Methyl hydroperoxide is the organic compound with the formula CH3OOH. It is a volaltile colorless liquid. In addition to being of theoretical interest as the simplest organic hydroperoxide, methyl hydroperoxide is an intermediate in the oxidation of methane in the atmosphere.[1] When condensed or in concentrated form methyl hydroperoxide is rather explosive, unlike tertiary hydroperoxides such as tert-butylhydroperoxide.[2] Its laboratory preparation was first reported in 1929.[3]
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| IUPAC name
Methaneperoxol
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| Other names
Hydroperoxide, methyl
Methane hydroperoxide Methyl hydrogen peroxide Hydroperoxymethane | |
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| Properties | |
| CH4O2 | |
| Molar mass | 48.041 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | colorless liquid |
| Density | 0.9967 g/cm3 at 15°C |
| Melting point | <25 °C |
| Boiling point | 46 °C (115 °F; 319 K) |
| Miscible in water and diethyl ether | |
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Main hazards
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explosive |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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References
edit- ^ Logan, Jennifer A.; Prather, Michael J.; Wofsy, Steven C.; McElroy, Michael B. (1981). "Tropospheric chemistry: A global perspective". Journal of Geophysical Research. 86 (C8): 7210. Bibcode:1981JGR....86.7210L. doi:10.1029/JC086iC08p07210.
- ^ Roger A. Sheldon (1983). Patai, Saul (ed.). Syntheses and Uses of Hydroperoxides and Dialkylperoxides. PATAI'S Chemistry of Functional Groups. John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/9780470771730.ch6.
- ^ Rieche, Alfred; Hitz, Fritz (1929). "Über Monomethyl-hydroperoxyd)". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 62 (8): 2458–2474. doi:10.1002/cber.19290620888.