Chemistry:Dipropyl peroxydicarbonate

Dipropyl peroxydicarbonate

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Dipropyl 2-peroxydicarbonate
Other names n-Propyl percarbonate Di-n-propyl peroxydicarbonate Di(n-propyl)peroxydicarbonate Peroxydicarbonic acid, dipropyl ester Luperox 221
Identifiers
CAS Number	16066-38-9
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	76895
EC Number	240-211-7
PubChem CID	85264
UNII	52N9W6F4YM Y
UN number	3113
InChI InChI=1S/C8H14O6/c1-3-5-11-7(9)13-14-8(10)12-6-4-2/h3-6H2,1-2H3 Key: YPVDWEHVCUBACK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CCCOC(=O)OOC(=O)OCCC
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H14O6
Molar mass	206.194 g·mol−1
Hazards
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GHS Signal word	Warning
GHS hazard statements	H242, H315, H319
GHS precautionary statements	P210, P220, P234, P264, P280, P302+352, P305+351+338, P321, P332+313, P337+313, P362, P370+378, P403+235, P411, P420, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dipropyl peroxydicarbonate (trade name Luperox 221) is an organic peroxide with a variety of industrial uses, particularly as an initiator of polymerization.

Dipropyl peroxydicarbonate decomposes explosively at 0–10 °C (32–50 °F) due to a self-accelerating exothermic decomposition.