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Cumene hydroperoxide

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Formula
  
C9H12O2

Boiling point
  
153 °C

Density
  
1.02 g/cm³

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Appearance
  
colorless to pale yellow liquid

Cumene hydroperoxide is an intermediate in the cumene process for developing phenol and acetone from benzene and propene. It is typically used as an oxidizing agent. Products of decomposition of cumene hydroperoxide are methylstyrene, acetophenone, and cumyl alcohol. Its formula is C6H5C(CH3)2OOH.

Cumene hydroperoxide Cumyl hydrogenperoxide CAS 80159 05213942 MP Biomedicals

One of the key uses for the material is as a free radical initiator for acrylate and methacrylate monomers.

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    References

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