tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide
- Formula: C4H10O2
- Molecular weight: 90.1210
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H10O2/c1-4(2,3)6-5/h5H,1-3H3
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: CIHOLLKRGTVIJN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 75-91-2
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file - Other names: Hydroperoxide, 1,1-dimethylethyl; Cadox TBH; Perbutyl H; 2-Hydroperoxy-2-methylpropane; 1,1-Dimethylethyl hydroperoxide; tert-C4H9OOH; tert-Butyl hydrogen peroxide; Hydroperoxide, tert-butyl; Hydroperoxyde de butyle tertiaire; Slimicide DE-488; Terc. butylhydroperoxid; Trigonox A-75; TBHP-70; Trigonox A-W70; t-Butylhydroperoxide; Aztec t-butyl Hydroperoxide-70, Aq; Dimethylethyl hydroperoxide; T-Hydro; TBHP; Tertiary-butyl hydroperoxide; NSC 672
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Gas phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔfH°gas | -56.14 | kcal/mol | Eqk | Khursan and Martem'yanov, 1991 | hf from V. P.Komissarov's report |
| ΔfH°gas | -58.8 ± 1.2 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Kozlov and Rabinovich, 1964 |
Phase change data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔvapH° | 11.41 ± 0.04 | kcal/mol | V | Kozlov and Rabinovich, 1964 | ALS |
| ΔvapH° | 11.5 | kcal/mol | N/A | Kozlov and Rabinovich, 1964 | DRB |
| ΔvapH° | 11.5 | kcal/mol | V | Vaughan, 1951 | ALS |
Enthalpy of vaporization
| ΔvapH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.130 | 153. | V | Egerton, Emte, et al., 1951 | ALS |
Reaction thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess
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Individual Reactions
C4H9O2- + =
By formula: C4H9O2- + H+ = C4H10O2
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 370.9 ± 2.1 | kcal/mol | G+TS | Clifford, Wenthold, et al., 1998 | gas phase |
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
| ΔrG° | 363.2 ± 2.0 | kcal/mol | IMRE | Clifford, Wenthold, et al., 1998 | gas phase |
References
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Khursan and Martem'yanov, 1991
Khursan, S.L.; Martem'yanov, V.S.,
Thermochemistry of the recombination of peroxyl radicals,
Russ. J. Phys. Chem. (Engl. Transl.), 1991, 65, 321-325. [all data]
Kozlov and Rabinovich, 1964
Kozlov, N.A.; Rabinovich, I.B.,
Thermodynamics of isopropylbenzene and tert-butyl hydroperoxides. I. Heat of combustion and the formation of hydroperoxides; [bond] energy of oxygen-oxygen bond,
Tr. Khim. Khim. Tekhnol., 1964, 189-193. [all data]
Vaughan, 1951
Vaughan, W.E.,
General discussion (communicated),
Discuss. Faraday Soc., 1951, 10, 330. [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]
Clifford, Wenthold, et al., 1998
Clifford, E.P.; Wenthold, P.G.; Gareyev, R.; Lineberger, W.C.; DePuy, C.H.; Bierbaum, V.M.; Ellison, G.B.,
Photoelectron spectroscopy, gas phase acidity, and thermochemistry of tert-butyl hydroperoxide: Mechanisms for the rearrangement of peroxyl radicals,
J. Chem. Phys., 1998, 109, 23, 10293-10310, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.477725
. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
ΔfH°gas Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions ΔrG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions ΔvapH Enthalpy of vaporization ΔvapH° Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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