Peroxide, diethyl

• Formula: C₄H₁₀O₂
• Molecular weight: 90.1210
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H10O2/c1-3-5-6-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: RHMZKSWPMYAOAZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 628-37-5
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• Other names: Ethyl peroxide; Diethyl peroxide
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Phase change data

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DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Enthalpy of vaporization

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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References

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Baker, Littlefair, et al., 1965
Baker, G.; Littlefair, J.H.; Shaw, R.; Thynne, J.C.J., 1286. The heats of formation of dimethyl, diethyl, and di-t-butyl peroxide, J. Chem. Soc., 1965, 6970-6972. [all data]

Rebbert and Laidler, 1952
Rebbert, R.E.; Laidler, K.J., Kinetics of the decomposition of diethyl peroxide, J. Chem. Phys., 1952, 20, 574-577. [all data]

Stathis and Egerton, 1940
Stathis, E.C.; Egerton, A.C., Note on heats of formation of ethyl and propyl peroxides, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1940, 36, 606. [all data]

Blat, Gerber, et al., 1939
Blat, E.J.; Gerber, M.J.; Neumann, M.B., The influence of organic peroxides on the cool flame of butane, Acta Physicochim. U.R.S.S., 1939, 10, 273-296. [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Egerton, Emte, et al., 1951
Egerton, A.C.; Emte, W.; Minkoff, G.J., Some properties of organic peroxides, Faraday Discuss. Chem. Soc., 1951, 10, 278. [all data]

Dykyj, 1971
Dykyj, J., Petrochemia, 1971, 11, 2, 27. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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