide is CC(C)(C)OO.
Q: What is the melting point of tert-butyl hydroperoxide?
A: Melting point of tert-butyl hydroperoxide is -2.8 °C.

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