Peroxide Forming Chemicals
Peroxide Forming Chemicals |
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| Adapted from listed supplied by Orlando Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory http://www.lbl.gov/ehs/chsp/html/react_peroxides.shtml | |||||
| Groups | |||||
| Group A: May Form Explosive Levels of Peroxides Without Concentration (Safe Storage Time After Opening: 3 Months) | |||||
| Group B: May Form Explosive Levels of Peroxides as Concentration Increases (Safe Storage Time After Opening: 12 Months) | |||||
| Group C: May Autopolymerize as a Result of Peroxide Accumulation (Safe Storage Time After Opening: Uninhibited Chemicals, 24 Hours/ Inhibited Chemicals, 12 Months) | |||||
| Chemical | CAS | Synonyms | State | Group | Reference |
| Butadiene | 106-99-0 | 1,3-Butadiene | G | A | 1, 3, 4 |
| Chloroprene | 126-99-8 | 2-Chloro-1,3- butadiene | L | A | 1, 3, 4 |
| Divinyl acetylene | 821-08-9 | 1,5-Hexadien- 3-yne | L | A | 5 |
| Isopropyl ether | 108-20-3 | L | A | 5 | |
| Tetrafluoroethylene | 116-14-3 | G | A | 4 | |
| Vinyl ether | 109-93-3 | Divinyl ether | L | A | 5 |
| Vinylidene chloride | 75-35-4 | 1,1- Dichloroethylene | L | A | 5 |
| Acetal | 105-57-7 | L | B | 5 | |
| Acetaldehyde | 75-07-0 | L | B | 4 | |
| Benzyl alcohol | 100-51-6 | L | B | 4 | |
| 2-Butanol | 78-92-2 | l | B | 4 | |
| Cyclohexanol | 108-93-0 | l | B | 4 | |
| Cyclohexene | 110-83-8 | l | B | 5 | |
| 2-Cyclohexen-1-ol | 822-67-3 | l | B | 4 | |
| Cyclopentene | 142-29-0 | l | B | 5 | |
| Decahydronaphthalene | 91-17-8 | l | B | 4 | |
| Diacetylene | 460-12-8 | g | B | 5 | |
| Dicyclopentadiene | 77-73-6 | l | B | 5 | |
| Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether | 111-96-6 | Diglyme | l | B | 5 |
| Dioxane | 123-91-1 | 1,4-Dioxane | l | B | 5 |
| Ethylene glycol dimethyl ether | 110-71-4 | Glyme | l | B | 5 |
| Ethyl ether | 60-29-7 | Diethyl ether | l | B | 5 |
| Furan | 128-37-0 | l | B | 5 | |
| 4-Heptanol | 589-55-9 | l | B | 4 | |
| 2-Hexanol | 626-93-7 | l | B | 4 | |
| Isopropyl benzene | 98-82-8 | Cumene | l | B | 5 |
| Methyl acetylene | 74-99-7 | Propyne | g | B | 5 |
| 3-Methyl-1-butanol | 123-51-3 | Isoamyl alcohol | l | B | 4 |
| Methyl cyclopentane | 96-37-7 | l | B | 5 | |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 108-10-1 | Methyl-i-butyl ketone | l | B | 5 |
| 4-Methyl-2-pentanol | 108-11-2 | l | B | 4 | |
| 2-Pentanol | 6032-29-7 | l | B | 4 | |
| 4-Penten-1-ol | 821-09-0 | l | B | 4 | |
| 1-Phenylethanol | 98-85-1 | alpha-Methyl-benzyl alcohol | l | B | 4 |
| 2-Phenylethanol | 60-12-8 | Phenethyl alcohol | l | B | 4 |
| 2-Propanol | 67-63-0 | Isopropanol | l | B | 6, 7 |
| Tetrahydrofuran | 109-99-9 | l | B | 5 | |
| Tetrahydronaphthalene | 119-64-2 | l | B | 5 | |
| Acrylic acid | 79-10-7 | l | C | 2, 5 | |
| Acrylonitrile | 107-13-1 | l | C | 2, 5 | |
| Butadiene | 106-99-0 | g | C | 1, 3, 5 | |
| Buten-3-yne | 689-97-4 | Vinyl acetylene & Butenyne | g | C | 5 |
| Chloroprene | 126-99-8 | 2-Chloro-1,3-butadiene | l | C | 1, 3, 5 |
| Chlorotrifluoroethylene | 79-38-9 | g | C | 5 | |
| Methyl methracrylate | 80-62-6 | l | C | 2, 5 | |
| Styrene | 100-42-5 | l | C | 5 | |
| Tetrafluoroethylene | 116-14-3 | g | C | 5 | |
| Vinyl acetate | 108-05-4 | l | C | 5 | |
| Vinyl chloride | 75-01-4 | Mono-chloroethylene | g | C | 5 |
| Vinylidene chloride | 75-35-4 | 1,1-Dichloroethylene | l | C | 5 |
| 2-Vinyl pyridine | 100-69-6 | l | C | 5 | |
| 4-Vinyl pyridine | 100-43-6 | l | C | 5 | |
| Footnotes | |||||
| 1. When stored as a liquid monomer. | |||||
| 2. Although these form peroxides, no explosions involving these monomers have been reported. | |||||
| 3. Also stored as a gas in gas cylinders. | |||||
| 4. Kelly, R.J., Review of Safety Guidelines for Peroxidizable Organic Chemicals, Chemical Health and Safety, September/October, 1996. | |||||
| 5. National Research Council, Prudent Practices in the Laboratory, Handling and Disposal of Chemicals; National Academy Press; Washington, D.C., 1999. | |||||
| 6. Clark, D.E., Peroxides and Peroxide-Forming Compounds, Chemical Health and Safety, September/October, 2001. | |||||
| 7. This material is peroxidizable but not dangerous unless distilled or concentrated. Testing (see “Peroxide Testing Method”) is required only prior to distillation or concentration. | |||||
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