Chemistry:Acetozone

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Acetozone
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Acetic benzoic peroxyanhydride
Other names
Acetyl benzoyl peroxide; Benzoyl acetyl peroxide; Benzozone; Acetyl benzenecarboperoxoate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 211-412-7
UNII
Properties
C9H8O4
Molar mass 180.159 g·mol−1
Appearance White crystalline solid[1]
Melting point 36–37 °C (97–99 °F; 309–310 K)[2]
Boiling point 130 °C (266 °F; 403 K)[2] (19 mmHg)
Soluble in carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, ether, and oils[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Acetozone is an organic peroxide that is a strong oxidant.[1]

In the early 20th century, it found use as a surgical antiseptic[3] and for the treatment of typhoid fever.[4]

It has also been used as a bleaching agent for flour.[2][5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Acetozone". Oxford Dictionaries. https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/acetozone. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Merck Index (12th ed.). p. 15. 78. 
  3. Gore-Gillon, G; Hewlett, R. T (1917). "Acetozone As a General Surgical Antiseptic". British Medical Journal 2 (2955): 209–10. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.2955.209. PMID 20768694. 
  4. Humiston, RAY (1906). "Acetozone in Typhoid Fever". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association (20): 1651. doi:10.1001/jama.1906.25210200047002. https://zenodo.org/record/1423362. 
  5. "Acetyl benzoyl peroxide". Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets. New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. http://www.nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/0011.pdf.